RCD 31: All or Nothing PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fo Sheezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Yours (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sheezy
vs
Yours

178 cm
27
180 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fo Sheezy!
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, Up Yours!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sheezy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yours sprawls well initially but Sheezy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yours is refusing to be controlled, as Sheezy sits in half guard.

Yours actively working from the bottom here.
Yours is looking for a sweep. Sheezy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sheezy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Yours is looking for a sweep. Sheezy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yours wants to sweep but Sheezy has passed to side control!
Sheezy is looking to take a break and control but Yours is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yours is looking for a sweep.
Yours is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sheezy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheezy is looking to take a break and control but Yours is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yours is pressing down on Sheezy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sheezy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Sheezy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sheezy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yours is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sheezy off and has taken his back!
Yours doesn't have the hooks in and Sheezy manages to turn into his guard.

Yours looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sheezy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yours has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sheezy has managed to get both his arms back between Yours's legs - danger averted.
Yours keeping full guard, as Sheezy tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheezy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yours is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheezy is looking to work some ground and pound but Yours has wrist control.
Yours trying to strike off his back.

Yours throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sheezy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yours looks gassed!

Yours looking for a guillotine here but Sheezy defends easily.
Yours preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yours is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheezy defends well.
Sheezy wanted to stand there but Yours had control of the position.

Sheezy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sheezy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yours doesn't seem bothered though.
Yours stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheezy. Sheezy gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheezy misses with a body shot.
Sheezy looks to land a combination but Yours avoids it well.
Sheezy scores with a hook to the body. Yours takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Yours enables Sheezy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yours manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Yours working for a triangle but Sheezy defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Sheezy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yours napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheezy wants to stand but Yours is controlling his arm.

Sheezy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sheezy working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yours parries the strikes from Sheezy easily there. Sheezy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yours to escape.
Yours tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fo Sheezy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sheezy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yours is looking to clinch.
Sheezy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yours circles away quickly and effectively.
Fo Sheezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sheezy moves into the clinch.

Yours wants the takedown. Sheezy is fighting it off but Yours persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sheezy's guard against the cage.

Sheezy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yours gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sheezy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Yours is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Yours is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yours has gone for a leg lock! Sheezy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yours's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yours trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Yours escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sheezy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sheezy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yours's guard.

Yours looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sheezy throwing strikes from guard but Yours blocks nicely.

Yours looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sheezy passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Yours is defending against the submission attempts here by Sheezy.

Yours is defending against the submission attempts here by Sheezy.
Sheezy wants to control but Yours is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yours is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sheezy pulls his head out easily.
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. Sheezy connects with a nice short shot to Yours's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yours is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Sheezy controlling from the full mount.
Sheezy with a couple of short strikes.
Yours sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Yours has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sheezy. Oh but Yours has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sheezy goes limp - he's gone! Yours jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Up Yours!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johan Perciwall has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johan Perciwall seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Perciwall
vs
Volkov

185 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Perciwall!
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, Nikita Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perciwall lands a really nice looking cross but Volkov seems unphased.
Perciwall misses with a combination
and Perciwall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Perciwall counters with a flying knee that drops Volkov!

Volkov is rocked!

Volkov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Perciwall lands with a right to the head.
Perciwall lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov wants a takedown but no success here.

Volkov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perciwall clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Volkov looks gassed!
Volkov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Perciwall has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perciwall 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.
Will Volkov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perciwall is trying to get back to his feet but Volkov has full control of the position and if anything, Perciwall has just worked his way into a worse spot.

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.
Volkov tries to get the hooks in deep but Perciwall pushed the leg off.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet.

Volkov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Volkov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall wants to get back to his feet.
Volkov softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perciwall is trying to get back to his feet but Volkov has full control of the position and if anything, Perciwall has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Volkov is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Perciwall has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Volkov has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Perciwall taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Volkov doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nikita Volkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bartrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ivan Bartrov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ivan Bartrov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bartrov
vs
Tanner

185 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
223 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bartrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartrov avoids a kick to the body.
Bartrov misses with a few strikes there.
Bartrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bartrov's knee momentarily.
Bartrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Bartrov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanner defends it nicely.
Tanner throws a head kick but Bartrov moves out of range.
Bartrov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanner.
Bartrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartrov is breathing heavily.
Bartrov looks to clinch
and Tanner counters with a good, hard body kick but Bartrov shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but Bartrov seems unphased.
Tanner lands with a hook. Bartrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bartrov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tanner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner scores with a spinning back kick!
Bartrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bartrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanner lands with an overhand left.

Bartrov is rocked!
A solid body kick from Tanner.
Oh Bartrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bartrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner cracks Bartrov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bartrov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tanner pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bartrov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alf Tanner!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Krasowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krasowsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Under the Knife. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Junior
vs
Krasowsky

195 cm
19
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Krasowsky!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krasowsky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior wants to control but Krasowsky postures up.

Krasowsky tries for a kimura but Junior is defending well.

Krasowsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Junior sneaks back into half guard.
Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krasowsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krasowsky's back!

Junior is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Krasowsky looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Krasowsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Junior kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Junior misses with an elbow to the head.
Krasowsky trying to control the hands but Junior won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasowsky has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Junior.
Junior throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Junior working for a choke but Krasowsky is defending well.
Krasowsky tries to escape but Junior has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Krasowsky covering up well under a series of strikes from Junior.

Junior working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Krasowsky looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Junior looking for the choke from the back.
Krasowsky trying to control but not successfully.

Junior has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krasowsky trying to control the hands but Junior won't let him.

Junior is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Krasowsky is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hugo Junior!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doros Dimisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Give My Bullet Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Li
vs
Dimisco

176 cm
26
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doros Dimisco!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dimisco moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dimisco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dimisco lands with a light punch inside.
Dimisco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dimisco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dimisco gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Li has been cut.
Li tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dimisco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li tries for a takedown but Dimisco manages to get underhooks.
Dimisco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li has Dimisco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimisco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a shoulder strike.
Dimisco trying to land knees to the body.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Li in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li is trying to drag Dimisco to the mat but Dimisco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dimisco looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Dimisco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Dimisco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dimisco.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimisco.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimisco.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimisco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimisco is working Li over against the cage.
Li tries to pull guard but Dimisco won't allow it.
Dimisco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimisco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimisco.
Dimisco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimisco.
A hook to the body from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Dimisco lands a nice uppercut.
Dimisco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimisco lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Dimisco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco lands a knee to the head.
Dimisco scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Dimisco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dimisco scores with a knee to the head.

James Li's cut is getting worse.
Dimisco prevents the takedown attempt.
Li takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li is trying to drag Dimisco to the mat but Dimisco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dimisco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimisco.
Dimisco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Dimisco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
Dimisco scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimisco misses with the head strike.
Dimisco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimisco has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Dimisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Dimisco.
Li has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dimisco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dimisco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li has Dimisco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimisco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dimisco scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimisco landing knees to the body.
Li fails to pull guard.
Dimisco tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Dimisco.
Dimisco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li has Dimisco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimisco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Li wants the takedown. Dimisco is fighting it off but Li persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dimisco's guard against the cage.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dimisco swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Li postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dimisco is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Li, into his guard.
Li throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doros Dimisco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Li's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Li tries for a takedown but Dimisco circles away easily
and Dimisco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Li with a poor takedown

and Dimisco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimisco lands a nice elbow.
Dimisco lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimisco is pressed up against the cage. Li has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dimisco down to the mat. Dimisco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Dimisco counters with a head kick.

Dimisco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Dimisco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Dimisco.
Li is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dimisco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimisco.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimisco.
Doros Dimisco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimisco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Dimisco presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimisco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Dimisco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dimisco - that landed with a thud.
Dimisco landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dimisco.
Dimisco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimisco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Dimisco tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.

Li has picked Dimisco up - he's going for a ride! Li dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Li is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Li is trying to control. Dimisco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Li 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Li is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Li prevents Dimisco from standing back up.
Dimisco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Li is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dimisco defends it well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Li!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Tarasov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Braga
vs
Tarasov

185 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tarasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarasov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Braga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tarasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braga misses with a knee to the head.
Braga lands a nice knee to the body.
Tarasov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarasov fails to pull guard.
Tarasov tries to pull guard but Braga holds him up against the cage and eventually Tarasov drops back down to his feet.
Braga taking a breather.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarasov avoids it.

Braga manages to break the clinch.

Braga closes the distance and clinches.
Braga misses with a knee to the head.
Tarasov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braga smiles and moves away.
Benedito Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Tarasov.
Braga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Braga. Tarasov shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarasov moves into range and clinches up with Braga.
Tarasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braga has him pressed against the cage.

Braga manages to break the clinch.
Tarasov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Braga scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick from Braga lands but Tarasov takes it in his stride.

It looks like Alexey Tarasov has been cut.
Braga misses with a head kick.
Tarasov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Braga. That one must have hurt.
Braga slips under a jab.
Braga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tarasov's sensitive parts.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarasov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braga counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Braga clinches up with Tarasov and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Braga.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Tarasov is blocking nicely.
Tarasov tries to land knees in the clinch but Braga avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tarasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braga effectively controlling the action here.
Braga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tarasov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braga prevents Tarasov from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Braga.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Tarasov is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Braga.
Braga is breathing heavily.
Braga with a knee to the head.
Braga working Tarasov over with knees to the body.
Tarasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarasov avoids the damage to the body.
Braga prevents Tarasov from breaking the clinch.
Braga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tarasov's efforts to push away.
Tarasov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarasov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarasov tries to land knees in the clinch but Braga avoids the damage to the body.
Braga prevents the takedown attempt.
Tarasov takes an elbow to the temple.
Braga lands a good knee to the midsection. Tarasov won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Braga.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Tarasov blocks with his arms.
Tarasov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tarasov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tarasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarasov jumps guard but Braga stands there with Tarasov around his waist. Tarasov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Braga keeps control of Tarasov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tarasov is defending well for now.
Tarasov wants to break free but Braga has control.
Tarasov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Tarasov blocks with his arms.
Tarasov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarasov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarasov is trying to break the clinch but Braga has him pressed against the cage.
Tarasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarasov wants a takedown but no success here.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov misses with a lunging right hand

and Braga counters by moving into the clinch.
Tarasov stalling in the clinch but Braga improves position.

Braga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tarasov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tarasov swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
Braga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Braga.

Tarasov darts in and clinches Braga up against the cage.
Tarasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braga taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braga with a knee to the head.
Braga scores a nice knee to the body.
Tarasov tries to pull guard but Braga holds him up against the cage and eventually Tarasov drops back down to his feet.
Tarasov is trying to break the clinch but Braga is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benedito Braga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Tarasov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tarasov clinches with his opponent.
Braga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tarasov is defending well for now.
Tarasov is looking to break free of the clinch but Braga has double underhooks.
Braga scores a nice knee to the body.
Braga missing with knees to the body.

Tarasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Braga.

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

Tarasov pulls Braga into guard.
Braga throws a big right hand that misses.
Braga trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tarasov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Braga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarasov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarasov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tarasov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarasov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarasov is in close to Braga's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Braga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tarasov!
Tarasov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but Tarasov is having none of it.
Braga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tarasov because Braga loaded up on that one.
Braga dominating with strikes here.
Braga cracks Tarasov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Braga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Braga has hold of Tarasov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tarasov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Braga landing strikes from the mount.
Tarasov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Braga lands with some strikes.
Braga throws some wild stikes that Tarasov manages to avoid easily.
Braga with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Braga.
Braga looking to ground and pound but Tarasov is blocking nicely.
Tarasov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Braga landing strikes from the mount.

Braga working for a submission but Tarasov is keeping him at bay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga lands a big shot there that rocks Tarasov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Tarasov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarasov.
Tarasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Tarasov drives through and clinches with Braga against the cage.
Tarasov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braga walks away with a smile on his face. Tarasov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Braga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Braga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarasov, pushing him back against the cage.
Braga connects with a knee to the head.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Braga working Tarasov over with knees to the body.
Tarasov tries to circle away but Braga has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarasov avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Tarasov wants to break free but Braga has control.
Braga missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tarasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tarasov tries to circle away but Braga has him pinned against the cage.

Braga breaks the clinch.
Braga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tarasov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarasov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Braga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarasov checks it well.
Braga blocks a jab.

Tarasov rushes Braga and presses him up against the cage.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarasov avoids the damage to the body.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Tarasov is looking to break free of the clinch but Braga has double underhooks.
Tarasov wants a takedown but no success here.
Alexey Tarasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Tarasov working hard to break the clinch.

Tarasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Tarasov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarasov avoids the damage to the body.
Tarasov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Braga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benedito Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Tarasov.

Tarasov clinches with his opponent.
Tarasov wants to get back to striking at distance but Braga won't allow it.
Tarasov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarasov is trying to break free.
Braga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarasov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braga walks away with a smile on his face. Tarasov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tarasov misses with a leg kick
and Braga counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tarasov.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Tarasov misses with a straight right.
Braga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Braga.
Braga lands with a hook. Tarasov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tarasov blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarasov misses with a wild body shot.
Tarasov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Benedito Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Braga tenderised Tarasov's leg. Tarasov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedito Braga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Tarasov instigates a clinch.
Braga has Tarasov pressed against the cage, preventing Tarasov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tarasov wants to get back to striking at distance but Braga won't allow it.
Braga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Braga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tarasov breaks the clinch.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Tarasov.
Braga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tarasov's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Braga.
Braga scores with a punch to the head.
Braga blocks a head kick by Tarasov.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benedito Braga.
Well Braga 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedito Braga!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Prokhorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morozov
vs
Prokhorov

190 cm
24
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

220 cm
26
289 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

BALCO MMA ELITE

[WAAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Prokhorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokhorov jabs Morozov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Morozov misses.
A jab from Prokhorov finds it's way through Morozov's defenses.
Morozov throws a poor cross that misses
and Prokhorov counters with a straight right hand.
Prokhorov blocks a head kick by Morozov.
Morozov throws a lazy uppercut
and Prokhorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morozov misses with a head kick.
Prokhorov moves away from the strike by Morozov.
Prokhorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morozov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prokhorov counters with a straight right hand.
Morozov throws a right hand that misses
and Prokhorov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Pavel Morozov has been cut.
Morozov throws a jab but it's blocked by Prokhorov.

Prokhorov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morozov did well to prevent Prokhorov getting side control.
Morozov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Prokhorov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prokhorov controlling the pace.
Prokhorov throws a strike but Morozov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov seems keen to control Prokhorov's posture.
Prokhorov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morozov working a defensive guard here.
Morozov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prokhorov on the ground.
Prokhorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prokhorov cracks Morozov with a solid left hand.
Prokhorov wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
Prokhorov is in close to Morozov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morozov keeping full guard, as Prokhorov tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokhorov connects with a couple of short punches.
Prokhorov looking to pass the guard.
Prokhorov wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
Prokhorov cracks Morozov with a solid left hand.
Prokhorov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prokhorov 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.
Prokhorov distracts Morozov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Prokhorov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Prokhorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokhorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morozov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prokhorov looking to pass the guard.
Prokhorov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morozov wants to stand up but Prokhorov is controlling him.
Prokhorov throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prokhorov controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Prokhorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prokhorov stopping the sweep attempt from Morozov.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morozov misses with a body shot
and Prokhorov counters with a left to the body.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses.
Morozov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Prokhorov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Prokhorov shoots in and gets a takedown into Morozov's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prokhorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morozov is trying to control the position but Prokhorov postures up.
Prokhorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Prokhorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Morozov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morozov misses with a double jab
enabling Prokhorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Prokhorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morozov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Prokhorov counters with a single leg into guard. Morozov didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prokhorov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prokhorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Morozov is retaining full guard.
Prokhorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Prokhorov lands a couple of digs.

Morozov is rocked!
Prokhorov loads up on a big left hand. Morozov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Prokhorov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Morozov can't hide his disappointment, as Prokhorov celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Prokhorov! Viktor Prokhorov retains his super heavyweight title!