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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is It's Amazing by Kanye West. A fine choice. Alexander James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hard Core's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander James! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hard Core! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Core with a lazy takedown attempt and James counters with a stiff right hand. James throws a hook to the side of Core's head but Core sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Core misses with a takedown attempt and James counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Hard Core has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Core.
Core tries for a kimura but James is defending well. Core landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James throws Core to one side and escapes! James jabs Core to the body, keeping him at a distance. Core looks gassed!
 That's one minute gone in the round. James lands with a good body shot. Core tries for a takedown but James circles away easily and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Alexander James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hard Core. Core takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. James lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! James closes the distance and lands a one-two. Core on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Core with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. James has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Core to stand back up!
 Core is rocked! Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by James! Core is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander James!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Brazini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Tarasov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov! 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, Don Brazini! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brazini shoots in looking for a takedown but Tarasov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brazini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Brazini shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tarasov counters with a takedown into side control.
Tarasov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Brazini is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarasov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brazini is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tarasov yanks on the arm and Brazini is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tarasov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Tarasov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdenko Suran (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.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Luna! 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, Zdenko Suran! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luna misses with a low kick. Luna lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Luna tries to throw a body punch but Suran avoids it by throwing Luna back against the cage. Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suran backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna. Luna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luna pushes off an throws an elbow but Suran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Suran uses good head movement to avoid it. Luna working aggressively here.
Suran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suran breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Suran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suran gets in close and instigates a clinch. A short uppercut from Luna. Suran tries to land a knee to the head but Luna blocks with his arms.
Suran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A decent looking body kick lands there for Suran. Luna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Suran misses with a head kick.
Suran clinches up with Luna and pushes him back against the cage. Luna scores with a shoulder strike. Suran connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Juan Luna has been cut. Luna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suran closes the distance and pushes Luna back into the cage. Suran tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position. Suran keeps control of Luna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Luna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luna misses with some punches.
Suran misses with an elbow strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Luna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Suran is trying to break free.
Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Suran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Luna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suran, pushing him back against the cage. Suran working hard to break the clinch.
Luna breaks the clinch.
Luna blocks a low kick nicely.
Suran closes the distance and clinches. A nice right hand lands inside from Luna. Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Suran backwards. Luna has Suran pressed against the cage, preventing Suran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Suran misses with a kick to the body.
Luna rushes Suran and presses him up against the cage. Suran avoids the elbow strike from Luna, against the cage.
Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suran clinches. Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Suran missing with knees to the body.
Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suran managing to block the knees to the body from Luna.
Suran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land. Luna scores with a shoulder strike. Suran missing with knees to the body.
Luna misses with a short punch on the inside. Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Suran. A right handed body shot lands from Suran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Suran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luna.
Luna throws a head punch that misses. Luna looks to throw an elbow but misses. Luna tries to circle away but Suran has him pinned against the cage.
Suran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suran clinches. Suran misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luna. Suran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luna.
Suran looks gassed! Luna lands a body punch. Suran wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna. Suran misses with a knee strike.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
Suran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luna closes the distance and pushes Suran back into the cage. Luna misses with a short punch on the inside. Luna misses with an elbow strike.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Luna.
Suran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suran clinches.
Luna manages to break the clinch.
Luna darts in and clinches Suran up against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Luna.
Luna lands a nice uppercut. Luna pushes Suran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Luna scores with a shoulder strike. Luna blocks a body shot from Suran. A short right from Luna on the inside. Luna lands an elbow inside that Suran shrugs off. Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Luna throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Luna. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Suran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A body shot lands from Luna.
Luna works on Suran's body with a couple of short punches. A short right from Luna on the inside.
Luna manages to break the clinch.
Luna lands a leg kick that knocks Suran off balance momentarily. Suran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luna gets a clinch.
Luna breaks from the clinch.
Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Luna scores with an uppercut up the middle. A nice right hand lands inside from Luna.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Suran working aggressively here.
Luna lands a left hand.
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Suran's head. Suran wants to get back to striking at distance but Luna won't allow it.
Suran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luna, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Luna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luna rushes Suran and presses him up against the cage. Luna throws an elbow but it misses.
Suran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike. Suran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luna avoids it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Suran blocks an elbow strike from Luna.
Suran lands with a light punch inside. Luna lands an elbow inside.
Luna breaks from the clinch.
Suran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luna, pushing him back against the cage. Luna lands with a short shot to the head. Luna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Suran tries to land a knee to the head but Luna blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Suran tries to land knees in the clinch but Luna avoids the damage to the body. Luna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Zdenko Suran has been cut. Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Suran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luna trying to land knees to the body.
Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Suran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch. Suran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Suran wants to get back to striking at distance but Luna won't allow it.
Suran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suran. Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Juan Luna has scored more points in the clinch so far. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luna's brow. A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luna rushes Suran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Suran blocking some punches.
Suran scores with an uppercut up the middle. Luna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Luna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luna pushes Suran up against the cage in a clinch. Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suran lands with a left to the head. Luna blocking some punches.
Luna throws a head punch that misses. Luna misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luna lands with a light punch inside. Suran misses with some punches.
Suran avoids a wild elbow strike from Luna.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suran looks to throw an elbow but misses. Luna blocks an uppercut.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suran looking to throw knees to the head but Luna is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna. Luna misses with some punches.
Luna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Luna misses with some punches.
Luna avoids the elbow strike from Suran, against the cage.
Suran with a knee to the head.
Suran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Suran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luna blocks it with crossed arms. Luna working aggressively here.
Suran lands with a light punch inside. Luna gets through Suran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Suran tries a knee to the head but Luna blocks it.
Luna lands an elbow that stopped Suran in his tracks for a moment. A short right from Luna. Suran avoids the elbow strike from Luna, against the cage.
Luna breaks the clinch.
Luna has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Suran blocks an uppercut.
Luna avoiding damage as Suran throws knees to the body.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch. Luna lands a shoulder strike. Suran misses with a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Luna lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Luna. Suran misses with an elbow strike.
Luna pushes off an throws an elbow but Suran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suran manages to break the clinch.
Luna takes the fight into the clinch.
Suran breaks from the clinch.
Luna tries to keep at a distance but Suran has taken the fight into the clinch. Suran avoids a wild elbow strike from Luna. Luna presses Suran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Luna pushes off an throws an elbow but Suran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luna moves into the clinch.
Suran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suran closes the distance and pushes Luna back into the cage. Suran is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Suran misses with a knee strike.
Suran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luna's efforts to push away. Suran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suran missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Suran fails to land.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Suran takes a shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land. Suran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luna's efforts to push away. A short left from Luna. Luna gets through Suran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Suran avoiding damage as Luna throws knees to the body.
Luna misses with a short punch on the inside. Luna lands a right hand.
Luna breaks the clinch.
Luna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Suran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Luna holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. A right hand to the body from Luna.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Luna. Luna blocks an uppercut.
Luna breaks from the clinch.
Suran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luna is trying to break the clinch but Suran has him pressed against the cage. Suran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suran landing knees to the head.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suran backwards. A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land. Suran is trying to break free. Luna misses with some punches.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Suran misses with a knee strike.
Luna lands an elbow inside. Luna lands a damaging elbow. Suran tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position. Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luna breaks from the clinch.
Suran forces Luna back against the cage and clinches.
Luna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch. Suran is looking to break free of the clinch but Luna has double underhooks. A short uppercut from Luna. Luna working aggressively here.
Suran lands a nice uppercut. A body shot lands from Luna.
Suran tries to land a knee to the head but Luna blocks with his arms.
Suran blocks an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna manages to break the clinch.
Luna closes the distance and pushes Suran back into the cage. Suran scores 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! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Luna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Luna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Luna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Surans head. Luna blocks an elbow strike from Suran.
Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Luna is looking to slow Suran down with leg kicks.
Luna rushes Suran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Luna moves into the clinch. Luna works on Suran's body with a couple of short punches.
Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Luna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suran. Suran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Luna throws a jab when Suran was well out of range.
Suran takes the fight into the clinch. Suran blocks an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suran.
Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Luna is looking to land body kicks. Suran tries to work over Luna's front leg with a kick but Luna checks it.
Suran pushes Luna up against the cage in a clinch. Suran tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage. Suran misses with a knee strike.
Suran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna forces Suran back against the cage and clinches. Luna blocking some punches.
Suran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Suran lands a right hand.
Luna breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Suran cracks the inside of Luna's front leg.
Suran tries to keep at a distance but Luna has taken the fight into the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Suran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Suran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luna's sensitive parts.
Luna gets tackled into the cage by Suran. Suran maintains the clinch. Suran struggles to land a body shot inside as Luna controls his hands.
Luna prevents a body shot from Suran. Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suran tries to keep at a distance but Luna has taken the fight into the clinch. Suran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Suran uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Suran. Suran blocking some punches.
Luna tries to break free but Suran pushes him back against the cage. Suran can't find room to land a body shot as Luna controls the action.
Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Suran avoids a kick to the body.
Suran forces Luna back against the cage and clinches. Luna lands with a short shot to the head. Luna looks to throw an elbow but misses. Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Suran.
Suran breaks from the clinch.
Suran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Suran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luna throws an elbow that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Luna has Suran pressed against the cage, preventing Suran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luna closes the distance and clinches. Luna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suran prevents a body shot from Luna. A nice glancing elbow lands by Luna. Suran avoiding damage as Luna throws knees to the body.
Suran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Suran has had enough of the clinch but Luna keeps him there for the moment. Suran struggles to land a body shot inside as Luna controls his hands.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suran backwards. Suran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luna clinches up against the cage. Suran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luna can't break the clinch.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Suran lands a left hand.
Suran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna moves into the clinch. Suran tries a knee to the head but Luna blocks it.
Suran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna clinches with his opponent.
Suran struggles to land a body shot inside as Luna controls his hands.
Suran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Luna lands with a left to the head. Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Suran backwards. Luna misses with some punches.
Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suran backwards. Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Suran.
Suran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Suran.
Suran breaks from the clinch.
Luna takes the fight into the clinch. Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Suran blocks an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna tries to land a knee to the head but Suran blocks with his arms.
Suran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luna has him pressed against the cage. Suran scores with a nice hook to the head. Suran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suran obliges. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna. Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luna's brow. Suran tries to land knees in the clinch but Luna avoids the damage to the body.
Luna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna can't find room to land a body shot as Suran controls the action.
Suran lands a knee to the head.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suran takes the fight into the clinch. Suran managing to block the knees to the body from Luna.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch. Suran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Suran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
Luna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Suran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suran moves into the clinch. Suran lands a knee to the body.
Luna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Luna. Zdenko Suran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Suran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suran backwards.
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 Juan Luna. Well Luna 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Chiella (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.
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217 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andres Bonifacio! 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, Lorenzo Chiella! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio has Chiella up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Chiella clinches up with Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage. Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiella. Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land. Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Chiella lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Andres Bonifacio has been cut. Chiella scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Chiella breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Chiella checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches. Chiella misses with a knee strike.
Bonifacio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Chiella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chiella breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio rushes Chiella and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bonifacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chiella avoids it. Chiella blocks an uppercut.
Chiella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio has Chiella pressed against the cage, preventing Chiella from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiella uses good head movement to avoid it. Chiella scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Chiella.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiella backwards. Chiella lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chiella misses with a knee strike.
Bonifacio is trying to force a seperation but Chiella has the dominant position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Chiella.
Chiella tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage. Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Chiella looks gassed! Chiella swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio throws an elbow but it misses.
Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Bonifacio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonifacio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio has Chiella up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head. Chiella has had enough of the clinch but Bonifacio keeps him there for the moment.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiella throws a head kick but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio takes the fight into the clinch. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Chiella lands a knee to the head.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chiella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chiella, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head. A short right from Bonifacio on the inside. Bonifacio throws an elbow that misses.
Chiella misses with a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonifacio misses with an elbow over the top. Bonifacio avoiding damage as Chiella throws knees to the body.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chiella, pushing him back against the cage. Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio moves into range and clinches up with Chiella. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bonifacio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike. Chiella throws an elbow but it misses.
Chiella wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Chiella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Bonifacio. Chiella blocks an elbow strike from Bonifacio.
Chiella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside. Chiella goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiella.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Chiella throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonifacio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Chiella in a clinch.
Chiella lands a knee to the head.
Bonifacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiella closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio rushes Chiella and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch. Bonifacio misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Chiella pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chiella, right into the meat.
Chiella pushes Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch. Nice body punch from Chiella - that landed with a thud.
Chiella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiella gets tackled into the cage by Bonifacio. Bonifacio maintains the clinch. Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch. Chiella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiella misses with a short punch on the inside. Chiella landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chiella's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiella has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Chiella's head. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Chiella throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chiella tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body. Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonifacio scores with a head kick. Chiella tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio clinches. A frustrated look appears on Chiella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Chiella back into the cage. Chiella avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonifacio. Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut. Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiella breaks from the clinch.
Chiella clinches. Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiellas head. Chiella throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms. Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Bonifacio is working Chiella over against the cage.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Chiella moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Chiella moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chiella closes the distance and clinches. Chiella creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Chiella drives through and clinches with Bonifacio against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio - that landed with a thud.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round. The cut man is working on Andres Bonifacio's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bonifacio thuds his shin into the meat of Chiella's side.
Chiella clinches up against the cage. Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio. Bonifacio is trying to break free. A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiella. Chiella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a head kick!
Chiella has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio has had enough of the clinch but Chiella keeps him there for the moment. A knee to the head by Chiella.
Chiella throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chiella is trying to break free. Bonifacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Chiella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow. Chiella on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Chiella.
Chiella using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiella uses good head movement to avoid it. Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far. Chiella misses with a knee strike.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonifacio rushes Chiella and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside. Chiella landing some nice looking knees to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiella backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiella. Chiella tries a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head. A short right from Bonifacio on the inside. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Bonifacio throws an elbow that misses.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Chiella comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bonifacio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Chiella using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiella closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Chiella takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bonifacio forces Chiella back against the cage and clinches. Chiella blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chiella avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonifacio. Chiella is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiella backwards. Bonifacio missing with knees to the body.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chiella misses with a knee to the head. Chiella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonifacio tries a knee to the head but Chiella blocks it.
Chiella lands a knee to the head.
Chiella misses with a knee to the head. Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiella backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside. Chiella throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms. Bonifacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonifacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chiella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head. Bonifacio digs a right hand into Chiella's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chiella's gas tank. Chiella lands a right hand. Bonifacio lands a nice elbow. Chiella tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body. Chiella throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chiella blocks the elbow strike.
Chiella tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiella. Chiella blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio throws an elbow that misses.
Chiella connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonifacio's face.
Chiella misses with the head strike.
Chiella with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiella. Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Chiella throws knees to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chiella tries a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio gets a clinch. Chiella landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chiella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike. Chiella keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonifacio's efforts to push away. Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Chiella misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonifacio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonifacio. Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio lands an elbow just above Chiella 's eye.
Chiella breaks the clinch.
Chiella connects with an inside leg kick.
Chiella clinches with his opponent.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chiella throws an elbow but misses. Chiella tries a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio instigates a clinch. Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bonifacio tries to break the clinch but Chiella is controlling the position.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiella clinches up with Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage. Chiella scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bonifacio misses with an elbow over the top. Chiella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chiella working Bonifacio over with knees to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio. Chiella lands a right hand. Bonifacio wants to break free but Chiella has control.
Bonifacio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chiella breaks from the clinch.
Chiella darts in and clinches Bonifacio up against the cage. Chiella misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Chiella fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonifacio, pushing him back against the cage. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Chiella tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio. Bonifacio takes an elbow to the temple. Bonifacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Good body shot from Bonifacio.
Chiella throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Chiella. Chiella maintains the clinch. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiella takes the fight into the clinch. Bonifacio gets through Chiella's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bonifacio tries to circle away but Chiella has him pinned against the cage. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andres Bonifacio will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Andres Bonifacio's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Chiella. Chiella maintains the clinch. Chiella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chiella misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiella tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch. Chiella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow. Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A short right from Bonifacio on the inside. Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chiella backwards. Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiella backwards. Bonifacio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiella.
Bonifacio pushes Chiella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bonifacio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiella rushes Bonifacio and presses him up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Chiella scores with a nice short uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chiella closes the distance and clinches. Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside. Bonifacio wants to break free but Chiella has control.
A knee to the head by Chiella.
Chiella missing with knees to the body.
Chiella misses with a knee strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chiella with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonifacio lands a right hand. Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses. Bonifacio misses with an elbow over the top. Bonifacio is trying to force a seperation but Chiella has the dominant position.
Chiella breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiella has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bonifacio. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio. Bonifacio lands with a left to the head. Chiella lands an elbow just above Bonifacio 's eye. Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Bonifacio. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chiella can't break the clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Chiella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio rushes Chiella and presses him up against the cage. Chiella blocks an elbow strike from Bonifacio.
Chiella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chiella fails to land. Bonifacio throws an elbow that misses.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bonifacio lands with a cross.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Chiella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonifacio tries to keep at a distance but Chiella has taken the fight into the clinch. A short uppercut from Bonifacio. A knee to the head by Chiella.
Chiella using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Chiella rushes Bonifacio and presses him up against the cage. Chiella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonifacio pushes Chiella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Chiella creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut. Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bonifacio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Chiella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiella lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside. Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiella. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiella. A frustrated look appears on Chiella's face as he tries to break the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chiella just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonifacio's brow. Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head. Chiella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chiella pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonifacio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiella looking to throw knees to the head but Bonifacio is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio moves into range and clinches up with Chiella. Chiella prevents Bonifacio from breaking the clinch. Chiella tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside. Chiella blocks an uppercut.
Chiella breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chiella manages to break the clinch.
Chiella throws a sloppy head kick and Bonifacio moves out of range easily.
Bonifacio drives through and clinches with Chiella against the cage.
Bonifacio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chiella blocking some punches.
Chiella using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chiella misses with the head strike.
Chiella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head. Chiella tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage. Chiella tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiella takes the fight into the clinch. Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Chiella lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Chiella misses with some punches.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiella backwards. Chiella connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonifacio's face.
Bonifacio lands an elbow inside that Chiella shrugs off. Chiella tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiella clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Bonifacio. Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut. Bonifacio pushes off an throws an elbow but Chiella leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bonifacio avoids the elbow strike from Chiella, against the cage.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land. Chiella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonifacio throws an elbow but it misses.
Chiella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks an elbow strike from Chiella.
Chiella using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chiella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lorenzo Chiella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches. Chiella blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Andres Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bonifacio 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Kraze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North Dakota Wrecking Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peyton Kraze! 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, North Dakota Wrecking Machine! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the liver by Kraze. Beautiful body shot. Wrecking Machine has his takedown stuffed
and Kraze counters with a nice right hand that sends Wrecking Machine toppling to the canvas! Wrecking Machine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kraze finish him?!
 Wrecking Machine is rocked!
 It looks like North Dakota Wrecking Machine has been cut. Kraze is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Wrecking Machine hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peyton Kraze!
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Cordova! 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, Anthony McParland! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cordova lands a nice looking kick to the body. McParland takes a step back to recover. A head kick from Cordova lands but McParland takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Anthony McParland has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McParland throws a head kick that misses. Cordova connects with a looping right hand.
Freddy Cordova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McParland looks gassed!
Cordova lands a big head kick that sends McParland tumbling to the mat! Cordova takes a step backwards and waves McParland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 McParland is rocked! Cordova catches McParland with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and McParland forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddy Cordova!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Cro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Pulemetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pulemetov's choice of entrance music: Iron Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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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, Mirco Cro! 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, Maksim Pulemetov! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro clinches up against the cage.
Cro breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov lands with a right hand.
Pulemetov takes the fight into the clinch.
Cro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulemetov uses from the top position. Cro trying to control the position here. Pulemetov wants to control from the top but Cro keeps moving. Cro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pulemetov is one step ahead there. Cro is pulling down on Pulemetov's head to control his posture. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pulemetov tries to circle away but Cro has him pinned against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A head kick misses from Cro. An inside leg kick lands from Pulemetov. Cro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulemetov.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulemetov forces Cro back against the cage and clinches. Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov holds him up against the cage and eventually Cro drops back down to his feet.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cro closes the distance and clinches. Pulemetov trying to control the position but instead, Cro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pulemetov into the cage.
Pulemetov breaks from the clinch.
Cro looks for a takedown but Pulemetov sprawls well.
Pulemetov rushes Cro and presses him up against the cage. Pulemetov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cro has double underhooks. Cro prevents Pulemetov from breaking the clinch. Cro has Pulemetov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulemetov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirco Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cro manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Pulemetov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cro swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pulemetov with a nice cross. Pulemetov is looking to clinch. Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Cro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pulemetov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Cro is breathing heavily. Pulemetov scores with a jab. Cro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulemetov rushes Cro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Pulemetov just leaning against Cro, taking a breather. A short body shot lands from Pulemetov as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov won't allow it.
Pulemetov is stalling here.
Pulemetov looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pulemetov is trying to break the clinch but Cro has him pressed against the cage. Cro has Pulemetov pressed against the cage, preventing Pulemetov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pulemetov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pulemetov clinches.
Pulemetov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Donk. Pulemetov catches Cro right on the button with a cross. Danga de danga de dang - Pulemetov scores with a four punch combination!
Pulemetov clinches with his opponent.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulemetov.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cro letting Pulemetov take a breather here.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov moves in looking to clinch but Cro pushes him off. Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Pulemetov.
Pulemetov pushes Cro away with a front kick. Pulemetov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulemetov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cro avoids the head kick by Pulemetov.
Maksim Pulemetov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pulemetov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Pulemetov is looking to slow Cro down with leg kicks. Pulemetov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cro's sensitive parts. Pulemetov moves in looking to clinch but Cro pushes him off. Pulemetov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cro eats them both and turns towards Pulemetov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Pulemetov works over Cro's head and body with a nice combination.
Pulemetov has closed the distance and engaged Cro in a clinch.
Pulemetov lands a hook that snaps the head of Cro backwards.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov has closed the distance and engaged Cro in a clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pulemetov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulemetov has Cro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov lands an elbow just above Cro 's eye. Pulemetov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Pulemetov prevents Cro from breaking the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulemetov. That snapped Cro's head back.
Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro moves out of range. Pulemetov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cro closes the distance and clinches up with Pulemetov, looking for a takedown. Cro pushes Pulemetov against the cage but Pulemetov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pulemetov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulemetov rushes Cro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A slapping body kick lands there for Pulemetov. Cro swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulemetov.
Pulemetov clinches up with Cro and pushes him back against the cage. Pulemetov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Pulemetov dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pulemetov is looking to clinch. Cro throws a sloppy head kick and Pulemetov moves out of range easily. Pulemetov tries to clinch
and Cro counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Cro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pulemetov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cro delivers a nice body kick. Pulemetov stalks Cro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cro's face. Cro staggers backwards, shaken. Cro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pulemetov moves into the clinch. Pulemetov effectively controlling the action here.
Cro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulemetov clinches with his opponent.
Cro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulemetov uses from the top position. Pulemetov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Cro trying to control the position.
Cro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pulemetov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cro misses with a takedown attempt - Pulemetov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pulemetov with a hook. Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pulemetov throws a one two combo.
Pulemetov has managed to clinch.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov blocks a head kick by Cro.
Maksim Pulemetov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pulemetov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pulemetov duly obliges. Pulemetov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulemetov wants to stall.
Cro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pulemetov scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pulemetov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulemetov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cro circles away.
Pulemetov lands a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Pulemetov.
Pulemetov instigates a clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pulemetov stalling against the cage.
A short left from Pulemetov.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov takes the fight into the clinch. Cro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov clinches.
Cro breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov lands with a nice combination. Cro backs away looking to recover. Maksim Pulemetov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulemetov can pounce on him.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Pulemetov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pulemetov clinches with his opponent.
Pulemetov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulemetov lands a shot to the body.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pulemetov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cro somewhat.
Pulemetov darts in and clinches Cro up against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cro can't break the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch.
Cro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pulemetov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulemetov pushes Cro up against the cage in a clinch. Pulemetov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cro backwards. Cro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulemetov has him pressed against the cage. Cro is working for takedown but Pulemetov is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirco Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pulemetov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Pulemetov lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pulemetov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cro's face.
Cro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov throws a head kick that misses. Pulemetov stuffs the takedown attempt from Cro. Cro gets slowly back to his feet. Pulemetov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cro on the side of the head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pulemetov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cro paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pulemetov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulemetov misses with a few strikes there.
Pulemetov lands with a nice combination. Cro backs away looking to recover.
Pulemetov gets a clinch. Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov won't allow it.
Cro breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Cro misses.
Cro moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulemetov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Pulemetov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cro.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Good leg kick by Pulemetov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pulemetov has Cro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov just leaning against Cro, taking a breather. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pulemetov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cro has him pressed against the cage.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pulemetov misses with a two punch combination.
Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro moves out of range. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Pulemetov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cro duly obliges. The fight stays on the outside here - Pulemetov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pulemetov darts in and clinches Cro up against the cage. Pulemetov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Cro can't get the takedown.
Pulemetov is trying to push Cro away but Cro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cro has had enough of the clinch but Pulemetov keeps him there for the moment.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch successfully.
Cro misses with an elbow strike.
Pulemetov breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov scores with a one two! Cro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Pulemetov tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Cro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pulemetov is lucky that one didn't land flush. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Pulemetov. Those never looked like landing. Cro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulemetov clinches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pulemetov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cro jumps guard but Pulemetov stands there with Cro around his waist. Cro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pulemetov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A right-left combo lands from Pulemetov.
Pulemetov closes the distance and clinches.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pulemetov fails in his attempt to clinch. Pulemetov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cro, pushing him back against the cage. Cro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cro has Pulemetov pressed against the cage, preventing Pulemetov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov misses with a body kick. Pulemetov tries to clinch up. Cro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro closes the distance and clinches. Pulemetov scores with a hook to the body.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cro shoots in looking for a takedown but Pulemetov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirco Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro moves out of range. Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro is having none of it. Pulemetov is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cro shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulemetov sprawls well. He's pushed Cro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Pulemetov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cro circles away quickly and effectively. Pulemetov stuffs the takedown.
Pulemetov darts in and clinches Cro up against the cage.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov clinches. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pulemetov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulemetov thows a body kick. Cro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pulemetov clinches up with Cro and pushes him back against the cage. Cro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pulemetov just stands there and leans against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov won't allow it.
Pulemetov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pulemetov leaning against his opponent.
Cro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pulemetov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pulemetov scores with a one two! Cro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cro closes the distance and pushes Pulemetov back into the cage.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Mirco Cro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pulemetov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pulemetov has managed to clinch.
Maksim Pulemetov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Pulemetov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Cro. Cro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pulemetov tries to clinch up. Pulemetov is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Cro's face as he tries to break the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Pulemetov.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Still in the clinch, Pulemetov scores with a nice short uppercut. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pulemetov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cro's brow.
Pulemetov breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pulemetov tries to clinch up but Cro circles away and keeps his distance. Pulemetov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cro circles away.
Cro throws a sloppy head kick and Pulemetov moves out of range easily. A right-left combo lands from Pulemetov. Pulemetov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Danga de danga de dang - Pulemetov scores with a four punch combination! Cro avoids the head kick by Pulemetov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Cro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pulemetov scores with a one two! Cro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Mirco Cro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulemetov has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Maksim Pulemetov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Pulemetov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Pulemetov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hines Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hines Parker! 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, Anthony Wayne! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wayne tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker moves into the clinch. Parker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wayne with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wayne's guard now. Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wayne trying to control the position.
Parker wanted to stand there but Wayne had control of the position. Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wayne on the ground. Wayne trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Parker with a flurry of punches that miss. Wayne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Parker throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely. Parker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wayne's guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet. Parker cracks Wayne with a solid left hand. Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much. Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wayne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Parker postures up in Wayne's guard and throws a big left but Wayne blocks it. Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker. Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now. Wayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses. Wayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wayne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wayne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Wayne shoots and misses
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Hines Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wayne. Wayne looks gassed! Parker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Parker lands strikes from half guard. Ground and pound from Parker. Wayne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wayne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Parker decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Parker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker. Parker trying to control from half guard but Wayne is working away. Wayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though. Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wayne wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Parker thows a huge punch but Wayne dodges it nicely.
Parker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wayne controls his leg. Wayne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wayne desperately trying to maintain half guard. Wayne is trying to maintain the position but Parker is very close to passing his half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Wayne taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard. Parker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wayne controls his leg. Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Parker working the head and body with strikes. Parker wants to stand up but Wayne has a hold of him and won't allow it. Wayne is not content to let Parker control the position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wayne is doing well to control the position and prevent Parker from advancing to side control. Wayne taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard. Wayne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hines Parker dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily and Parker counters with a one-two to the body. Parker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Parker scores with a spinning back kick! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wayne fails with the takedown and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker clinches up against the cage. Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Parker is stalling here.
Wayne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Parker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wayne. Wayne is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker clinches with his opponent.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around? Parker lands a knee to the head.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Parker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch. A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Parker lands a head shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Parker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
 That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more. Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wayne backs up against the cage.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage. Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Wayne is rocked!
 The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Parker creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wayne's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wayne drops to his knees and Parker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hines Parker!
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