Divine - Twenty PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Duck
vs
Ivanov

190 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cj Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Duck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Duck sprawls well.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duck connects with a solid leg kick.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Duck ducks under and follows up with a left that Duck also avoids with ease.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Duck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donald Duck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cj Ivanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ivanov.
Cj Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Duck ducks under and follows up with a left that Duck also avoids with ease.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duck as he jumps to the side.
Ivanov misses the jab.
Ivanov has a takedown stuffed.
Ivanov swings for the body but Duck moves out of range.

Duck gets caught flat footed, as Ivanov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duck controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
Ivanov tries to stand but Duck is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duck wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wanted to stand there but Duck had control of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ivanov stops Duck from standing up.
Duck 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.
Ivanov tries to stand but Duck is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duck but Duck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Duck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.

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

Duck looking for a triangle here. Ivanov is fighting it but it looks tight! Duck pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ivanov is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Donald Duck!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibra Zlatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Smokeleaf
vs
Zlatan

192 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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, Angelo Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibra Zlatan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zlatan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smokeleaf circles away quickly and effectively.

Smokeleaf has closed the distance and engaged Zlatan in a clinch.
Smokeleaf avoiding damage as Zlatan throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ibra Zlatan has been cut.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.

Zlatan is rocked!
Smokeleaf takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the ropes. Zlatan is off balance and as he stumbles, Smokeleaf throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Zlatan's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Angelo Smokeleaf!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Smokeleaf
vs
Fail

205 cm
20
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
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, Epik Fail!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Smokeleaf.
Fail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fail takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fail looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fail lands a head shot.
Smokeleaf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf thumps Fail with a low kick.
Smokeleaf lands a head kick. Fail smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Epik Fail has been cut.
Maverick Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fail misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fail misses with a right hand
and Smokeleaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Smokeleaf lands a high kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Smokeleaf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fail takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fail walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Smokeleaf lands but Fail takes it in his stride.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Fail's side.
Fail sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smokeleaf doesn't manage to clinch there - Fail circles away.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fail if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smokeleaf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fail swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf throws a sloppy head kick and Fail moves out of range easily.
Smokeleaf misses with a body kick.
Smokeleaf ducks under a wild hook from Fail.
Smokeleaf scores with a leg kick.
Fail throws a poor cross that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a leg kick.
Fail takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smokeleaf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Fail down with leg kicks.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick that knocks Fail off balance momentarily.
Smokeleaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fail takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Fail's side.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fail.
Fail has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf thows a body kick. Fail tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that Fail semi-blocks.
Smokeleaf scores with a nice body kick.

Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
Smokeleaf working Fail over with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Smokeleaf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fail takes an elbow to the temple.
Fail has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Epik Fail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fail rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smokeleaf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fail's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fail fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fail swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Fail avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Fail's ribcage.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fail's defenses.
Smokeleaf is stalling here.
Fail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fail can do to turn this around?
Smokeleaf is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fail - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fail wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Smokeleaf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fail takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smokeleaf misses with a knee strike.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fail pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epik Fail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fail tries to bum rush Smokeleaf with a series of wild strikes but Smokeleaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fail throws a lazy uppercut
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice body kick.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fail moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fail throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smokeleaf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
Fail misses with a two punch combination.
Smokeleaf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fail thuds his right hand into Smokeleaf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smokeleaf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fail.
Crunch! Smokeleaf slams his shin into Fail's torso.
Fail misses with a wild combination.
Smokeleaf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smokeleaf.
Fail throws a combination that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Smokeleaf lands but Fail takes it in his stride.
Fail throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smokeleaf lands with a kick to the temple. Fail shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fail takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fail. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fail takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smokeleaf throws a nice head kick!
Fail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fail throws a right and a left that Smokeleaf avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Epik Fail's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Fail takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fail throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smokeleaf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fail's calf.
Maverick Smokeleaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fail takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fail's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smokeleaf.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fail if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smokeleaf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Fail down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smokeleaf. That's going to slow Fail down.
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smokeleaf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smokeleaf throws a leg kick which misses Fail's front leg but catches the back leg as Fail tries to avoid it.

Smokeleaf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fail, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smokeleaf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf lands a good knee to the midsection. Fail won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Fail's ribcage.
Fail takes an elbow to the temple.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Fail is trying to push Smokeleaf away but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fail is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smokeleaf as Fail tries to tie him up.
Fail is looking to break free of the clinch but Smokeleaf has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fail is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling him.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Fail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smokeleaf stalling the fight.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Fail blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fail leaning against his opponent.
Fail tries to circle away but Smokeleaf has him pinned against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fail is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fail is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Smokeleaf has denied him.
Fail has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smokeleaf.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf working Fail over with knees to the body.
Smokeleaf scores a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fail is keeping busy.
Smokeleaf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fail's efforts to push away.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fail's defenses.
Fail managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.

Fail breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fail throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smokeleaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Fail misses with a right hand
and Smokeleaf counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Fail both land. Nice combination.
Fail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Epik Fail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maverick Smokeleaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smokeleaf tries to score with a low kick but Fail moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Smokeleaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smokeleaf 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!

Maverick Smokeleaf wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aleksander Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Red Army Is The Strongest. Fedor Emelianenko has chosen Казаки - Ой да as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Emelianenko
vs
Emelianenko

199 cm
27
253 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
233 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Aleksander Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Fedor Emelianenko.
Fedor Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aleksander Emelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksander Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aleksander Emelianenko scores with a jab. Fedor Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aleksander Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fedor Emelianenko looks gassed!
Fedor Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Aleksander Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Fedor Emelianenko is rocked!
Aleksander Emelianenko swings for the body but Fedor Emelianenko moves out of range.
Aleksander Emelianenko with a nice cross.
Fedor Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Aleksander Emelianenko finish him?
Fedor Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedor Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Aleksander Emelianenko works Fedor Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.

Aleksander Emelianenko cracks Fedor Emelianenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fedor Emelianenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Aleksander Emelianenko finish him?

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Aleksander Emelianenko drops Fedor Emelianenko with a huge uppercut! Fedor Emelianenko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Aleksander Emelianenko is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Emelianenko!

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 Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Street Fighting Man. Chaka Mababa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gracie
vs
Mababa

181 cm
29
205 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

210 cm
27
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Murder Inc.

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mababa throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Mababa connects with a crisp jab.
Mababa scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Mababa counters with a stiff right hand.
Mababa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Mababa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mababa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaka Mababa!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Flippaloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nikolay Flippaloss was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Eldorado
vs
Flippaloss

185 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Eldorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Flippaloss!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldorado misses with a left hand
and Flippaloss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flippaloss tries to score with a low kick but Eldorado moves his leg out of the way.
Flippaloss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flippaloss lands a head kick. Eldorado smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Eric Eldorado has been cut.
A big right from Eldorado misses.
Eldorado with a hook.

It looks like Nikolay Flippaloss has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flippaloss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flippaloss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flippaloss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flippaloss cracks the inside of Eldorado's front leg.
Eldorado throws a poor cross that misses
and Flippaloss counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flippaloss connects with a leg kick. Eldorado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eldorado is breathing heavily.
Flippaloss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Flippaloss thumps Eldorado with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flippaloss wants to slow Eldorado down by chopping away at his legs.
Flippaloss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eldorado manages to avoid it.
Eldorado checks a low kick from Flippaloss.
Flippaloss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eldorado misses with a lunging right hand
and Flippaloss counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eldorado's knee momentarily.
Flippaloss misses with a low kick.
Flippaloss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flippaloss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Flippaloss.
That kick from Flippaloss tenderised Eldorado's leg. Eldorado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flippaloss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Eldorado blocks the leg kick.
Flippaloss throws a head kick but Eldorado moves out of range.
Flippaloss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eldorado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flippaloss moves in looking to clinch but Eldorado pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flippaloss.
Flippaloss digs a good body shot into Eldorado's ribs.
Flippaloss throws a push kick but Eldorado slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado throws a lazy uppercut

and Flippaloss counters with a head kick that drops Eldorado to the mat! Eldorado scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Eldorado is rocked!
Flippaloss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Eldorado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flippaloss lands a slapping body shot.
Flippaloss is stalking Eldorado. Eldorado circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Flippaloss, and it's lights out! Eldorado really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolay Flippaloss!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Petreski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petreski has chosen I Had to Kill a Lot of People as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

de Chocolate
vs
Petreski

175 cm
29
147 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

170 cm
23
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

[GTi] Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Petreski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petreski fails with the takedown

and de Chocolate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
de Chocolate landing with the ground and pound.

Petreski looking for a guillotine here but de Chocolate defends easily.
de Chocolate is stalling in the full guard.
Petreski keeping moving, preventing de Chocolate from controlling successfully.
de Chocolate lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells de Chocolate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
de Chocolate scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Chocolate scoring with some ground and pound.

Petreski is rocked!
de Chocolate postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Petreski covers up, he's hurt! de Chocolate keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from de Chocolate and the ref steps in to end the fight! de Chocolate can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey de Chocolate!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa has chosen UK Subs - Warhead as his entrance music. Anton Wasa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Black
vs
Wasa

176 cm
28
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

180 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasa. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasa misses with a looping left.
Wasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
A jab from Wasa finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black misses with a right hand
and Wasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Wasa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wasa misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wasa throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black swings for the body but Wasa moves out of range.
Wasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wasa misses with a hook to the body

so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Wasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wasa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Black.
Black misses with a hook
and Wasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wasa doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Anton Wasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Wasa wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Wasa.
Wasa misses with a straight right.
Wasa lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wasa. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Wasa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wasa misses with a head kick.
Wasa throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Wasa.
Black tests Wasa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wasa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Wasa counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Wasa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black swings for the body but Wasa moves out of range.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Wasa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wasa, as that shot connected.
Black misses with a takedown
and Wasa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Wasa counters by clinching up.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Wasa keeps him there for the moment.
Black tries to break free but Wasa pushes him back against the ropes.
Wasa lands a body punch.
Black working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Wasa - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasa.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Wasa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black slips a jab from Wasa.
Wasa connects with an inside leg kick.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Wasa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black misses with a takedown
and Wasa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasa throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Wasa thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black throws a hook to the side of Wasa's head but Wasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasa lands a jab to the nose.
Wasa throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Wasa closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Wasa pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Wasa moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Wasa.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Wasa has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wasa.
A nice left hand lands by Wasa.
Wasa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wasa digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Wasa.
Wasa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wasa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Wasa has him pressed against the ropes.
Wasa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wasa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wasa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wasa lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wasa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Wasa.
Wasa prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black is trying to push Wasa away but Wasa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wasa keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wasa lands a body punch.
Wasa pushes Black back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wasa lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black wants a takedown.
Black is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wasa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Wasa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Wasa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wasa lands a shoulder strike.
Black looking for a takedown.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wasa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wasa prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wasa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wasa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black tries to break free but Wasa pushes him back against the ropes.
Wasa stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wasa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Wasa lands a shoulder strike.
Wasa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasa scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wasa.
Wasa digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wasa digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Wasa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black has Wasa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wasa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Wasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wasa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wasa preventing the sweep.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wasa's guard.
Black trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa is looking to sweep but instead, Black has passed into half guard.
Black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Black trying to pass the guard but Wasa defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Wasa is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
Black trying to control the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black is looking to pass Wasa's guard but actually Wasa recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Wasa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Wasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Wasa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black looking to control.
Wasa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Black managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Anton Wasa just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Wasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black misses with a body punch
and Wasa counters with a nice body shot.
Wasa throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa misses with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Black avoids the body shot from Wasa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wasa as he avoids it easily.
Wasa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wasa throws a right hand that misses

and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wasa!
Black prevents Wasa from getting the reversal.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black tries to control but Wasa wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wasa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black 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.
Black trying to control but Wasa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa is looking to get to half guard.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's 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.

Jack Black has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wasa circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Black had his way with Anton Wasa in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Black misses with a body punch
and Wasa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Black is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wasa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black 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.
Black misses with a hook to the body

and Wasa counters by moving into the clinch.
Wasa keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wasa pushes Black back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Wasa has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wasa.
Wasa cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black is trying to drag Wasa to the mat but Wasa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wasa lands with a light punch inside.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Wasa wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Wasa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Wasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wasa defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Wasa counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wasa tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Wasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Wasa.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wasa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Jack Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black is trying to keep Wasa in close.
Jack Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wasa won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Wasa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black keeping moving, preventing Wasa from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wasa stacks Black on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wasa!
The referee asks Wasa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wasa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Black struggling a bit here.
Wasa controlling the position.

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.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wasa's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Black controls Wasa momentarily but Wasa frees himself.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wasa manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Wasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wasa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Anton Wasa!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Anton Wasa!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Anton Wasa!

Anton Wasa wins by unanimous decision!
Anton Wasa is the new lightweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Selivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Selivanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bino
vs
Selivanov

188 cm
25
205 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

182 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Bino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Selivanov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Selivanov misses with an uppercut.
Bino walks into a left hand.
Nikolai Selivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bino with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Selivanov counter with a right hand.
Bino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Selivanov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Bino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selivanov scores with a body shot.
Bino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selivanov.
Sloppy strikes from Selivanov. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Selivanov does no damage.
A combination from Selivanov does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Selivanov.
Selivanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selivanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bino is breathing heavily.
Selivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selivanov 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.
Selivanov with a hook.

Bino is rocked!
Selivanov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Selivanov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Laffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laffer
vs
Williams

195 cm
28
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

205 cm
24
279 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Laffer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laffer throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laffer misses the shot to the body.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Laffer saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Laffer or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Laffer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams feints and then cracks Laffer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laffer down.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Laffer saw it coming and moves away.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laffer.
A bone on bone clash there as Laffer blocks the leg kick.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Laffer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams keeping full guard, as Laffer tries to pass.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laffer is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pulls Laffer in close to prevent any damage.

Laffer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
Laffer struggling a bit here.
Williams has control of an arm but Laffer manages to advance to Williams's back!

Laffer working for a choke but Williams reverses nicely into Laffer 's guard.
Laffer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Laffer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laffer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Laffer working a defensive guard here.
Williams wants to stand but Laffer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laffer is looking to stand back up but Williams counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Laffer.
Williams tries to stand but can't do so whilst Laffer controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laffer trying to control here.
Laffer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
It looks like Williams is going to stand back up.
Laffer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Williams decides to return to a standing position.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Laffer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a leg kick but Laffer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laffer misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings for the body but Laffer moves out of range.
Josh Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laffer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laffer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laffer is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laffer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laffer takes one to the chin there.
Laffer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams throws a series of punches but Laffer moves out of range.
Laffer takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Laffer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams is looking to slow Laffer down with leg kicks.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Laffer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Laffer takes one to the side of the head.
Larry Laffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laffer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Laffer takes one to the chin there.
Williams cracks Laffer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
A left lands for Williams.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laffer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Laffer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Laffer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laffer 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams thumps Laffer with a low kick.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Laffer off the ropes and back into rage.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Laffer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Laffer down.
Williams throws a combination. Laffer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with the combination.
Laffer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams lands a head kick. Laffer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laffer. That did some damage!
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laffer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Laffer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laffer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Laffer's head.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Laffer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laffer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laffer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams throws a head kick that Laffer semi-blocks.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Laffer in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Laffer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Williams backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Laffer's temple! It sends Laffer violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Williams celebrates and the doctors try to help Laffer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Josh Williams!
Josh Williams is the new heavyweight champion!