SFC: A.T.W #1 St. Petersburg PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasia Trupicov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Rublev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rublev has chosen Гимн as his entrance music. The key to victory for Vasia Trupicov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Trupicov
vs
Rublev

180 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasia Trupicov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Rublev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rublev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rublev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Rublev successfully pulls guard.
Trupicov wants to stand but Rublev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rublev is trying to keep Trupicov in close.
Trupicov passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Trupicov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Trupicov misses with a right hand
and Rublev counters with a head kick.
Trupicov throws a poor cross that misses

and Rublev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rublev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trupicov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rublev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trupicov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trupicov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Trupicov stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rublev misses with a takedown attempt - Trupicov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rublev slips a jab from Trupicov.
Trupicov avoids the head kick by Rublev.
Trupicov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rublev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trupicov won't be happy with that.
Trupicov is not content to let Rublev control the position.
Rublev prevents Trupicov from escaping the position.
Rublev takes a little break here. Trupicov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Trupicov is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rublev works to advance to full mount. Trupicov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rublev trying to control but Trupicov is having none of it.
Rublev controlling from mount.
Rublev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trupicov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rublev looks gassed!
Rublev wants to control the pace but Trupicov is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rublev won't let Trupicov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Trupicov working to try and regain half guard.
Rublev looking to control but Trupicov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trupicov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trupicov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Trupicov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trupicov passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trupicov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Trupicov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rublev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trupicov throws a right hand that Rublev ducks under and follows up with a left that Rublev also avoids with ease.
Rublev has a takedown stuffed.
Vasia Trupicov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Rublev.
Trupicov cracks the inside of Rublev's front leg.
Trupicov throws a big shot that misses.
Rublev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trupicov scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trupicov.
Rublev swats away the attempt to clinch by Trupicov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonid Rublev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trupicov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Rublev.
Trupicov avoids a punch combination nicely.

Trupicov clinches.

Rublev manages to break the clinch.
Rublev with a poor takedown
and Trupicov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trupicov, right into the meat.
Trupicov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rublev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rublev is breathing heavily.
That kick from Trupicov tenderised Rublev's leg. Rublev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trupicov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trupicov swings for the body but Rublev moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Trupicov coming out on top.
Trupicov dives in and grabs Rublev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rublev pushes down on Trupicov's head and hops out.
Rublev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trupicov to score with a decent uppercut.
Trupicov misses with a two punch combination.
Vasia Trupicov is winning the standup battle so far.
Trupicov tries to close the distance and clinch but Rublev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trupicov cracks Rublev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trupicov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trupicov misses with the combination.
Trupicov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trupicov with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trupicov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rublev slaps away a takedown attempt from Trupicov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trupicov loads up on a big right hand but Rublev slips the punch.
Trupicov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Rublev rushes Trupicov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trupicov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trupicov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Rublev manages to break the clinch.
Trupicov moves in looking to clinch but Rublev pushes him off.
Rublev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trupicov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasia Trupicov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trupicov 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 Rublev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rublev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trupicov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trupicov tries to clinch up

and Rublev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trupicov's guard.
Trupicov wants to stand and escape but Rublev is having none of it.
Rublev trying to control the position from guard on top but Trupicov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trupicov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rublev manages to get himself to full guard.
Trupicov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trupicov wants to stand but Rublev is controlling his posture from full guard.

Trupicov stands up from Rublev's guard - Trupicov perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trupicov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vasia Trupicov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Rublev.
Trupicov feints and then cracks Rublev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rublev down.
Trupicov scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rublev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trupicov.
Trupicov cracks Rublev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trupicov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasia Trupicov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Trupicov lands with a straight right. Rublev didn't see that one coming.
Trupicov throws a hook to the side of Rublev's head but Rublev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rublev shoots in for a takedown but Trupicov shows good takedown defense.
Trupicov misses with an uppercut

and Rublev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trupicov!
Trupicov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trupicov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Trupicov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rublev tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Trupicov.
Trupicov tries to kick Rublev off but Rublev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trupicov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trupicov.
Rublev stopping the sweep attempt from Trupicov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rublev lying in Trupicov's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Trupicov decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Rublev taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasia Trupicov!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Palchikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nad Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Palchikov
vs
Henderson

180 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Palchikov!
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, Nad Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.

Palchikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Palchikov is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henderson tries to buck Palchikov off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palchikov lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palchikov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palchikov with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palchikov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?

It looks like Nad Henderson has been cut.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That has opened up Nad Henderson's cut even more.
BOOM! Palchikov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Palchikov lands with some strikes.

The cut above Nad Henderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palchikov content just to control the position here.
Henderson really wants to buck Palchikov off and get back to his feet.
Palchikov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Palchikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Nad Henderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nad Henderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anton Palchikov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan St Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Peters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time By Culture Club. Nathan St Peters had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Peters
vs
Moura

174 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan St Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Peters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Peters showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura won't allow St Peters to pass to mount.
Moura tries to roll over but St Peters keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Peters trying to control from half guard but Moura is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan St Peters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Moura misses with a takedown

and St Peters counters with a takedown into side control.
St Peters throws a strike aimed at the side of Moura's head but Moura avoids it well.
St Peters working away.
St Peters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moura on the ground.
St Peters taking a break here but Moura is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura wants to get back to full guard.
Moura is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan St Peters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Moura tries for a takedown but St Peters circles away easily

and St Peters counters with a single leg into guard. Moura didn't expect that.
Moura controlling St Peters's posture.
Moura tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

Moura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into St Peters's guard.
Moura advances position into side control!
St Peters is looking to regain half guard here but Moura keeps moving and retains side control.

Moura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Peters is breathing heavily.
St Peters gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan St Peters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moura with a poor takedown

and St Peters counters with a takedown into side control.
Moura gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St Peters wants to take a breather but Moura is having none of it.
Moura is pressing down on St Peters's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moura is trying to keep St Peters in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Peters!

Moura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Moura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Peters is surviving well by controlling Moura's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura wants to control the pace but St Peters is squirming around nicely.

Moura is working for a guillotine from mount but St Peters frees his head quite easily.
Moura 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 three minutes gone in the round.

Moura looking for a guillotine from mount but St Peters is having none of it.

Moura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Peters has managed to escape the submission attempt.
St Peters tries to reverse the position but Moura maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moura is working for a guillotine from mount but St Peters frees his head quite easily.

Moura working for a guillotine from mount but St Peters is in no mood to give up.

Moura has control of St Peters's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Peters regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robson Moura!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Statement's entrance music is Statement of Pain. A fine choice. Statement has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Statement
vs
Drago

185 cm
28
255 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

199 cm
20
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Pitbull Pro Fight Food + laundering service

♠ Red Madness Clothing ♠
♠ Red Madness Clothing ♠

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
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, Axel Drago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Statement misses with a combination
and Drago comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Statement stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Drago is on him like rabid pit bull! Statement slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Drago!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Seagull
vs
Guapo

183 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guapo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seagull counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guapo misses with a head kick.
Seagull lands with a good body shot.
Guapo swinging wildly here.
Seagull misses with a wild body shot.
Seagull tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seagull cracks Guapo with a good jab.
Guapo throws a poor cross that misses
and Seagull counters with an inside leg kick.
Guapo tries to land a leg kick but Seagull saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Seagull misses.
Seagull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guapo.
Guapo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seagull lands a nice hook to Guapo's body. Guapo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guapo checks a low kick from Seagull.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guapo.
Guapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seagull.
Guapo dodges the punch combination from Seagull.
Seagull scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seagull misses with an uppercut. Guapo saw that one coming.
Seagull motions for Guapo to come forward. Seagull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guapo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seagull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guapo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guapo.
Guapo misses with a leg kick.
Guapo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Guapo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo keeps Seagull at a distance using the push kick.
Guapo thows a leg kick but Seagull checks it
and Seagull counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guapo scores with a leg kick.
Guapo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seagull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seagull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guapo's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guapo checks a leg kick.
Guapo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Seagull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guapo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guapo throws a lazy head kick
and Seagull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo avoids the body shot from Seagull.
Guapo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seagull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guapo is able to avoid easily.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Seagull moves out of range easily.
Guapo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seagull swings for the body but Guapo moves out of range.
Seagull misses with an uppercut. Guapo saw that one coming.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Seagull moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guapo misses with a low kick as Seagull jumps back.
Guapo lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seagull, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seagull.
Guapo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seagull.
Seagull misses with a left hand
and Guapo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
Seagull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guapo checks it well.
Seagull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guapo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull lunges at Guapo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guapo's hand.
Good leg kick by Guapo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seagull counters with an inside leg kick.
Sevent Seagull is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Seagull.
Seagull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seagull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guapo counters with a head kick. That will keep Seagull thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Guapo tries a low kick but Seagull avoids it.
Seagull tries to score with a low kick but Guapo moves his leg out of the way.
Guapo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seagull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seagull throws a leg kick that misses.
Seagull throws a big shot that misses.
Seagull feints and then cracks Guapo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guapo down.
Guapo throws a lazy head kick
and Seagull counters with a good, hard body kick but Guapo shrugs it off.
Guapo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seagull can pounce on him.
Guapo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Guapo throws a leg kick
and Seagull counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo connects with a solid leg kick.
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seagull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guapo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seagull lands with a shot to the body.
Guapo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seagull.
Guapo is looking to slow Seagull down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seagull.
Guapo slips a jab from Seagull.
Guapo throws a lazy head kick
and Seagull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo throws a leg kick
and Seagull counters with a straight right hand.
Seagull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guapo.
Seagull misses with a right hand
and Guapo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seagull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Guapo.
Guapo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guapo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guapo takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Guapo blocks the low kick.
Seagull tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sevent Seagull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seagull counters with a leg kick.
Guapo throws a poor cross that misses
and Seagull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guapo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seagull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guapo.
Guapo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seagull counters with an outside leg kick.
Seagull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seagull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seagull lands with a shot to the body.
Seagull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seagull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seagull lands with a straight right. Guapo didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Guapo is predictable there
and Seagull counters with a low kick, right behind Guapo 's knee.
A leg kick checked by Guapo.
Guapo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses.
Seagull tries to land a front kick but Guapo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guapo moves out of range of the strikes.
Seagull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull misses with a low kick as Guapo jumps back.
Guapo throws a leg kick
and Seagull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seagull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guapo manages to avoid it.
Guapo wants to clinch up but Seagull keeps it at a distance.
Guapo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seagull.
Seagull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seagull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guapo checks a low kick from Seagull.
Guapo throws a right hand that Seagull ducks under and follows up with a left that Seagull also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Seagull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seagull.
Seagull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Guapo is predictable there
and Seagull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seagull throws a solid leg kick but Guapo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seagull.
El Guapo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagull just misses with a punch to the body.
Guapo is looking to chop away at Seagull's legs.
Seagull stuns Guapo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Guapo is predictable there
enabling Seagull to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seagull connects with an inside leg kick.
Seagull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guapo checks it well.
Sevent Seagull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guapo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guapo wants to land a leg kick but Seagull is out of range.
Guapo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Guapo misses
and Seagull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seagull misses with an uppercut.
Seagull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sevent Seagull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seagull 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sevent Seagull!

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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Chilcoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chilcoat
vs
Weiner

176 cm
23
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
140 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colonel Chilcoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chilcoat thuds his right hand into Weiner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chilcoat misses with a lunging right hand
and Weiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Chilcoat misses.
Weiner misses with a hook
and Chilcoat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chilcoat throws a big shot that misses.
Chilcoat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chilcoat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weiner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weiner walks into a left hand.
Weiner misses with a left hand

and Chilcoat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chilcoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weiner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chilcoat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Weiner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chilcoat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chilcoat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chilcoat thows a big elbow that misses.
Weiner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chilcoat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chilcoat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilcoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weiner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chilcoat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chilcoat stands up over Weiner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chilcoat postures up and lands a big shot to Weiner's brow.
Chilcoat distracts Weiner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chilcoat pushes down on Weiner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Weiner wants to get back to his feet.
Chilcoat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chilcoat lands strikes from half guard.
Chilcoat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chilcoat works his way into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weiner can do anything to dispel that myth.

Chilcoat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weiner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chilcoat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chilcoat scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chilcoat scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Weiner to see if he's OK.
Weiner taking a bit of punishment here - Chilcoat scoring with strikes.
Chilcoat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chilcoat scoring with punches from side control.
Chilcoat lands an elbow.
Chilcoat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chilcoat controls the position.
Chilcoat scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Weiner to see if he's OK.
Weiner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chilcoat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Weiner down.
Weiner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chilcoat content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Chilcoat's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner wants to get back to his feet but Chilcoat is dominant here and he's now got Weiner's back!
Chilcoat lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Weiner.
Chilcoat controls the position.

Chilcoat tightening his grip on Weiner, looking for the choke.
Chilcoat scores with punches and elbows.
Chilcoat lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Weiner doesn't escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiner is trying to break free.
Chilcoat scores with punches and elbows.
Chilcoat lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Weiner.
Chilcoat lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Chilcoat scores with punches to the body.
Weiner is trying to get back to his feet but Chilcoat has full control of the position and if anything, Weiner has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chilcoat landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chilcoat is punishing Weiner with strikes - can he finish him?!
Chilcoat looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Weiner is rocked!
Chilcoat lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Weiner is still in real trouble! Can Chilcoat finish him?
Chilcoat lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Chilcoat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chilcoat misses with an uppercut. Weiner saw that one coming.
Chilcoat throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Weiner's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Chilcoat dives in looking to finish as Weiner flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Chilcoat's strikes! Chilcoat is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Weiner's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Weiner was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colonel Chilcoat!

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Givi Zurabwilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hunt
vs
Zurabwilli

191 cm
25
259 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Pegasus Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Hunt!
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, Givi Zurabwilli!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zurabwilli scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.

Zurabwilli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunt is just riding it out for now. Zurabwilli eventually gives up the hold.
Hunt gets full guard.
Hunt is looking to sweep but instead, Zurabwilli has passed into half guard.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Zurabwilli is proving a slippery customer.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Zurabwilli controlling him for the moment.
Zurabwilli should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zurabwilli trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zurabwilli manages to get himself to full guard.
Hunt postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zurabwilli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Zurabwilli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zurabwilli has eaten all the pies!
Zurabwilli looks gassed!
Zurabwilli wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hunt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zurabwilli's head.
Hunt stands up over Zurabwilli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Zurabwilli is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zurabwilli manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Zurabwilli's guard.
Zurabwilli keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt advances position into side control!
Hunt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zurabwilli down.

It looks like Givi Zurabwilli has been cut.
Hunt working the ground and pound from side control.
Hunt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zurabwilli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hunt trying to control the action but Zurabwilli is working from the bottom.
Hunt cracks Zurabwilli with a big elbow.
Zurabwilli is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Hunt working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Check out the look on Hunt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That has opened up Givi Zurabwilli's cut even more.
Hunt in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hunt cracks Zurabwilli with a big right hand but Zurabwilli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

The cut above Givi Zurabwilli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scoring with punches and elbows.

Givi Zurabwilli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Givi Zurabwilli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Derek Hunt!