EPF 39: Durandin vs. Roman PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Stone
vs
Ferreira

175 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

179 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferreira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Stone drops back looking for a leg! Ferreira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferreira manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Ferreira's guard.

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

That's two 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.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferreira sprawls well. Ferreira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferreira but Ferreira pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Stone feints and as Ferreira raises his hands in defense, Stone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Stone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ferreira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ferreira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ferreira!
Stone is trying to buck Ferreira off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.

Stone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ferreira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stone tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Stone has hold of Ferreira's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ferreira seems comfortable defending it but Stone has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ferreira is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ferreira is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stone couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Stone!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between For Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). For Money has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Money
vs
Royal

224 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, For Money!
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, Shiro Royal!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Money.
Money shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Royal tenderised Money's leg. Money is trying to keep his angry face on.
Royal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Money is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Money.

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

Money is rocked!

It looks like For Money has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Royal moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Money! Royal continues to tee off on Money, landing with a left and a right! Royal connects with a right hand that leaves Money sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Royal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shiro Royal!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane has chosen Never Surrender as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Knotts
vs
Sloane

188 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

201 cm
26
224 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Knotts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloane connects with a high kick.

It looks like Don Knotts has been cut.
Knotts throws a sloppy head kick and Sloane moves out of range easily.
Sloane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knotts scores with a hook to the body. Sloane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knotts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sloane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sloane, right into the meat.
Knotts fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloane motions for Knotts to come forward. Sloane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Knotts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knotts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sloane as he jumps to the side.
Sloane throws a body punch but Knotts moves out of range.
A head kick by Knotts misses
and Sloane counters with a straight right hand.
Sloane throws a sloppy head kick and Knotts moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knotts. Sloane does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Knotts with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Knotts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloane throws a lazy head kick

and Knotts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knotts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Knotts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sloane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sloane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knotts.
Knotts 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.
Sloane keeping full guard, as Knotts tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloane keeping moving, preventing Knotts from controlling successfully.
Knotts is really struggling to control Sloane but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts forces his way into half guard.
Knotts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knotts prevents Sloane from standing back up.
Knotts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knotts looks to land a strike but Sloane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Knotts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sloane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sloane is looking to stand up but Knotts isn't so interested in that idea.
Knotts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knotts trying to control but Sloane is working from the bottom.

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

Don Knotts has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloane cracks Knotts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Knotts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Sloane lands but Knotts takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Sloane. That snapped Knotts's head back.
Sloane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sloane counters with a stiff right hand.

Don Knotts's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knotts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sloane counters with a good low kick that Knotts was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Sloane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sloane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knotts tries for a takedown but Sloane circles away easily
and Sloane counters with a straight right hand.
Sloane stuffs the takedown attempt from Knotts. Knotts gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knotts tries to clinch there but Sloane circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sloane.
Knotts shoots in for a double leg but Sloane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Knotts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloane misses the jab.
Knotts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knotts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurt Sloane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Knotts checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knotts shoots in for a double leg but Sloane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knotts avoids a kick to the body.
Sloane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurt Sloane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloane dips to his left and cracks Knotts with an uppercut!
Knotts shoots in for a double leg but Sloane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knotts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knotts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloane motions for Knotts to come forward. Sloane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt Sloane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knotts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knotts circles away quickly and effectively.
Knotts avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands with a hook. Knotts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloane throws a solid leg kick but Knotts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sloane.
Sloane cracks a nice hook into Knotts's ribs.
Sloane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That kick from Sloane tenderised Knotts's leg. Knotts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloane's corner calls for a 1-2. Sloane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloane feints and then cracks Knotts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knotts down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knotts throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Sloane counter with a right hand.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sloane as he avoids it easily.
Sloane scores with a jab.
Sloane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Don Knotts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab lands there for Sloane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane throws a head kick but Knotts moves out of range.
Knotts is looking to clinch.
Sloane lands a jab.
Sloane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knotts moves out of range as Sloane throws a body kick.
Knotts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Sloane.
Knotts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sloane.
Knotts blocks a head kick by Sloane.
Decent striking displayed by Sloane there.
Sloane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knotts moves to clinch but Sloane breaks away
and Sloane counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knotts's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Sloane. No joy for Knotts on that attempt.
Knotts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knotts's hands.
Sloane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knotts.

Jeez, Don Knotts's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloane swinging wildly here.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses.
Sloane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knottss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knotts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sloane.
Sloane keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knotts looks to clinch
and Sloane counters with a good, hard body kick but Knotts shrugs it off.
Sloane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kurt Sloane!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Karamazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chelios might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No one gets left behind. Karamazin has chosen Low Rider as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chelios
vs
Karamazin

173 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios throws out a loose jab but Karamazin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karamazin shoots in and drives through. Chelios sprawls well.
Karamazin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Chelios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karamazin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karamazin walks into a straight right hand from Chelios.
Chelios lands a head shot.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karamazin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Chelios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karamazin on the side of the head.
Karamazin blocks a jab.
Karamazin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Chelios finds it's way through Karamazin's defenses.

Karamazin scores a takedown into full mount!

Karamazin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chelios to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chelios shrugs it off.

Karamazin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chelios to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chelios shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Karamazin looking to secure an arm triangle but Chelios defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karamazin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chelios manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Karamazin throws an elbow but Chelios slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chelios prevents Karamazin from improving position.
Chelios dodges the ground and pound from Karamazin.
Karamazin throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Karamazin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chelios looks calm but he's in trouble here. Karamazin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chelios is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Karamazin lets go of the hold and Chelios can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Karamazin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Potapkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Resent RezaZeDe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RezaZeDe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Ring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Resent RezaZeDe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ivan Potapkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Resent RezaZeDe's chin.

Potapkin
vs
RezaZeDe

178 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Potapkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Resent RezaZeDe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RezaZeDe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potapkin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
RezaZeDe has his takedown stuffed

and Potapkin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for RezaZeDe!

Potapkin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

RezaZeDe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Potapkin.
RezaZeDe tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Potapkin has hold of RezaZeDe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and RezaZeDe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
RezaZeDe is desperately trying to improve his position but Potapkin has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potapkin avoids the attempt from RezaZeDe to control.
RezaZeDe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Potapkin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now RezaZeDe is on top in guard.
Potapkin keeping moving, preventing RezaZeDe from controlling successfully.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Resent RezaZeDe.
Potapkin avoids the head kick by RezaZeDe.
RezaZeDe shoots in looking for a takedown but Potapkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing RezaZeDe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Potapkin swats away the attempt to clinch by RezaZeDe.

RezaZeDe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
RezaZeDe trying to control from half guard but Potapkin is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potapkin manages to get to full guard.
Potapkin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
RezaZeDe looking to pass the guard.

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.

Potapkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. RezaZeDe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. RezaZeDe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
RezaZeDe is looking to stand up but Potapkin won't let him.
RezaZeDe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potapkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Potapkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Potapkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

Potapkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. RezaZeDe is aware though and is defending well.
RezaZeDe looking to pass the guard.

Potapkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. RezaZeDe defends it easily.
RezaZeDe looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
RezaZeDe trying to control but Potapkin is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
RezaZeDe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
RezaZeDe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potapkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Potapkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
RezaZeDe trying to control the position from guard on top but Potapkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
RezaZeDe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Potapkin is trying to control RezaZeDe's posture but RezaZeDe avoids it.

That's two 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.
RezaZeDe trying to control the position but Potapkin is working away.
RezaZeDe working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from RezaZeDe crashes against the mat.
RezaZeDe trying to control the position but Potapkin is working away.
RezaZeDe landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
RezaZeDe wants to take a breather but Potapkin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for RezaZeDe.
Potapkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in RezaZeDe's guard.
RezaZeDe is trying to keep Potapkin in close.
Potapkin trying to control but RezaZeDe is working from the bottom.

Potapkin drops back looking for a leg! RezaZeDe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and RezaZeDe manages to kick Potapkin off! Potapkin jumps back into RezaZeDe's guard.

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.
RezaZeDe looking for a sweep. Not yet RezaZeDe, not yet.

Potapkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
RezaZeDe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potapkin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Resent RezaZeDe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

RezaZeDe fails with the takedown

and Potapkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in RezaZeDe's guard now.

Potapkin drops back looking for a leg! RezaZeDe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and RezaZeDe manages to kick Potapkin off! Potapkin jumps back into RezaZeDe's guard.
Potapkin wants to pass the guard but RezaZeDe is keeping the position.
RezaZeDe wants to stand but Potapkin is controlling the position.
RezaZeDe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
RezaZeDe keeping moving, preventing Potapkin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

RezaZeDe working for a triangle but Potapkin defends it easily.
RezaZeDe is wriggling around but Potapkin manages to pass to half guard.

Potapkin is trying to work for a kimura but RezaZeDe is defending well.
Potapkin is looking to take a break and control but RezaZeDe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.

RezaZeDe is defending against the submission attempts here by Potapkin.
RezaZeDe wants to get back to full guard.
RezaZeDe trying to control but Potapkin postures up.
Potapkin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
RezaZeDe missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Potapkin is working for a kimura but RezaZeDe is defending it quite comfortably.
RezaZeDe trying to hold on to Potapkin's head to control him but Potapkin postures up.

Potapkin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. RezaZeDe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
RezaZeDe wants to stand up but Potapkin is controlling him.
RezaZeDe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Potapkin is one step ahead there.

RezaZeDe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Potapkin advances position into side control!
RezaZeDe wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Potapkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Potapkin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Potapkin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kitsune Tsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitsune Tsuki 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!

Sullivan
vs
Tsuki

185 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kitsune Tsuki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Tsuki avoids it well.
Tsuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Sullivan sprawls well. He's pushed Tsuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsuki shoots in for a double leg but Sullivan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tsuki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sullivan to score with a decent uppercut.
Tsuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sullivan tries to avoid it but Tsuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sullivan to the ground. Sullivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sammy Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kitsune Tsuki.
Tsuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Sullivan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsuki doesn't seem phased though.
Sullivan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Tsuki has Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuki keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsuki missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsuki won't allow it.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sullivan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Tsuki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sullivan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuki tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a combination that misses

and Tsuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sullivan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tsuki trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Tsuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuki is one step ahead there.
Tsuki throws a strike but Sullivan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sullivan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tsuki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sullivan's best efforts.

Tsuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tsuki actively working from the bottom here.
Tsuki looks gassed!
Sullivan is taking a breather. Tsuki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tsuki is trying to stand back up but Sullivan is controlling him
Sullivan passes to side control.
Tsuki tries to buck Sullivan off but Sullivan is having none of it.

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.
Tsuki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sullivan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sullivan content just to control the position here.
Tsuki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sullivan controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sullivan dominated that round.
That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sullivan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsuki tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.
Tsuki has his takedown stuffed
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kitsune Tsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sullivan 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.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan thuds a left hand into Tsuki's body.
Tsuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sullivan.
Tsuki moves to clinch but Sullivan breaks away
and Sullivan counters with a nice body shot.
Tsuki is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuki blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tsuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lands with a hook. Tsuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sullivan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tsuki backs up against the cage.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Sammy Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsuki blocks the leg kick.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
Tsuki moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan lands a glancing blow to the side of Tsuki's head.

Tsuki is rocked!
Sullivan is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Tsuki hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sammy Sullivan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egor Khorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Bykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bykov has chosen ГРОТ - Мы ждём 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.

Khorov
vs
Bykov

198 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
197 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Khorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Bykov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bykov tries to bum rush Khorov with a series of wild strikes but Khorov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khorov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Khorov! Bykov is out on his feet! Khorov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bykov is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bykov is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Khorov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durandin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLCQvQohGI. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Durandin
vs
Roman

180 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
183 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Durandin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Roman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durandin is defending well for now.
Durandin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Durandin gets tackled into the cage by Roman. Roman maintains the clinch.
Roman presses Durandin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durandin avoids it.

Durandin has clasped his hands together around Roman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roman is trying to get back to half guard.
Roman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Durandin asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Durandin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Durandin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durandin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durandin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roman is looking to regain half guard here but Durandin keeps moving and retains side control.
Roman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Durandin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roman regains half guard there - taking advantage of Durandin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Durandin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Durandin.

Durandin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roman sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Durandin seems content to control.

Roman kicks off Durandin and gets to his feet.
Roman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durandin's head.

Roman gets a clinch.
Durandin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Durandin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Durandin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Roman.
Roman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roman crunches a lovely knee into Durandin's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durandin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Roman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durandin tries for a takedown but Roman manages to get underhooks.
Durandin tries to pull guard but Roman won't allow it.
Durandin is trying to drag Roman to the mat but Roman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durandin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Roman dominated that round.
That's time! Durandin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Roman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durandin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Durandin wants to stall.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Durandin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durandin moves out of range of the body kick.
Roman lands with a hook. Durandin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Roman both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Roman rushes Durandin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Roman manages to break the clinch.

Roman closes the distance and pushes Durandin back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman stalls.
Durandin tries to pull guard but Roman won't allow it.

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

Roman forces Durandin back against the cage and clinches.
Durandin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Durandin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durandin managing to block the knees to the body from Roman.
Roman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durandin is defending well for now.

Roman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Durandin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roman to the mat. Roman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.

Roman uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Roman instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roman.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durandin's head.
Roman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!

Roman clinches up with Durandin and pushes him back against the cage.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Durandin avoids the damage to the body.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Roman throws a right and a left that Durandin avoids nicely.
Scott Roman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Roman closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durandin.
Roman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durandin is working for takedown but Roman is calmly controlling the position for now.

Roman breaks the clinch.

Roman closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Roman.
Roman is pressed up against the cage. Durandin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roman down to the mat. Roman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Roman pushes Durandin up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Roman rushes Durandin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Durandin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman lands a knee to the head.
Roman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Durandin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roman stops a takedown attempt from Durandin.
Roman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roman misses with a head kick.

Roman drives through and clinches with Durandin against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Durandin has clasped his hands together around Roman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!

Roman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Roman throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Roman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durandin, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Durandin blocks it.
Durandin takes an elbow to the temple.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Roman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durandin moves away.
Durandin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roman counters with a solid body kick.
Roman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durandin.

Roman moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman tries to land a knee to the head but Durandin blocks with his arms.
Durandin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Durandin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.
Roman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Durandin takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Roman gets caught napping as Durandin dives in and scores a takedown. Roman manages to retain guard.

Durandin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durandin has Roman in his guard.
Roman postures up in Durandin's guard and throws a big left but Durandin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman preventing the sweep.

Roman gets to his feet - Durandin follows without any prompting.
Roman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman cracks Durandin with an open hand slap.
Roman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durandin's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Roman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durandin, pushing him back against the cage.
Durandin jumps guard but Roman stands there with Durandin around his waist. Durandin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roman stalling.
Roman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roman lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Alexey Durandin has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durandin blocks it with crossed arms.
Durandin tries for a takedown but Roman manages to get underhooks.
Roman lands a nice elbow.
Roman stops a takedown attempt from Durandin.
Roman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Roman breaks from the clinch.

Roman moves into the clinch.
Roman stalling the fight.
Roman prevents a takedown attempt there.

Roman manages to break the clinch.

Roman lands a big head kick that sends Durandin tumbling to the mat! Roman takes a step backwards and waves Durandin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Roman gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durandin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roman can pounce on him.

Roman has taken the fight to the clinch.

Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roman tries to land a leg kick but Durandin saw it coming and moves away.
Roman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durandin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durandin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roman.
Durandin avoids the head kick by Roman.

Roman moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Roman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Durandin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
Roman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durandin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Durandin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roman pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Roman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durandin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Roman counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Durandin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durandin's face.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Roman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durandin up against the cage.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Roman.

Roman clinches up with Durandin and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott Roman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Roman breaks the clinch.

Roman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durandin.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Durandin dodges the punch combination from Roman.
Roman misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a head kick that misses.
Durandin slips a jab and a cross from Roman.

Roman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durandin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durandin backwards.
Roman crunches a lovely knee into Durandin's ribcage.

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

Roman closes the distance and pushes Durandin back into the cage.
Durandin wants a takedown but no success here.
Roman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durandin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Scott Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roman looks to land a body kick but Durandin moved away.
A head kick misses from Roman.

Roman instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durandin misses with a takedown
and Roman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scott Roman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Roman has managed to clinch.

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

Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Roman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roman tries to circle away but Durandin has him pinned against the cage.
Durandin tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roman lands a nice elbow.

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

Roman clinches up with Durandin and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Roman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Durandin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good work by Durandin as he checks the leg kick.
Durandin has his takedown stuffed
and Roman counters with a one-two to the body.
Durandin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Roman has Durandin up against the cage in a clinch.
Durandin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durandin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Durandin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durandin jumps guard but Roman stands there with Durandin around his waist. Durandin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Roman.
Durandin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Durandin blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roman.
Durandin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roman pulls him back up using the underhooks.

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

Roman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durandin, pushing him back against the cage.
Roman lands a nice elbow.
Roman working Durandin over with knees to the body.
Roman cracks Durandin with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Roman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roman throws a sloppy head kick and Durandin moves out of range easily.
Roman throws a head kick but Durandin moves out of range.

Roman takes the fight into the clinch.
Roman lands an elbow inside.

Roman breaks the clinch.

Roman moves into range and clinches up with Durandin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durandin wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman stalls.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Durandin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roman counters with a head kick.
Alexey Durandin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roman scores with a head kick. Durandin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roman misses with a hook.

Roman rushes Durandin and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Durandin wants a takedown.
Roman lands a knee to the head.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Roman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durandin fails with the takedown
and Roman counters with a two punch combo.
Scott Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Roman moves into range and clinches up with Durandin.
Roman scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durandin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 42:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 42:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Roman!
Scott Roman is the new middleweight champion!

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