OFC 25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dehins Trillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Aguinaldo
vs
Trillo

189 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emilio Aguinaldo!
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, Dehins Trillo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trillo forces Aguinaldo back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguinaldo.
Trillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Trillo manages to break the clinch.
Trillo scores with a head kick.

Aguinaldo instigates a clinch.
Trillo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Emilio Aguinaldo has been cut.
Trillo dodges an elbow strike from Aguinaldo.
Trillo has Aguinaldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aguinaldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aguinaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.

Trillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trillo tries a head kick but it misses.

Aguinaldo moves into the clinch.
Trillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aguinaldo is defending well for now.
Aguinaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Aguinaldo manages to break the clinch.

Aguinaldo rushes Trillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch.
Aguinaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Aguinaldo rushes Trillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trillo lands an elbow just above Aguinaldo 's eye.
Aguinaldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dehins Trillo has been cut.
Trillo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aguinaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trillo lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Aguinaldo working aggressively here.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Trillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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

Aguinaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trillo.
Trillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aguinaldo is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trillo throws an elbow but misses.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the side of Trillo's head.
Trillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aguinaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Trillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Aguinaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Aguinaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Aguinaldo rushes Trillo and presses him up against the cage.
Aguinaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Trillo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Trillo misses with an elbow over the top.

Aguinaldo manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

Aguinaldo clinches up with Trillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Trillo.
Aguinaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Trillo blocks with his arms.
Aguinaldo lands a right hand.
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head.

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

Aguinaldo has managed to clinch.
Aguinaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trillo is trying to break the clinch but Aguinaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aguinaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Trillo.
Trillo blocks an uppercut.
Trillo throws an elbow that misses.
Trillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguinaldo manages to break the clinch.
Trillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Aguinaldo closes the distance and clinches.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trillo scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Aguinaldo has closed the distance and engaged Trillo in a clinch.
Aguinaldo is leaning against Trillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trillo looks gassed!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguinaldo.
A shot in the inside from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Aguinaldo misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Trillo.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aguinaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aguinaldo fails to land.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch.

Trillo moves into the clinch.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike from Trillo.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trillo throws an elbow but misses.

Aguinaldo breaks from the clinch.

Aguinaldo clinches.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch.

Aguinaldo clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trillo.
Trillo tries a knee to the head but Aguinaldo blocks it.
Trillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguinaldo has him pressed against the cage.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trillo throws an overhand right that lands on Aguinaldo's shoulder, as Aguinaldo tries to avoid the shot.

Trillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguinaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Aguinaldo has Trillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguinaldo is trying to push Trillo away but Trillo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aguinaldo gets tackled into the cage by Trillo. Trillo maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aguinaldo throws an elbow but misses.
Trillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aguinaldo's defenses.

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

Aguinaldo has Trillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Trillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguinaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguinaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trillo blocking some punches.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aguinaldo.
Trillo misses with a head kick.

Aguinaldo has closed the distance and engaged Trillo in a clinch.
Aguinaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trillos head.
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aguinaldo avoids the elbow strike from Trillo, against the cage.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguinaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguinaldo works on Trillo's body with a couple of short punches.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Aguinaldo tries a body shot but Trillo blocks it.

Trillo breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trillo moves out of range as Aguinaldo throws a body kick.

Trillo clinches up against the cage.
Trillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aguinaldo is trying to break free.
Aguinaldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trillo avoids it.
Aguinaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Trillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Trillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aguinaldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Aguinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the side of Trillo's head.
Aguinaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand.
Aguinaldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trillo is defending well for now.
Trillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguinaldo.

Aguinaldo breaks from the clinch.

Aguinaldo has managed to clinch.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguinaldo thumps Trillo with a low kick.

Aguinaldo clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguinaldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aguinaldo throws an elbow but misses.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Trillo throws an elbow that misses.

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

Aguinaldo moves into the clinch.
Trillo blocks an elbow strike.
Trillo misses with a knee strike.
Trillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Aguinaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguinaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Trillo.
Trillo is breathing heavily.
Aguinaldo dodges an elbow strike from Trillo.

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

Trillo clinches with his opponent.
Aguinaldo misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Aguinaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Trillo moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trillo throws an elbow but misses.
Trillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo dodges an elbow strike from Trillo.
Trillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Trillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguinaldo avoids it.
Trillo misses with a knee to the head.
Trillo is trying to break the clinch but Aguinaldo is controlling him.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Aguinaldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Aguinaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Trillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Trillo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

Aguinaldo rushes Trillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguinaldo lands an uppercut.
Aguinaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Trillo.
Emilio Aguinaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aguinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillo missing with knees to the body.

Aguinaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trillo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Aguinaldo drives through and clinches with Trillo against the cage.
Aguinaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emilio Aguinaldo is winning the standup battle so far.

Aguinaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Trillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trillo managing to block the knees to the body from Aguinaldo.

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

Aguinaldo forces Trillo back against the cage and clinches.
Trillo throws an elbow that misses.
Aguinaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aguinaldo can't break the clinch.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguinaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aguinaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aguinaldo's efforts to push away.
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Trillo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aguinaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aguinaldo gets through Trillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo scores with a hook to the body.
Trillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aguinaldo lands an uppercut.
Aguinaldo avoiding damage as Trillo throws knees to the body.
Aguinaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguinaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguinaldo lands with a right to the head.
Aguinaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Trillo won't allow it.
Trillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguinaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguinaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Trillo controls his hands.
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Trillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguinaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aguinaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aguinaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the side of Trillo's head.
Trillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aguinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Aguinaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Trillo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Aguinaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aguinaldo lands with an overhand left.

Trillo rushes Aguinaldo and presses him up against the cage.
Trillo misses with an elbow over the top.

Trillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguinaldo scores with a spinning back kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aguinaldo throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Aguinaldo.

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch.
Trillo checks a leg kick.

Aguinaldo instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Trillo moves into range and clinches up with Aguinaldo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Aguinaldo.

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

Trillo tries to keep at a distance but Aguinaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aguinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aguinaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aguinaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Aguinaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aguinaldo trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguinaldo is leaning against Trillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aguinaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aguinaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trillo can do to turn this around?
Trillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aguinaldo has Trillo pressed against the cage, preventing Trillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aguinaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguinaldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Trillo avoids the damage to the body.
Aguinaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aguinaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trillo takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Aguinaldo on the inside.
Trillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aguinaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Aguinaldo lands an elbow just above Trillo 's eye.
Trillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Aguinaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aguinaldo lands a body punch in the clinch.

Aguinaldo manages to break the clinch.

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

Aguinaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Aguinaldo moves into range and clinches up with Trillo.
Aguinaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Trillo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Aguinaldo forces Trillo back against the cage and clinches.
Trillo prevents a body shot from Aguinaldo.
Trillo throws an elbow that misses.

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

Aguinaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Aguinaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Trillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Trillo clinches up against the cage.
Aguinaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aguinaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Trillo backwards.
Trillo blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aguinaldo misses with some punches.
Trillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Aguinaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Dehins Trillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trillo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aguinaldo's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Aguinaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguinaldo 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Aguinaldo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Deeney
vs
Bonifacio

185 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Deeney!
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, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeney keeps Bonifacio at a distance using the push kick.

Bonifacio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deeney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonifacio's defenses.

It looks like Andres Bonifacio has been cut.
Deeney lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deeney.
A knee to the head by Deeney.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks it.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Deeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonifacio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio pushes Deeney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deeney misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Deeney.

Deeney breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.

Deeney breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Deeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Deeney. Deeney maintains the clinch.
Deeney with a knee to the head.

Bonifacio is rocked!

That has opened up Andres Bonifacio's cut even more.
Bonifacio looks gassed!
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonifacio is still on wobbly legs! Can Deeney finish him?

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio seems to have recovered his senses.
Deeney checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Deeney has managed to clinch.
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!
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Bonifacio is blocking nicely.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Bonifacio blocks an elbow strike from Deeney.
Deeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonifacio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deeney pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonifacio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Deeney pushes him off.

Bonifacio takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Deeney is having none of it.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio is trying to break the clinch but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio misses with an elbow over the top.

Deeney breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Deeney circles away.

Deeney moves into the clinch.

Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.

Deeney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonifacio, pushing him back against the cage.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Bonifacio is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Deeney swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonifacio throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Deeney struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Deeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Bonifacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Deeney.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Deeney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deeney swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Bonifacio - just one landing.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deeney lands with a thumping leg kick.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio is trying to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling him.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Deeney throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Bonifacio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andres Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andres Bonifacio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Deeney gets a clinch.

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

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio misses with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonifacio is trying to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling him.

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

Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Deeney. Deeney maintains the clinch.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonifacio.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Bonifacio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Bonifacio is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.

Deeney breaks from the clinch.
Deeney swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is breathing heavily.

Deeney has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio avoids a wild elbow strike from Deeney.
Deeney keeps control of Bonifacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Deeney moves into the clinch.

Deeney manages to break the clinch.

Deeney takes the fight into the clinch.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Deeney.
Brian Deeney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deeney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonifacio's efforts to push away.
Bonifacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.
Deeney lands an elbow just above Bonifacio 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands a damaging elbow.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deeney tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.

Deeney breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio wants to clinch up but Deeney keeps it at a distance.
Bonifacio wants to clinch up but Deeney keeps it at a distance.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Deeney circles away.
Deeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deeney misses with a head kick.

Deeney rushes Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bonifacio.

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

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Bonifacio lands a nice elbow.

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

Bonifacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deeney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonifacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonifacio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Deeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deeney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio pushes Deeney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Deeney's head.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Deeney blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Deeney is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bonifacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deeney, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andres Bonifacio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Deeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Deeney's ribcage. Deeney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deeney prevents Bonifacio from breaking the clinch.
Deeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Deeney.

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

Deeney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Deeney's head.
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!
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Deeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Deeney blocks it.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Deeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonifacio cracks the inside of Deeney's front leg.

Deeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney blocking some punches.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Bonifacio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deeney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonifacio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.

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

Deeney has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Deeney darts in and clinches Bonifacio up against the cage.
Deeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deeney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Deeney manages to break the clinch.
Deeney lands a head kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deeney forces Bonifacio back against the cage and clinches.
Deeney keeps control of Bonifacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonifacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney landing knees to the body.
Deeney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonifacio's defenses.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deeney misses with a body kick.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick that misses.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.

Deeney breaks from the clinch.

Deeney pushes Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch but Deeney is avoiding it.

Deeney clinches with his opponent.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Deeney moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
Bonifacio blocks an elbow strike from Deeney.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Deeney. Deeney maintains the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks with his arms.
Deeney is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Brian Deeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dilis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolo Azkal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dilis
vs
Azkal

190 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Dilis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piolo Azkal!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azkal pushes Dilis up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilis throws an elbow but it misses.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dilis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Azkal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bruce Dilis has been cut.

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

Dilis pushes Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.

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

Dilis has managed to clinch.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Dilis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilis throws an elbow but misses.
Dilis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dilis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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

Dilis drives through and clinches with Azkal against the cage.
Azkal avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilis throws an elbow but misses.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.

Azkal breaks from the clinch.

Dilis moves into the clinch successfully.
Dilis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azkal avoids it.
Dilis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dilis misses with a low kick.
Azkal checks the leg kick nicely there.

Dilis gets tackled into the cage by Azkal. Azkal maintains the clinch.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal wants to break free but Dilis has control.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dilis is defending well for now.
Dilis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Azkal breaks the clinch.

Azkal gets a clinch.
Dilis dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dilis lands an elbow that stopped Azkal in his tracks for a moment.
Azkal tries to break the clinch but Dilis is controlling the position.

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

Dilis closes the distance and clinches.

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

Azkal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Piolo Azkal has been cut.
Dilis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azkal avoids it.
Dilis is trying to force a seperation but Azkal has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dilis blocks the elbow strike.
Dilis avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dilis missing with knees to the body.
Dilis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike.
Dilis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Azkal avoiding damage as Dilis throws knees to the body.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.

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

Dilis moves into the clinch.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal avoids the elbow strike from Dilis, against the cage.
Azkal blocks the elbow strike.
Dilis avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Azkal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilis has him pressed against the cage.

Dilis breaks from the clinch.

Azkal clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dilis.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilis.
Azkal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dilis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dilis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azkal is defending well for now.
Azkal avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilis.
Dilis misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dilis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.

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

Azkal gets tackled into the cage by Dilis. Dilis maintains the clinch.
Dilis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dilis manages to break the clinch.
Dilis misses with a hook.

Azkal clinches.
Dilis avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Dilis lands an elbow that stopped Azkal in his tracks for a moment.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dilis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but Dilis blocks with his arms.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dilis dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Dilis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilis throws an elbow but misses.
Azkal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dilis.

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

Azkal closes the distance and clinches.
Dilis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azkal avoids it.
Dilis misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Dilis takes an elbow to the forehead.

Bruce Dilis's cut is getting worse.

Dilis breaks the clinch.
Dilis misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Azkal darts in and clinches Dilis up against the cage.

Dilis breaks from the clinch.

Dilis has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Dilis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dilis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Dilis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Azkal instigates a clinch.
Dilis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

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

Azkal clinches with his opponent.
Dilis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dilis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Dilis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azkal tries to break free but Dilis pushes him back against the cage.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.

Dilis breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

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

Azkal moves into the clinch.
Bruce Dilis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dilis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dilis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azkal avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Dilis misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Dilis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dilis avoiding damage as Azkal throws knees to the body.
Dilis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azkal has Dilis pressed against the cage, preventing Dilis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dilis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Azkal avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilis.
Dilis tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilis avoids the damage to the body.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dilis is trying to push Azkal away but Azkal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Azkal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dilis is defending well for now.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dilis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dilis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Dilis instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azkal trying to land knees to the body.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dilis avoids it.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dilis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dilis closes the distance and pushes Azkal back into the cage.
Dilis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azkal's defenses.
Azkal lands a damaging elbow.

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

Dilis rushes Azkal and presses him up against the cage.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
Dilis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Dilis has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dilis.
Dilis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dilis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azkal dodges an elbow strike from Dilis.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilis lands an elbow inside that Azkal shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dilis's brow.

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

Azkal tries to keep at a distance but Dilis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azkal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dilis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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

Dilis moves into the clinch.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilis throws an elbow but misses.
Dilis tries to break free but Azkal pushes him back against the cage.
Azkal takes an elbow to the temple.

Dilis breaks the clinch.

Azkal gets a clinch.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Dilis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dilis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dilis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azkal trying to land knees to the body.
Dilis misses with an elbow over the top.
Dilis looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal avoids the elbow strike from Dilis, against the cage.
Dilis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dilis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilis avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dilis's brow.
Dilis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilis working hard to break the clinch.
Dilis missing with knees to the body.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal looking to throw knees to the head but Dilis is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Azkal rushes Dilis and presses him up against the cage.

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

Azkal has Dilis up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but Dilis blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Dilis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dilis darts in and clinches Azkal up against the cage.
Azkal managing to block the knees to the body from Dilis.
Dilis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Dilis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Dilis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Azkal has closed the distance and engaged Dilis in a clinch.
Dilis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dilis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Dilis forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.
Dilis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azkal's defenses.
Dilis misses with a knee to the head.
Dilis misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azkal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.

Dilis clinches with his opponent.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilis avoids the damage to the body.

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

Azkal moves into the clinch successfully.
Dilis tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike.
Dilis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dilis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dilis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azkal throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dilis breaks the clinch.

Azkal has closed the distance and engaged Dilis in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilis throws an elbow but misses.
Azkal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azkal takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azkal connects with a solid leg kick.

Dilis gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.

Azkal rushes Dilis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dilis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azkal.

Bruce Dilis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal lands a nice elbow.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike from Dilis.

Dilis breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azkal, as that shot connected.

Azkal instigates a clinch.
Dilis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Azkal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dilis is defending well for now.
Azkal managing to block the knees to the body from Dilis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dilis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azkal is defending well for now.

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

Dilis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dilis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dilis blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azkal blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dilis.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike.
Dilis avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Dilis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azkal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilis has him pressed against the cage.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike from Dilis.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilis.
Dilis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azkal's defenses.
Dilis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dilis tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Dilis blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilis.
Azkal lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Bruce Dilis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Azkal lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piolo Azkal!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choco Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Martin
vs
Ivanov

189 cm
25
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Choco Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.

Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!

Martin breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanov. That's going to slow Martin down.

Martin has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks it.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.

Ivanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.

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

Martin moves into the clinch.

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

Martin closes the distance and pushes Ivanov back into the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Martin has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Ivanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.

Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov with a knee to the head.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.

Ivanov manages to break the clinch.

Martin rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.

Martin rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov misses with a knee strike.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.

Ivanov closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Ivanov misses with a knee strike.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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

Ivanov rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Ivanov, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.

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

Martin has managed to clinch.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Ivanov off balance momentarily.

Martin has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanov won't allow it.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Martin blocks a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Ivanov pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Choco Martin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Martin darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.
Ivanov misses with an elbow strike.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanov is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.

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

Martin clinches with his opponent.

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.

Martin drives through and clinches with Ivanov against the cage.

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

Ivanov has managed to clinch.
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!
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a kick to the body.

Martin drives through and clinches with Ivanov against the cage.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Ivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ivanov's defenses.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin has Ivanov pressed against the cage, preventing Ivanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Ivanov tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ivanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanov darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martin avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov misses with a punch on the inside.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.

Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivanov misses with the head strike.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Ivanov lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Martin.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Ivanov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martin wants to break free but Ivanov has control.

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

Ivanov clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Maxim Ivanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ivanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Martin tries to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling the position.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanov. Ivanov obviously looking to wear him down.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Ivanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Ivanov has the dominant position.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Ivanov forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Ivanov tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanov tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.

Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Martin has managed to clinch.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov lands a front kick.

Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Ivanov is trying to force a seperation but Martin has the dominant position.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Martin rushes Ivanov and presses him up against the cage.
Martin blocks a body shot from Ivanov.

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

Martin closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
Ivanov scores with a knee to the head.
Ivanov misses with an elbow over the top.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Ivanov misses.

Martin has Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Ivanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanov.

Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov blocks an elbow strike from Martin.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanov won't allow it.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Ivanov.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Ivanov.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Ivanov!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levitt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waking The Demon - Bullet For My Valetine. Damien Levitt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Luna
vs
Levitt

188 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Levitt looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Levitt throws a series of punches but Luna moves out of range.
Luna wants to clinch
and Levitt counters with a three punch combo that has Luna backing up. Luna nods at Levitt to acknowledge the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luna, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Levitt's sensitive parts.

Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Levitt is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levitt blocks the elbow strike.
Levitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
Levitt working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Levitt.
Luna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Levitt backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Levitt has Luna pressed against the cage, preventing Luna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Levitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Levitt does no damage.
Juan Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luna doesn't manage to clinch there - Levitt circles away.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitt looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levitt misses with a few strikes there.
Luna tries to clinch up but Levitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Levitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luna circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levitt misses with a wild combination.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
Levitt misses with a few strikes there.
Luna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Levitt counters with a two punch combo.
Levitt looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Luna wants to clinch but Levitt slips to the side
and Levitt counters with a left and a right that stings Luna.
Luna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Levitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luna. Luna obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna dodges the punch combination from Levitt.
Levitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt throws a right hand that Luna ducks under and follows up with a left that Luna also avoids with ease.
Luna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna delivers a nice body kick.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levitt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Levitt misses with the combination.
Luna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna scores with a head kick.
Luna wants to clinch.
Luna is looking to clinch.
Luna throws a leg kick which misses Levitt's front leg but catches the back leg as Levitt tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Levitt's sensitive parts.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levitt swinging wildly here.
Luna scores with a leg kick.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Levitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Luna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Levitt tries to bum rush Luna with a series of wild strikes but Luna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna slips a jab and a cross from Levitt.
Levitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Levitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levitt misses with the combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Levitt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Levitt looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Levitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luna.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luna wants to clinch.
Juan Luna is winning the standup battle so far.
Levitt is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luna tries to clinch up but Levitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Levitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Levitt pushes him off.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luna.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitt.
Luna is looking to clinch.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitt.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitt.
Luna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Levitt counters with a one-two to the body.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!

Luna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Levitt, pushing him back against the cage.
Levitt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Levitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levitt blocking some punches.
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Levitt's head.
Luna working aggressively here.
Levitt is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Levitt backwards.
Levitt takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to break free but Levitt pushes him back against the cage.
Levitt working hard to break the clinch.
Luna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luna lands an elbow inside that Levitt shrugs off.
Luna is trying to push Levitt away but Levitt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Levitt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levitt is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Levitt's elbow.
Levitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Levitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luna lands an elbow inside that Levitt shrugs off.

It looks like Damien Levitt has been cut.
Luna keeps control of Levitt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Levitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna tries to work over Levitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luna tries to throw a body punch but Levitt avoids it by throwing Luna back against the cage.
Luna can't break the clinch.
Luna misses with some punches.
Luna has Levitt pressed against the cage, preventing Levitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitt is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Levitt has had enough of the clinch but Luna keeps him there for the moment.
Levitt avoiding damage as Luna throws knees to the body.
Luna pushes Levitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Levitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levitt misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luna wants to clinch.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damien Levitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Levitt.
Levitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Levitt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Luna dodges the punch combination from Levitt.
Levitt misses with a double jab.
Levitt throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Levitt pushes him off.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna wants to clinch.
Luna closes the distance looking to clinch
and Levitt counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna scoring well with a low kick there.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Levitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levitt throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luna.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Levitt's sensitive parts.
Levitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luna lands a head kick. Levitt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luna doesn't manage to clinch there - Levitt circles away.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Luna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luna is looking to clinch.
Levitt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luna lands a front kick.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Levitt throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Levitt swinging wildly here.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna doesn't manage to clinch there - Levitt circles away.
Luna connects with a solid leg kick.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna throws a head kick that Levitt semi-blocks.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Levitt misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna lands an overhand right.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Levitt does no damage.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Levitt throws a nice looking combination but Luna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna delivers a nice body kick.
Levitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luna can pounce on him.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Levitt pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damien Levitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luna slips a jab and a cross from Levitt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Luna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crocell Satqiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is It's Amazing by Kanye West. A fine choice. 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?

James
vs
Satqiel

180 cm
24
169 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

225 cm
24
370 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crocell Satqiel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satqiel lands with a nice body punch.
James misses with an uppercut.
James looks to land a right hand but Satqiel moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Satqiel.
Satqiel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Satqiel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Satqiel tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Satqiel looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satqiel.
James misses with a hook.
James throws out a loose jab but Satqiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satqiel swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Satqiel thinking.
Satqiel dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Satqiel's head and hops out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
James works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satqiel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Satqiel misses with the combination.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Satqiel in his tracks.
Satqiel takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satqiel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Satqiel's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Satqiel is rocked!
Satqiel walks straight into a right hand from James - that's dropped him! James jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Satqiel from any more punishment! Satqiel complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander James!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Cordova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idk Idk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cordova
vs
Idk

195 cm
28
220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

160 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Cordova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Idk Idk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Idk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cordova throws a head kick but Idk moves out of range.
Cordova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cordova lands a jab.
Cordova scores with a kick to the body.
Cordova lands with a kick to the temple. Idk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cordova throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordova throws a hook to the side of Idk's head but Idk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Idk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Idk.
Sloppy strikes from Idk. Those never looked like landing.
Cordova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cordova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Idk.

Cordova lands a left and a right that send Idk crashing to the mat, dazed. Cordova thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Idk is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cordova.
Idk is still on wobbly legs! Can Cordova finish him?

Idk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cordova is trying to stand up here but Idk is controlling him well.
Idk seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Idk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cordova knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Idk on the ground.
Cordova looks like he's trying to stand up.
Idk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Idk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Idk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cordova has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cordova wants to get back to his feet.
Idk throwing shots but Cordova is blocking nicely.

Idk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Idk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Idk is looking for a kimura here.
Cordova is trying to stand back up but Idk is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Idk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Idk throwing shots but Cordova is blocking nicely.

Idk is looking for a kimura but Cordova is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Idk to get the leverage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cordova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Idk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cordova defends it well.
Idk trying to mount his opponent but Cordova defends it.

Idk decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cordova fakes the leg kick and cracks Idk in the body.
Cordova scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idk blocks a jab.
Idk misses with a wild body shot.
Cordova connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Idk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cordova plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cordova looks to land a right hand but Idk moved out of range.

Idk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cordova sprawls well initially but Idk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Idk stops Cordova from getting back to his feet.
Idk is pressing down on Cordova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cordova is holding on for now.

Cordova is defending against the submission attempts here by Idk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordova looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Idk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Idk maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cordova could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Idk has cracked it and Cordova is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Idk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Idk Idk!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daanish Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Hrozny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrozny is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 'Paint It Black' by The Rolling Stones. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hussain
vs
Hrozny

215 cm
26
306 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

189 cm
29
220 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daanish Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Hrozny!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Hussain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hrozny sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hussain lands a big head kick that sends Hrozny tumbling to the mat! Hussain takes a step backwards and waves Hrozny back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jan Hrozny has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hrozny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hussain napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hussain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hrozny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hussain tries to avoid it but Hrozny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hussain to the ground. Hussain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hrozny with a poor takedown
and Hussain counters with a left to the body.
Hussain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hrozny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hrozny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hussain circles away.
Daanish Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Hrozny.
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hrozny looks gassed!

Hussain moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hussain.
Hussain scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Hussain.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Hussain.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hussain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Hussain postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hrozny to stand up.
Hussain jabs Hrozny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hrozny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hrozny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Hussain slams his shin into Hrozny's torso.

Hussain drops Hrozny with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hrozny looks back up at him and smiles so Hussain waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hrozny is rocked!
Hussain ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hrozny's jaw. Hrozny's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hussain does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daanish Hussain!

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