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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wladek Warzywko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Tabarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tabarez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Die motherfu**** die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Warzywko
vs
Tabarez

186 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladek Warzywko !
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, Antonio Tabarez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warzywko misses with a double jab.
Tabarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warzywko misses with a wild combination.
Warzywko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warzywko misses with the combination.
Tabarez swinging wildly here.
Tabarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tabarez works the jab nicely.
Warzywko throws a series of punches but Tabarez moves out of range.
Warzywko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tabarez.
Tabarez moves in looking to clinch but Warzywko pushes him off.
Tabarez throws a quick inside leg kick.

Tabarez throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Warzywko stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Tabarez follows into mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Warzywko is rocked!
Warzywko is breathing heavily.
Tabarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warzywko is looking to escape.
Oh Warzywko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tabarez looking to finish Warzywko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warzywko !

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabarez is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Warzywko goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Tabarez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Tabarez!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Saint Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brandon Saint Randy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Saint Randy
vs
Wiggins

173 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 18 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Saint Randy!
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, Nathan Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Randy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saint Randy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiggins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint Randy.

Wiggins scores a takedown into full mount!
Saint Randy is trying desperately to improve position.
Wiggins looking to control but Saint Randy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Randy is looking to get to half guard.

Wiggins swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Saint Randy is now in Wiggins's guard. A big mistake from Wiggins there, giving up the dominant position!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Randy advances to half guard.
Saint Randy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wiggins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Saint Randy stops Wiggins from getting back to his feet.
Saint Randy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saint Randy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saint Randy trying to control from half guard but Wiggins is working away.
Wiggins wants to control but Saint Randy is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Randy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wiggins moves into full guard.
Wiggins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saint Randy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Saint Randy stands up from Wiggins's guard - Saint Randy perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggins dodges the punch combination from Saint Randy.
Nice sprawl there from Wiggins as Saint Randy shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saint Randy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wiggins trying to hold on to Saint Randy's head to control him but Saint Randy postures up.
Wiggins looks gassed!
Saint Randy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saint Randy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saint Randy landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saint Randy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wiggins is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Randy controlling the position easily from mount.
Saint Randy lands a big elbow.
Saint Randy tries to control but Wiggins wriggling away.
Saint Randy lands with some strikes.
Saint Randy cracks Wiggins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Saint Randy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Randy controlling from the full mount.
Saint Randy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saint Randy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Saint Randy dominated that round.
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.

Wiggins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wiggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saint Randy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wiggins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A good leg kick by Saint Randy.
Saint Randy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saint Randy dives in and grabs Wiggins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wiggins pushes down on Saint Randy's head and hops out.
Wiggins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Randy.

Saint Randy gets caught napping as Wiggins dives in and scores a takedown. Saint Randy manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Saint Randy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wiggins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saint Randy's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint Randy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wiggins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wiggins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Wiggins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saint Randy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wiggins has managed to get both his arms back between Saint Randy's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggins postures up and lands a big shot to Saint Randy's brow.
Wiggins wants to get up but he can't break Saint Randy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Saint Randy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Wiggins frees his head nicely. Oh but Saint Randy has switched to an armbar! Wiggins is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brandon Saint Randy!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Hefner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hefner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Puff The Magic Dragon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hefner
vs
Morgan

175 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

185 cm
23
148 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Hefner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hefner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt

and Hefner counters by clinching up.
Hefner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hefner walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That kick from Hefner tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.

Hefner moves into the clinch successfully.

Hefner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morgan can't fight it off and eventually Hefner manages to take the fight to the floor. Morgan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hefner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hefner throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hefner looking to pass the guard.
Hefner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hefner throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Hefner connects with a couple of short punches.
Hefner throws and elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hefner's guard. Nice move by Morgan!

Hefner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hefner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morgan shoots and misses
and Hefner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hugh Hefner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hefner scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morgan looks gassed!

Hefner closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hefner.
Hefner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hefner.
Hefner lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Hefner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hefner smiles and moves away.
Hefner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hefner thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Morgan is rocked!

Hefner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Hefner finish him?
Hefner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hefner controlling his opponent.
Morgan is in a horrible position here. Hefner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hefner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.

Hefner goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morgan turns into him and now he's in Hefner's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morgan trying to control but Hefner is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hefner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hefner scores with a jab to the body.
Hefner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hefner lands with a good body shot.
Hugh Hefner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hefner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hefner showed some decent athleticism there.
Hefner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Hefner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morgan fails with the takedown
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hefner throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Morgan tumbling to the canvas!
Hefner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Hefner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hefner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hugh Hefner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hefner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hefner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hefner chips away with some ground and pound.
Hefner content to stall in guard here.
Hugh Hefner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hugh Hefner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hefner just misses with a punch to the body.
Hefner scores with a jab to the body.

Hefner clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Hefner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Hefner lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Hefner lands a left hand.

Hefner is trying to trip Morgan. He has hold of a leg but Morgan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hefner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hefner postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Hefner tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Hefner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hugh Hefner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hefner.
Hefner connects with a body shot.

Hefner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morgan was covering up waiting for the punch and Hefner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Hefner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hefner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hefner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hefner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hefner postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
Morgan looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Hefner dominated that second round.
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!

Morgan looks to land a left hand but Hefner moved out of range nicely.
Hefner dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hefner lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Hefner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hefner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hefner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hefner digs a good hook to Morgan's body.

Hefner steps into range and cracks Morgan with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Morgan flops backwards and Hefner dives into his guard looking to finish!
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hefner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hefner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hefner thows a big elbow that misses.
Hefner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Morgan controls Hefner momentarily but Hefner frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hefner thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Hugh Hefner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hefner closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Hefner pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hefner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jason Morgan has been cut.
Hefner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Hefner won't allow it.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hefner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hefner is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hefner down to the mat. Hefner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugh Hefner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hefner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hefner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugh Hefner.
Hefner sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hefner shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hefner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jason Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugh Hefner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan moves forwards but Hefner connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Hefner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hefner 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Hefner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forte Antarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bahama Mama. Boney M. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Antarian
vs
Bienvenueve

187 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
28
178 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forte Antarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bienvenueve tries to bum rush Antarian with a series of wild strikes but Antarian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antarian throws a right and a left that Bienvenueve avoids nicely.
Antarian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bienvenueve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bienvenueve lands a jab to Antarian's midsection.
Bienvenueve is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bienvenueve thuds a left hand into Antarian's body.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antarian tries to bum rush Bienvenueve with a series of wild strikes but Bienvenueve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bienvenueve lands a jab to the nose.
Antarian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Antarian misses its intended target.
Antarian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Antarian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Bienvenueve punishes Antarian's body with a nice straight punch.
Antarian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bienvenueve.
Antarian needs to keep his hands up - Bienvenueve had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Forte Antarian has been cut.
Antarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Bienvenueve connects with a nice looking jab.
Bienvenueve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Antarian is rocked!
Nice jab there from Bienvenueve.
Oh Antarian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antarian takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antarian avoids the head kick by Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bienvenueve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Antarian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bienvenueve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bienvenueve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antarian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bienvenueve defends it nicely.
Bienvenueve drops Antarian with a naaaaasty hook - Antarian is in real trouble here! Bienvenueve dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Bienvenueve!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Chonbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chonbov comes into the arena with Nana - remember the time blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chonbov
vs
Mamonov

187 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Chonbov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya Mamonov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mamonov.
Mamonov slaps away a takedown attempt from Chonbov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mamonov throws a head kick that Chonbov semi-blocks.

It looks like Ruslan Chonbov has been cut.

Chonbov has closed the distance and engaged Mamonov in a clinch.
Mamonov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chonbov prevents a body shot from Mamonov.

Mamonov drops Chonbov with a big knee straight up the middle! Chonbov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Chonbov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonbov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Chonbov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oh Chonbov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chonbov is trying to control the action in half guard but Mamonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mamonov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chonbov seems to have got his legs back now.

Mamonov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chonbov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamonov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chonbov!
Chonbov is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov trying to control but Chonbov is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamonov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chonbov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chonbov is squirming around, avoiding Mamonov's attempts to control the action.
Mamonov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chonbov tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanya Mamonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Chonbov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chonbov closes the distance and pushes Mamonov back into the cage.
Chonbov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mamonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mamonov taking a breather.
Chonbov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chonbov blocks an elbow strike.
Mamonov lands a nice knee to the body.
Mamonov stops a takedown attempt from Chonbov.

Chonbov breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chonbov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Chonbov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chonbov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mamonov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mamonov trying to keep a closed guard but Chonbov is proving a slippery customer.
Mamonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mamonov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mamonov punching from mount but Chonbov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mamonov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov blocking the ground and pound.
Mamonov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chonbov because Mamonov loaded up on that one.
Mamonov wants to control the pace but Chonbov is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamonov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chonbov is surviving well by controlling Mamonov's body position as best he can.
Chonbov blocking the ground and pound.
Mamonov looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mamonov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Chonbov is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sanya Mamonov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Vodkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Puukko
vs
Vodkin

188 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pekka Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vodkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vodkin's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Puukko.
Vodkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puukko scoring well with a low kick there.
Puukko throws a leg kick which misses Vodkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Vodkin tries to avoid it.
Vodkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vodkin.

Vodkin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Puukko is trying to get back to full guard.
Vodkin trying to control the action but Puukko is working from the bottom.
Puukko wants to control but Vodkin passes into side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko is looking for a sweep.
Vodkin takes a little break here. Puukko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Puukko is looking for a sweep.
Puukko wants to control but Vodkin postures up.
Puukko is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Vodkin stalls from top position.
Puukko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Puukko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vodkin on the ground.

Vodkin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Puukko to his feet.
Vodkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puukko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vodkin dives in and grabs Puukko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puukko pushes down on Vodkin's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vodkin is defended easily by Puukko.
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pekka Puukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puukko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vodkin in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Puukko.
Nice body punch from Puukko.
Vodkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vodkin is looking to clinch but Puukko is avoiding it.
Vodkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vodkin looks gassed!
Puukko sizes up Vodkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vodkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vodkin fails with the takedown
and Puukko counters with a low kick, right behind Vodkin 's knee.
Pekka Puukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vodkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko stalks Vodkin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vodkin's face. Vodkin staggers backwards, shaken.
Puukko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vodkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vodkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puukko drops Vodkin with a naaaaasty hook - Vodkin is in real trouble here! Puukko dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Puukko!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasilii Oshchepkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Spanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oshchepkov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soviet National Anthem. 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.

Oshchepkov
vs
Spanner

185 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasilii Oshchepkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oshchepkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spanner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Oshchepkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Oshchepkov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Oshchepkov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oshchepkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oshchepkov trying to control but Spanner is working from the bottom.

Spanner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Spanner throws a low kick but Oshchepkov moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Oshchepkov as Spanner shoots in.
Oshchepkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Spanner tries to sprawl out of it but Oshchepkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spanner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spanner throws a body kick that misses.
Oshchepkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spanner sprawls well. Spanner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oshchepkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Spanner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oshchepkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spanner's half guard.

Spanner kicks off Oshchepkov and gets to his feet.
Spanner throws a head kick but Oshchepkov moves out of range.

Oshchepkov rushes Spanner and presses him up against the cage.

Oshchepkov pulls guard successfully.
Spanner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oshchepkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spanner throwing strikes from guard but Oshchepkov blocks nicely.
Oshchepkov wants to sweep here but Spanner controlling him for the moment.
Spanner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spanner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner thows a big elbow that misses.
Oshchepkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spanner's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spanner pushes Oshchepkov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Spanner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilii Oshchepkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanner throws a series of punches but Oshchepkov moves out of range.

Oshchepkov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spanner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oshchepkov is breathing heavily.
Oshchepkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spanner working some strikes from top position.
Spanner stopping the sweep attempt from Oshchepkov.
Spanner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Oshchepkov looking for a guillotine here but Spanner defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner is looking to stand up but Oshchepkov won't let him.
Oshchepkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spanner.
Oshchepkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spanner throwing strikes but missing.

Spanner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oshchepkov, up you get!
Oshchepkov avoids a kick to the body.
Spanner shoots and misses

and Oshchepkov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Oshchepkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Spanner kicks off Oshchepkov and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oshchepkov is looking to clinch.
Spanner throws a series of punches but Oshchepkov moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Spanner scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Vasilii Oshchepkov has been cut.
Spanner tries to bum rush Oshchepkov with a series of wild strikes but Oshchepkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oshchepkov is defended easily by Spanner.
Nice sprawl there from Oshchepkov as Spanner shoots in.
Spanner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oshchepkov tries to avoid it but Spanner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oshchepkov to the ground. Oshchepkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oshchepkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Spanner circles away.
Spanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oshchepkov shoots in for a takedown but Spanner shows good takedown defense.
Spanner misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mick Spanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasilii Oshchepkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spanner lunges at Oshchepkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oshchepkov's hand.
Oshchepkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Spanner. Spanner gets slowly back to his feet.

Oshchepkov closes the distance and pushes Spanner back into the cage.
Spanner has had enough of the clinch but Oshchepkov keeps him there for the moment.
Oshchepkov trying to land knees to the body.
Spanner stops a takedown attempt from Oshchepkov.

Oshchepkov breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Oshchepkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Spanner which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Spanner.
Spanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oshchepkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oshchepkov throws a head kick that misses.
Spanner throws a series of punches but Oshchepkov moves out of range.
Spanner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Oshchepkov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oshchepkov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshchepkov prevents the takedown attempt.
Oshchepkov blocks an elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner is breathing heavily.

Oshchepkov tightens his grip and picks Spanner up, before dumping him to the ground. Spanner manages to land in guard.
Oshchepkov looking to pass the guard.
Spanner keeping moving, preventing Oshchepkov from controlling successfully.
Spanner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oshchepkov is controlling him.
Oshchepkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oshchepkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Spanner pushes Oshchepkov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Spanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oshchepkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oshchepkov shoots in but Spanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilii Oshchepkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshchepkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Spanner counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spanner shoots for a double leg takedown but Oshchepkov sprawls well. He's pushed Spanner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oshchepkov checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Spanner as he connects with a hook.

Oshchepkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Spanner kicks Oshchepkov off and gets back to his feet.
Spanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oshchepkov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spanner's knee momentarily.
Oshchepkov misses with a takedown attempt - Spanner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spanner dives in and grabs Oshchepkov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oshchepkov pushes down on Spanner's head and hops out.
Oshchepkov tries a low kick but Spanner avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spanner gets a takedown into half guard.

Oshchepkov actively working from the bottom here.
Oshchepkov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Spanner.
Spanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oshchepkov is trying to maintain the position but Spanner is very close to passing his half guard.
Spanner is trying to control. Oshchepkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oshchepkov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oshchepkov has hold of Spanner's hands but Spanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spanner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spanner shoots in but no luck this time.
Oshchepkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spanner swivels and escapes.
Spanner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oshchepkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oshchepkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanner as he avoids it easily.
Mick Spanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spanner throws a right hand that Oshchepkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Oshchepkov also avoids with ease.
Oshchepkov dives in and grabs Spanner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spanner pushes down on Oshchepkov's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Spanner. Those never looked like landing.
Oshchepkov moves in looking to clinch but Spanner pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oshchepkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Spanner tries to sprawl out of it but Oshchepkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spanner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Spanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Spanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasilii Oshchepkov's cut.
That's time! Oshchepkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Oshchepkov gets the takedown into side control.
Oshchepkov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oshchepkov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Oshchepkov crashes against the mat.
Spanner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Oshchepkov tries for a kimura but Spanner is defending well.

Oshchepkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oshchepkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vasilii Oshchepkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oshchepkov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spanner some visible discomfort.
Spanner is trying to buck Oshchepkov off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshchepkov is looking to take a break and control but Spanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spanner is pushing Oshchepkov's head away, looking to escape. Oshchepkov manages to hold on to the position though.
Oshchepkov wants to control but Spanner is keeping him busy.
Spanner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Oshchepkov asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Oshchepkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Oshchepkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Oshchepkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spanner has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Oshchepkov.
Spanner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Oshchepkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spanner tries to escape but Oshchepkov is in control.

Oshchepkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spanner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Oshchepkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Oshchepkov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Oshchepkov trying to control the position but Spanner is working away.
Spanner parries the strikes from Oshchepkov easily there. Oshchepkov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spanner to escape.

Spanner throws Oshchepkov to one side and escapes!
Oshchepkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spanner but Spanner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spanner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spanner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oshchepkov has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spanner is defended easily by Oshchepkov.
Mick Spanner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oshchepkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spanner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Spanner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oshchepkov's guard.
Spanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Oshchepkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oshchepkov trying to control the position.

Oshchepkov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spanner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oshchepkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilii Oshchepkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spanner 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Spanner!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Corkran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Dubko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Corkran
vs
Dubko

183 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Corkran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Dubko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubko tries to clinch there but Corkran circles away.
Dubko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corkran as he jumps to the side.
Corkran misses with a two punch combination.
Corkran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubko but Dubko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dubko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Corkran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dubko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Corkran cracks Dubko with a solid left hand.
Corkran throwing strikes but missing.
Corkran working some strikes from top position.
Dubko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corkran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubko working a defensive guard here.
Corkran scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corkran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corkran postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Corkran distracts Dubko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corkran scoring with punches to the head and body.

Corkran stands up and waves to Dubko to follow him.

Corkran drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Corkran scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Corkran's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Corkran goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dubko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Corkran's guard! Nice work there by Dubko!
Corkran wants to sweep but no luck.
Corkran wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dubko manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Corkran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corkran is trying to get back to full guard.
Corkran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corkran tries to get out of the position.
Corkran is working hard here to advance position.

Corkran looking for submissions off his back.
Corkran is breathing heavily.
Dubko slips a nice elbow through Corkran's hands, connecting with Corkran's forehead.
Corkran missing with punches from the bottom.

Dubko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Corkran to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubko's waist but Dubko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corkran off to one side.
Corkran misses with a takedown attempt - Dubko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Corkran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dubko has a takedown stuffed.

Dubko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Corkran tries to roll over but Dubko keeps him under control.

Corkran looking for submissions off his back.
Dubko trying to control from half guard but Corkran is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corkran actively working from the bottom here.

Corkran kicks off Dubko and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corkran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pavel Dubko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corkran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dubko is defended easily by Corkran.
Dubko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubko misses with a takedown attempt
and Corkran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dubko misses with a takedown attempt

and Corkran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dubko is not content to let Corkran control the position.
Corkran working over Dubko with some ground and pound. Dubko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corkran lands a nice short elbow.

Corkran postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dubko to stand up.

Corkran dives in and scores a takedown into Dubko's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Corkran stands up from Dubko's guard - Corkran perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dubko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corkran.
Dubko thuds a left hand into Corkran's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Corkran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Corkran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Corkran has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkran lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dubko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Corkran lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubko hang on?
Dubko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Corkran looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Corkran landing shots from mount.
Corkran with shots to the head and body - Dubko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corkran with good strikes from the mount here!
Corkran controlling from mount.
Dubko tries to buck Corkran off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corkran scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Corkran looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corkran is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dubko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Corkran looking to finish Dubko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dubko!
Corkran scoring with strikes but Dubko is staying in there.
Dubko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corkran with shots to the head and body - Dubko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corkran landing strikes from the mount and Dubko is in trouble!
Corkran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dubko is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corkran cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corkran lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dubko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Corkran.
Corkran raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Dubko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Corkran has hold of Dubko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dubko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dubko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mikey Corkran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corkran working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dubko's thigh. Dubko counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Corkran chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dubko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corkran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dubko has momentary wrist control but Corkran slips an elbow through the middle.
Corkran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubko controls Corkran momentarily but Corkran frees himself.
Corkran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Corkran landing with the ground and pound.
Corkran scoring with some ground and pound.
Corkran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Corkran dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Corkran shoots in looking for a takedown but Dubko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corkran's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dubko tries to clinch but Corkran is having none of it.

Corkran drives through and clinches with Dubko against the cage.
Corkran can't get the takedown.

Corkran manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corkran is on top in guard.
Corkran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Corkran cracks Dubko with a solid left hand.
Corkran working some strikes from top position.
Dubko wants to stand but Corkran is controlling the position.

Corkran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dubko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Corkran has Dubko in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corkran looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corkran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dubko is in close to Corkran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Corkran lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dubko!
Dubko tries to buck Corkran off but he can't manage it.
Dubko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corkran avoids the attempt from Dubko to control.

Corkran is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dubko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dubko taking shots to the head.
Corkran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Corkran lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubko hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Corkran.
Corkran fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corkran with shots to the head and body - Dubko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dubko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corkran breaks from Dubko's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Corkran is working for a guillotine from mount but Dubko frees his head quite easily.
Corkran pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkran looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corkran in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corkran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dubko can do to turn this around?
Corkran lands a big elbow.
Corkran raining down hammerfists from mount.
Corkran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corkran putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Corkran is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dubko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dubko!
Corkran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dubko is one step ahead there.
Corkran doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corkran's guard.
Corkran is pulling down on Dubko's head. It's preventing any offense from Dubko, at least for the moment.
Corkran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corkran throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pavel Dubko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Corkran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dubko defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corkran is looking to sweep but instead, Dubko has passed into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Corkran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corkran, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Corkran!

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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Gagnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gagnon has chosen Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake as his entrance music. Denis Nazarov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Nazarov
vs
Gagnon

178 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavin Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nazarov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gagnon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nazarov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gagnon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gagnon is pushing down on Nazarov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nazarov is fighting to maintain full guard but Gagnon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gagnon passes to full mount!
Gagnon connects with a bit shot that sees Nazarov covering up! More strikes from Gagnon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gagnon is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavin Gagnon!

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