RMFC Nine PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Mur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryszard Mur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Roman's chin.

Roman
vs
Mur

186 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryszard Mur!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mur.
Mur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Roman takes the fight into the clinch.
Mur stalling against the cage.
Mur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.
Mur tries to clinch up

and Roman moves into the clinch.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Mur has a takedown stuffed.
Mur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Roman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Roman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mur off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Mur finds it's target.
Mur closes the distance looking to clinch

and Roman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mur tries a body shot but Roman blocks it.

Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Mur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
Roman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mur's head.
Mur misses with an uppercut. Roman saw that one coming.
Mur misses with a double jab

and Roman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryszard Mur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mur dodges the punch combination from Roman.

Roman has managed to clinch.

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

Roman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mur, pushing him back against the cage.
Mur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
Roman blocking some punches.
Mur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mur tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roman smiles and moves away.
Scott Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Mur.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roman - the referee stops the clock and Mur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roman. Mur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Mur tries to clinch but Roman moves away

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

Mur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mur scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mur closes the distance but Roman moves to the side
and Roman counters with a leg kick.
Mur looks gassed!
A combination from Roman does no damage.

Roman clinches up against the cage.

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

Roman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mur fails to pull guard.
Mur trying to control the position but instead, Roman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mur into the cage.

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

Roman instigates a clinch.

Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roman on the side of the head.
Mur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roman counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick from Roman lands but Mur takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mur drops his hands momentarily and Roman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Roman darts in and clinches Mur up against the cage.

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

Roman closes the distance and clinches.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Roman keeps Mur at a distance using the push kick.

Roman moves into range and clinches up with Mur.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Roman connects with a high kick.

Roman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mur trying to stall but Roman improves his position.
Roman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roman lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Roman has closed the distance and engaged Mur in a clinch.
Roman lands a good knee to the midsection. Mur won't want to take too many of those.

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

Roman pushes Mur up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mur tries to clinch
and Roman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Roman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mur avoiding damage.

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

Roman has managed to clinch.

Roman manages to break the clinch.

Roman clinches.

Mur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roman!
A punch combination from Roman misses.

Roman rushes Mur and presses him up against the cage.

Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mur is breathing heavily.
Roman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Roman moves into the clinch.
Mur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Mur tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily

and Roman counters by clinching up.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Mur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mur's knee momentarily.
Scott Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Mur.
A solid body kick from Roman.
A jab from Roman does it's job there.

Roman clinches up against the cage.

Roman breaks the clinch.
Roman throws a combination. Mur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.

Roman moves into the clinch.
Roman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roman misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mur tries to clinch

and Roman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mur won't be happy with that.

Roman stands up and beckons Mur to his feet.
Roman throws a combination. Mur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roman lands a nice looking body kick.

Roman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Roman breaks the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman blocks an uppercut.
Roman has Mur pushed against the cage.
Roman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Roman breaks the clinch.

Roman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mur is wriggling around trying to escape.

Roman stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Roman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scott Roman is winning the standup battle so far.
Roman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roman throws a nice head kick!
Roman throws a series of strikes that have Mur backpedaling.
Roman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Roman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Roman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Roman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mur can do to turn this around?

Roman closes the distance and clinches.

Roman manages to break the clinch.

Roman clinches up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mur.
Roman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roman.

Roman clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mur goes for a takedown attempt but Roman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mur tries to keep at a distance but Roman has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Roman dominated that second round.
That's time! Roman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Roman darts in and clinches Mur up against the cage.
Mur tries to break the clinch but Roman is controlling the position.
Roman lands a nice knee to the body.
Mur takes a knee to the side of the body.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Roman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roman throws a head kick that Mur semi-blocks.
Roman misses with the combination.
Mur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roman.

Roman rushes Mur and presses him up against the cage.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roman.
Roman throws a sloppy head kick and Mur moves out of range easily.

Roman closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mur has his takedown stuffed
and Roman counters with a body kick.
Roman lands a high kick!
Roman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a good, hard body kick but Mur shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roman.

Roman moves into the clinch.
Roman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mur misses with a takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Mur.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.
Roman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mur tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily

and Roman counters by moving into the clinch.
Scott Roman has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roman manages to break the clinch.
Roman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mur.
Mur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Roman takes the fight into the clinch.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Roman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Roman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Roman pushes Mur up against the cage in a clinch.

Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman lands a right hook to the body.

Roman has managed to clinch.
Roman lands an elbow that stopped Mur in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Roman.

Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman throws a head kick that Mur semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Roman.
A head kick from Roman lands but Mur takes it in his stride.
Roman lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Roman.

Roman instigates a clinch.

Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roman is looking to slow Mur down with leg kicks.
Roman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mur's calf.
Roman scores with a head kick.
Roman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mur clinches but Roman breaks the clinch
and Roman counters with a body kick.
Nice cross by Roman.
Ryszard Mur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Roman clinches.

Roman breaks from the clinch.
Roman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Roman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mur tries to keep at a distance but Roman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roman avoids it.
Mur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Roman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roman 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Roman!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gracie
vs
Green

186 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Russian Fightwear [7 $ Shirt]

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gracie!
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, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.
Green looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arthur Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green misses with a straight right.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Gracie shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Green.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green looks gassed!
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Green swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Green shoots in.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Green displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Green looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Green.
Gracie dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green shoots and misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Green is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royce Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Dayley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dayley's choice of entrance music: Aint No Sunshine - DMX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiefa
vs
Dayley

172 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

184 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jensen Dayley!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiefa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kiefa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiefa tries to clinch but Dayley is having none of it.
Kiefa throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jensen Dayley has been cut.

Kiefa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiefa just leaning against Dayley, taking a breather.

Kiefa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiefa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dayley drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kiefa follows Dayley to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). It Kiefa!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Skip Bip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dulin has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bip
vs
Dulin

175 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Omnipotent Ensemble [MMABR]

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skip Bip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulin shoots in but no luck this time.
Dulin tries to clinch up.
Dulin throws a series of punches but Bip moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dulin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bip slaps away a takedown attempt from Dulin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dulin shoots in looking for a takedown. Bip tries to sprawl out of it but Dulin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bip manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skip Bip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dulin.
Dulin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bip circles away.
Dulin misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dulin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dulin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivan Dulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dulin connects with a crisp jab.
Dulin tries to close the distance and clinch but Bip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin shoots in but no luck this time.

Dulin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bip looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bip is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bip wants to control but Dulin postures up.
Bip is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dulin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bip will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bip keeping his opponent close.
Bip stops Dulin from passing to mount.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Bip is trying to control Dulin's posture but Dulin avoids it.
Dulin wants to stand but Bip is controlling his arm.
Dulin tries to advance to mount but Bip denies him.
Dulin working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bip shoots in but Dulin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bip decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dulin's guard.
Bip controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dulin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bip looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dulin keeping moving, preventing Bip from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Skip Bip just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dulin wants to clinch but Bip slips to the side

and Bip decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dulin's guard.
Dulin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bip is controlling him.
Bip won't allow Dulin to sweep him here.
Bip wants to control from the top but Dulin keeps moving.

Dulin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bip is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skip Bip 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.

Dulin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dulin working away.
Dulin trying to control the position but Bip is working away.
You can see the frustration on Bip's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dulin wants to stand but Bip has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Bip's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bip throws a combination. Dulin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin shoots and misses

and Bip decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dulin's guard.
Dulin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bip slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dulin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bip trying to control the position from guard on top but Dulin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin trying to control the position.
Dulin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dulin forces Bip back against the cage and clinches.
Bip keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dulin's efforts to push away.
Bip keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dulin's efforts to push away.
Bip on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dulin gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dulin lands a takedown into guard.
Dulin trying to control but Bip is working from the bottom.
Bip controlling Dulin's posture.
Dulin wants to stand but Bip is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bip pulls Dulin in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bip keeping moving, preventing Dulin from controlling successfully.
Bip not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dulin wants to stand but Bip is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dulin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bip, up you get!
Dulin tries to clinch but Bip moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bip.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dulin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dulin scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dulin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bip decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dulin punching from the bottom.
Bip perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bip is keen to just control but Dulin is a slippery customer.
Bip is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dulin manages to get to full guard.
Dulin 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.

Dulin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bip controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bip is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dulin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bip manages to get himself to full guard.
Skip Bip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bip is trying to keep Dulin in close.

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

Dulin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bip controlling Dulin's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin trying to control but Bip is working from the bottom.
Bip is trying to control the position but Dulin postures up.
Dulin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bip is retaining full guard.
Bip being controlled here, momentarily.
Bip is trying to control the position but Dulin postures up.
Dulin wants to control from the top but Bip keeps moving.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bip keeps working.
Bip wants to control but Dulin postures up.

Dulin stands up and beckons Bip to his feet.

Dulin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dulin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dulin gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bip trying to control from the bottom.

Dulin is looking for a kimura but Bip is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dulin to get the leverage.
Bip is positioning himself well to prevent Dulin advancing to mount.
Bip is looking to control Dulin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bip avoid being mounted?
Bip won't allow Dulin to pass to mount.
Dulin trying to control the pace.
Dulin is keen to just control but Bip is a slippery customer.
Bip controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bip is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dulin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dulin 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Taldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov has chosen Your Worst Nightmare as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Taldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Taldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Taldo
vs
Klebanov

179 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Taldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Klebanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taldo as he avoids it easily.
Taldo throws a head kick that misses.
Taldo checks a leg kick.
Taldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Klebanov. Klebanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Taldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Klebanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Klebanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Klebanov is working for a kimura but Taldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Klebanov is trying to control. Taldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Klebanov stops Taldo from getting back to his feet.
Klebanov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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

Klebanov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taldo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Evgeni Klebanov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Gorgy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorgy has chosen Nostalgia as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Andersson
vs
Gorgy

187 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Gorgy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Andersson tries to keep at a distance but Gorgy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorgy.
Andersson gets underhooks to prevent Gorgy's takedown attempt.
Gorgy misses with a knee to the head.
Gorgy missing with knees to the body.
Gorgy throws a knee to the head but misses.

Gorgy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Andersson wants to get up but he can't break Gorgy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Gorgy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andersson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andersson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andersson tries to stand but Gorgy is controlling from the bottom.
Gorgy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson controls from within his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andersson shoots in but no luck this time.
Andersson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gorgy looks gassed!
Andersson tests Gorgy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andersson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson tries to clinch up

and Gorgy counters by clinching up.
Andersson tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorgy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorgy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gorgy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorgy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Gorgy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gorgy misses with a body punch
and Andersson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorgy thinking.
Andersson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gorgy counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorgy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Andersson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorgy which made him look bad.
Andersson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorgy tries to avoid it but Andersson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorgy to the ground. Gorgy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Andersson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andersson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson prevents Gorgy from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gorgy is looking to improve his position.
Gorgy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Andersson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gorgy!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorgy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andersson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Andersson 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.

Andersson tries to clinch up.
Andersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gorgy. Gorgy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gorgy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andersson defends it nicely.

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

Gorgy is rocked!
Gorgy is breathing heavily.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson shoots in and drives through. Gorgy sprawls well.
Andersson with a nice cross.
Gorgy is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
A solid body kick from Andersson.
Gorgy seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy looks to land a body kick but Andersson moved away.
Andersson has a takedown stuffed.

Andersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gorgy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorgy can do to turn this around?
Gorgy tries to bench press Andersson off him but Andersson keeps the position.

Andersson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown but Gorgy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Andersson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorgy circles away.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.

Gorgy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gorgy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andersson tries to pull guard but Gorgy won't allow it.
Gorgy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Andersson tries to pull guard but Gorgy won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gorgy as Andersson tries to tie him up.
Gorgy is trying to stall.
Andersson lands with a light punch inside.
Gorgy managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andersson tries to pull guard but Gorgy holds him up against the cage and eventually Andersson drops back down to his feet.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andersson throws an elbow but misses.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Gorgy is controlling him.
Gorgy trying to stall but Andersson improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gorgy as Andersson tries to tie him up.
Andersson can't get the takedown.
Andersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorgy is pressed up against the cage. Andersson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gorgy down to the mat. Gorgy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Andersson!
Andersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gorgy's waist but Gorgy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andersson off to one side.

Gorgy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.
Andersson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gorgy smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gorgy gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Gorgy avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Andersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gorgy has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorgy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Gorgy manages to get underhooks.
Andersson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andersson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gorgy has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andersson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gorgy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andersson tries to clinch up

and Gorgy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andersson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Andersson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorgy tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson misses with a takedown

and Gorgy counters by moving into the clinch.
Andersson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gorgy walks away with a smile on his face. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gorgy avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Morgan Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorgy looks for a takedown but Andersson sprawls well.
Morgan Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gorgy but Gorgy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gorgy clinches up with Andersson and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andersson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gorgy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andersson fails to pull guard.
Gorgy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gorgy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Andersson avoiding damage as Gorgy throws knees to the body.
Gorgy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersson blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersson working hard to break the clinch.
Andersson has had enough of the clinch but Gorgy keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gorgy walks away with a smile on his face. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andersson tries to clinch but Gorgy moves out of range.
Gorgy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gorgy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gorgy tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gorgy slaps away a takedown attempt from Andersson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorgy fails with the takedown.
Andersson fails with the takedown.

Gorgy rushes Andersson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorgy tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Gorgy manages to get underhooks.
Gorgy trying to control the position but instead, Andersson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorgy into the cage.
Andersson has had enough of the clinch but Gorgy keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gorgy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorgy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.
Andersson throws a head kick that half lands.
Gorgy has a takedown stuffed.
Andersson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gorgy counters by clinching up.
Andersson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gorgy is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorgy looking to stall.
Andersson tries to pull guard but Gorgy holds him up against the cage and eventually Andersson drops back down to his feet.
Andersson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gorgy tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.

Andersson breaks from the clinch.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorgy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maxim Gorgy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Andersson with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorgy tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.
Morgan Andersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gorgy will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Gorgy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andersson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Andersson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karatinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Kelly feat.Slaine - Dropkicked. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Silva
vs
Karatinov

191 cm
24
161 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

GTi - MTG Divine
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

[MMABR] Killer Bee Supplements

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karatinov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karatinov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karatinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Karatinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karatinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karatinov throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karatinov wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Karatinov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva 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.
Silva is in close to Karatinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karatinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva cracks Karatinov with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karatinov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Karatinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Karatinov to sweep him here.
Karatinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to control but Karatinov passes easily into half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Karatinov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva wants to control but Karatinov is keeping busy.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karatinov stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karatinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Karatinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karatinov won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Karatinov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karatinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Silva has one foot on Karatinov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Karatinov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva wants to clinch

and Karatinov counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying to control the position but Karatinov postures up.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karatinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Karatinov escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karatinov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Karatinov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Karatinov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Karatinov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Karatinov striking from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Karatinov closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Karatinov!
Karatinov is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Karatinov is looking to get to half guard.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Karatinov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Karatinov is rocked!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karatinov is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Karatinov! Silva sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Karatinov and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Miguel Silva!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Dos Santos

175 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Amsterdam, Eddie Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.

Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Penn has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.

Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.

Dos Santos ducks straight into an uppercut from Penn and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Dos Santos manages to regain guard straight away.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Penn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Penn finish him?
Penn is controlling the pace.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn working Dos Santos over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Penn eventually gives up the hold.

Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.

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

Penn stands up out of the half guard.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Dos Santos! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Penn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Penn!