BFC 6 - Ben vs. Jones PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abrak Basangur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basangur comes to the cage accompanied by Kavkaz - Sila. Abrak Basangur looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Basangur
vs
Fedor

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Das Labor
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Abrak Basangur!
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, Andrei Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Basangur is trying to control but can't.
Fedor thows a huge punch but Basangur dodges it nicely.
Fedor throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Basangur to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedor throws a strike but Basangur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Basangur is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Basangur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Basangur from controlling successfully.
Basangur controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Basangur wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Basangur postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Basangur scoring with punches to the head and body.
Basangur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fedor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Basangur stands up over Fedor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Basangur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fedor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Basangur.
Basangur chips away with some ground and pound.
Fedor has momentary wrist control but Basangur slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basangur works a leg free and moves into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Basangur is working for a kimura but Fedor is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basangur drops an elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Basangur lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Basangur looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fedor taking some punishment here, with Basangur in his half guard.
Basangur scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basangur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fedor wants to get back to his feet.
Fedor is not content to let Basangur control the position.
Basangur landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Basangur is breathing heavily.
Basangur lands with a punch from half guard.
Fedor is trying to stand.
Basangur controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Basangur connects with a nice short shot to Fedor's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basangur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Basangur is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Basangur is trying to control. Fedor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Basangur is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fedor is just riding it out for now. Basangur eventually gives up the hold.
Basangur 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.
Basangur throwing shots but Fedor is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fedor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Basangur moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Basangur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fedor throws a strike but Basangur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Basangur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fedor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basangur is looking to work some ground and pound but Fedor has wrist control.
Fedor wants to stand up but Basangur is controlling him.
Abrak Basangur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basangur throwing strikes from guard but Fedor blocks nicely.
Basangur won't allow Fedor to get back to his feet.
Basangur stands up over Fedor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Basangur chips away with some ground and pound.
Fedor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Basangur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Basangur scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fedor is breathing heavily.

Basangur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Basangur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Basangur lands a couple of elbows.
Basangur wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basangur won't allow Fedor to get back to his feet.
Basangur throwing strikes but missing.
Basangur trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Basangur chips away with some ground and pound.
Basangur with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Basangur drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fedor dives on top into guard.
Basangur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fedor manages to get himself to full guard.
Basangur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Basangur trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Basangur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basangur working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Basangur postures up in Fedor's guard and throws a big left but Fedor blocks it.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Basangur from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basangur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Basangur from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basangur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abrak Basangur dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Fedor moves into the clinch.
Basangur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fedor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Basangur tightens his grip and picks Fedor up, before dumping him to the ground. Fedor manages to land in guard.
Fedor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Basangur is controlling him.
Fedor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Basangur controls the pace.
Basangur throws a big elbow that misses.
Basangur is looking to work some ground and pound but Fedor has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basangur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Basangur trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor is looking to stand up but Basangur isn't so interested in that idea.
Basangur keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fedor's head.
Basangur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Basangur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Basangur working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fedor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basangur works over Fedor with some ground and pound from guard.
Basangur trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basangur distracts Fedor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Basangur scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Basangur landing with the ground and pound.
Basangur is in close to Fedor's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Basangur.
Basangur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Basangur from controlling successfully.
Fedor has momentary wrist control but Basangur slips an elbow through the middle.
Basangur lands a couple of elbows.
Basangur with a nice head shot there.
Basangur working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Basangur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Basangur is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basangur has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Basangur is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Basangur works over Fedor with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrei Fedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abrak Basangur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basangur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abrak Basangur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Basangur, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abrak Basangur!
An out of breath Abrak Basangur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Slayter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Jai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Jai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Slayter
vs
Jai

187 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Slayter!
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, Bruce Jai!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jai tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slayter throws a nice looking combination but Jai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slayter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jai on the side of the head.
Slayter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jai doesn't manage to clinch there - Slayter circles away.
Jai misses with a takedown
and Slayter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A combination from Slayter does no damage.
Jai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slayter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Slayter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Jai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jai.
Jai dodges the punch combination from Slayter.
Slayter throws an overhand right that lands on Jai's shoulder, as Jai tries to avoid the shot.
Jai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slayter counters with a three punch combo that has Jai backing up. Jai nods at Slayter to acknowledge the strikes.
Jai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slayter counters with a left and a right that stings Jai.
Jai avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jai or perhaps it was just good defense by Slayter which made him look bad.
Slayter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jai looks gassed!
Slayter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayter throws a sloppy head kick and Jai moves out of range easily.
Slayter slaps away a takedown attempt from Jai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slayter scores with a sloppy right hand. Jai should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Slayter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slayter throws a nice looking combination but Jai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slayter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Slayter.
Slayter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slayter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jai.
Slayter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slayter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Slayter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayter thuds a left hand into Jai's body.
Slayter digs a good hook to Jai's body.
Slayter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Slayter misses.
Jai is trying desperately to land a takedown but Slayter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jai.
Slayter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jai back to the cage. Slayter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slayter lands a head shot.
Slayter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jai circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Slayter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Slayter misses with a two punch combination.
Slayter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jai circles away quickly and effectively.
Jai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jai.
Slayter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jai eats them both and turns towards Slayter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slayter cracks Jai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slayter throws a series of punches but Jai avoids them all with ease.
Slayter lands with a nice body punch.
Jack Slayter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jai is breathing heavily.
Slayter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Jai pushes Slayter up against the cage in a clinch.
Slayter prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slayter breaks from the clinch.
Jai wants to clinch but Slayter slips to the side
and Slayter counters with a left to the body.
Jack Slayter is winning the standup battle so far.
Slayter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jai circles away quickly and effectively.
Slayter misses with a series of wild punches.
Slayter lands with a nice combination. Jai backs away looking to recover.
Slayter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jai.
Slayter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jai eats them both and turns towards Slayter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slayter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayter lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Slayter. Those never looked like landing.
Slayter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slayter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jack Slayter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slayter can pounce on him.
Slayter lands a head kick. Jai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jai is rocked!
Slayter lands a two punch combo.
Jai is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayter finish him?
It's a brutal combination of punches from Slayter! Jai is backing up but he can't get away as Slayter lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jai and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Slayter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baird
vs
Johnson

175 cm
30
177 lbs
12 - 24 - 0

178 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brady Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a jab to Baird's midsection.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baird rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Donk. Johnson catches Baird right on the button with a cross.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson working Baird over with strikes here.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Baird is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Baird is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but Baird bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Baird wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
Baird is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Baird has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
Baird keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baird.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Johnson lands a jab.

It looks like Brady Baird has been cut.
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baird throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Baird swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.

Baird tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baird defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Baird is working away.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baird is not content to let Johnson control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is thwarting Baird's attempts to control the position.
Johnson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Baird reverses the position - he's now on top in Johnson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Baird's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baird attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baird looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Baird.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Baird which made him look bad.
Baird throws a combination that misses

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baird won't be happy with that.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Baird takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson prevents Baird from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baird taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Baird's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baird keeps working.
Johnson cracks Baird with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Baird is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Baird is defending the strikes.
Johnson wants to control for a moment but Baird uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Arturo Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Baird takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson cracks Baird with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson controls the position from side control.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Baird's head but Baird avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Baird regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
Baird is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Baird is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baird is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson tries to hold on but Baird pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brady Baird's cut.
That's time! Baird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Baird throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baird misses with a wild combination.
Baird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Baird on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baird throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Baird falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Baird throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson catches Baird with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baird does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Baird is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baird keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Brady Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arturo Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baird tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baird.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Baird.
Baird wants to clinch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Baird takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baird walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Baird.
Baird fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird slips under a jab.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson feints a jab promting Baird to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baird slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baird looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Baird persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arturo Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baird doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baird regains guard immediately.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaidee Praphasirirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaidee Praphasirirat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Praphasirirat
vs
Torres

183 cm
20
232 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaidee Praphasirirat!
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, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Praphasirirat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres tries to score a body lock takedown but Praphasirirat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Praphasirirat is pressed up against the cage. Torres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Praphasirirat down to the mat. Praphasirirat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Torres.
Praphasirirat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Praphasirirat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Praphasirirat. No joy for Torres on that attempt.

Praphasirirat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Praphasirirat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Praphasirirat lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kid Torres has been cut.
Praphasirirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Praphasirirat has Torres pressed against the cage.
Torres avoids a wild elbow strike from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Praphasirirat missing with knees to the body.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Praphasirirat has Torres pressed against the cage.
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Praphasirirat lands a body shot.
Praphasirirat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Praphasirirat lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Praphasirirat is struggling to control the position.
Praphasirirat trying to land knees to the body.
Praphasirirat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Praphasirirat stalling in the clinch.
Praphasirirat lands a nice elbow.
Torres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Praphasirirat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Praphasirirat - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Praphasirirat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat stalling the fight.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Praphasirirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Praphasirirat scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Praphasirirat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat avoiding damage.
Praphasirirat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Praphasirirat is stalling here.
Praphasirirat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Praphasirirat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Praphasirirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Praphasirirat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Praphasirirat lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Praphasirirat prevents the takedown attempt.
Praphasirirat working Torres over with knees to the body.
Praphasirirat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Praphasirirat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Praphasirirat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Praphasirirat trying to land knees to the body.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Praphasirirat misses with a knee to the head.
Praphasirirat stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
A bit of stalling here from Praphasirirat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praphasirirat lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres tries to score a body lock takedown but Praphasirirat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Praphasirirat missing with knees to the body.
Praphasirirat scores a nice knee to the body.
Praphasirirat scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat trying to land knees to the body.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Praphasirirat is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidee Praphasirirat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Torres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Praphasirirat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Praphasirirat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torres on the side of the head.
Praphasirirat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Praphasirirat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Praphasirirat lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Praphasirirat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Praphasirirat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Praphasirirat looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Praphasirirat throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is pressed up against the cage. Torres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Praphasirirat down to the mat. Praphasirirat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Praphasirirat moves into the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Praphasirirat here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Torres.
Praphasirirat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Praphasirirat gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Praphasirirat stalling in the clinch but Torres improves position.
Praphasirirat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Torres avoiding damage as Praphasirirat throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Praphasirirat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Praphasirirat cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Praphasirirat crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Praphasirirat lands a nice knee to the body.
Praphasirirat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Praphasirirat to work.
Praphasirirat with a knee to the head.
Praphasirirat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Praphasirirat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Praphasirirat effectively controlling the action here.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Praphasirirat lands a body shot.
Praphasirirat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres tries to score a body lock takedown but Praphasirirat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Kid Torres's cut even more.
Praphasirirat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Praphasirirat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Praphasirirat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torres is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Praphasirirat as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Praphasirirat.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Praphasirirat scores with a shoulder strike.
Praphasirirat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.

Torres tries to keep at a distance but Praphasirirat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Praphasirirat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Praphasirirat taking a breather.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Torres wants to take the fight to the mat but Praphasirirat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Torres has Praphasirirat pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Torres pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Praphasirirat tumbling to the mat - Torres dives into Praphasirirat's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Praphasirirat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Praphasirirat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaidee Praphasirirat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kid Torres's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Praphasirirat tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Jaidee Praphasirirat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but Torres moves away

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.

Torres tries for a kimura but Praphasirirat is defending well.

Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Praphasirirat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Praphasirirat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Praphasirirat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Praphasirirat wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres wants to work for an arm triangle but Praphasirirat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Praphasirirat trying to control but Torres postures up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres is trying to work for a kimura but Praphasirirat is defending well.
Praphasirirat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Praphasirirat gets full guard.
Praphasirirat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Praphasirirat holds on and takes a little breather.
Praphasirirat controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Jaidee Praphasirirat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Praphasirirat is pulling down on Torres's head. It's preventing any offense from Torres, at least for the moment.

Jaidee Praphasirirat has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Praphasirirat has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Praphasirirat pulls his leg out and moves away.

Praphasirirat clinches with his opponent.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
Praphasirirat lands a damaging elbow.
Praphasirirat prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Torres.
Praphasirirat lands a nice knee to the body.
Praphasirirat is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres avoiding damage as Praphasirirat throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Praphasirirat working Torres over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Praphasirirat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Praphasirirat looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Kid Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaidee Praphasirirat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Praphasirirat, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaidee Praphasirirat!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Barba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barba
vs
Schwarzeneg

188 cm
28
203 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
29
210 lbs
9 - 34 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Barba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 34 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwarzeneg wants to clinch but Barba slips to the side

and Barba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Barba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barba throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Barba is stalling in the full guard.
Schwarzeneg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneg is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barba throwing strikes but missing.

Barba drops back looking for a leg! Schwarzeneg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schwarzeneg manages to kick Barba off! Barba jumps back into Schwarzeneg's guard.
Barba landing with the ground and pound.
Barba cracks Schwarzeneg with a solid left hand.
Barba throwing strikes from guard but Schwarzeneg blocks nicely.
Barba wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barba tries to improve position but can't.
Barba misses with a strike from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg takes a little break here. Barba wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Barba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but Barba is blocking nicely.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Barba has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barba is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg controlling the action here.
Barba moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schwarzeneg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Barba working for a triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch.

Barba clinches with his opponent.
Schwarzeneg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barba smiles and moves away.

Schwarzeneg tries to keep at a distance but Barba has taken the fight into the clinch.

Barba decides to pull guard.

Barba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Schwarzeneg escapes and throws Barba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barba is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg working away.
Barba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwarzeneg's best efforts.
Barba keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barba is trying to stand back up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barba is trying to maintain the position but Schwarzeneg is very close to passing his half guard.
Barba punching from the bottom.

Barba looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg prevents Barba from improving his position.

Barba actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwarzeneg is thwarting Barba's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control. Barba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Barba actively working from the bottom here.
Barba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barba.
Barba working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Barba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Schwarzeneg shoots for a takedown but Barba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Barba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schwarzeneg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schwarzeneg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barba working the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg gets back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barba performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barba throwing shots but Schwarzeneg is blocking nicely.
Barba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg has hold of Barba's hands but Barba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barba wants to take a breather but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
Barba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schwarzeneg defending well though.

Barba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barba prevents Schwarzeneg from improving his position.
Barba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Barba there.
Barba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schwarzeneg defending well though.
Schwarzeneg has hold of Barba's hands but Barba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg has hold of Barba's hands but Barba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barba lands strikes from half guard.
Schwarzeneg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barba trying to control from half guard but Schwarzeneg is working away.
Barba is really struggling to control Schwarzeneg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barba works his way into side control.
Barba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzeneg can do to turn this around?
Barba scoring with punches and elbows.
Barba cracks Schwarzeneg with a big right hand but Schwarzeneg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barba landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Barba!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Spyridon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Snozynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Snozynsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leon Spyridon's chin.

Spyridon
vs
Snozynsky

193 cm
29
187 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

173 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Spyridon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Snozynsky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Snozynsky.
Snozynsky is looking to take a break and control but Spyridon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spyridon is trying to buck Snozynsky off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snozynsky in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Spyridon defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spyridon can't do much from the bottom here.
Spyridon is trying to get back to his feet.
Spyridon is not content to let Snozynsky control the position.
Snozynsky laying and praying for a moment but Spyridon takes advantage and regains half guard.
Snozynsky trying to control from Spyridon's half guard. Spyridon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky slips nicely into half guard.
Spyridon is staying active underneath Snozynsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snozynsky works his foot free and advances to mount.
Snozynsky lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Snozynsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Snozynsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spyridon is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Snozynsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Snozynsky passes into half guard.
Snozynsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snozynsky wants to free his trapped foot but Spyridon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Snozynsky passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snozynsky trying to control but Spyridon is having none of it.
Snozynsky controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky wants to control the pace but Spyridon is squirming around nicely.
Snozynsky looking to ground and pound but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
Snozynsky looking to control but Spyridon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky misses with a head shot.
Snozynsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snozynsky trying to control but Spyridon is having none of it.
Snozynsky controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Snozynsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Snozynsky clinches up with Spyridon and pushes him back against the cage.
Spyridon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Snozynsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Snozynsky has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spyridon uses from the top position.
Max Snozynsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snozynsky is adopting a defensive guard.
Snozynsky looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Snozynsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Snozynsky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Snozynsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Spyridon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snozynsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snozynsky throwing strikes but missing.
Snozynsky advances to half guard.

Spyridon is defending against the submission attempts here by Snozynsky.
Snozynsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snozynsky seems to be working for a kimura but Spyridon defends the submission attempt.
Spyridon trying to control but Snozynsky postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snozynsky with the ground and pound but Spyridon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Spyridon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spyridon keeping full guard, as Snozynsky tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snozynsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snozynsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snozynsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snozynsky wants to control from the top but Spyridon keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snozynsky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snozynsky passes Spyridon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snozynsky uses his free foot to push down on Spyridon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spyridon.
Snozynsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Snozynsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Snozynsky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Snozynsky really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Snozynsky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spyridon is trying to defend but Snozynsky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Snozynsky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spyridon is just riding it out for now. Snozynsky eventually gives up the hold.
Spyridon moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snozynsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Spyridon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snozynsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snozynsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Spyridon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snozynsky looking to sit in guard and control but Spyridon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snozynsky wants to sweep here but Spyridon controlling him for the moment.
Spyridon wants to control from the top but Snozynsky keeps moving.
Snozynsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spyridon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Snozynsky throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spyridon uses it to pass to side control.

Spyridon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snozynsky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spyridon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spyridon tries to score with some ground and pound. Snozynsky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spyridon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snozynsky some visible discomfort.
Snozynsky wants to control but Spyridon postures up.
Snozynsky parries the strikes from Spyridon easily there. Spyridon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Snozynsky to escape.
Snozynsky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spyridon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Snozynsky wants to control but Spyridon is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Snozynsky pushes Spyridon off and gets back to his feet.
Snozynsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snozynsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Spyridon. Spyridon gets slowly back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snozynsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Snozynsky is looking for a kimura here.
Snozynsky not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Snozynsky dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Snozynsky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spyridon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Snozynsky is looking to take a break and control but Spyridon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snozynsky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Snozynsky happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snozynsky wants to control but Spyridon is keeping him busy.
Snozynsky taking a break here but Spyridon is having none of it and regains half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Snozynsky trying to pass the guard but Spyridon defending well.

That's two 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.

Max Snozynsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Snozynsky drives through with a takedown into Spyridon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spyridon is adopting a defensive guard.
Snozynsky wants to control from the top but Spyridon keeps moving.
Snozynsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spyridon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Snozynsky.
Spyridon being controlled for a moment.
Spyridon manages to get back to half guard.
Leon Spyridon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon is refusing to be controlled, as Snozynsky sits in half guard.
Spyridon is trying to control but can't.
Snozynsky is looking to take a break and control but Spyridon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Snozynsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Snozynsky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Spyridon's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Snozynsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snozynsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50

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

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vik Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chirs Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chirs Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ben
vs
Jones

188 cm
20
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vik Ben!
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, Chirs Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ben has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Ben works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones jumps guard but Ben turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Ben - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Ben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones dives in and grabs Ben's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ben pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Ben.
Ben scores with a shot to the body.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ben scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Ben has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Ben lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ben.
Ben avoiding damage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Ben is controlling the position.
Ben slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Ben scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ben stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vik Ben.
Jones wants to clinch but Ben slips to the side
letting Ben counter with a right hand.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ben lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
That kick from Ben tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ben comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ben.
Ben fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ben lands a jab to the head.
Ben fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Ben buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ben closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A short right from Ben on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Ben - that landed with a thud.
Ben lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ben.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ben for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vik Ben.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.

Jones is rocked!
Vik Ben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones is aggressively charging in as Ben backs up avoiding any damage. Ben tosses out a jab and Jones runs right into it face first! Jones is out cold! Ben dropped down on all fours and is barking in Jones's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vik Ben!
A relieved looking Vik Ben thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

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