BFC FN 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuffy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Tombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Tombo

190 cm
18
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuffy Nelson!
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, Brian Tombo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tombo tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nelson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tuffy Nelson!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wand Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirzai Navozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp's entrance music is Falling Slowly. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sapp
vs
Navozov

165 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 18 - 1

180 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 24 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wand Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirzai Navozov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sapp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Navozov tries to get to full guard but Sapp has control of the leg.
Sapp content to control rather than advance.
Navozov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sapp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sapp moves to the back position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Navozov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sapp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sapp has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Navozov is in real trouble here. Sapp gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Navozov is tapping out! Sapp wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wand Sapp!
Wand Sapp got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Payette 's choice of entrance music: Sick Puppies- Youre Going Down. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Barr
vs
Payette

193 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
29
128 lbs
10 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payette walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payette misses with a few strikes there.
Barr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Payette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barr, pushing him back against the cage.
Barr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Payette is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barr is trying to push Payette away but Payette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Payette lands a nice knee to the body.
Barr is trying to force a seperation but Payette has the dominant position.
Payette goes for a takedown attempt but Barr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barr lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Charles Payette has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette slips a jab and a cross from Barr.
Matt Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barr misses with a combination
and Payette counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Payette fails with the takedown.
Matt Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .

Payette darts in and clinches Barr up against the cage.
Barr tries to break free but Payette pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Payette .
Payette jumps guard but Barr stands there with Payette around his waist. Payette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Payette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr working hard to break the clinch.
Payette trying to control the position but instead, Barr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payette into the cage.
Payette fails to pull guard.

Payette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barr swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Barr. That snapped Payette 's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barr connects with a single shot there.

Payette is rocked!
Barr throws a series of punches but Payette avoids them all with ease.
Payette is still on wobbly legs! Can Barr finish him?
Barr grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Payette takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Barr cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Barr!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeorgi Golubev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Burneika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golubev comes to the cage accompanied by Azis - mrazih. Jeorgi Golubev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Golubev
vs
Burneika

192 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeorgi Golubev!
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, Robert Burneika!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burneika jabs Golubev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burneika lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Jeorgi Golubev has been cut.
No joy there for Burneika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeorgi Golubev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golubev tries a head kick but it misses.
Golubev throws a head kick but Burneika moves out of range.
Burneika cracks a nice hook into Golubev's ribs.
Golubev is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burneika lands with a straight right. Golubev didn't see that one coming.
Burneika cracks Golubev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burneika fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Golubev to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Golubev looks to clinch but Burneika throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Golubev taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Robert Burneika!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Freeman
vs
Wakka

188 cm
31
205 lbs
15 - 19 - 0

195 cm
27
206 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Wakka, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Wakka against the cage but Wakka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wakka avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Nice takedown defense from Wakka. No joy for Freeman on that attempt.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakka stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka fails to land with a series of punches.

Freeman gets caught napping as Wakka dives in and scores a takedown. Freeman manages to retain guard.
Wakka trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Freeman is pulling down on Wakka's head to control his posture.

Wakka is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Freeman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wakka is looking to defend but Freeman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wakka! Freeman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wakka taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gordon Freeman!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
19%

Undercard bout

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

Kaigorodov
vs
Vernitskaya

176 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Kaigorodov!
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, Aleksandr Vernitskaya!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaigorodov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vernitskaya's waist but Vernitskaya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaigorodov off to one side.

Kaigorodov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vernitskaya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaigorodov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaigorodov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaigorodov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vernitskaya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaigorodov is one step ahead there.
Kaigorodov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaigorodov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vernitskaya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaigorodov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaigorodov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaigorodov connects with a couple of short punches.

It looks like Aleksandr Vernitskaya has been cut.
Kaigorodov postures up.
Vernitskaya looks gassed!
Kaigorodov scoring with some ground and pound.

That has opened up Aleksandr Vernitskaya's cut even more.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernitskaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaigorodov is working Vernitskaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaigorodov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaigorodov distracts Vernitskaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kaigorodov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaigorodov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaigorodov throwing strikes but missing.
Kaigorodov distracts Vernitskaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The cut above Aleksandr Vernitskaya's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaigorodov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaigorodov chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernitskaya has momentary wrist control but Kaigorodov slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaigorodov postures up and lands a big shot to Vernitskaya's brow.

Aleksandr Vernitskaya's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ignat Kaigorodov!
Ignat Kaigorodov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Davis
vs
McGrady

182 cm
29
224 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernie Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Bob McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for McGrady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGrady misses with the combination.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but McGrady avoids it.
McGrady connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGrady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGrady slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGrady throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind McGrady 's knee.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but McGrady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGrady.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrady moves away.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from McGrady.
Davis tries to work over McGrady's front leg with a kick but McGrady checks it.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGrady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by McGrady. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGrady.
McGrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGrady.
Bob McGrady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGrady darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGrady tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from McGrady.
McGrady slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGrady.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGrady connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGrady thows a body shot but no joy.
McGrady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from McGrady does it's job there.
McGrady thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but McGrady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGrady jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
McGrady thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws the left hand but McGrady avoids the punch easily.
Davis walks into a left hand.
McGrady is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrady moves away.
McGrady scores with a nice strike.

Davis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGrady quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGrady pushes Davis off looking to stand but Davis dives back in and keeps control.
McGrady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGrady controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Davis is looking for a kimura but McGrady is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
McGrady is trying to stand.
McGrady is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but McGrady defends it.
McGrady wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.

Davis is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrady is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
Davis is stalling here. McGrady is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Davis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McGrady has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Davis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGrady takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGrady wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGrady seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGrady passes the guard and advances to mount!
McGrady in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob McGrady dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGrady works the jab nicely.
Davis avoids the body shot from McGrady.
McGrady lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGrady at a distance.
McGrady stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
McGrady connects with a single shot there.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGrady.
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!
McGrady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGrady connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGrady throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGrady circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis shoots and misses
and McGrady makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by McGrady.
Nice sprawl there from McGrady as Davis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrady getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGrady takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
McGrady lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady lands a body shot.
McGrady lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McGrady uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGrady moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and McGrady takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

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

Davis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Davis's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob McGrady!
Bob McGrady took some time post fight to say the following; 'I planned this as my retirement match but hey, shit changes! I've received an invite to a tournament that I will most likely be entering and then retiring after that. Keep an eye out for me, I'm not gone yet!'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka comes into the arena with keep running up that hill blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yawoka
vs
Suarez

180 cm
29
187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Yawoka keeps moving.
Yawoka looking for a sweep. Not yet Yawoka, not yet.

Yawoka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suarez defends well.
Suarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yawoka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez trying to control but Yawoka is working from the bottom.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Yawoka.
Suarez stands and throws Yawoka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yawoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Suarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Suarez taking a breather here.
Suarez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Yawoka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yawoka is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Suarez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Suarez lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suarez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez is working Yawoka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Suarez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yawoka some visible discomfort.
Yawoka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Suarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yawoka preventing the sweep.
Yawoka trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yawoka is controlling him.
Yawoka throws a strike but Suarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yawoka keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Yawoka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suarez is one step ahead there.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Yawoka keeps moving.
Yawoka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suarez is pushing down on Yawoka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yawoka is fighting to maintain full guard but Suarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Suarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yawoka wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Suarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez working Yawoka over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Suarez is working for a kimura but Yawoka is defending it quite comfortably.
Suarez controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trinidad Suarez 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.

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

Suarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Suarez stands up from Yawoka's guard - Suarez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Suarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Yawoka shoots in and gets a takedown into Suarez's guard.
Yawoka wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Yawoka passes Suarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Yawoka is working for a kimura but Suarez is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is positioning himself well to prevent Yawoka advancing to mount.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez is holding on to half guard well.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yawoka doesn't manage to clinch there - Suarez circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a takedown

and Yawoka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Suarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yawoka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yawoka is looking to take this one to the mat.

Yawoka decides to pull guard.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yawoka is retaining full guard.
Yawoka wants to sweep but no luck.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Suarez pushes down on Yawoka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez thows a huge punch but Yawoka dodges it nicely.
Yawoka is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Yawoka trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is keen to just control but Yawoka is a slippery customer.
Yawoka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yawoka trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.

Yawoka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suarez pulls his head out easily.
Suarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yawoka defending well though.

Suarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yawoka moves into full guard.
Yawoka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Yawoka keeps moving.
Yawoka is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez is working Yawoka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Suarez gets to his feet - Yawoka follows without any prompting.
Suarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yawoka swivels and escapes.
Berik Yawoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trinidad Suarez.

Suarez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Suarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suarez working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trinidad Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Suarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yawoka tries to avoid it but Suarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yawoka to the ground. Yawoka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Yawoka gets caught napping as Suarez dives in and scores a takedown. Yawoka manages to retain guard.
Suarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yawoka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Yawoka's legs - danger averted.
Suarez looking to sit in guard and control but Yawoka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yawoka is really struggling to control Suarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Suarez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yawoka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants a takedown but no success here.

Suarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Suarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Yawoka's guard.
Suarez postures up.

Suarez gets to his feet. Yawoka looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yawoka slaps away a takedown attempt from Suarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berik Yawoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trinidad Suarez.
Yawoka shoots in for a takedown but Suarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Suarez dives in and scores a takedown into Yawoka's guard.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez stops Yawoka from standing up.
Suarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Yawoka has wrist control.
Suarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Yawoka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suarez is aware though and is defending well.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Yawoka keeps moving.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Yawoka has his foot on Suarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Yawoka working a defensive guard here.
Suarez with a nice head shot there.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Yawoka keeps moving.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez pushes down on Yawoka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yawoka trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Yawoka is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Suarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yawoka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Suarez is working for a kimura but Yawoka is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Suarez there.
Yawoka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Berik Yawoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez misses with a head shot. Yawoka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Suarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trinidad Suarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yawoka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Yawoka's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yawoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Yawoka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suarez pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yawoka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suarez winds up and cracks Yawoka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suarez stalling.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinidad Suarez!