BFC 9 - Snozynsky vs. Suarez PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirvo Spenuvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spenuvac comes into the arena with Led Zeppelin - Black Dog blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Kirvo Spenuvac has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Spenuvac
vs
Torres

200 cm
23
255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
272 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirvo Spenuvac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown. Spenuvac tries to sprawl out of it but Torres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spenuvac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spenuvac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spenuvac seems to be stalking Torres here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Torres drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kirvo Spenuvac!
Kirvo Spenuvac gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaidee Praphasirirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Eminem - "Lose Yourself" Official Music Video as his entrance music. Royce McGee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Praphasirirat
vs
McGee

183 cm
20
232 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
267 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 - 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, Royce McGee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Praphasirirat circles away.
Praphasirirat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
Praphasirirat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGee.
Praphasirirat lands a head kick. McGee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Royce McGee has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat throws a big shot that misses.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Praphasirirat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McGee drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McGee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Praphasirirat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGee is stalling in the full guard.
McGee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Praphasirirat is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jaidee Praphasirirat just wasn't active enough.

McGee shoots in and bounces Praphasirirat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McGee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McGee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McGee trying to pass the guard but Praphasirirat defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is not content to let McGee control the position.
McGee is taking a breather. Praphasirirat says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McGee trying to mount his opponent but Praphasirirat defends it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce McGee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McGee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Praphasirirat pinned against the cage. Praphasirirat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaidee Praphasirirat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce McGee.
Praphasirirat throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
Royce McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praphasirirat connects with a solid leg kick.
McGee looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Praphasirirat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat thows a body kick. McGee tries to catch it but that hurt him.

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

McGee is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Praphasirirat looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Praphasirirat backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks McGee's temple! It sends McGee violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Praphasirirat celebrates and the doctors try to help McGee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jaidee Praphasirirat!
A very excited looking Jaidee Praphasirirat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

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

Pazuh
vs
Bahcher

195 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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, Mico Pazuh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mett Bahcher!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pazuh tries to clinch but Bahcher is having none of it.
Pazuh moves in looking to clinch but Bahcher pushes him off.
Bahcher throws a series of punches but Pazuh avoids them all with ease.
Pazuh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bahcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pazuh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bahcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pazuh is keeping busy.

Pazuh drags the fight down to the ground.
Pazuh controls Bahcher momentarily but Bahcher frees himself.
Bahcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bahcher stopping the sweep attempt from Pazuh.
Pazuh controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazuh wants to get back to his feet but Bahcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bahcher wanted to stand there but Pazuh had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mico Pazuh just wasn't active enough.
Pazuh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bahcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Bahcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Bahcher.
Bahcher thuds his right hand into Pazuh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bahcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pazuh circles away quickly and effectively.
Pazuh tries to clinch up
and Bahcher counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bahcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pazuh as he avoids it easily.

Pazuh clinches with his opponent.
Bahcher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pazuh to keep the fight standing.
Bahcher being controlled against the cage.

Bahcher breaks from the clinch.
Pazuh shoots in looking for a takedown but Bahcher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pazuh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Bahcher.
Pazuh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bahcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bahcher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Mico Pazuh has been cut.
Pazuh tries to clinch but Bahcher moves out of range.
Pazuh wants to clinch.
Pazuh looks to clinch
and Bahcher counters with a two punch combo.
Pazuh is breathing heavily.

Pazuh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bahcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pazuh's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahcher wants to control from the top but Pazuh keeps moving.
Pazuh can't keep his opponent in guard - Bahcher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bahcher decides to return to a standing position.
Pazuh shoots for a takedown but Bahcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bahcher tries to clinch there but Pazuh circles away.

Bahcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bahcher goes for a takedown attempt but Pazuh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mico Pazuh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mett Bahcher.
Pazuh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bahcher defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahcher with a hook.
Bahcher tries to bum rush Pazuh with a series of wild strikes but Pazuh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pazuh wants to clinch but Bahcher slips to the side
and Bahcher counters with a one-two to the body.
Pazuh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bahcher as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pazuh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bahcher gets a takedown into half guard.
Bahcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pazuh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mett Bahcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mico Pazuh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bahcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Pazuh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bahcher counters with a left and a right that stings Pazuh.
Bahcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bahcher throws a series of punches but Pazuh avoids them all with ease.
Pazuh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bahcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pazuh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pazuh throws an elbow but it misses.
Bahcher misses with a knee strike.
Pazuh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pazuh has Bahcher pushed against the cage.
Pazuh misses with an elbow strike.
Pazuh misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazuh throws a head kick that misses.
Pazuh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bahcher swinging wildly here.
Pazuh has his takedown stuffed
and Bahcher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pazuh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bahcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Bahcher does no damage.
Mett Bahcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pazuh tries to clinch up
and Bahcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick from Bahcher lands but Pazuh takes it in his stride.
Bahcher connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bahcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pazuh swivels and escapes.
Pazuh darts in trying to clinch
and Bahcher counters with a good, hard body kick but Pazuh shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bahcher!
Bahcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bahcher closes the distance and clinches.
Bahcher tries to pull guard but Pazuh holds him up against the cage and eventually Bahcher drops back down to his feet.
Bahcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bahcher'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.
Pazuh is trying to pull guard but Bahcher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Bahcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bahcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bahcher duly obliges.
Mico Pazuh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pazuh moves into the clinch successfully.
Pazuh being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazuh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pazuh looking to slow down the pace here.
Pazuh letting Bahcher take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Bahcher's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pazuh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pazuh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bahcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahcher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pazuh moves to clinch but Bahcher breaks away
and Bahcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bahcher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A combination from Bahcher does no damage.
Pazuh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bahcher as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mico Pazuh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Bahcher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bahcher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pazuh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bahcher is in Pazuh's guard.
Bahcher scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bahcher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pazuh wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mett Bahcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mico Pazuh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Bahcher.

Pazuh clinches with his opponent.
Pazuh lands a right hand.
Pazuh stalling against the cage.
Bahcher is trying to drag Pazuh to the mat but Pazuh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pazuh throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pazuh.
Pazuh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bahcher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pazuh to keep the fight standing.
Pazuh lands a knee to the head.
Bahcher blocks the elbow strike.
Bahcher has had enough of the clinch but Pazuh keeps him there for the moment.
Pazuh fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pazuh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pazuh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pazuh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bahcher passes Pazuh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Bahcher there.
Bahcher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Bahcher stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pazuh to get to his feet.
Pazuh tries to clinch but Bahcher moves away
and Bahcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pazuh tries to close the distance and clinch but Bahcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pazuh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bahcher.
Mico Pazuh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mett Bahcher.
Bahcher throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Bahcher is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pazuh can't fight it off and eventually Bahcher manages to take the fight to the floor. Pazuh looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pazuh is trying to control the position but Bahcher postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bahcher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pazuh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bahcher is in Pazuh's guard.
Bahcher won't allow Pazuh to get back to his feet.
Bahcher pushing down on Pazuh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bahcher thows a huge punch but Pazuh dodges it nicely.
Pazuh wants to get back to his feet.
Bahcher trying to mount his opponent but Pazuh defends it.
Bahcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pazuh is looking for a sweep. Bahcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bahcher stands up from half guard.

Bahcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bahcher throwing strikes from guard but Pazuh blocks nicely.
Pazuh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bahcher on the ground.
Pazuh wants to control the position but Bahcher says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bahcher trying to control the action but Pazuh is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mett Bahcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bahcher 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mett Bahcher!

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Banner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Banner
vs
Sevchenko

182 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
28
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Sevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Banner tries to sprawl out of it but Sevchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sevchenko shoots in for a takedown but Banner shows good takedown defense.
Banner lands with a nice combination. Sevchenko backs away looking to recover.
Sevchenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Sevchenko.
Sevchenko has his takedown stuffed
and Banner counters with a nice body shot.
Vlad Sevchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banner, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Banner finds it's target.
Sevchenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sevchenko.
A punch lands to the side of Sevchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Sevchenko is rocked!
Banner closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sevchenko out cold! Sevchenko corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Banner!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Og Kush has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Og Kush seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kush
vs
Mailov

192 cm
27
215 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

193 cm
30
209 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Og Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mailov misses.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mailov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Og Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Mailov.
Kush throws a body punch but Mailov moves out of range.

Kush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Kush takes a shot to the head.
Mailov tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Mailov back against the cage.
Kush lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Kush.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mailov backwards.
Kush can't break the clinch.
Mailov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Mailov controls his hands.
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!

Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Mailov circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush is looking to clinch.

Kush closes the distance and clinches.
Mailov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Kush.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kush as Mailov tries to tie him up.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
Kush misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mailov.
Kush is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Kush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kush clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kush digs a right hand underneath Mailov's ribcage. Mailov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Mailov avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
A short right from Kush on the inside.
Mailov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kush's elbow.
Mailov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mailov misses with a body punch.
Kush letting Mailov take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kush.
Mailov can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mailov lands a damaging elbow.
Kush lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Mailov is rocked!
Kush digs a right hand into Mailov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mailov's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Mailov.
Kush pushes Mailov against the cage. Kush is working some dirty boxing. Kush pushes off with a quick right hook! Mailov goes down! Mailov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kush moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Og Kush!
Our winner, Og Kush, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vik Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich has chosen Казаки as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ben
vs
Petrovich

188 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vik Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ben misses with a straight right.
Ben lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ben.
A shot to the liver by Ben. Beautiful body shot.
Ben throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Petrovich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Petrovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrovich is looking to take a break and control but Ben is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ben regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ben's head.
Ben wants to sweep here but Petrovich controlling him for the moment.
Petrovich scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrovich wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben trying to control the position.
Petrovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petrovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Petrovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petrovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrovich throws a strike but Ben rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ben slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petrovich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ben is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben is looking to improve his position.
Petrovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrovich is nestled in close to Ben, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Petrovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ben taking some punishment here, with Petrovich in his half guard.
Petrovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Ben looking for submissions off his back.
Petrovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Petrovich.
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. Petrovich connects with a nice short shot to Ben's temple.
Ben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrovich.
Ben avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrovich.
Ben is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Petrovich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrovich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Petrovich trying to pass the guard but Ben defending well.
Petrovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Petrovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Ben looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ben is looking to escape.
Ben wants to control but Petrovich is keeping busy.
Ben taking some punishment here, with Petrovich in his half guard.
Petrovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrovich.
Petrovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ben defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ben wants to improve his position but Petrovich is controlling well.
Ben has hold of Petrovich's hands but Petrovich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Ben misses its intended target.
Petrovich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ben defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petrovich.

Petrovich closes the distance and pushes Ben back into the cage.

Petrovich breaks the clinch.
Ben slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ben displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrovich.
Vik Ben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Petrovich.
Ben swinging wildly here.
Petrovich loads up on a big right hand but Ben slips the punch.
Vik Ben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrovich.
A cross from Petrovich lands.
Ben looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrovich is just out of range.
Ben throws an overhand right that lands on Petrovich's shoulder, as Petrovich tries to avoid the shot.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ben but Ben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Ben swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ben looks to land a combination but Petrovich avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich has a takedown stuffed.
Ben scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrovich is breathing heavily.
Ben lands a body shot.
Petrovich fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ben.

Petrovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Petrovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ben knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ben is controlling Petrovich's trapped leg to prevent Petrovich from advancing to side control.
Ben has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrovich is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petrovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ben trying to control but Petrovich postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Vik Ben wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ben avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ben there.
Ben scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrovich throws a nice looking combination but Ben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrovich fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben swings for the body but Petrovich moves out of range.
Petrovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vik Ben dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Ben.
Petrovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ben.
Ben lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrovich throws a combination that misses
and Ben makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ben is looking to wear down Petrovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ben. Petrovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vik Ben is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrovich shoots in and drives through. Ben sprawls well.
Ben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Ben.
Petrovich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ben sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrovich somewhat.
Petrovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vik Ben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Petrovich.
Petrovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ben paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ben just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horrible takedown by Petrovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Ben which made him look bad.
Petrovich takes one to the side of the head.
Petrovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ben throws a head kick that Petrovich semi-blocks.

Petrovich is rocked!
Ben drops Petrovich with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Petrovich! Ben dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vik Ben!
Vik Ben seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Esperanza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Esperanza
vs
Costa

187 cm
30
222 lbs
23 - 20 - 0

184 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Esperanza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Esperanza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Esperanza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Costa.
Costa tries for a takedown but Esperanza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimmy Esperanza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Costa.
Esperanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Esperanza.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up with Esperanza, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes Esperanza against the cage but Esperanza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Esperanza scores with a nice strike.
Esperanza tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Esperanza swivels and escapes.

Costa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Costa showed some decent athleticism there.
Costa controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa stops Esperanza from getting back to his feet.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Costa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Esperanza sees it coming and defends easily.
Costa misses with a head shot. Esperanza uses the momentum to regain guard.
Esperanza keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Esperanza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Esperanza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esperanza is keeping the position for now.
Esperanza wants to stand but Costa is controlling the position.
Esperanza can't keep his opponent in guard - Costa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa passes to side control.
Esperanza is trying to get back to his feet.

Costa swings around for an armbar but Esperanza sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Costa's guard.

Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Esperanza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Esperanza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Esperanza wants to stand but Costa is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Costa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Esperanza is aware though and is defending well.
Esperanza wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa seems keen to control Esperanza's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Esperanza.
Costa fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Esperanza counter with a right hand.

Esperanza has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.

Costa pulls guard successfully.
Esperanza wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esperanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esperanza tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza passes Costa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Esperanza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Esperanza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Esperanza trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Esperanza.
Esperanza tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Esperanza scores with a decent looking hook.
Esperanza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Esperanza misses with a combination
and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esperanza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esperanza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esperanza tries a head kick but it misses.
Esperanza looks for a takedown but Costa sprawls well.
Jimmy Esperanza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa looks for a takedown but Esperanza sprawls well.
Jimmy Esperanza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Costa.
Esperanza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa connects with a jab.
Jimmy Esperanza is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Esperanza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Esperanza moved out of range.
Costa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Esperanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esperanza.
Costa misses with a straight left.

Costa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Esperanza on his heels. He'll look to pass Esperanza's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa stays in close to Esperanza's body and controls the position.
Costa stands up over Esperanza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Esperanza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Esperanza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Esperanza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Esperanza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esperanza misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esperanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esperanza lands with a nice combination. Costa backs away looking to recover.
Esperanza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Esperanza.
Esperanza fails with a takedown attempt.
Esperanza throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Costa slips a straight right by Esperanza.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Esperanza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costa pinned against the cage. Costa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Esperanza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Esperanza did well to prevent Costa getting side control.
Esperanza tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Costa lands a nice short elbow.
Costa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esperanza defending well though.
Costa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa throwing shots but Esperanza is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costa is keen to just control but Esperanza is a slippery customer.

Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Esperanza tries to roll over but Costa keeps him under control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esperanza defending well though.
Costa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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

Esperanza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Costa pulls his head out easily.
Costa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Costa looks to land a strike but Esperanza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Costa trying to control but Esperanza is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Esperanza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costa is aware though and is defending well.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costa stays in close to Esperanza's body and controls the position.

Esperanza is looking for a triangle but Costa pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Esperanza blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Costa really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Esperanza pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esperanza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Esperanza looking to stall.
Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
Esperanza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esperanza prevents the takedown attempt.

Costa manages to pull guard.
Esperanza postures up in Costa's guard and throws a big left but Costa blocks it.
Costa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Costa punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa landing punches.
Esperanza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Esperanza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Costa stops Esperanza from getting back to his feet.
Costa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Costa slows the pace down in half guard.
Esperanza wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is taking a breather. Esperanza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Costa 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quentin Costa.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Esperanza.
Costa looks to land a left hand but Esperanza moved out of range nicely.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Esperanza throws a combination that misses

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quentin Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costa not doing much here.
Esperanza is looking to improve his position.
Esperanza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa.
Esperanza is looking to escape.
Esperanza gets full guard.
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.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Esperanza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa advances position into side control!
Costa looks up at the clock and then as Esperanza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Costa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esperanza taking a bit of punishment here - Costa scoring with strikes.
Esperanza can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Costa dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Esperanza misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Esperanza.
A jab from Esperanza misses.
Esperanza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esperanza tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.

Costa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Esperanza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Costa!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Costa is desperately trying to improve his position but Esperanza has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Costa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Esperanza wants to control the pace but Costa is squirming around nicely.
Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Esperanza controlling the pace for now.
Costa tries to reverse the position but Esperanza maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa holds on to Esperanza as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Esperanza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Esperanza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Esperanza avoids the attempt from Costa to control.
Jimmy Esperanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esperanza landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to lock up and control but Esperanza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Esperanza unloads with some shots from mount but Costa bucks and avoids them well.
Esperanza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esperanza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Costa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Esperanza landing strikes from the mount and Costa is in trouble!
Esperanza raining down hammerfists from mount.
Esperanza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costa is looking to escape.
Quentin Costa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza can't control as he wanted to and Costa manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Esperanza postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Costa to stand up.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Esperanza moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esperanza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esperanza lands a head shot.
Esperanza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Esperanza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin Costa!
Quentin Costa is the new light heavyweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Snozynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Snozynsky
vs
Suarez

173 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Snozynsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snozynsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Suarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snozynsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snozynsky 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.
Snozynsky is working hard here to advance position.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suarez trying to control but Snozynsky is working from the bottom.
Snozynsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suarez content to stall in guard here.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Snozynsky.
Suarez trying to control but Snozynsky is working from the bottom.
Snozynsky trying to control the position.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Snozynsky.
Suarez working some strikes from top position.
Snozynsky has his hands on Suarez's head, controlling the position.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Snozynsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snozynsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.

Snozynsky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Snozynsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snozynsky trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snozynsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez cracks Snozynsky with a solid left hand.
Snozynsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Snozynsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Snozynsky, not yet.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Snozynsky keeps moving.
Suarez postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suarez preventing the sweep.
Suarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snozynsky wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
Suarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snozynsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suarez postures up and lands a big shot to Snozynsky's brow.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Snozynsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Snozynsky is rocked!
Snozynsky throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Snozynsky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suarez postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Snozynsky covers up, he's hurt! Suarez keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Suarez and the ref steps in to end the fight! Suarez can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
Trinidad Suarez is the new middleweight champion!