Out for Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wolak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deiter Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wolak
vs
Myers

193 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
235 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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, Michal Wolak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deiter Myers!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers throws a head kick but Wolak moves out of range.
Wolak moves in looking to clinch but Myers pushes him off.
A combination from Myers does no damage.
Myers tries to clinch up.

Myers closes the distance and clinches.
Wolak lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Deiter Myers has been cut.
Myers pushes Wolak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolak misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Myers is trying to drag Wolak to the mat but Wolak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wolak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolak misses with an elbow over the top.

Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolak tries to clinch but Myers moves out of range.
Wolak clinches but Myers breaks the clinch

and Myers moves into the clinch.
Wolak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Wolak.
Wolak misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers working hard to break the clinch.
Wolak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.

That has opened up Deiter Myers's cut even more.
Wolak throws an elbow that misses.
Wolak lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Deiter Myers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Myers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michal Wolak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deiter Myers.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Wolak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wolak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolak pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wolak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wolak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Wolak.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Wolak, against the cage.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Wolak lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.

Deiter Myers'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 Deiter Myers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michal Wolak!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Balboa
vs
Stone

190 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
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, TJ Stone!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balboa checks it well.
Balboa takes one on the button.
Balboa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Balboa.
Stone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Balboa with the ground and pound but Stone uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stone controls Balboa momentarily but Balboa frees himself.
Balboa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balboa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Stone is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Stone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stone avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Stone throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Stone stalks Balboa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Balboa's face. Balboa staggers backwards, shaken.
TJ Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.

Stone forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.

Stone breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
A shot to de liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone thumps Balboa with a low kick.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Stone misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone scores with a three punch combo!
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
TJ Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.

Stone has closed the distance and engaged Balboa in a clinch.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Balboa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balboa up against the cage.

Stone breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Stone tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balboa walks into a jab.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Stone tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.

Balboa gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Balboa tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Balboa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control but Balboa is keeping busy.

Balboa is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stone moves into full guard.
Balboa lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balboa's guard.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.
Stone throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Balboa checks it.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.

Stone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Balboa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Balboa postures up.
Balboa wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balboa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Balboa tries to stand but Stone is controlling from the bottom.

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

Balboa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stone!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa with a couple of short strikes.

Balboa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Balboa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stone is trying to maintain the position but Balboa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stone leaves Balboa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
TJ Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Stone misses.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Balboa.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Stone backing up. Stone nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Stone lands a with a good body shot.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Stone throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Stone leaves Balboa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balboa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands a two punch combo.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone fakes the leg kick and cracks Balboa in the body.
A jab lands there for Stone.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Stone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone with a nice cross.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balboa's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Balboa's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone scores with the left hand. Balboa knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone scores with a one two! Balboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Balboa looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Stone tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with the left hand. Balboa knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone stalks Balboa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Balboa's face. Balboa staggers backwards, shaken.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Balboa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Balboa defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stone duly obliges.
Stone thumps Balboa with a low kick.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balboa counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.

Stone moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balboa.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Balboa shoots in and bounces Stone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Balboa stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.

Stone manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Balboa avoids a kick to the body.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balboa tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.

Balboa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Balboa manages to end up in side control.
TJ Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Stone is trying to control Balboa's posture but Balboa avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Stone!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - The Sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franklin
vs
Hallman

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Franklin!
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, Dennis Hallman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallman shoots in but Franklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hallman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hallman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franklin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hallman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ben Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Hallman.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin throws a head kick but Hallman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franklin clinches up with Hallman and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin lands a knee to the body.
Hallman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Franklin lands a knee to the body.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallman avoids it.
Franklin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallman is defending well for now.
Hallman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin landing knees to the body.
Hallman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hallman looks gassed!
Franklin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dennis Hallman has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman has Franklin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franklin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hallman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklin's efforts to push away.
Hallman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franklin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Franklin throws a head kick but Hallman moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franklin throws a head kick but Hallman moves out of range.
Hallman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franklin. Franklin obviously looking to wear him down.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Hallman keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hallman is defended easily by Franklin.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hallman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franklin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ben Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Franklin rushes Hallman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Franklin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Hallman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Franklin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hallman moves out of range of the body kick from Franklin.

Franklin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hallman, pushing him back against the cage.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Hallman takes a knee to the side of the body.

Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Franklin throws a leg kick which misses Hallman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hallman tries to avoid it.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Hallman is breathing heavily.
Franklin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Franklin clinches up with Hallman and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin is pressed up against the cage. Hallman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franklin down to the mat. Franklin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franklin.

Franklin takes the fight into the clinch.
Hallman takes a knee to the side of the body.

Franklin breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franklin has closed the distance and engaged Hallman in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franklin obliges.
Hallman is pressed up against the cage. Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hallman down to the mat. Hallman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hallman throws a body kick the misses
and Franklin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hallman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Franklin darts in and clinches Hallman up against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Franklin clinches up with Hallman and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hallman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Franklin breaks the clinch.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Hallman pushes him off.
Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Hallman is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin wants to clinch

and Hallman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Franklin's guard.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Hallman from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Franklin pushes Hallman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Franklin throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Franklin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Hallman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Franklin tries to clinch but Hallman moves out of range.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franklin tries to clinch but Hallman is having none of it.
Hallman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Franklin.
Ben Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hallman.

Hallman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Franklin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hallman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hallman trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin can't do much from the bottom here.
Hallman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Hallman drags him back down.
Franklin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hallman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Franklin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

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

so Hallman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hallman throws a big right hand that misses.
Franklin 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.

Hallman drops back looking for a leg! Franklin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Franklin manages to kick Hallman off! Hallman jumps back into Franklin's guard.
Hallman trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hallman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Hallman keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hallman gets a takedown into half guard.

Hallman 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.
Hallman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Franklin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RG Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RG Dias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Torres
vs
Dias

185 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RG Dias!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dias closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dias lands in his opponent's guard.
Dias stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.

Dias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dias is one step ahead there.
Torres is working hard here to advance position.

Dias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Torres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dias drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Dias off! Dias jumps back into Torres's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Torres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dias manages to get himself to full guard.

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

Dias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dias looks gassed!

Dias looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Dias's legs - danger averted.

Dias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dias is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Dias has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Dias preventing the sweep.

Dias drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dias jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dias drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dias jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.

Dias drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dias jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias looking to pass the guard.

Dias got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dias has managed to get both his arms back between Torres's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias is pushing down on Torres's leg trying to pass to half guard. Torres is fighting to maintain full guard but Dias has managed to sneak the leg through.

Dias is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres is pressing down on Dias's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Torres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Torres is looking for a kimura here.
Dias slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dias pushes a forearm under Torres's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Torres is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). RG Dias!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Wasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Pettytheft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wasserman
vs
Pettytheft

178 cm
22
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Wasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Pettytheft!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettytheft misses with the combination.
Pettytheft throws the left hand but Wasserman avoids the punch easily.
Wasserman walks into a stiff left hand from Pettytheft.
Pettytheft throws the left hand but Wasserman avoids the punch easily.
Pettytheft connects with a right hand. Wasserman shakes it off.
Wasserman shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettytheft tries to sprawl out of it but Wasserman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettytheft manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman dives in and grabs Pettytheft's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pettytheft pushes down on Wasserman's head and hops out.

Wasserman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Wasserman stalls from top position.
Pettytheft is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wasserman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wasserman is looking to take a break and control but Pettytheft is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasserman working away.
Pettytheft tries to escape but Wasserman is in control.
Wasserman trying to control the action but Pettytheft is working from the bottom.
Pettytheft tries to escape but Wasserman is in control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pettytheft looks to throw the jab but Wasserman is out of range.
Pettytheft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pettytheft.
Pettytheft connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown but Pettytheft shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wasserman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettytheft. Wasserman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettytheft misses with a looping right.
Pettytheft misses with a double jab.
Pettytheft looks to land a left hand but Wasserman moved out of range nicely.
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeff Pettytheft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettytheft misses with a looping left.
Pettytheft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wasserman manages to avoid it.
Pettytheft thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pettytheft looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasserman is just out of range.
Wasserman moves forwards but Pettytheft connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pettytheft scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wasserman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettytheft circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Pettytheft.

It looks like Anatoly Wasserman has been cut.
Anatoly Wasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettytheft misses the shot to the body.
Wasserman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wasserman staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pettytheft darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pettytheft works over Wasserman's head and body with a nice combination.
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pettytheft stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pettytheft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettytheft thows a body shot but no joy.
Pettytheft throws a right hand that Wasserman ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasserman also avoids with ease.
Pettytheft looks gassed!
Pettytheft throws a looping overhand right but Wasserman ducks down to avoid it.
Wasserman has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Pettytheft as Wasserman shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wasserman.
Pettytheft tries to bum rush Wasserman with a series of wild strikes but Wasserman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wasserman slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pettytheft misses the target.
Pettytheft displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasserman.
Wasserman fails to land the takedown.
Wasserman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettytheft circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasserman ducks right into an uppercut from Pettytheft.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettytheft stuffs the takedown.
Wasserman ducks under a wild hook from Pettytheft.
Wasserman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Pettytheft dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Wasserman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wasserman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettytheft circles away.
Pettytheft dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettytheft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pettytheft jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettytheft jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pettytheft misses with an uppercut. Wasserman saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Pettytheft.
Wasserman defending well as Pettytheft loads up on a big left hand.
Wasserman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wasserman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pettytheft looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasserman is just out of range.
Wasserman slips under a jab.
Wasserman ducks under a wild hook from Pettytheft.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettytheft scores with a sloppy right hand. Wasserman should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wasserman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasserman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pettytheft's waist but Pettytheft gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wasserman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettytheft jabs Wasserman right on the nose. Wasserman blinks but takes it well.
Pettytheft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wasserman.
Wasserman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pettytheft cracks Wasserman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pettytheft displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasserman.
Wasserman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wasserman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Pettytheft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wasserman doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettytheft throws a jab when Wasserman was well out of range.
Pettytheft defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wasserman.
Wasserman tries for a takedown but Pettytheft sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pettytheft cracks Wasserman with a right hand to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Pettytheft both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettytheft stalks Wasserman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasserman's face. Wasserman staggers backwards, shaken.

Anatoly Wasserman's cut is getting worse.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pettytheft but Pettytheft pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pettytheft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pettytheft connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettytheft scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wasserman dives in and grabs Pettytheft's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pettytheft pushes down on Wasserman's head and hops out.
Pettytheft lands a jab to the nose.
Wasserman ducks under a wild hook from Pettytheft.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettytheft lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wasserman defending well as Pettytheft loads up on a big left hand.
Wasserman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pettytheft lands a nice shot that snaps Wasserman's head back.
Pettytheft connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pettytheft connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pettytheft moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Wasserman is rocked!
Pettytheft cracks Wasserman with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wasserman tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pettytheft pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wasserman is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Pettytheft!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Kyznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feliks Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Kyznetsov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kyznetsov
vs
Petrov

188 cm
19
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Omnipotent Ensemble [MMABR]
Omnipotent Ensemble [MMABR]

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladislav Kyznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feliks Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Kyznetsov tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyznetsov lands with a cross.
Kyznetsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kyznetsov misses with a double jab.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyznetsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyznetsov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kyznetsov needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Kyznetsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kyznetsov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyznetsov throws out a powerful jab.
Kyznetsov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Petrov wants to clinch up but Kyznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Kyznetsov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyznetsov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov misses with a combination
and Kyznetsov counters with a leg kick.
Kyznetsov throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kyznetsov lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Kyznetsov feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
Kyznetsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov looks gassed!
Kyznetsov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyznetsov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kyznetsov lands a with a good body shot.
Kyznetsov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyznetsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyznetsov throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kyznetsov is looking to clinch.
Kyznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyznetsov lands with a slapping head kick.

Kyznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kyznetsov is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrov gets an underhook and turns Kyznetsov into the cage.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Kyznetsov lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Kyznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov wants to break free but Kyznetsov has control.
Kyznetsov trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyznetsov into the cage.
Kyznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kyznetsov lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Feliks Petrov has been cut.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Kyznetsov is controlling him.
Kyznetsov misses with an elbow strike.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Kyznetsov wants to clinch but Petrov slips to the side

and Petrov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kyznetsov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kyznetsov takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kyznetsov throws an elbow but misses.

Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyznetsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kyznetsov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyznetsov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kyznetsov, as that shot connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyznetsov.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyznetsov digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Kyznetsov lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kyznetsov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kyznetsov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vladislav Kyznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kyznetsov can pounce on him.
Kyznetsov wants to clinch

and Petrov counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike from Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov blocks the elbow strike.
Kyznetsov lands an elbow inside.
Petrov has Kyznetsov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kyznetsov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kyznetsov pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kyznetsov.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyznetsov won't allow it.
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kyznetsov lands an elbow that stopped Petrov in his tracks for a moment.
Kyznetsov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kyznetsov won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrov is defending well for now.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Kyznetsov is controlling the position.

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

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

Kyznetsov tries for a kimura but Petrov is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Kyznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feliks Petrov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kyznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyznetsov connects with a solid leg kick.

Petrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Petrov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kyznetsov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kyznetsov regains half guard.
Petrov prevents Kyznetsov from improving his position.
Petrov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kyznetsov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petrov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kyznetsov trying to hold on to Petrov's head to control him but Petrov postures up.
Petrov not doing much here.
Kyznetsov gets full guard.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Kyznetsov keeps moving.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kyznetsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Petrov looking to sit in guard and control but Kyznetsov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Petrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kyznetsov is aware though and is defending well.

Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kyznetsov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kyznetsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kyznetsov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petrov is trying to control Kyznetsov's posture but Kyznetsov avoids it.
Petrov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Petrov can't escape the position.
Petrov tries to hold on but Kyznetsov pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kyznetsov wants to take Petrov's back but he can't do it this time.
Petrov working to try and regain half guard.

Kyznetsov quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kyznetsov but it's paid off an Petrov is forced to tap! Nice work by Kyznetsov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladislav Kyznetsov!

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A | B

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FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitur Satamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Satamov
vs
Krueger

183 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
208 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitur Satamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Satamov finds it's way through Krueger's defenses.
Krueger blocks a jab.
Krueger fails to land with a series of punches.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger lands with a hook. Satamov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Satamov misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Satamov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dimitur Satamov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satamov misses with an uppercut. Krueger saw that one coming.
Krueger misses with a series of wild punches.
Satamov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satamov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krueger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satamov.
Krueger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Satamov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krueger counters with a straight right hand.
Satamov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krueger moves away.
Krueger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krueger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Satamov's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satamov misses with an uppercut. Krueger saw that one coming.
Satamov misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satamov looks to land a left hand but Krueger moved out of range nicely.
Satamov misses with a hook. Krueger ducked under it nicely.
Satamov misses with a wild body shot.
Satamov blocks the body kick.
Satamov misses with a straight left.
Satamov lands a slapping body shot.
Krueger throws a series of strikes that have Satamov backpedaling.

It looks like Dimitur Satamov has been cut.

Krueger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krueger stops Satamov from standing up.
Krueger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satamov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Krueger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Satamov pushes Krueger off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Krueger lands a glancing blow to the side of Satamov's head.
Dimitur Satamov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Satamov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to de liver by Krueger. Beautiful body shot.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satamov circles away quickly and effectively.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch but Satamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satamov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger slips under a jab.
Satamov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krueger tries to clinch there but Satamov circles away.
Krueger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satamov.

Krueger drops Satamov with a beautiful combination! Satamov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Krueger is looking for the KO!
Krueger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Satamov is breathing heavily.
Satamov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Satamov is rocked!

Dimitur Satamov's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Satamov hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Freddy Krueger!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Band
vs
Samara

184 cm
25
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Samara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band throws a head kick but Samara moves out of range.
Samara defending well as Band loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Band checks a leg kick.
Samara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Band paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Band misses with a low kick.
Band throws out a loose jab but Samara uses good head movement to avoid it.

Samara closes the distance and clinches.
Samara scores a nice knee to the body.
Samara misses with an elbow strike.
Band swings wildly with an uppercut but Samara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Band presses Samara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Band breaks from the clinch.
Band takes one on the button.

It looks like Ister Band has been cut.
Band lands a head shot.
Samara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Band paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Band.
Samara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Band misses.
Samara wants to clinch.
Band fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Band avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Band looks to land a right hand but Samara moved out of range.
Samara shoots in for a takedown but Band shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Band works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Band misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samara has time to react.
Samara drops his hands momentarily and Band takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Band misses the jab.
Samara tries to clinch but Band is having none of it.
Samara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Anselmi Samara has been cut.
Band is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samara.
Samara is looking to clinch but Band is avoiding it.

Samara closes the distance and pushes Band back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samara is working for takedown but Band is calmly controlling the position for now.
Band stalls.
Samara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ister Band has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmi Samara.
Band goes for a takedown attempt but Samara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara misses with a body shot.
Samara misses with a takedown

and Band counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samara won't be happy with that.
Band working the body and head with strikes.
Band working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Band scores with punches from side control.
Samara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Band.
Samara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Band has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Band throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Band cracks Samara with a big right hand but Samara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Samara tries to buck Band off but Band is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Samara works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Band not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Band missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Band scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Band.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Band accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Band trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Band throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samara working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ister Band dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Band misses with an uppercut. Samara saw that one coming.
Band tries for a takedown but Samara circles away easily

and Samara counters with a single leg into guard. Band didn't expect that.
Samara forces his way into half guard.
Band is staying active underneath Samara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samara works his way into side control.
Band is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Samara's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Samara works his way into side control.
Band struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara is chipping away with strikes.
Band wants to control but Samara postures up.
Band tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Samara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Band tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Samara presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Samara landing punches.

Samara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Band is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Samara lands a big elbow.
Samara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Band gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band gets full guard.
Samara looking to pass the guard.
Samara throws and elbow that misses. Band uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samara's guard. Nice move by Band!

Band is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Band content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Band is in close to Samara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Band throws a strike but Samara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Band trying to strike off his back.
Ister Band overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara looking to pass the guard.
Samara looking to sit in guard and control but Band gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Band drops back, looking for a kneebar! Samara looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Samara looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Samara!
Samara postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Band tries to buck Samara off but Samara is having none of it.
Band stops Samara from passing to mount.
Band throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Band throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Band stops Samara from passing to mount.
Samara lands an elbow.
Samara avoids the strikes from the bottom by Band.
Band struggling a bit here.
Band tries to buck Samara off but Samara is having none of it.
Band is working hard here to advance position.
Samara advances to full mount.
Band tries to reverse the position but Samara maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmi Samara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Band gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samara.
Band jabs at Samara's body.

Samara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Band is trying to defend but Samara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Band gets full guard.
Samara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Band lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samara!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band throwing strikes but Samara bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Band forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara gets back to full guard.

Band has gone for a leg lock! Samara slips out almost immediately though and dives into Band's guard.
Band throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Samara drops back looking for a leg! Band is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Band manages to kick Samara off! Samara jumps back into Band's guard.

Samara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Band is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Band has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Band lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samara!
Band connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Band is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Band connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Samara is in a horrible position here. Band smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Band cracks Samara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Band fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Samara because Band loaded up on that one.
Samara is looking to get to half guard.
Band working Samara over with strikes here.
Samara tries to reverse the position but Band maintains control.
Band lands a big elbow.
Samara wants to control but Band is having none of it.
Samara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Band.
Samara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Band thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samara is in a horrible position here. Band smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Band throwing strikes here but Samara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Samara bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Band looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samara is one step ahead there.

Samara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Band looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samara is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ister Band showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Band has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ister Band!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

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