QFC Tournament 28 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

James
vs
Mars

169 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Mars!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James shoots in and gets a takedown into Mars's guard.

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

Mars looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James with a nice head shot there.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
James scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mars looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James being controlled here momentarily.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Mars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Mars looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mars is keeping the position for now.
James stands up over Mars, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mars manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James tries to hold on but Mars pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James tries to lock up and control but Mars gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Mars working for a submission but James is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mars is looking for a kimura here.
Mars looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mars preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is pulling down on Mars's head. It's preventing any offense from Mars, at least for the moment.
Mars postures up.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mars controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mars trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but James manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
James passes Mars's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mars is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mars on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James working the head and body with strikes.
Mars is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James working over Mars with some ground and pound. Mars looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is looking to take a break and control but Mars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

James is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James wants to control but Mars is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mars as he avoids it easily.
Mars tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mars avoids it really well and circles away.
Mars misses with a takedown

and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mars trying to control from the bottom.

Mars looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mars manages to get to full guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mars is keeping the position for now.
Mars controls James momentarily but James frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells James's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mars keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James advances position into side control!
Mars is looking for a sweep.
Mars is breathing heavily.
James scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mars to see if he's OK.
James lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on James's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Mars is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James working the head with strikes.
Mars is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
James scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Mars is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and James can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin James!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamikah Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cebeza Diamant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Toney
vs
Diamant

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamikah Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cebeza Diamant!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Toney.
Toney slips a straight right by Diamant.

Toney forces Diamant back against the cage and clinches.

Toney breaks the clinch.

Toney gets a clinch.
Diamant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney is trying to pull guard but Diamant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diamant lands a damaging elbow.

Toney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toney slips under a jab from Diamant.
Toney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diamant counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Diamant gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is looking to break free of the clinch but Diamant has double underhooks.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diamant stalling.
Toney is trying to pull guard but Diamant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamikah Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney tries to pull guard but Diamant holds him up against the cage and eventually Toney drops back down to his feet.
Toney displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diamant up against the cage.
Diamant is trying to maintain a safe position but Toney gets an underhook and turns Diamant into the cage.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney wants a takedown but no success here.
Toney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamant walks away with a smile on his face. Toney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toney finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diamant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toney somewhat.
Diamant tries to close the distance and clinch but Toney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toney dives in and grabs Diamant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diamant pushes down on Toney's head and hops out.
Toney moves out of range of the body kick from Diamant.

Diamant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diamant has Toney pressed against the cage.
Diamant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Toney is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to pull guard but Diamant won't allow it.
Diamant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toney is trying to break the clinch but Diamant is controlling him.
Diamant stalling.
Toney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toney wants to take the fight to the mat but Diamant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diamant has Toney pressed against the cage.
Diamant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diamant prevents it.
Diamant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Toney managing to block the knees to the body from Diamant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamant misses with a knee to the head.
Diamant connects with a knee to the head.
Diamant has Toney pushed against the cage.
Diamant continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Diamant tries to land a knee to the head but Toney blocks with his arms.
Toney working hard to break the clinch.
Toney tries to pull guard but Diamant won't allow it.
Toney avoiding damage as Diamant throws knees to the body.
Diamant landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Diamant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Toney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diamant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cebeza Diamant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diamant tries to clinch up.
Diamant shoots in for a takedown but Toney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diamant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diamant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cebeza Diamant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diamant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toney.
Diamant doesn't manage to clinch there - Toney circles away.
Toney lands a high kick!
Diamant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diamant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamikah Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Diamant moves into the clinch.
Diamant lands an elbow just above Toney 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diamant throws an elbow but misses.
Diamant trying to land knees to the body.
Toney tries to pull guard but Diamant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamikah Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamant tries a knee to the head but Toney blocks it.
Diamant trying to land knees to the body.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toney blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamant misses with a knee to the head.
Diamant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toney trying to land knees to the body.
Diamant prevents Toney from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diamant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toney blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diamant stalling in the clinch.
Toney wants a takedown.

Toney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toney misses with a straight right.
Diamant fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diamant sprawls well. Diamant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toney gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamant tries to clinch but Toney is having none of it.
Toney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diamant pinned against the cage. Diamant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toney misses with a two punch combination.

Diamant moves into range and clinches up with Toney.
Diamant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toney can't get the takedown.
Diamant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diamant prevents Toney from breaking the clinch.
Cebeza Diamant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diamant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diamant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diamant lands a knee to the head.
Diamant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diamant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toney wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diamant'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cebeza Diamant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diamant gets a clinch.
Toney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diamant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Toney is looking to control Diamant's arms but Diamant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Toney has his back to the cage.
Diamant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diamant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diamant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diamant is stalling here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diamant to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toney breaks from the clinch.
Diamant scores with a three punch combo!
Diamant throws a right hand that Toney ducks under and follows up with a left that Toney also avoids with ease.
Diamant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamikah Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamant tries to close the distance and clinch but Toney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diamant fails with a takedown attempt.

Diamant darts in and clinches Toney up against the cage.
Diamant stalling.
Toney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diamant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diamant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toney blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamant avoiding damage.
Toney wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toney is trying to pull guard but Diamant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Toney jumps guard but Diamant stands there with Toney around his waist. Toney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diamant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toney up against the cage.
Diamant lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diamant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Toney breaks the clinch.
Diamant wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toney.

Diamant moves into range and clinches up with Toney.
Knees to the body from Diamant.
Diamant throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamant lands a knee to the head.
Toney tries to pull guard but Diamant won't allow it.
Diamant with a knee to the head.
Diamant lands a knee to the head.
Toney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diamant smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diamant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamant leaves Toney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamant connects with a crisp jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Cebeza Diamant!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Cebeza Diamant!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Cebeza Diamant!

Cebeza Diamant wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Cebeza Diamant, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bang Jang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jang
vs
Ishikawa

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bang Jang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junichi Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jang.
Jang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ishikawa blocks a head kick by Jang.
Jang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishikawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jang tries to avoid it but Ishikawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jang to the ground. Jang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ishikawa gets tackled into the cage by Jang. Jang maintains the clinch.
Jang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jang stalls.
Jang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishikawa goes for a takedown attempt but Jang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jang misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jang.
Jang leaves Ishikawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bang Jang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junichi Ishikawa.
A head kick misses from Jang.
Jang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Jang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishikawa.
Jang tries to clinch up but Ishikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Jang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang throws a head kick that misses.
Jang tries a head kick but it misses.
Jang throws a head kick that misses.
Jang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Ishikawa gets a double leg takedown into Jang's 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.
Jang looking to control.
Jang working a defensive guard but Ishikawa passes into half guard.
Jang tries to get to full guard but Ishikawa has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ishikawa maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jang could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ishikawa has cracked it and Jang is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ishikawa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junichi Ishikawa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrmes Franko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mikalovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Franko
vs
Mikalovich

188 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerrmes Franko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mikalovich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikalovich misses with a takedown attempt - Franko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franko lands a leg kick that knocks Mikalovich off balance momentarily.

Mikalovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Mikalovich prevents Franko from improving his position.

Franko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mikalovich jumps into side control!

Mikalovich is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Franko is trying to escape and Mikalovich transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Franko is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mikalovich! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Mikalovich!
After winning the bout, Ivan Mikalovich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dogukan Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Polat
vs
Dawn

189 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dogukan Polat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dusty Dawn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polat.
Dusty Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dawn throws a sloppy head kick and Polat moves out of range easily.

Polat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dawn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polat punching from mount but Dawn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dawn tries to hold on but Polat postures up.
Polat is looking to work his way around to Dawn's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dawn tries to reverse the position but Polat maintains control.
Dawn tries to hold on but Polat postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawn is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Polat.
Polat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dawn wants to hold on but Polat pushes him away.
Dawn manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is looking to control Polat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dawn avoid being mounted?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Polat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawn scores with a four punch combination!
Dawn is looking to clinch.
Polat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polat is defended easily by Dawn.
Dawn wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polat fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn tries to clinch but Polat is having none of it.
Polat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Polat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Polat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dawn can't get the takedown.
Dawn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polat prevents it.
Dawn is trying to pull guard but Polat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dogukan Polat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Dawn.
Dawn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Polat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polat prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polat can't get the takedown.

Polat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawn but Dawn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polat but Polat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawn's knee momentarily.
Dawn misses the jab.
Dawn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Polat counters with an inside leg kick.
Dawn looks gassed!
Dawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Polat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawn is fending him off so far but Polat persists. Nope, Dawn circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polat dives in and grabs Dawn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawn pushes down on Polat's head and hops out.
Polat lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dogukan Polat will probably get the nod.
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.

Polat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Polat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawn.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Polat fails with a takedown attempt.
Polat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Polat throws a series of strikes that have Dawn backpedaling.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polat swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Polat counters with a one-two to the body.
Polat connects with a high kick.
Dawn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogukan Polat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawn misses with a series of wild punches.
Polat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dawn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dawn throws a sloppy head kick and Polat moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Polat is fending him off so far but Dawn persists. Nope, Polat circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Polat counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Polat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Polat misses with a takedown attempt - Dawn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Polat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Polat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawn throws a lazy head kick
and Polat counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polat scores with a nice body kick.

Dawn drives through and clinches with Polat against the cage.

Polat pulls guard.
Dawn is pushing down on Polat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Polat is fighting to maintain full guard but Dawn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dawn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dawn prevents Polat from improving his position.

Dawn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Polat has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dawn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polat is refusing to be controlled, as Dawn sits in half guard.
Polat wants to control but Dawn passes into side.
Polat tries to buck Dawn off but Dawn is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawn controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polat tries to escape but Dawn is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dusty Dawn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dawn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Polat takes a step back to recover.
Dawn tries to clinch but Polat moves out of range.
Dawn tries to clinch there but Polat circles away.
Dawn darts in trying to clinch

and Polat counters by moving into the clinch.
Dawn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polat walks away with a smile on his face. Dawn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Polat blocks a head kick by Dawn.
Polat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dawn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Polat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawn doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polat is defended easily by Dawn.
Dawn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polat.
Polat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogukan Polat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dawn connects with the punch.

Dawn gets a clinch.
Polat is trying to drag Dawn to the mat but Dawn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dawn is trying to pull guard but Polat has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn stops a takedown attempt from Polat.

Dawn pulls guard.
Polat won't allow Dawn to get back to his feet.
Dawn seems keen to control Polat's posture.

Polat stands up from Dawn's guard - Polat perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dawn takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawn tries to pull guard but Polat holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawn drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dawn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawn tries to pull guard but Polat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dawn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawn has Polat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dawn gets underhooks to prevent Polat's takedown attempt.
Dawn is looking for a takedown.
Polat crunches a lovely knee into Dawn's ribcage.
Dawn has Polat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dawn tries to pull guard but Polat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Polat tries to score a body lock takedown but Dawn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dawn is working for takedown but Polat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Polat is stalling here.
Dawn tries to pull guard but Polat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dawn fails to pull guard.

Polat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Dawn instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polat fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Dusty Dawn!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Dusty Dawn!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Dusty Dawn!

Dusty Dawn wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timyo Panday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Gaskauskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panday
vs
Gaskauskis

168 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timyo Panday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marius Gaskauskis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskauskis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panday takes a swing at Gaskauskis's ribcage but misses.
Panday swings for the body but Gaskauskis moves out of range.
Gaskauskis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gaskauskis darts in and clinches Panday up against the cage.
Panday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaskauskis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panday is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gaskauskis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Panday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaskauskis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gaskauskis throws a head punch that misses.
Panday working hard to break the clinch.
Panday blocking some punches.
Panday looking to slow down the pace here.
Panday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaskauskis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timyo Panday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaskauskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaskauskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panday blocking some punches.
Panday is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaskauskis is defending well.
Gaskauskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaskauskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaskauskis lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Gaskauskis.
Gaskauskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Panday.
Gaskauskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Panday.
A head punch on the inside from Gaskauskis fails to land.
Panday wants to take the fight to the mat but Gaskauskis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gaskauskis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Panday up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gaskauskis.
Gaskauskis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gaskauskis fails to land.
Gaskauskis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Gaskauskis.
Panday is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gaskauskis can't find room to land a body shot as Panday controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis lands with a right to the head.
Gaskauskis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gaskauskis lands with a light punch inside.
Gaskauskis swings wildly with an uppercut but Panday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panday is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaskauskis.
Gaskauskis misses with the head strike.
Gaskauskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaskauskis struggles to land a body shot inside as Panday controls his hands.
Gaskauskis'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.
Gaskauskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Panday.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panday.
Panday looking for a takedown.
Panday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaskauskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panday's elbow.
Panday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaskauskis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaskauskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panday is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaskauskis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Gaskauskis scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Gaskauskis to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Gaskauskis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Gaskauskis does it's job there.
Timyo Panday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panday looks to land a right hand but Gaskauskis moved out of range.
Gaskauskis slips a jab from Panday.
Gaskauskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Panday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gaskauskis clinches up with Panday and pushes him back against the cage.
Panday looking to stall.
Gaskauskis misses with a body punch.
Panday tries to circle away but Gaskauskis has him pinned against the cage.
Gaskauskis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panday backwards.
Gaskauskis just leaning against Panday, taking a breather.
Gaskauskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaskauskis leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panday has Gaskauskis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaskauskis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gaskauskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaskauskis stops a takedown attempt from Panday.
Gaskauskis throws a head punch that misses.
Gaskauskis tries a body shot but Panday blocks it.
Gaskauskis throws a head punch that misses.
Gaskauskis prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timyo Panday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Gaskauskis fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Gaskauskis.
Panday wants a takedown but no success here.
Panday tries for a takedown but Gaskauskis manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panday.
Panday has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gaskauskis after a bit of a struggle.
Gaskauskis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Panday has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gaskauskis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gaskauskis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panday goes for a takedown attempt but Gaskauskis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaskauskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaskauskis manages to avoid it.
Gaskauskis lands a nice shot that snaps Panday's head back.
Gaskauskis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marius Gaskauskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Panday with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gaskauskis has closed the distance and engaged Panday in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gaskauskis.
A head punch on the inside from Gaskauskis fails to land.
Gaskauskis working aggressively here.
Gaskauskis misses with some punches.
Gaskauskis has a couple of punches blocked by Panday.
Gaskauskis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaskauskis throws a punch but it's blocked by Panday.
Gaskauskis misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius Gaskauskis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaskauskis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaskauskis holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis tries to work over Panday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panday.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Gaskauskis fails to land.
Panday drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaskauskis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gaskauskis is pushing Panday up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Gaskauskis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gaskauskis clinches.
Panday tries to score a body lock takedown but Gaskauskis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gaskauskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaskauskis misses with the head strike.
Gaskauskis misses with some punches.

Panday breaks the clinch.
Gaskauskis scores with a hook to the body. Panday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaskauskis wants to clinch up but Panday keeps it at a distance.
Gaskauskis connects with a body shot that sends Panday's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Gaskauskis. No joy for Panday on that attempt.
Gaskauskis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panday. Panday circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaskauskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaskauskis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaskauskis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Panday, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaskauskis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Panday.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timyo Panday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panday prevents a body shot from Gaskauskis.
Gaskauskis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaskauskis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gaskauskis misses with a punch to the body.
Panday wants a takedown but no success here.
Gaskauskis misses with a punch on the inside.
Panday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panday blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Panday drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaskauskis misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panday's elbow.
Panday wants a takedown but no success here.
Gaskauskis has Panday pressed against the cage.
Gaskauskis can't find room to land a body shot as Panday controls the action.
Gaskauskis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaskauskis.
Gaskauskis tries a body shot but Panday blocks it.
Gaskauskis swings wildly with an uppercut but Panday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaskauskis is pressed up against the cage. Panday has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaskauskis down to the mat. Gaskauskis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaskauskis digs a good body shot into Panday's ribs.
Panday throws a poor cross that misses
and Panday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaskauskis tries to clinch up.
Panday throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaskauskis counters with a right hand to the body.
Panday misses with a body shot.
Gaskauskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Panday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panday on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gaskauskis moves into the clinch.
Gaskauskis can't find room to land a body shot as Panday controls the action.
Gaskauskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panday is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaskauskis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gaskauskis can't find room to land a body shot as Panday controls the action.
Gaskauskis has Panday pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaskauskis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timyo Panday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius Gaskauskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaskauskis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Marius Gaskauskis!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Marius Gaskauskis!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Marius Gaskauskis!

Marius Gaskauskis wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papisse Cisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessi Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cisse
vs
Bart

200 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papisse Cisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jessi Bart!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse moves in looking to clinch but Bart pushes him off.
Bart tries to close the distance and clinch but Cisse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cisse throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cisse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cisse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cisse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cisse.
Cisse misses with a head kick.
Bart is looking to clinch.
Cisse keeps Bart at a distance using the push kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bart has eaten all the pies!
A head kick misses from Cisse.

Bart has Cisse up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cisse connects with a knee to the head.
Bart tries a knee to the head but Cisse blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bart controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cisse.
Bart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cisse trying to control the position but instead, Bart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cisse into the cage.
Cisse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cisse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cisse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cisse seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bart is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cisse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Bart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cisse blocks it with crossed arms.
Cisse trying to stall but Bart improves his position.
Cisse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bart slowing the pace effectively.
Bart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bart prevents a body shot from Cisse.
Bart swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse tries a knee to the head but Bart blocks it.
Cisse tries a knee to the head but Bart blocks it.
Cisse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cisse landing knees to the body.
Cisse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cisse avoiding damage.
Bart missing with knees to the body.
Cisse tries to land a knee to the head but Bart blocks with his arms.
Cisse trying to control the position but instead, Bart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cisse into the cage.
Bart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cisse with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse with a knee to the head.
Bart connects with a knee to the head.
Bart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bart.
Bart scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cisse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bart takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cisse missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Bart.
Bart takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cisse lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bart tries to clinch but Cisse is having none of it.
Cisse throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bart's head.
Cisse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bart wants to clinch.
Bart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cisse.
A head kick misses from Bart.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bart looks to throw a body kick
and Cisse counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cisse tries to close the distance and clinch but Bart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart tries to clinch up.

Bart closes the distance and pushes Cisse back into the cage.
Bart tries to land a knee to the head but Cisse blocks with his arms.
Bart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cisse tries to land a knee to the head but Bart blocks with his arms.
Cisse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bart is keeping busy.
Cisse can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Cisse landing knees to the head.
Cisse scores with a knee to the head.
Bart has a couple of punches blocked by Cisse.
Cisse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Papisse Cisse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Cisse.
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!
Bart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cisse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bart looking to throw knees to the head but Cisse is blocking nicely.
Cisse wants to stall.
Bart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cisse letting Bart take a breather here.
Cisse landing knees to the body.
Bart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cisse tries a knee to the head but Bart blocks it.
Cisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart misses with a knee strike.
Bart scores a nice knee to the body.
Bart looking to throw knees to the head but Cisse is blocking nicely.
Bart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cisse avoids it.
Cisse misses with a knee strike.
Cisse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bart lands a good knee to the midsection. Cisse won't want to take too many of those.
Bart has Cisse pushed against the cage.
Cisse trying to control the position but instead, Bart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cisse into the cage.
Bart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cisse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cisse wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bart.
Cisse tries to work over Bart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bart effectively controlling the action here.
Bart avoiding damage as Cisse throws knees to the body.
Bart looking to throw knees to the head but Cisse is blocking nicely.
Cisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bart tries to throw a body punch but Cisse avoids it by throwing Bart back against the cage.
Bart misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Cisse as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papisse Cisse dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cisse swats away the attempt to clinch by Bart.
Cisse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cisse scores with a head kick.
Cisse tries to clinch but Bart is having none of it.
Cisse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cisse throws a head kick that misses.
Cisse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bart.
Bart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cisse throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bart swats away the attempt to clinch by Cisse.
Cisse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bart rushes Cisse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bart landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cisse lands a shot to the body.
Bart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cisse is defending well for now.
Bart trying to land knees to the body.
Bart stalling.
Bart tries a knee to the head but Cisse blocks it.
Cisse misses with a knee to the head.
Bart tries a knee to the head but Cisse blocks it.
Bart tries to land a knee to the head but Cisse blocks with his arms.
Cisse tries a knee to the head but Bart blocks it.
Cisse tries to land a knee to the head but Bart blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse scores with a knee to the head.
Bart avoiding damage as Cisse throws knees to the body.
Cisse scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cisse lands a knee to the body.
Cisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bart.
Cisse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cisse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cisse trying to control the position but instead, Bart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cisse into the cage.
Bart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bart with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart lands a knee to the head.

Cisse is rocked!
Cisse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bart's elbow.
Oh Cisse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bart slows down the pace here.
Bart looking to slow down the pace here.
Cisse seems to have got his legs back now.
Bart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bart slows down the pace here.
Bart looking to stall.
Bart tries a knee to the head but Cisse blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cisse scores with a knee to the head.
Bart misses with a knee strike.
Bart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cisse with a knee to the head.
Bart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bart misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cisse stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papisse Cisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cisse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Papisse Cisse!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Papisse Cisse!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Papisse Cisse!

Papisse Cisse wins by unanimous decision!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maynor Fidjerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gat Yaupoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fidjerald
vs
Yaupoc

181 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maynor Fidjerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gat Yaupoc!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yaupoc has Fidjerald up against the cage in a clinch.
Yaupoc lands a nice uppercut.
Yaupoc lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaupoc.
Yaupoc lands a left hand.
Yaupoc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fidjerald is looking to take this one to the mat.

Yaupoc manages to break the clinch.
Yaupoc with a jab.

It looks like Maynor Fidjerald has been cut.

Oooooh!!! Yaupoc has knocked Fidjerald down with a huge combo! Yaupoc steps away and waves a wobbly Fidjerald back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Fidjerald is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaupoc misses with an uppercut. Fidjerald saw that one coming.
Oh Fidjerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Yaupoc has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Yaupoc.
Yaupoc lands a shoulder strike.
Fidjerald is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynor Fidjerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaupoc digs a right hand underneath Fidjerald's ribcage. Fidjerald let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Yaupoc manages to break the clinch.
Fidjerald shoots in but no luck this time.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Yaupoc! Fidjerald is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gat Yaupoc!