DFC 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Oliokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoltan Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Oliokov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oliokov
vs
Hoos

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Oliokov!
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, Zoltan Hoos!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliokov is trying to defend but Hoos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oliokov taking some punishment here, with Hoos in his half guard.
Oliokov wants to control but Hoos is keeping busy.
Oliokov is trying to stand back up but Hoos is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hoos in particular looking to stall.
Hoos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oliokov is looking to improve his position.
Hoos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoos prevents Oliokov from standing back up.
Oliokov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliokov tries to clinch but Hoos is having none of it.
Hoos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliokov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoos counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliokov clinches.
Hoos misses with some punches.
Oliokov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoos walks away with a smile on his face. Oliokov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hoos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliokov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hoos trying to control the position but Oliokov is working away.
Oliokov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliokov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hoos throwing shots but Oliokov is blocking nicely.
Oliokov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hoos working Oliokov over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliokov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov is working hard here to advance position.
Oliokov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoos on the ground.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oliokov wants to get back to his feet.
Hoos working the head and body with strikes.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oliokov is looking to control Hoos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliokov avoid being mounted?
Hoos controlling the action here.
Hoos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoos throwing shots but Oliokov is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov is looking for a sweep. Hoos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oliokov is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Hoos.
Hoos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliokov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliokov is not content to let Hoos control the position.
Hoos throwing shots but Oliokov is blocking nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A cross from Hoos lands.
Oliokov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Oliokov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoos did well to prevent Oliokov getting side control.
Hoos gets full guard.
Hoos looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov stopping the sweep attempt from Hoos.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Hoos keeps moving.
Oliokov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hoos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hoos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliokov is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoos stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Hoos.
Oliokov has his takedown stuffed
and Hoos counters with a low kick, right behind Oliokov 's knee.
Hoos scores with a three punch combo!
Hoos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoos throws a series of punches but Oliokov avoids them all with ease.
Hoos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oliokov throws a series of punches but Hoos avoids them all with ease.
Oliokov tries to clinch up.
Hoos with a jab.
Hoos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oliokov tries to clinch but Hoos moves out of range.
Oliokov tries to bum rush Hoos with a series of wild strikes but Hoos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliokov has his takedown stuffed

and Hoos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoos.
A shot in the inside from Hoos.
Hoos lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoos lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hoos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliokov's efforts to push away.
Hoos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliokov tries to pull guard but Hoos holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliokov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Oliokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoos can't get the takedown.
Oliokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliokov trying to stall but Hoos improves his position.

Hoos has clasped his hands together around Oliokov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hoos lands a nice forearm strike.
Oliokov taking a bit of punishment here - Hoos scoring with strikes.
Hoos trying to control the action but Oliokov is working from the bottom.
Hoos lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoos working away.
Oliokov wants to get back to his feet but Hoos drags him back down.
Oliokov is trying to control Hoos's posture but Hoos avoids it.
Hoos working the head with strikes.
Oliokov is looking to reverse the position.
Hoos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hoos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hoos trying to control the action but Oliokov is working from the bottom.
Hoos lands a few punches from side control.
Hoos looks up at the clock and then as Oliokov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hoos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoos wants to control but Oliokov is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliokov is trying to get back to his feet.
Zoltan Hoos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoos grinds an elbow into Oliokov's temple.
Hoos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliokov keeps working.
Hoos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliokov to see if he's OK.
Oliokov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hoos lands an elbow.
Oliokov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoos tries to move to full mount but Oliokov actually manages to regain half guard.
Oliokov taking some punishment here, with Hoos in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oliokov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hoos wants to pass the guard but Oliokov is keeping the position.
Hoos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliokov has his hands on Hoos's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoos postures up.
Hoos prevents Oliokov from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoltan Hoos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Hoos misses.
Hoos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoos lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoos cracks a nice hook into Oliokov's ribs.
Oliokov slips a jab and a cross from Hoos.
Oliokov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hoos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliokov trying to keep a closed guard but Hoos is proving a slippery customer.
Oliokov keeping moving, preventing Hoos from controlling successfully.
Oliokov is trying to keep Hoos in close.
Oliokov wants to stand up but Hoos is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliokov keeping moving, preventing Hoos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Oliokov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoos is aware though and is defending well.
Hoos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoos scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoos lands a couple of elbows.
Hoos advances position into side control!
Oliokov is trying to improve his position.
Hoos scores with punches from side control.
Oliokov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oliokov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoos connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oliokov some visible discomfort.
Oliokov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoos connects with a decent elbow.
Oliokov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliokov to see if he's OK.
Oliokov is pushing Hoos's head away, looking to escape. Hoos manages to hold on to the position though.
Hoos is putting a hurting on Oliokov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hoos trying to control the action but Oliokov is working from the bottom.
Hoos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoos is chipping away with strikes.
Oliokov is looking for a sweep.
Oliokov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoos is chipping away with strikes.
Oliokov can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoos tries to advance to mount but Oliokov denies him.
You can see the frustration on Oliokov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoos working the ground and pound.
Oliokov taking a bit of punishment here - Hoos scoring with strikes.
Oliokov is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hoos is controlling him well.
Oliokov struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Oliokov can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoos trying to control the action but Oliokov is working from the bottom.
Hoos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliokov wants to control but Hoos postures up.
Oliokov is trying to get back to half guard.
Yuri Oliokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoltan Hoos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoos happy to just control the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoltan Hoos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoos 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoltan Hoos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Lev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lev
vs
Silveira

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

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, Gregor Lev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Silveira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lev lands a nice looking body shot.
Lev misses the shot to the body.

Lev drops Silveira with a nice combination! Lev dives into Silveira's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Marcelo Silveira has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lev trying to control but Silveira is working from the bottom.
Silveira wants to sweep here but Lev controlling him for the moment.
Silveira is trying to keep Lev in close.
Lev trying to control but Silveira is working from the bottom.
Silveira wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silveira is working an open guard so Lev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Silveira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silveira looks gassed!
Lev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lev is on top in guard.
Silveira pulls Lev in close to his closed guard and prevents Lev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lev trying to control but Silveira is working from the bottom.
Lev throwing strikes from guard but Silveira blocks nicely.
Lev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lev with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira can't keep his opponent in guard - Lev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lev is looking to advance position but Silveira won't allow it.
Lev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lev trying to pass the guard but Silveira defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lev slows the pace down in half guard.
Lev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Silveira pushes Lev off and gets back to his feet.
Lev scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lev misses with a body shot.
Silveira avoids the body shot from Lev.
Lev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silveira's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Lev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Silveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lev fakes the body blow, causing Silveira to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Silveira goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregor Lev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Wallid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Efrain Wallid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Morozov
vs
Wallid

182 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efrain Wallid!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morozov avoids it really well and circles away.
Morozov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Morozov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallid.
Wallid misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallid is looking to clinch.
Wallid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wallid fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boris Morozov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Wallid.
Wallid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wallid shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wallid was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Wallid jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morozov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morozov and Wallid has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morozov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is working hard here to advance position.
Wallid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morozov keeps working.
Morozov is trying to control Wallid's posture but Wallid avoids it.
Morozov tries to buck Wallid off but Wallid is having none of it.
Wallid throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wallid gets to mount! Morozov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Wallid wants to finish this one by submission but Morozov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wallid.
Morozov is looking to get to half guard.
Wallid throws some wild stikes that Morozov manages to avoid easily.
Wallid thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallid throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morozov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wallid tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morozov can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallid looking to ground and pound but Morozov is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morozov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wallid looking to finish with strikes here!

Wallid working for a guillotine from mount but Morozov is in no mood to give up.
Morozov is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallid thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morozov tries to lock up and control but Wallid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wallid throws some wild stikes that Morozov manages to avoid easily.
Wallid wants to control the pace but Morozov is squirming around nicely.
Morozov tries to hold on but Wallid postures up.
Wallid looking to finish with strikes here!
Morozov working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallid controlling his opponent.
Morozov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Efrain Wallid will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morozov shoots and misses
and Wallid counters with a head kick.
Wallid tries to clinch up but Morozov circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Wallid is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morozov's half guard.
Morozov is looking to get back to full guard here but Wallid has managed to pass to side control instead.
Morozov is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallid throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morozov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallid unloads with some shots from mount but Morozov bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Morozov actively working from the bottom here.
Morozov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morozov throwing short punches from the bottom.
Morozov controls Wallid momentarily but Wallid frees himself.
Wallid postures up in Morozov's guard and throws a big left but Morozov blocks it.

Wallid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morozov pulls Wallid in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wallid!
Morozov looking to control but Wallid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wallid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wallid gets full guard.

Morozov has gone for a leg lock! Wallid slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morozov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov working a defensive guard here.
Wallid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallid trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallid throwing strikes from guard but Morozov blocks nicely.

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

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.
Morozov 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.
Wallid thows a big elbow that misses.
Wallid postures up in Morozov's guard and throws a big left but Morozov blocks it.
Morozov trying to keep a closed guard but Wallid is proving a slippery customer.
Morozov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morozov trying to control the position here.
Morozov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Efrain Wallid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wallid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morozov misses with a takedown attempt

and Wallid counters with a takedown into side control.
Efrain Wallid has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wallid is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morozov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morozov is trying to control Wallid's posture but Wallid avoids it.
Morozov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wallid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morozov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallid trying to control the action but Morozov is working from the bottom.

Wallid swings around for an armbar but Morozov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wallid's guard.
Wallid keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wallid tries to close the distance and clinch but Morozov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morozov keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Wallid has closed the distance and engaged Morozov in a clinch.

Wallid pulls Morozov into guard.

Morozov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morozov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wallid looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallid, not yet.
Morozov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallid is keeping the position for now.
Wallid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wallid keeping full guard, as Morozov tries to pass.
Wallid keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov won't allow Wallid to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Morozov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wallid was covering up waiting for the punch and Morozov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morozov throwing strikes but missing.
Morozov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Morozov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wallid is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wallid has escaped and now he's on top!

Wallid drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morozov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wallid has Morozov in his guard.
Efrain Wallid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov trying to move into half guard but instead Wallid has managed to sweep!
Morozov tries to strike from the bottom.
Morozov trying to control the position.
Boris Morozov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallid trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Efrain Wallid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wallid 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efrain Wallid!

C
A

C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Merit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Eliseev (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.

Merit
vs
Eliseev

192 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

203 cm
22
242 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

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, Mike Merit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Eliseev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eliseev circles away.

Eliseev rushes Merit and presses him up against the cage.
Eliseev tries to stall but Merit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eliseev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Merit backwards.
Merit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eliseev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Merit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eliseev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Merit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eliseev lands with a light punch inside.

Eliseev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merit is looking to clinch.
Eliseev tries to clinch up

and Merit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Eliseev's guard now.
Eliseev is looking to stand up but Merit isn't so interested in that idea.

Eliseev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Merit is breathing heavily.

Eliseev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Merit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Eliseev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Merit off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eliseev darts in trying to clinch

and Merit counters with a single leg into guard. Eliseev didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eliseev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Eliseev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Merit counters with an outside leg kick.
Eliseev looks to clinch

and Merit counters by moving into the clinch.
Eliseev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Eliseev breaks the clinch.
Michael Eliseev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merit tries to close the distance and clinch but Eliseev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eliseev closes the distance looking to clinch

and Merit counters by clinching up.
Eliseev misses with a punch on the inside.
Merit takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eliseev.
Eliseev misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Eliseev.
Eliseev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Merit blocking some punches.
Eliseev misses with a knee to the head.
Eliseev misses with a knee to the head.

Eliseev breaks from the clinch.
Eliseev is looking to clinch but Merit is avoiding it.
Merit throws a sloppy head kick and Eliseev moves out of range easily.
Eliseev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Merit counters with a left and a right that stings Eliseev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliseev wants to clinch but Merit slips to the side

and Merit counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Eliseev pushes Merit off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliseev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eliseev tries to clinch but Merit moves out of range.
Eliseev doesn't manage to clinch there - Merit circles away.
Merit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eliseev was well out of range. Poor timing from Merit.
Eliseev fails in his attempt to clinch.

Eliseev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Merit blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Eliseev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eliseev moves in looking to clinch but Merit pushes him off.

Merit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merit showed some decent athleticism there.
Eliseev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Merit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eliseev on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merit stops Eliseev from standing up.
Merit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Merit wants to stand but Eliseev is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merit won't allow Eliseev to sweep him here.

Eliseev uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Eliseev wants to clinch

and Merit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Merit.

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.
Eliseev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Merit backwards.
A short left from Eliseev.
Eliseev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eliseev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eliseev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Merit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eliseev swings wildly with an uppercut but Merit uses good head movement to avoid it.

Merit manages to break the clinch.

Eliseev clinches with his opponent.
Merit is trying to break free.
Eliseev lands a nice uppercut.
Eliseev lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Merit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eliseev stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Eliseev.
Merit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Eliseev breaks from the clinch.
Eliseev wants to clinch but Merit slips to the side
and Merit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eliseev tries to clinch up
and Merit counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eliseev moves in looking to clinch but Merit pushes him off.
Mike Merit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eliseev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eliseev tries to clinch up.
Eliseev tries to clinch up.
Eliseev tries to close the distance and clinch but Merit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eliseev tries to clinch up.
Eliseev tries to clinch but Merit moves away
and Merit counters with a two punch combo.
Merit circles away from the clinch attempt

and Merit counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliseev throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Eliseev sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Merit prevents Eliseev from improving his position.
Eliseev is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Eliseev kicks Merit off and gets back to his feet.
Merit throws a jab when Eliseev was well out of range.
Eliseev closes the distance but Merit moves to the side

and Merit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Merit.

Eliseev has picked Merit up - he's going for a ride! Eliseev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Eliseev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Eliseev wants to clinch but Merit slips to the side

and Merit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Merit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eliseev looks to clinch
and Merit counters with a two punch combo.
Eliseev wants to clinch but Merit slips to the side

and Merit counters by clinching up.
Eliseev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Merit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliseev tries to clinch up
and Merit counters with a nice leg kick.

Merit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eliseev is trying to stand.

Eliseev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Merit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Merit circles away from the clinch attempt

and Merit counters by moving into the clinch.
Merit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Merit tightens his grip and picks Eliseev up, before dumping him to the ground. Eliseev manages to land in guard.
Eliseev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merit manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eliseev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Merit, up you get!
Eliseev tries to clinch up
and Merit counters with a nice leg kick.
Eliseev wants to clinch but Merit slips to the side

and Merit counters with a shoot takedown. Eliseev fights it but they end up in guard.
Merit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eliseev wants to stand up but Merit is controlling him.

Eliseev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Merit off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eliseev tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Merit counters by moving into the clinch.
Eliseev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Merit's efforts to push away.
Eliseev throws a head punch that misses.
Merit blocks an uppercut.
Eliseev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eliseev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Merit backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliseev throws a head punch that misses.
Merit misses with a knee strike.
Eliseev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eliseev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eliseev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eliseev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Merit backwards.
Merit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eliseev pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Eliseev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eliseev looks to clinch
and Merit counters with a three punch combo that has Eliseev backing up. Eliseev nods at Merit to acknowledge the strikes.
Eliseev darts in trying to clinch

and Merit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merit working over Eliseev with some ground and pound. Eliseev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Eliseev kicks off Merit and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eliseev wants to clinch but Merit slips to the side
and Merit counters with a head kick. That will keep Eliseev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eliseev clinches but Merit breaks the clinch
and Merit counters with a one-two to the body.
Merit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliseev.
Eliseev wants to clinch

and Merit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Merit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Eliseev darts in trying to clinch
and Merit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Eliseev drives through and clinches with Merit against the cage.
Eliseev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Merit is keeping busy.
Eliseev slows down the pace here.
Merit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eliseev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eliseev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Merit blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliseev wants to stall.
Eliseev looking to throw knees to the head but Merit is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eliseev misses with a knee strike.
Eliseev gets underhooks to prevent Merit's takedown attempt.
Merit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merit has Eliseev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eliseev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliseev jumps guard but Merit stands there with Eliseev around his waist. Eliseev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eliseev trying to stall but Merit improves his position.
Merit goes for a takedown attempt but Eliseev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Merit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eliseev tries to clinch but Merit moves out of range.
Merit misses with a head kick.
Eliseev wants to clinch

and Merit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eliseev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eliseev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eliseev is trying to break the clinch but Merit is controlling him.

Merit manages to pull guard.

Eliseev gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eliseev slips under a jab.

Eliseev pushes Merit up against the cage in a clinch.
Eliseev has Merit pressed against the cage, preventing Merit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eliseev cracks Merit with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Eliseev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Merit has Eliseev up against the cage in a clinch.
Merit goes for a takedown attempt but Eliseev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eliseev closes the distance but Merit moves to the side

and Merit counters by clinching up.

Eliseev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eliseev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eliseev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Merit to score with a decent uppercut.
Merit misses with a takedown attempt - Eliseev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eliseev closes the distance but Merit moves to the side

and Merit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Merit trying to mount his opponent but Eliseev defends it.
Merit wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Eliseev uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Eliseev uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eliseev tries to clinch

and Merit counters with a takedown into side control.
Eliseev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Merit prevents Eliseev from improving his position.
Eliseev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Eliseev wriggles free and stands up.
Merit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eliseev tries to clinch but Merit moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliseev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eliseev looks to clinch

and Merit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Merit stands up from Eliseev's guard - Merit perhaps looking for a knockout.
Merit circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Merit both land. Nice combination.
Eliseev tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Merit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Merit wants to pass the guard but Eliseev is keeping the position.
Merit stops Eliseev from standing up.
Michael Eliseev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eliseev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merit manages to get himself to full guard.
Eliseev wanted to stand there but Merit had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Merit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merit 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Merit!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Boev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boev has chosen Hatebreed - Destroy everything as his entrance music. Herbert West has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

West
vs
Boev

200 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

[MMABR] Killer Bee Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert West!
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, Alexandr Boev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Boev.
Some wild striking there from Boev.
Boev tries to clinch but West is having none of it.

Boev clinches up against the cage.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Boev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boev tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boev!
West is breathing heavily.
Boev misses with a double jab.

Boev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. West sprawls well initially but Boev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boev working over West with some ground and pound. West looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boev stops West from getting back to his feet.
Boev is looking to advance position but West won't allow it.
West is trying to maintain the position but Boev is very close to passing his half guard.

Boev 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is trying to stand up here but Boev is controlling him well.
Boev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Boev prevents West from improving his position.

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

West darts in and clinches Boev up against the cage.
Boev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West lands an elbow just above Boev 's eye.

It looks like Alexandr Boev has been cut.
West drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Boev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boev moves into the clinch.
Boev jumps guard but West stands there with Boev around his waist. Boev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boev stalling in the clinch but West improves position.

West lands a takedown into guard.

Boev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
West wants to control from the top but Boev keeps moving.
West will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boev wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Boev wants to stand up but West is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throwing strikes from guard but Boev blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boev is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
West stuffs the takedown attempt from Boev. Boev gets slowly back to his feet.
Herbert West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Boev.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boev.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West misses with the combination.
West slips a straight right by Boev.
West swinging wildly here.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
West cracks Boev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
West with shots to the head and body - Boev looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a couple of good head shots there.
West landing strikes from the mount and Boev is in trouble!
Boev trying desperately to get to his feet.
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boev's face.
West looking to control but Boev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with West. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
West landing strikes from the mount and Boev is in trouble!
The referee warns Boev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, West cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boev's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West lands a big elbow.
Boev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
West scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boev?
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 Herbert West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Boev'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.

Boev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West throws a head kick but Boev moves out of range.

West looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boev defending well though.
West looks to land a strike but Boev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Boev.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as West accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West scoring with some ground and pound.
Boev keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Boev wants to stand but West is controlling the position.
Herbert West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West works over Boev with some ground and pound from guard.

Boev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
West throws and elbow that misses. Boev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in West's guard. Nice move by Boev!

West pushes Boev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by West.
Boev shoots in and drives through. West sprawls well.
West throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boev is looking for a kimura here.
Boev is trying to control. West wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boev won't allow West to get back to his feet.
Boev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boev!
West looking to ground and pound but Boev is blocking nicely.
West misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by West.
West lands a big shot there that rocks Boev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boev trying desperately to get to his feet.
West 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.
BOOM! West connects with a massive shot to the dome!
West lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
West in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West breaks from Boev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boev really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West working the ground and pound effectively.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
West with a couple of short strikes.
West lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boev hang on?
Boev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! West connects with a massive shot to the dome!
West fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbert West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Boev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

West lands a jab-cross combination.
West throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Boev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Boev moves into range and clinches up with West.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boev.
West has Boev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Boev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boev controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
West thows a big elbow that misses.
Boev looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
West throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boev wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boev looks for a takedown but West sprawls well.
West throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and West counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boev's guard now.
West stands up over Boev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Boev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boev throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
Boev is looking to stand up but West isn't so interested in that idea.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

West darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boev wants to control but West passes into side.
The ground and pound from West seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
West creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
West misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
West throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boev parries the strikes from West easily there. West is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boev to escape.
West landing strikes.
West with the ground and pound but Boev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Boev is pressing down on West's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Boev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes West off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boev's corner calls for a 1-2. Boev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Herbert West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boev fails with the takedown

and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.

West has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
West throwing sloppy strikes.
West doesn't have the hooks in and Boev manages to turn into his guard.
Herbert West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alexandr Boev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbert West!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Onopko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onopko comes to the cage accompanied by Vinnie Paz - Sixteen bars of Paz. Koscheck has chosen amazing by kanye west as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Onopko
vs
Koscheck

189 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Onopko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onopko is looking to clinch.

Koscheck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koscheck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Onopko's head.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Koscheck stands up and waves to Onopko to follow him.
Onopko misses with a straight right.
Onopko is breathing heavily.
Koscheck throws a body kick that misses.

Koscheck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koscheck landing strikes.

Koscheck has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Onopko is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Koscheck yanks on the arm and Onopko is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Koscheck.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ross Koscheck!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Bugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Spies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bugowski comes to the cage accompanied by Just Close your eyes . 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?

Bugowski
vs
Spies

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!
[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateusz Bugowski!
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, August Spies!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spies clinches.
Spies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bugowski can't break the clinch.

Bugowski breaks the clinch.
Spies stuffs the takedown attempt from Bugowski. Bugowski gets slowly back to his feet.

Spies moves into the clinch successfully.
Spies lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mateusz Bugowski has been cut.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spies.
Spies putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bugowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bugowski is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spies unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spies misses with a knee strike.
Bugowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spies lands a knee to the head.

Bugowski is rocked!
Spies crunches a lovely knee into Bugowski's ribcage.
Spies misses with a knee strike.
Spies lands a nice elbow.
Spies landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks with his arms.
Spies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spies lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spies lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spies lands an elbow inside that Bugowski shrugs off.
Spies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spies scores with a knee to the head.
Spies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spies with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spies landing knees to the head.
Spies lands an elbow inside that Bugowski shrugs off.
Spies lands a knee to the head.
Spies lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spies with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spies stalls.
Spies with a knee to the head.
Bugowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spies thumps Bugowski with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Spies instigates a clinch.
Spies landing knees to the body.
Spies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bugowski backwards.
Nice elbow from Spies.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spies misses with a knee to the head.
Spies scores a nice knee to the body.
Spies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spies utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spies lands a knee to the body.
Spies tries a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks it.
Spies slows down the pace here.
Spies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spies lands an elbow inside that Bugowski shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Spies.
Spies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spies as Bugowski tries to tie him up.
Bugowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bugowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spies lands a nice elbow.
Spies is working Bugowski over against the cage.
Spies lands a knee to the head.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies scores with a knee to the head.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks with his arms.
Spies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bugowski's defenses.
Spies lands a nice elbow.
Spies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spies wants a takedown but no success here.
Bugowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spies fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Bugowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bugowski takes one to the chin there.
Spies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Spies clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bugowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spies walks away with a smile on his face. Bugowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spies. Bugowski shrugs it off though.
Bugowski needs to keep his hands up - Spies had a free shot at his head there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Spies.
Spies lands a good knee to the midsection. Bugowski won't want to take too many of those.
Spies connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bugowski's face.
Spies landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spies lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spies connects with a knee to the head.
Spies landing knees to the head.
Spies lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bugowski blocks an elbow strike.
Spies misses with a knee to the head.
Bugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Spies won't allow it.
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spies connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Spies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Bugowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spies delivers a nice body kick.
Mateusz Bugowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spies lands a glancing blow to the side of Bugowski's head.
Bugowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Spies moves into the clinch.
Spies using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bugowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spies creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks with his arms.
Spies tries a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks it.
Bugowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spies works on Bugowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Spies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bugowski blocks an elbow strike from Spies.
Spies throws an elbow but it misses.
Bugowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spies misses with a knee strike.
Bugowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spies avoids it.
Bugowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bugowski is trying to break the clinch but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bugowski misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spies.
Bugowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bugowski tries to break free but Spies pushes him back against the cage.
Spies lands a knee to the body.
Spies lands an elbow inside.
Bugowski tries to pull guard but Spies won't allow it.
Spies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bugowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spies tries a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks it.
Bugowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bugowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spies misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bugowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spies is defending well for now.
Bugowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Spies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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.
Spies lands a nice knee to the body.
Spies scores with a knee to the head.
Bugowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Spies avoids the damage to the body.
August Spies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spies misses with a knee to the head.
Bugowski avoiding damage as Spies throws knees to the body.
Spies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spies connects with a knee to the head.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spies lands a good knee to the midsection. Bugowski won't want to take too many of those.
Bugowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Bugowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spies lands a nice knee to the body.
Spies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bugowski's defenses.
Bugowski tries to pull guard but Spies holds him up against the cage and eventually Bugowski drops back down to his feet.
Spies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bugowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bugowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spies smiles and moves away.

Spies clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spies.
Bugowski wants to break free but Spies has control.
Spies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bugowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Spies tries to land knees in the clinch but Bugowski avoids the damage to the body.
Spies looking to throw knees to the head but Bugowski is blocking nicely.
Spies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bugowski wants to break free but Spies has control.
Spies lands a body punch.
Spies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bugowski avoids it.
Spies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bugowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Bugowski wants to stall.
Spies landing knees to the head.
Bugowski is trying to force a seperation but Spies has the dominant position.
Spies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bugowski fails to pull guard.
Spies lands an elbow inside.

That's four 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.
Bugowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spies stops a takedown attempt from Bugowski.
Spies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spies scores a nice knee to the body.
Bugowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bugowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bugowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spies.
Nice elbow from Spies.
Spies scores with a knee to the head.
Bugowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spies tries a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spies unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bugowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks with his arms.
Bugowski trying to control the position but instead, Spies has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bugowski into the cage.
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Spies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Bugowski'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Spies cracks Bugowski with a good jab.
Spies stuffs the takedown attempt from Bugowski. Bugowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Bugowski wants to clinch
and Spies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bugowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bugowski wants to clinch

and Spies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spies lands an elbow inside.
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bugowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Bugowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Bugowski is trying to force a seperation but Spies has the dominant position.
Spies landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spies lands an elbow inside.
Spies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spies landing knees to the head.

Spies gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Spies wants to free his trapped foot but Bugowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugowski tries to kick Spies off but Spies keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bugowski taking some punishment here, with Spies in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Spies seems content to control.
Spies is pressing down on Bugowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bugowski is holding on for now.

Spies decides to stand and escape the position.
Spies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bugowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spies lands the left hand.
Bugowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spies connects with a crisp jab.
Bugowski throws the kick towards the body but Spies avoids it.

Spies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Spies.
Spies lands an elbow just above Bugowski 's eye.
Spies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spies scores with a knee to the head.
Spies unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bugowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bugowski avoids it.
Bugowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Spies gets an underhook and turns Bugowski into the cage.
Nice elbow from Spies.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spies scores with a hook to the body.
Spies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bugowski is looking to control Spies's arms but Spies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bugowski has his back to the cage.
Spies lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spies lands an elbow just above Bugowski 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies with a knee to the head.
Spies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bugowski's defenses.
Spies looking to throw knees to the head but Bugowski is blocking nicely.
Bugowski blocks the elbow strike.
Spies tries a knee to the head but Bugowski blocks it.
Spies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bugowski jumps guard.
Spies trying to control but Bugowski is working from the bottom.
Bugowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bugowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Spies drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Spies seems to have locked his on tight now - Bugowski screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Spies, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). August Spies!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chingiz Akayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akayev comes to the cage accompanied by The lamentations of women. Chingiz Akayev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Akayev
vs
Marks

192 cm
21
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Cobra Kai Nutrition (NEW 158 OUT)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chingiz Akayev!
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, Novak Marks!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks throws a hook to the side of Akayev's head but Akayev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akayev staying out of range there.
Akayev lands a nice hook to Marks's body. Marks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marks fails with a takedown attempt.
Akayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akayev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akayev ducks under a wild hook from Marks.

Akayev bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Marks! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Novak Marks has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks keeping moving, preventing Akayev from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akayev forces his way into half guard.
Akayev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akayev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Akayev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marks defending well though.
Marks wants to get back to his feet.

Akayev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Marks is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chingiz Akayev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucius Vorenus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skiter
vs
Vorenus

178 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Angry Beaver Clothing ($9.50)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Skiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skiter has a takedown stuffed.
Skiter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Skiter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorenus misses with a head kick.
Vorenus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skiter.

Vorenus lands a left and a right that send Skiter crashing to the mat, dazed. Vorenus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Skiter is rocked!

It looks like Randy Skiter has been cut.
A head kick by Vorenus - that's a beauty! Skiter is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Vorenus can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucius Vorenus!