QFC Tournament 197 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocalwzki Kryszwicki (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.

Da Costa
vs
Kryszwicki

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Da Costa!
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, Rocalwzki Kryszwicki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa jabs Kryszwicki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kryszwicki stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Costa. Da Costa gets slowly back to his feet.

Kryszwicki closes the distance and clinches.
Kryszwicki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kryszwicki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Costa prevents it.
Da Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kryszwicki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kryszwicki tries to pull guard but Da Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Kryszwicki drops back down to his feet.
Kryszwicki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Da Costa is keeping busy.
Kryszwicki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michael Da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocalwzki Kryszwicki.
Da Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kryszwicki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kryszwicki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kryszwicki is trying to pull guard but Da Costa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Costa is trying to pull guard but Kryszwicki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Costa trying to control the position but instead, Kryszwicki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Costa into the cage.
Kryszwicki has Da Costa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Da Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Da Costa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kryszwicki prevents Da Costa from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kryszwicki gets underhooks to prevent Da Costa's takedown attempt.
Kryszwicki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kryszwicki prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kryszwicki.

Kryszwicki breaks from the clinch.
Kryszwicki shoots in and drives through. Da Costa sprawls well.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kryszwicki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Costa slaps away a takedown attempt from Kryszwicki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kryszwicki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.

Da Costa drives through and clinches with Kryszwicki against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa tries to pull guard but Kryszwicki won't allow it.
Kryszwicki is looking to control Da Costa's arms but Da Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kryszwicki has his back to the cage.
Kryszwicki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Da Costa jumps guard but Kryszwicki stands there with Da Costa around his waist. Da Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Da Costa is trying to break the clinch but Kryszwicki is controlling him.
Kryszwicki slows down the pace here.
Kryszwicki wants a takedown.
Da Costa taking a breather.

Kryszwicki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kryszwicki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kryszwicki wants to get back to his feet but Da Costa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kryszwicki looks winded!
Da Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Costa pushes down on Kryszwicki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Da Costa seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kryszwicki tries to move into range but Da Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kryszwicki fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kryszwicki.
Kryszwicki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Kryszwicki. No joy for Da Costa on that attempt.
Kryszwicki stuffs the takedown.
Da Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kryszwicki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Da Costa with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kryszwicki but Kryszwicki pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Da Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kryszwicki is fending him off so far but Da Costa persists. Nope, Kryszwicki circles away and we're back to standing.
Kryszwicki is looking to clinch but Da Costa is avoiding it.
Kryszwicki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Costa pinned against the cage. Da Costa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kryszwicki moves into range and clinches up with Da Costa.
Da Costa wants to stall.

Kryszwicki breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kryszwicki closes the distance and clinches.
Kryszwicki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Costa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Costa throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Costa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kryszwicki won't allow it.
Da Costa is working for takedown but Kryszwicki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Da Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kryszwicki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kryszwicki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Da Costa to keep the fight standing.
Da Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kryszwicki controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kryszwicki breaks from the clinch.
Da Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kryszwicki.
Da Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Costa stuffs the takedown attempt from Kryszwicki. Kryszwicki gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Costa shoots in looking for a takedown but Kryszwicki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da Costa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Da Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Costa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michael Da Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kryszwicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Costa circles away.
Da Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kryszwicki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Costa somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kryszwicki as he jumps to the side.
Da Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Kryszwicki sprawls well. He's pushed Da Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kryszwicki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Da Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Da Costa manages to pull guard.

Da Costa is looking for a triangle but Kryszwicki pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kryszwicki throws a series of punches but Da Costa avoids them all with ease.
Da Costa fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot by Da Costa.
Michael Da Costa is winning the standup battle so far.

Da Costa tries to keep at a distance but Kryszwicki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Costa can't get the takedown.
Da Costa prevents a body shot from Kryszwicki.

Kryszwicki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kryszwicki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Da Costa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kryszwicki wants to control the action here but instead Da Costa manages to pass to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kryszwicki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Da Costa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kryszwicki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kryszwicki wants to control but Da Costa is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Da Costa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Da Costa 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa tries to control but Kryszwicki wriggling away.
Kryszwicki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Da Costa looking to finish with strikes here!
Da Costa avoids the attempt from Kryszwicki to control.
Da Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kryszwicki tries to hold on but Da Costa pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa tries to control but Kryszwicki wriggling away.

Da Costa working for a guillotine from mount but Kryszwicki is in no mood to give up.
Da Costa prevents Kryszwicki from getting the reversal.

Da Costa get's back to his feet.
Kryszwicki tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kryszwicki misses with a double jab

and Da Costa counters by clinching up.
Kryszwicki avoiding damage as Da Costa throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Da Costa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kryszwicki blocks an elbow strike.
Kryszwicki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Da Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kryszwicki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Da Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Costa 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Michael Da Costa!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Michael Da Costa!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Michael Da Costa!

Michael Da Costa wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Israel Jaa (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.

Oliveira
vs
Jaa

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Oliveira!
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, Israel Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jaa forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Oliveira manages to get underhooks.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaa to keep the fight standing.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Jaa has Oliveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Jaa.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Hugo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira jumps guard but Jaa stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Jaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.

Jaa has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaa to keep the fight standing.

Jaa drags the fight down to the ground.
Oliveira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira wants to stand but Jaa is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.

Hugo Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oliveira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaa swivels and escapes.

Jaa rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaa leaves Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaa defends it nicely.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jaa counters by moving into the clinch.

Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jaa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control his opponent's hands but Jaa gets his hands free.
Oliveira has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jaa.

Oliveira is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jaa gets his way!

Jaa goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Oliveira escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Israel Jaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Jaa has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Jaa decides to pull guard.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaa has wrist control.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira is really struggling to control Jaa but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Jaa.
Oliveira passes into half guard.
Oliveira prevents Jaa from standing back up.
Jaa is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliveira up against the cage.
Jaa is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jaa but Jaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hugo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaa circles away.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Jaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Jaa with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaa has a takedown stuffed.
Jaa throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jaa as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jaa clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jaa is defended easily by Oliveira.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaa fails with the takedown.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Jaa.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Jaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaa catches Oliveira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick

and Jaa counters by clinching up.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jaa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jaa is thwarting Oliveira's attempts to control the position.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaa is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stand but Jaa is controlling his head.
Hugo Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaa is letting Oliveira control him for a moment.
Oliveira wants to control but Jaa is keeping him busy.
Jaa is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has control of an arm but Jaa manages to advance to Oliveira's back!

Jaa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Oliveira turns into Jaa and is now in his guard.

Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Hugo Oliveira!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Hugo Oliveira!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Hugo Oliveira!

Hugo Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cereal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Antonin Dvorak- Symphony 9. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drago
vs
Cereal

195 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
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, Charles Cereal!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cereal!
A bone on bone clash there as Drago blocks the leg kick.
Cereal misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.

It looks like Charles Cereal has been cut.
Cereal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Cereal.
Drago slips under a jab.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Cereal misses with a low kick.
Drago misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is looking to chop away at Cereal's legs.
Drago avoids the body shot from Cereal.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cereal circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cereal throws a right hand that misses
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Cereal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Cereal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cereal misses with a leg kick.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Cereal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cereal is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cereal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cereal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Cereal.
Drago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cereal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cereal throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Cereal tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cereal clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cereal momentarily.
Charles Cereal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Cereal moved out of range nicely.
Cereal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Cereal misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cereal.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago with a hook.
Cereal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cereal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Cereal looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cereal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Cereal's cut.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cereal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Cereal misses with a looping left.
Drago checks a low kick from Cereal.
Cereal lands a nice looking body shot.
Cereal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Cereal throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Cereal misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cereal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Cereal coming out on top.
Cereal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drago is able to avoid easily.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Cereal throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cereal on the side of the head.
Cereal misses with a left hand
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Cereal is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago drops Cereal with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drago follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Drago started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Kryzwicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Tazreiter (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.

Kryzwicki
vs
Tazreiter

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Kryzwicki!
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, Billy Tazreiter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kryzwicki throws a sloppy head kick and Tazreiter moves out of range easily.
Kryzwicki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kryzwicki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kryzwicki lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kryzwicki breaks the clinch.
Tazreiter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kryzwicki.
Kryzwicki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kryzwicki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tazreiter defends it nicely.
Kryzwicki slaps away a takedown attempt from Tazreiter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kryzwicki lands with a kick to the temple. Tazreiter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tazreiter fails with a takedown attempt.
Tazreiter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kryzwicki but Kryzwicki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danny Kryzwicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Tazreiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tazreiter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kryzwicki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kryzwicki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tazreiter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kryzwicki somewhat.
Tazreiter throws a head kick but Kryzwicki moves out of range.
Tazreiter misses with a double jab.

Kryzwicki clinches up against the cage.
Kryzwicki jumps guard but Tazreiter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kryzwicki stalling in the clinch but Tazreiter improves position.

Tazreiter breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kryzwicki.
Tazreiter stuffs the takedown.
Tazreiter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kryzwicki defends it nicely.
Tazreiter throws a head kick that misses.
Tazreiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kryzwicki looks for a takedown but Tazreiter sprawls well.
Tazreiter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kryzwicki shoots in looking for a takedown but Tazreiter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kryzwicki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kryzwicki is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kryzwicki fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Kryzwicki. No joy for Tazreiter on that attempt.
Tazreiter tries to clinch there but Kryzwicki circles away.
Tazreiter stuffs the takedown.
Tazreiter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kryzwicki sprawls well. Kryzwicki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tazreiter gets slowly back to his feet.
Tazreiter thows a body shot but no joy.

Tazreiter moves into range and clinches up with Kryzwicki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kryzwicki wants a takedown but no success here.
Kryzwicki wants a takedown.
Tazreiter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kryzwicki is defending well.
Kryzwicki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kryzwicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kryzwicki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tazreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tazreiter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kryzwicki pinned against the cage. Kryzwicki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kryzwicki is looking to clinch but Tazreiter is avoiding it.
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 Danny Kryzwicki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tazreiter takes the fight into the clinch.
Tazreiter stalling.
Kryzwicki tries to pull guard but Tazreiter holds him up against the cage and eventually Kryzwicki drops back down to his feet.
Tazreiter working hard to break the clinch.
Kryzwicki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tazreiter just stands there and leans against the cage.

Tazreiter decides to pull guard.
Tazreiter is adopting a defensive guard.
Kryzwicki throwing strikes from guard but Tazreiter blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kryzwicki gets to his feet. Tazreiter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tazreiter shoots for a double leg takedown but Kryzwicki sprawls well. He's pushed Tazreiter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kryzwicki is defended easily by Tazreiter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Kryzwicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kryzwicki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kryzwicki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tazreiter tries to avoid it but Kryzwicki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tazreiter to the ground. Tazreiter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tazreiter is defended easily by Kryzwicki.
Kryzwicki fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tazreiter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kryzwicki swivels and escapes.
Tazreiter is breathing heavily.
Kryzwicki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tazreiter swivels and escapes.
Tazreiter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kryzwicki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tazreiter.
Kryzwicki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tazreiter as he jumps to the side.
Tazreiter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kryzwicki.
Kryzwicki lands with a slapping head kick.
Kryzwicki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tazreiter's waist but Tazreiter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kryzwicki off to one side.
Tazreiter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazreiter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kryzwicki avoids it really well and circles away.
Kryzwicki slaps away a takedown attempt from Tazreiter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kryzwicki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kryzwicki is defended easily by Tazreiter.
Kryzwicki jabs at Tazreiter's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tazreiter.
Tazreiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Kryzwicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tazreiter.

Kryzwicki has closed the distance and engaged Tazreiter in a clinch.
Kryzwicki is pressed up against the cage. Tazreiter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kryzwicki down to the mat. Kryzwicki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kryzwicki throws a series of punches but Tazreiter moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tazreiter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kryzwicki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kryzwicki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kryzwicki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Kryzwicki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kryzwicki tries to clinch but Tazreiter moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kryzwicki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tazreiter closes the distance and clinches up with Kryzwicki, looking for a takedown. Tazreiter pushes Kryzwicki against the cage but Kryzwicki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danny Kryzwicki is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Kryzwicki with that takedown attempt.
Kryzwicki shoots in but no luck this time.
Kryzwicki fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Kryzwicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tazreiter fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tazreiter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kryzwicki as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tazreiter as Kryzwicki shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kryzwicki as Tazreiter shoots in.
Tazreiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kryzwicki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Tazreiter. No joy for Kryzwicki on that attempt.
Tazreiter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kryzwicki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tazreiter's waist but Tazreiter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kryzwicki off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Tazreiter as Kryzwicki shoots in.
Tazreiter throws a front kick that sends Kryzwicki stumbling back into the cage.
Tazreiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Tazreiter as Kryzwicki shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kryzwicki misses with the combination.
Tazreiter tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kryzwicki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kryzwicki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tazreiter keeping moving, preventing Kryzwicki from controlling successfully.
Kryzwicki preventing the sweep.
Tazreiter keeping moving, preventing Kryzwicki from controlling successfully.

Tazreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kryzwicki defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kryzwicki wants to control from the top but Tazreiter keeps moving.
Tazreiter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kryzwicki wants to pass the guard but Tazreiter is keeping the position.
Tazreiter is trying to keep Kryzwicki in close.

Tazreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kryzwicki defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kryzwicki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kryzwicki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tazreiter trying to keep a closed guard but Kryzwicki is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kryzwicki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Kryzwicki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kryzwicki 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 for Danny Kryzwicki!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Danny Kryzwicki!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Danny Kryzwicki!

Danny Kryzwicki wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico (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.

Wilcox
vs
The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Wilcox!
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, Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilcox clinches.
Wilcox connects with a nasty looking knee right to He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's face.

Wilcox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
Wilcox lands a front kick.

Wilcox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to improve position but can't.
Wilcox wants to lay and pray for a moment but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeps working.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico parries the strikes from Wilcox easily there. Wilcox is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico to escape.
Wilcox tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wilcox throws a strike aimed at the side of He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's head but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is keeping him busy.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is not content to let Wilcox control the position.
The strikes coming from Wilcox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to control but Wilcox postures up.
Wilcox trying to control the position but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a sweep.
Wilcox happy to just control the position for now.
Wilcox works to advance to full mount. He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is mounted but he's throwing punches.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to get to half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to control but Wilcox is having none of it.
Wilcox 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.
Wilcox prevents He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico can't escape the position.
Wilcox 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.
Wilcox prevents He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox unloads with some shots from mount but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico bucks and avoids them well.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
Wilcox misses with a head shot.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in all sorts of trouble here.

Wilcox with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is wriggling around trying to escape.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilcox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Wilcox working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilcox throwing strikes here but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wilcox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilcox has control of He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico regains control of the situation pretty easily.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wilcox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Wilcox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilcox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to clinch but Wilcox is avoiding it.

Wilcox rushes He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico and presses him up against the cage.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to take the fight to the mat but Wilcox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wilcox is pressed up against the cage. He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilcox down to the mat. Wilcox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alex Wilcox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
Wilcox is looking to clinch but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is avoiding it.

Wilcox has closed the distance and engaged He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico in a clinch.

Wilcox breaks from the clinch.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico dives in and grabs Wilcox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilcox pushes down on He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilcox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilcox stopping the sweep attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.

Wilcox has gone for a leg lock! He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wilcox's guard.
Wilcox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilcox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilcox has wrist control.
Wilcox trying to control the position here.
Wilcox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico throws an elbow that misses. Wilcox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's guard. Nice move by Wilcox!
Wilcox stopping the sweep attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeping moving, preventing Wilcox from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico 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.
Wilcox works over He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilcox won't allow He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico to sweep him here.
Wilcox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico striking off his back but it's not causing Wilcox any problems.
Alex Wilcox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to sweep but no luck.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilcox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is trying to get back to full guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilcox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico has a hand on Wilcox's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wilcox takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is trying to escape the mount.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around, avoiding Wilcox's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilcox throwing strikes here but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Wilcox gets the takedown into side control.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilcox working away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a sweep.
Wilcox gets to mount! He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wilcox scoring with strikes but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is staying in there.
Wilcox sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico can do anything to dispel that myth.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilcox.
Wilcox controlling the pace for now.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to improve his position but Wilcox isn't that keen on the idea.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox looking to finish with strikes here!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wilcox with shots to the head and body - He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico looks very uncomfortable down there.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilcox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is wriggling around trying to escape.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
Wilcox controlling the position easily from mount.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico can't escape the position.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico working to try and regain half guard.
Wilcox scoring with strikes but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico working to try and regain half guard.
Wilcox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilcox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilcox tries to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wriggling away.
Wilcox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilcox throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to improve his position but Wilcox isn't that keen on the idea.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working to get back to half guard.
Wilcox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico because Wilcox loaded up on that one.
Wilcox thowing shots but they're missing.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to reverse the position but Wilcox maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
Wilcox throwing strikes here but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to get to half guard.
Wilcox looking to ground and pound but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is blocking nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilcox looking to ground and pound but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is blocking nicely.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilcox has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilcox working for a submission but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is keeping him at bay.
Wilcox looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Wilcox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilcox 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Alex Wilcox!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Alex Wilcox!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Alex Wilcox!

Alex Wilcox wins by unanimous decision!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Muffin (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.

Walsh
vs
Muffin

192 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Walsh!
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, Mike Muffin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh misses with a low kick as Muffin jumps back.
Walsh is looking to chop away at Muffin's legs.
Muffin checks the leg kick nicely there.

Walsh has closed the distance and engaged Muffin in a clinch.
Walsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Muffin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muffin's face.

It looks like Mike Muffin has been cut.
A knee to the head by Walsh.

Walsh drops Muffin with a big knee straight up the middle! Muffin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walsh forces Muffin back against the cage and clinches.
Walsh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Muffin trying to break out of Walsh's Thai clinch. Walsh unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Muffin to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Walsh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ben Walsh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mate Dago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Silva (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.

Dago
vs
Silva

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mate Dago !
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, Renato Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Dago swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dago throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Dago throws a body kick that misses.
Dago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dago feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Dago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dago looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva avoids the head kick by Dago .
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dago .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dago wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Dago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dago misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dago .
Dago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dago looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
No joy there for Dago , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Mate Dago has been cut.
Dago throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Dago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dago is looking to score with low kicks.
Dago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dago tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva blocks a head kick by Dago .
Dago is breathing heavily.
Dago throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Dago slips a jab from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Dago tries to land a body kick

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Dago working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Silva.
Silva pushes Dago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dago is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Dago is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dago is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dago tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dago is trying to break free.
Silva is working Dago over against the cage.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva pushes Dago against the cage. Silva is working some dirty boxing. Silva pushes off with a quick right hook! Dago goes down! Dago tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Silva moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Silva!