QFC Tournament 197 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Oliveira
vs
Da Costa

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Da Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Da Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira tries to break the clinch but Da Costa is controlling the position.

Da Costa pulls Oliveira into guard.
Da Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Da Costa has an active guard here but Oliveira has managed to pass into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to control. Da Costa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
Da Costa tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.

Da Costa is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.
Da Costa is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Da Costa is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but Da Costa defending well.
Oliveira is keen to just control but Da Costa is a slippery customer.
Da Costa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Da Costa is working from the bottom.
Da Costa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Oliveira.
Da Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Da Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Da Costa.
Da Costa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliveira.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.

Da Costa rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Da Costa is trying to pull guard but Oliveira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Costa is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Costa down to the mat. Da Costa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Da Costa has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Da Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Da Costa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Da Costa jumps guard.
Oliveira pushing down on Da Costa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Da Costa is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Da Costa defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira wants to control but Da Costa is keeping him busy.
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 Hugo Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Costa swivels and escapes.
Oliveira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Da Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Costa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliveira pinned against the cage. Oliveira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Oliveira. No joy for Da Costa on that attempt.
Da Costa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Hugo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Costa circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira shoots in and drives through. Da Costa sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Hugo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Da Costa closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the cage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Da Costa won't allow it.

Da Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Da Costa sprawls well.
Oliveira shoots in but Da Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Da Costa but Da Costa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Da Costa circles away.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Da Costa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michael Da Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Costa lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Costa throws a push kick but Oliveira slaps the foot to one side.
Da Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Da Costa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Da Costa, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Da Costa against the cage but Da Costa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Da Costa tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Da Costa moves into the clinch.
Oliveira wants to take the fight to the mat but Da Costa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Da Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Costa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Costa shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira leaves Da Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira wants to clinch

and Da Costa moves into the clinch.

Da Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Da Costa lands with a slapping head kick.
Da Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Da Costa tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Da Costa to the ground. Da Costa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Da Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira'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. This is the final round!

Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Costa circles away.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Da Costa rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.

Da Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Costa shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliveira is looking to score with low kicks.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Costa. Da Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Da Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Da Costa with that takedown attempt.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Da Costa.
Da Costa connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Costa scores with a shot to the body.
Da Costa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oliveira looks to land a body kick but Da Costa moved away.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Costa lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Da Costa circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa has a takedown stuffed.

Da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Da Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.

Da Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Costa is defended easily by Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira leaves Da Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Da Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Da Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Da Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Da Costa. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Da Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira scores with a jab. Da Costa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Da Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Michael Da Costa!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Michael Da Costa!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky 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
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Kryzwicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago has chosen Antonin Dvorak- Symphony 9 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kryzwicki
vs
Drago

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kryzwicki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Kryzwicki is looking to clinch.
Kryzwicki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a left right combination that sends Kryzwicki crashing to the mat - Drago wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Kryzwicki out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
A very excited looking Ivan Drago rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Walsh
vs
Wilcox

192 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Wilcox!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walsh closes the distance and clinches.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilcox avoids it.
Wilcox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilcox avoiding damage as Walsh throws knees to the body.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks with his arms.
Walsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilcox avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh taking a breather.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilcox looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walsh crunches a lovely knee into Wilcox's ribcage.
Walsh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilcox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walsh connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Wilcox has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilcox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walsh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walsh gets underhooks to prevent Wilcox's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
Walsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilcox avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilcox fails to pull guard.
Ben Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wilcox.
Walsh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilcox looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walsh connects with a knee to the head.

Wilcox is rocked!
Wilcox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Wilcox is still on wobbly legs! Can Walsh finish him?
Walsh lands a knee to the body.
Wilcox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilcox seems to have recovered his senses.
Walsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilcox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walsh's brow.
Wilcox avoiding damage as Walsh throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Walsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Wilcox'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.

Nice takedown defense from Walsh. No joy for Wilcox on that attempt.

Walsh moves into the clinch.
Wilcox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilcox avoids it.
Wilcox dodges an elbow strike from Walsh.
Walsh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilcox avoids the damage to the body.
Wilcox tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Walsh tries to work over Wilcox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walsh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh crunches a lovely knee into Wilcox's ribcage.
Wilcox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilcox is trying to force a seperation but Walsh has the dominant position.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh stalling in the clinch.
Walsh scores with a knee to the head.
Walsh trying to land knees to the body.
Ben Walsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilcox blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox tries to pull guard but Walsh holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilcox drops back down to his feet.
Walsh stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Walsh.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilcox avoiding damage as Walsh throws knees to the body.
Wilcox has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walsh after a bit of a struggle.
Ben Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wilcox.
Wilcox is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Walsh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh misses with a punch to the body.
Wilcox misses with a knee to the head.
Walsh is pushing Wilcox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
Walsh avoiding damage as Wilcox throws knees to the body.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilcox blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walsh misses with a punch to the body.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Wilcox is blocking nicely.
Walsh connects with a knee to the head.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Wilcox is blocking nicely.
Walsh lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Walsh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilcox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Walsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Walsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Wilcox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Walsh tries to clinch there but Wilcox circles away.
Walsh misses the shot to the body.

Wilcox tries to keep at a distance but Walsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilcox avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilcox blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilcox is looking to control Walsh's arms but Walsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilcox has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands a knee to the head.
Walsh stalling the fight.
Walsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilcox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walsh stalls.
Wilcox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh crunches a lovely knee into Wilcox's ribcage.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Walsh missing with knees to the body.
Wilcox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walsh obliges.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks with his arms.
Wilcox managing to block the knees to the body from Walsh.
Walsh lands a knee to the body.
Walsh landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks it.
A knee to the head by Walsh.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks it.
Walsh lands a big knee to the head and Wilcox goes down! Walsh pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Walsh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baga Agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agaev
vs
Silva

178 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baga Agaev!
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, Renato Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Agaev in his tracks.
Agaev tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva with a hook.
Agaev tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Agaev on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baga Agaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Agaev.
Agaev shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Agaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renato Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agaev fails with the takedown.
Agaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Agaev on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Agaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Agaev fails to land the takedown.
Agaev shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agaev shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No luck for Agaev with that takedown attempt.
Agaev is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Agaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baga Agaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agaev fails with the takedown.
Agaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Agaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Agaev.
Agaev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Agaev scrambles back to his feet.
Agaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Agaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Agaev shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baga Agaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Agaev on the side of the head.
Agaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Agaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baga Agaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Agaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agaev looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Renato Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agaev looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva works over Agaev's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Agaev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Agaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Agaev off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Agaev with a good jab.
Agaev with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Agaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agaev can't get the takedown.
Agaev wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Agaev.
Agaev is looking for a takedown.

Agaev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Agaev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Agaev is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agaev is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agaev shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Agaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Agaev walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Agaev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baga Agaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agaev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Agaev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Agaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Agaev. Agaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Agaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agaev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Agaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Agaev shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Agaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva 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.
Silva scores with a jab.

Agaev is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tests Agaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Renato Silva!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Renato Silva!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Renato Silva!

Renato Silva wins by unanimous decision!