CFK:1 Opening Bell PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Merlotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marshall
vs
Merlotte

173 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Marshall!
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, Sam Merlotte!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merlotte scores with a nice body kick.

Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Merlotte is trying to escape the mount.

Marshall is working for a guillotine from mount but Merlotte frees his head quite easily.
Merlotte is in all sorts of trouble here.
Merlotte sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Merlotte tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.
Marshall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Merlotte keeps working.
Marshall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall slows the pace down in half guard.
Merlotte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Merlotte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Marshall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Merlotte's half guard.
Merlotte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
Marshall trying to pass the guard but Merlotte defending well.
Merlotte is looking to improve his position.
Marshall is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Merlotte!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall wants to take Merlotte's back here but Merlotte is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Marshall trying to control but Merlotte is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marshall is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Merlotte has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marshall avoids the attempt from Merlotte to control.
Merlotte regains half guard.
Marshall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merlotte is looking to improve his position.
Marshall wants to control but Merlotte is keeping him busy.

Marshall is working for a submission of some sort.
Marshall with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merlotte trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marshall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merlotte pulls Marshall in close to prevent any damage.
Marshall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merlotte is keeping the position for now.
Marshall is working hard here to advance position.
Marshall stands and throws Merlotte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Merlotte struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlotte manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall trying to control but Merlotte postures up.
Marshall is trying to get back to full guard.
Merlotte is thwarting Marshall's attempts to control the position.
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Merlotte is keen to just control but Marshall is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marshall controlling the position for now.
Marshall wants to get back to full guard but Merlotte has mounted him!
Marshall wants to control but Merlotte is having none of it.
Marshall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Merlotte.
Marshall sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Merlotte wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merlotte is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is concentrating on defense, preventing Merlotte from advancing position.
Merlotte wants to control but Marshall is keeping him busy.
Merlotte wants to stand up but Marshall has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Marshall actively working from the bottom here.
Marshall tries to roll over but Merlotte keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Merlotte stalling away here and it's allowed Marshall to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

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

Marshall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Marshall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Merlotte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Merlotte tries to buck Marshall off but Marshall is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshall working the ground and pound from side control.
Merlotte regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marshall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marshall works his way into full mount!
Marshall controlling from the full mount.
Marshall trying to control but Merlotte is having none of it.
Merlotte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
Merlotte is just holding on here. Marshall manages to take his back.

Marshall has his arm under Merlotte's chin here. Game over son! Marshall squeezes tightly and Merlotte is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lee Marshall!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and beau robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Compton
vs
robertson

184 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

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, Bill Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, beau robertson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
robertson takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
robertson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Compton tries to avoid it but robertson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Compton to the ground. Compton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
robertson misses with a double jab.
Compton shoots in but robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Compton instigates a clinch.
Compton has robertson pressed against the cage.
Compton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. robertson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton throws and low kick but robertson moves out of range easily.

Compton pushes robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
Compton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

robertson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. robertson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Compton wants to control from the top but robertson keeps moving.
robertson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
robertson keeping full guard, as Compton tries to pass.
Compton trying to control the position from guard on top but robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton stops robertson from standing up.

Compton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and robertson dives on top into guard.
robertson tries to free his leg and advance position but Compton is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
robertson wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.

robertson drops back looking for a leg! Compton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Compton manages to kick robertson off! robertson jumps back into Compton's guard.
robertson looks gassed!
Compton keeping full guard, as robertson tries to pass.
robertson wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
robertson won't allow Compton to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Compton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead robertson passes into side control.
robertson throws an elbow but Compton slips to the side and avoids it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Compton.
Compton doesn't manage to clinch there - robertson circles away.
robertson tries to clinch but Compton is having none of it.
robertson circles away from the clinch attempt
and robertson counters with a leg kick.
No luck for Compton with that takedown attempt.
robertson lands a head kick. Compton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton stuffs the takedown attempt from robertson. robertson gets slowly back to his feet.
robertson looks for a takedown but Compton sprawls well.
A head kick by Compton misses

and robertson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Compton misses with an elbow strike.
robertson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Compton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

robertson manages to break the clinch.
robertson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Compton counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
robertson regains half guard.

Compton wants to work for an arm triangle but robertson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Compton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton is looking to clinch but robertson is avoiding it.
robertson looks to clinch

and Compton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Compton.

Compton stands up from robertson's guard - Compton perhaps looking for a knockout.

robertson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Compton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Compton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
robertson advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Compton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for robertson on the ground.
robertson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Compton tries to lock up and control but robertson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
robertson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
robertson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Compton wants to hold on but robertson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
robertson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
robertson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Compton avoids a series of strikes thrown by robertson.
Compton wants to control but robertson is having none of it.
robertson looking to control but Compton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
robertson breaks from Compton's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Compton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from robertson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

robertson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Compton is on top in guard.

robertson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
robertson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Compton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
robertson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
robertson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Compton is controlling him.
robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

robertson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Compton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Compton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Compton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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 Bill Compton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton'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!

Compton avoids a punch combination nicely.
robertson darts in trying to clinch

and Compton counters by moving into the clinch.

robertson breaks the clinch.
robertson with a poor takedown

and Compton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Compton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Compton won't allow robertson to get back to his feet.
Compton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. robertson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Compton wants to get up but he can't break robertson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Compton postures up.

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

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
robertson tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Compton tries to keep at a distance but robertson has taken the fight into the clinch.
robertson stalling in the clinch but Compton improves position.
Compton lands an uppercut.
robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Compton's defenses.
robertson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Compton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bill Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of beau robertson.
Compton wants to get back to striking at distance but robertson won't allow it.
robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
robertson stops a takedown attempt from Compton.
robertson is trying to drag Compton to the mat but Compton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as robertson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Compton's face as he tries to break the clinch.

robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick from robertson.
robertson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Compton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in robertson's guard.
Compton trying to control but robertson is working from the bottom.

robertson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Compton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
robertson wants to get back to his feet but Compton passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
robertson wants to get back to his feet.

robertson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Compton pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

robertson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Compton takes the fight into the clinch.

robertson manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Compton 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Compton!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between MIKE HAWK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padrone Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

HAWK
vs
Shinobi

179 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MIKE HAWK!
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, Padrone Shinobi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

HAWK fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shinobi sprawls well initially but HAWK persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shinobi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shinobi tries to roll over but HAWK keeps him under control.
Shinobi manages to get to full guard.

Shinobi working for a triangle but HAWK defends it easily.

Shinobi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. HAWK gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
HAWK slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HAWK working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shinobi's head.
HAWK might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Shinobi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
HAWK seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Shinobi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and HAWK defends well.
HAWK knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shinobi on the ground.
HAWK trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shinobi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shinobi looks gassed!
HAWK controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
HAWK trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shinobi's guard.
Shinobi keeping moving, preventing HAWK from controlling successfully.
HAWK trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
HAWK sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shinobi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. HAWK gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
HAWK looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Shinobi looking for a guillotine here but HAWK defends easily.
HAWK trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
HAWK tries to stand but Shinobi is controlling from the bottom.
HAWK wants to control from the top but Shinobi keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. MIKE HAWK just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
HAWK tries for a takedown but Shinobi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Shinobi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
HAWK looks like he's trying to stand up.

Shinobi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
HAWK tries to roll over but Shinobi keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padrone Shinobi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - HAWK looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinobi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around HAWK's waist but HAWK gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shinobi off to one side.
MIKE HAWK is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
HAWK lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinobi circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinobi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
HAWK throws a right and a left that Shinobi avoids nicely.
HAWK clobbers Shinobi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
HAWK throws a right and a left that Shinobi avoids nicely.
HAWK lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinobi avoids a punch combination nicely.
HAWK throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinobi is breathing heavily.
HAWK misses with a two punch combination.
HAWK misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HAWK swings for the body but Shinobi moves out of range.
Shinobi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has HAWK pinned against the cage. HAWK gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
HAWK lands a jab-cross combination.

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

HAWK breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinobi moves out of range as HAWK strikes.

HAWK scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shinobi moves into full guard.
HAWK trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shinobi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
HAWK is looking to work some ground and pound but Shinobi has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells HAWK's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

HAWK has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shinobi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! HAWK is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shinobi pulls down on the head and he's put HAWK to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Padrone Shinobi!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIKE CROCOP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Emelianenko
vs
CROCOP

183 cm
23
233 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MIKE CROCOP!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Emelianenko.

Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko won't allow CROCOP to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but CROCOP is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
CROCOP is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Emelianenko stands up and beckons CROCOP to his feet.

Emelianenko has CROCOP up against the cage in a clinch.

Emelianenko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed CROCOP clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Emelianenko trying to control momentarily.
CROCOP is trying to stand back up.
CROCOP staying busy and making it hard for Emelianenko to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with punches from the back.

CROCOP is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Emelianenko controlling the position well here. CROCOP rolled but Emelianenko kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
CROCOP looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
CROCOP is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
CROCOP staying busy and making it hard for Emelianenko to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

CROCOP preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Emelianenko tries to clinch but CROCOP moves out of range.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko controlling from mount.
Emelianenko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down CROCOP for as long as he can get away with.
CROCOP is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Emelianenko has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control but CROCOP is keeping busy.

Emelianenko looking for the choke but no joy.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the head.
CROCOP is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko looking for the choke but no joy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko looking for the choke from the back.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Emelianenko's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
CROCOP really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
CROCOP is trying to get back to his feet but Emelianenko has full control of the position and if anything, CROCOP has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko struggling to land strikes to the head as CROCOP covers up.
Good control from Emelianenko.
CROCOP prevents Emelianenko from getting a body triangle.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Fedor Emelianenko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Emelianenko scores with a takedown into CROCOP's guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but CROCOP keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Emelianenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for CROCOP because Emelianenko loaded up on that one.

Emelianenko is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! CROCOP is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Emelianenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vin Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boo Jarkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boo Jarkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vin Seppala's chin.

Seppala
vs
Jarkins

178 cm
23
171 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

225 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vin Seppala!
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, Boo Jarkins!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jarkins. No joy for Seppala on that attempt.
Jarkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seppala paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Seppala clinches with his opponent.
Seppala is trying to force a seperation but Jarkins has the dominant position.
Seppala avoiding damage.
Jarkins scores with a knee to the head.
Jarkins lands a knee to the head.

Jarkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jarkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seppala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jarkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jarkins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seppala is now in half guard.
Seppala is nestled in close to Jarkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jarkins is trying to stand.
Jarkins is concentrating on defense, preventing Seppala from advancing position.
Jarkins is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarkins is looking to improve his position.
Jarkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Seppala decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Seppala shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jarkins's guard.
Jarkins wants to stand but Seppala is controlling the position.
Seppala postures up.
Jarkins wants to get back to his feet but Seppala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkins trying to keep a closed guard but Seppala is proving a slippery customer.
Jarkins looks gassed!
Jarkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Seppala stands up from Jarkins's guard - Seppala perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jarkins rushes Seppala and presses him up against the cage.
Seppala throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jarkins manages to break the clinch.

Seppala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jarkins sprawls well initially but Seppala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Seppala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jarkins defending well though.

Jarkins is trying to control Seppala's posture. Seppala takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Jarkins! Seppala is rotating here... this could be the end... Jarkins is out! Seppala has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vin Seppala!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Yuri Sichev enters the cage!

Henderson
vs
Sichev

191 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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, Dan Henderson!
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, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sichev fails with the takedown.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Sichev circles away and keeps his distance.
Sichev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sichev has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sichev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Sichev ducks down to avoid it.
Sichev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Sichev misses with a wild combination.
Henderson throws a push kick but Sichev slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sichev fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
Sichev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sichev misses with a looping right.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sichev.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Sichev saw it coming and moves away.
Sichev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Sichev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sichev stands up from Henderson's guard - Sichev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sichev.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson seems a little lost for a moment, as Sichev dominates the positioning.
Henderson is trying to buck Sichev off.

Sichev stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sichev.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sichev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.

Sichev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sichev lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sichev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Sichev isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sichev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sichev misses with a double jab.
Sichev blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Henderson.

Sichev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henderson sprawls well initially but Sichev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sichev stands up from half guard.
Horrible takedown by Sichev or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Sichev doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Sichev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Sichev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sichev is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.

Sichev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sichev lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sichev on the ground.
Sichev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Sichev from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.

Sichev gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henderson. That's going to slow Sichev down.
Sichev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sichev gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sichev tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Sichev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Sichev misses with a low kick.
Sichev throws and low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.

Sichev scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sichev stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sichev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sichev moves into the clinch.
Sichev is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sichev has his back to the cage.
Henderson has Sichev pressed against the cage, preventing Sichev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Sichev.
Sichev tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sichev shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuri Sichev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Sichev misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sichev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Henderson moves out of range as Sichev throws a body kick.
Sichev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.

Sichev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henderson to the mat! Henderson manages to get full guard.
Sichev looking to pass the guard.
Sichev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sichev looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sichev dives into side control.
Sichev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev misses with the ground and pound.

Sichev stands up.
Sichev moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sichev's head.
Sichev throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sichev shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Sichev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Sichev ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sichev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sichev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sichev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sichev trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sichev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sichev 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sichev!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff John Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

John Gailfus
vs
Silva

225 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff John Gailfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Gailfus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gailfus moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gailfus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Gailfus tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gailfus fails to land the takedown.

Gailfus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Gailfus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gailfus drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.

Gailfus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gailfus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Gailfus has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gailfus wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is looking to control Gailfus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gailfus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Gailfus escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gailfus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gailfus fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gailfus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff John Gailfus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Gailfus.
Justin Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch there but Gailfus circles away.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gailfus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gailfus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horrible takedown by Gailfus or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Gailfus's shoulder, as Gailfus tries to avoid the shot.
Gailfus tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Gailfus is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Gailfus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gailfus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Gailfus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Gailfus tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gailfus counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gailfus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff John Gailfus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gailfus tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gailfus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Gailfus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to stand but Gailfus has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gailfus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gailfus.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gailfus has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gailfus tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff John Gailfus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Gailfus pulls guard.
Silva wants to stand but Gailfus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gailfus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva wanted to stand there but Gailfus had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Gailfus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva wants to control the position but Gailfus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva strikes from the bottom but Gailfus passes into mount!

Gailfus looking to isolate an arm here. Silva doesn't see it coming and as Gailfus extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gailfus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff John Gailfus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serega Virtus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Virtus

185 cm
24
225 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serega Virtus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Virtus circles away.
Emelianenko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Virtus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Virtus misses with a series of wild punches.

Virtus instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Virtus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Virtus goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Virtus throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Virtus. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Virtus clinches but Emelianenko breaks the clinch

so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Virtus is controlling from the bottom.
Virtus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Virtus wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Virtus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Virtus is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Virtus is looking to clinch.
Virtus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serega Virtus.
Virtus tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily

and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Emelianenko stands up and waves to Virtus to follow him.
Virtus has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Virtus throws a body kick.
Virtus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Virtus, pushing him back against the cage.
Virtus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Virtus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Emelianenko scores a takedown into full mount!
Virtus is looking to get to half guard.
Emelianenko controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Virtus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Virtus is desperately trying to improve his position but Emelianenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Emelianenko wants to control but Virtus has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emelianenko throws a head kick but Virtus moves out of range.
Virtus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Virtus.
Virtus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virtus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virtus pulls his leg out and moves away.

Virtus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Virtus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Emelianenko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Virtus has Emelianenko in his guard.
Virtus keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Virtus keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Virtus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Virtus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Virtus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Virtus wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Virtus's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.

Virtus seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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

Virtus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emelianenko is holding on to half guard well.
Virtus is pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Serega Virtus!