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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Speedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Speedos
vs
Hunt

200 cm
40
255 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

200 cm
40
245 lbs
22 - 26 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Speedos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Speedos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Speedos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Speedos wants it to stay on the feet.
Speedos attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Hunt scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt defending well as Speedos loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a jab. Speedos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Speedos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt cracks Speedos with a good jab.
Tony Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speedos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Speedos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hunt scores with a jab. Speedos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunt scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speedos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Speedos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Hunt lands a jab to Speedos's midsection.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a kick to the temple. Speedos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speedos throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Speedos tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt jabs at Speedos's body.
Speedos misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedos takes one on the button.
Speedos throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Speedos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speedos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speedos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Speedos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hunt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Speedos circles away.
Speedos feinted with a counter takedown.
Hunt throws a head kick that Speedos semi-blocks.
Speedos tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speedos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Speedos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt lands a head kick. Speedos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Speedos down.

Speedos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hunt to the mat! Hunt manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hunt is looking to sweep but instead, Speedos has passed into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hunt kicks off Speedos and gets to his feet.
Speedos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Speedos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Speedos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Speedoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Speedos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Speedos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Speedos is rocked!
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speedos throws a head kick that misses.
Speedos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speedos, pushing him back against the ropes.
Speedos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt tries to clinch but Speedos is having none of it.
Speedos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Speedos's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speedos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunt counters with a big head kick but Speedos shrugs it off.
Speedos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Speedos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speedos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheers as Hunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Speedos doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt jabs Speedos right on the nose. Speedos blinks but takes it well.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Speedos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt lands a jab to Speedos's midsection.
Hunt scores with a one two! Speedos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Speedos misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Speedos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt lands a nice hook to Speedos's body. Speedos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speedos seems to have got his legs back now.
Speedos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Speedos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
Speedos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hunt counters with a nice right hand that sends Speedos toppling to the canvas! Speedos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hunt finish him?!
Hunt drops Speedos with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Speedos! Hunt dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Hunt!
Tony Hunt opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Boro
vs
Morgan

182 cm
42
190 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

188 cm
42
210 lbs
38 - 27 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

A head kick lands from Morgan that sends Boro to the canvas. Boro tries to scramble back to his feet but Morgan brings him back down into side control.

Boro is rocked!

It looks like Spark Boro has been cut.

Morgan stands up.
Oh Boro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boro.
Boro seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boro misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Boro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.

Morgan cracks Boro with a big right hand and Boro goes down!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wanted to stand there but Boro had control of the position.
Morgan stops Boro from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.

Boro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boro sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boro trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Boro is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.

Morgan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Morgan drops his shoulder and cracks Boro with a huge uppercut! Boro goes down! Can Morgan finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan looks to land a combination but Boro avoids it well.
Boro thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.

Spark Boro's cut is getting worse.
Boro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boro throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boro throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Boro has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Morgan!
A relieved looking Scott Morgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Hero of the Day. Steve Rogers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rogers
vs
Susi

189 cm
41
220 lbs
30 - 34 - 0

175 cm
41
158 lbs
34 - 35 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a double jab.

Rogers rushes Susi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rogers just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Susi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Susi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Susi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Susi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Susi drops back looking for a leg! Rogers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogers manages to kick Susi off! Susi jumps back into Rogers's guard.
Susi stops Rogers from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susi drops back looking for a leg! Rogers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogers manages to kick Susi off! Susi jumps back into Rogers's guard.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Susi is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Susi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Susi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.

Susi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Susi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Susi eventually gives up the hold.
Rogers tries to kick Susi off but Susi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Susi is looking for a kimura but Rogers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Susi to get the leverage.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers is defending against the submission attempts here by Susi.
Susi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rogers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Susi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogers defends it well.
Rogers is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.
Susi works his way into full mount!
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Susi fails to advance to Rogers's back.
Rogers is trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Susi working for a submission but Rogers is keeping him at bay.

Susi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rogers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rogers shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keni Susi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Susi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Susi misses with a takedown
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Susi is defended easily by Rogers.
Susi dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Susi's head and hops out.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Susi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Susi shoots in.
Susi dives in for a single leg takedown but Rogers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Susi shoots in.

Susi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rogers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rogers is not content to let Susi control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Susi is controlling him well.

Susi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rogers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rogers is trying to buck Susi off.

Susi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Susi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.

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.

Susi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Susi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rogers pushes Susi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Susi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Susi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rogers rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Susi's guard! Nice work there by Rogers!
Rogers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Susi won't let him.

Susi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Susi won't let him.

Susi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Susi looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Rogers tries to bum rush Susi with a series of wild strikes but Susi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Susi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Susi shoots in.
Susi shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Susi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rogers defends well and Susi ends up having to push Rogers into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rogers throwing a counter right hand but Susi manages to avoid it.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Susi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Susi saw that one coming.
Rogers throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Susi shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Susi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rogers defends it nicely.
Susi shoots in looking for a takedown but Rogers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Susi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Susi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rogers pinned against the ropes. Rogers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Susi goes for a double leg but Rogers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rogers continues to drive forward.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Keni Susi has been cut.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rogers has Susi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Susi backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogers as he jumps to the side.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Susi on the side of the head.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi closes the distance and clinches up with Rogers, looking for a takedown. Susi pushes Rogers against the ropes but Rogers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Susi avoids it well.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Susi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rogers swivels and escapes.
Susi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Susi somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Susi is defended easily by Rogers.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
A jab from Rogers does it's job there.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Susi or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogers, which made it look bad.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Susi moves nicely into side control.

Susi tries for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.
Susi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rogers is trying to get back to his feet.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
Susi is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pushes Susi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Susi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Susi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rogers rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Susi's guard! Nice work there by Rogers!
Rogers wants to stand but Susi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Susi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
A relieved looking Steve Rogers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into the arena with Ave Maria blaring out of the sound system. Blaze has chosen Pendulum - Slam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Blaze

187 cm
41
220 lbs
37 - 11 - 1

190 cm
39
214 lbs
40 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaze! But no joy.
Blaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Blaze misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Blaze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Blaze with a jab.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Blaze's body.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze with a jab.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Blaze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilson with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blaze is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze thuds his shin into the meat of Wilson's side.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Blaze lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
Blaze lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Blaze jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Wilson throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Blaze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blaze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wilson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nino Blaze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilson misses with a body shot
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Blaze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Blaze connects with a high kick.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson staying out of range there.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Blaze avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaze! But no joy.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson is looking to counter the offense by Blaze and move into the clinch.
Blaze loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Blaze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilson with a body shot.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blaze to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze lands an overhand right.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze connects with a looping right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wilson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Blaze backpedaling.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Nino Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaze finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Blaze throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
And Wilson counters with a quick kick to the body but Blaze blocks it.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Wilson misses the body punch

and Blaze counters with a head kick that drops Wilson to the mat! Wilson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Wilson is rocked!
Blaze fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Wilson out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski comes to the ring accompanied by War is My Destiny. Johnson has chosen The Town by Macklemore as his entrance music. Jordan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byczynski
vs
Johnson

200 cm
42
260 lbs
38 - 33 - 0

192 cm
44
285 lbs
38 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Byczynski misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Byczynski's ribs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byczynski misses with a double jab
and Byczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
A low kick from Byczynski is predictable there
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Byczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Byczynski sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byczynski throws a predictable looking body shot

and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Byczynski! Johnson lets Byczynski back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Byczynski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski staying out of range there.
Oh Byczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Byczynski.
Byczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Byczynski slips a straight right by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Byczynski's head back.

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczynski misses with a wild combination.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Byczynski.
Byczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczynski throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Byczynski closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Byczynski thinking.
Byczynski looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byczynski momentarily.
Byczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Byczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byczynski.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Byczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

Johnson sends Byczynski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Byczynski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Johnson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Byczynski off his feet! Byczynski tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Johnson!
Jordan Johnson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Jordan Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.