QFC Tournament 519 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Barnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barnikov
vs
Jung

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Barnikov!
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, Emmanuel Jung!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Jung! Barnikov is backing up but he can't get away as Jung lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Barnikov and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emmanuel Jung!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Bandera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rogers
vs
Bandera

182 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jolly Rogers!
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, Stephan Bandera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bandera leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bandera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jolly Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandera scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Bandera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Bandera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bandera circles away.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bandera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Jolly Rogers has been cut.
Bandera lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers is breathing heavily.

Bandera closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Bandera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandera pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bandera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bandera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Bandera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bandera.
Nice body punch from Bandera.
Bandera lands a body shot.
Bandera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bandera.
Bandera lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Rogers is rocked!
Bandera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandera pushes Rogers against the cage. Bandera is working some dirty boxing. Bandera pushes off with a quick right hook! Rogers goes down! Rogers tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bandera moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Bandera!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello La Tigre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broly Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

La Tigre
vs
Goku

175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcello La Tigre!
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, Broly Goku!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

La Tigre gets a clinch.
La Tigre has Goku pushed against the cage.
Goku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as La Tigre walks away with a smile on his face. Goku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcello La Tigre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Goku drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
La Tigre has his hands on Goku's head, controlling the position.

La Tigre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

La Tigre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goku gets underhooks to prevent La Tigre's takedown attempt.
Goku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but La Tigre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goku is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marcello La Tigre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Broly Goku.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
La Tigre managing to block the knees to the body from Goku.
Goku struggles to land a body shot inside as La Tigre controls his hands.
La Tigre stops a takedown attempt from Goku.
Goku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. La Tigre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and La Tigre counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Goku. No joy for La Tigre on that attempt.
La Tigre shoots for a double leg takedown but Goku sprawls well. He's pushed La Tigre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

La Tigre closes the distance and clinches.
La Tigre tries for a takedown but Goku manages to get underhooks.
La Tigre tries to circle away but Goku has him pinned against the cage.
La Tigre tries to circle away but Goku has him pinned against the cage.
La Tigre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

La Tigre gets control of Goku's arms and successfully pulls guard. La Tigre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
La Tigre wants to improve his position but instead Goku has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku wants to control but La Tigre is keeping him busy.
Goku prevents La Tigre from improving his position.
La Tigre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goku's back!
La Tigre keeps control of the position as Goku tries to break free.
Goku rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Goku is looking for a sweep. La Tigre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
La Tigre is trying to control the action in half guard but Goku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goku is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goku manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goku is on top in guard.

Goku trying to control but La Tigre is working from the bottom.
Goku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goku stops La Tigre from standing up.
Goku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcello La Tigre will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Goku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Tigre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcello La Tigre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but La Tigre avoids it really well and circles away.
La Tigre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goku swivels and escapes.
La Tigre is looking to clinch.

Goku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming La Tigre to the mat! La Tigre manages to get full guard.
La Tigre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Tigre wants to sweep but no luck.
Goku has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of La Tigre is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku stays in close to La Tigre's body and controls the position.
La Tigre controls Goku momentarily but Goku frees himself.
Goku wants to control from the top but La Tigre keeps moving.
Goku being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
La Tigre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Tigre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Goku.
Goku is looking to take a break and control but La Tigre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goku tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
La Tigre struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku trying to control the action but La Tigre is working from the bottom.

Goku tries for a kimura but La Tigre is defending well.
Goku is looking to take a break and control but La Tigre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
La Tigre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goku should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four 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.
Goku happy to just control the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goku is looking to take a break and control but La Tigre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Broly Goku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Goku doesn't manage to clinch there - La Tigre circles away.

La Tigre clinches up against the cage.
La Tigre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goku pulls him back up using the underhooks.

La Tigre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Tigre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
La Tigre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Tigre misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Tigre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Tigre attempts a counter takedown but Goku avoids it well and moves away.
La Tigre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from La Tigre misses.
La Tigre goes for a double leg but Goku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goku continues to drive forward.
Goku is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello La Tigre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

A momentary lapse in concentration from La Tigre enables Goku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. La Tigre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
La Tigre wants to stand and escape but Goku is having none of it.
Goku 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.
La Tigre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broly Goku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goku trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marcello La Tigre is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku blocks a head kick by La Tigre.
Despite the aggression on Goku's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Goku is looking to clinch but La Tigre is avoiding it.
Goku shoots in for a takedown but La Tigre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Marcello La Tigre has been cut.
La Tigre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
La Tigre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goku throws a nice looking combination but La Tigre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Tigre scores with a one two! Goku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goku throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Tigre stuffs the takedown attempt from Goku. Goku gets slowly back to his feet.
Goku fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Tigre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goku sprawls well. Goku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. La Tigre gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Tigre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Tigre scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goku shoots in and drives through. La Tigre sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcello La Tigre.
I think La Tigre 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Broly Goku!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Marcello La Tigre!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Broly Goku!

Broly Goku wins by split decision!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Il Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephano Rodrigez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Il Loco
vs
Rodrigez

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcello Il Loco!
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, Stephano Rodrigez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Il Loco both land. Nice combination.
Il Loco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Rodrigez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Il Loco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rodrigez decides to stand back up. Rodrigez steps back and let's Il Loco get back to his feet.

Rodrigez scores with a takedown into Il Loco's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Il Loco's guard.
Rodrigez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Rodrigez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Il Loco to stand up.

Rodrigez gets a double leg takedown into Il Loco's guard.
Il Loco working a defensive guard but Rodrigez passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Rodrigez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodrigez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Il Loco is trying to get back to half guard.
Il Loco seems a little lost for a moment, as Rodrigez dominates the positioning.

Rodrigez decides to stand back up.
Il Loco shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodrigez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Il Loco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Il Loco is breathing heavily.
Il Loco looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigez is just out of range.
Rodrigez misses with a wild body shot.

Rodrigez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Il Loco on his heels. He'll look to pass Il Loco's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodrigez postures up and lands a big shot to Il Loco's brow.
Rodrigez 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.
Rodrigez pushing down on Il Loco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez is taking a breather. Il Loco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rodrigez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Il Loco is in trouble now - Rodrigez has advanced to mount!
Rodrigez landing shots from mount.
Rodrigez with a couple of short strikes.
Rodrigez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Il Loco?
Rodrigez controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Il Loco tries to clinch but Rodrigez is having none of it.
Rodrigez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Il Loco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigez wants to counter the offense by Il Loco and move into the clinch position.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Il Loco enables Rodrigez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Il Loco manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodrigez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodrigez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Il Loco's guard.
Rodrigez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Il Loco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigez on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigez drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rodrigez as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Il Loco screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rodrigez! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Stephano Rodrigez!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Abruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorjo Kozacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abruzzi
vs
Kozacz

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Abruzzi!
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, Jorjo Kozacz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abruzzi shoots in and gets a takedown into Kozacz's guard.
Kozacz wants to sweep here but Abruzzi controlling him for the moment.
Abruzzi is pushing down on Kozacz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kozacz is fighting to maintain full guard but Abruzzi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kozacz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abruzzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abruzzi's back!
Abruzzi wants to control his opponent's hands but Kozacz gets his hands free.

Kozacz tightening his grip on Abruzzi, looking for the choke.
Kozacz is not going to allow Abruzzi to sit and survive in this position.

Kozacz is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Abruzzi taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Kozacz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorjo Kozacz!

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 Panat Sutasanachinda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avox Novalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sutasanachinda
vs
Novalski

181 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panat Sutasanachinda!
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, Avox Novalski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutasanachinda wants to clinch up but Novalski keeps it at a distance.
Sutasanachinda tries to clinch up.
Sutasanachinda takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Sutasanachinda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Novalski, pushing him back against the cage.
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow inside.
Novalski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sutasanachinda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Novalski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sutasanachinda smiles and moves away.

Sutasanachinda moves into range and clinches up with Novalski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sutasanachinda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sutasanachinda lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Avox Novalski has been cut.
Sutasanachinda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sutasanachinda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Novalski is rocked!
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutasanachinda throws an elbow that misses.
Novalski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sutasanachinda lands a left hand.
Novalski is still on wobbly legs! Can Sutasanachinda finish him?
Sutasanachinda misses with a body punch.
Sutasanachinda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Novalski working hard to break the clinch.
Sutasanachinda lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Avox Novalski's cut even more.

Novalski pulls guard.

Novalski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sutasanachinda defends it easily.
Novalski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Novalski controls Sutasanachinda momentarily but Sutasanachinda frees himself.
Novalski seems to have recovered his senses.
Sutasanachinda wants to get up but he can't break Novalski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutasanachinda wants to stand and escape but instead Novalski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Sutasanachinda is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Novalski dives into side control.

Novalski is trying to get an arm triangle but Sutasanachinda is defending well.
Sutasanachinda defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novalski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Novalski is looking to take a break and control but Sutasanachinda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sutasanachinda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Novalski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Novalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sutasanachinda keeps working.
Sutasanachinda is trying to buck Novalski off.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Novalski wants to clinch up but Sutasanachinda keeps it at a distance.
Sutasanachinda tries to clinch but Novalski is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novalski shoots in and drives through. Sutasanachinda sprawls well.
Sutasanachinda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Novalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sutasanachinda swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panat Sutasanachinda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avox Novalski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sutasanachinda tries to clinch but Novalski moves out of range.
Novalski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sutasanachinda as he avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Panat Sutasanachinda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Sutasanachinda scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sutasanachinda.
Sutasanachinda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novalski can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Sutasanachinda.
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow inside.
Novalski is trying to break free.
Sutasanachinda lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow just above Novalski 's eye.
Novalski avoids the elbow strike from Sutasanachinda, against the cage.
Sutasanachinda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sutasanachinda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Avox Novalski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow that stopped Novalski in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sutasanachinda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutasanachinda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutasanachinda just leaning against Novalski, taking a breather.
Sutasanachinda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Novalski takes an elbow to the forehead.

Avox Novalski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow that stopped Novalski in his tracks for a moment.
Novalski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Novalski is breathing heavily.
Novalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sutasanachinda's elbow.
Sutasanachinda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sutasanachinda lands an elbow that stopped Novalski in his tracks for a moment.
Novalski avoids the elbow strike from Sutasanachinda, against the cage.
Novalski dodges an elbow strike from Sutasanachinda.
Novalski can't get the takedown.
Panat Sutasanachinda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avox Novalski.
Sutasanachinda lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Avox Novalski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Panat Sutasanachinda!

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Farund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Farund
vs
Bad

183 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Farund!
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, Monster Bad!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Pierre Farund has been cut.
Bad throws a lazy head kick

and Farund counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bad has hold of Farund's hands but Farund slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farund lands a nice short elbow.

Farund is working for a submission of some sort.
Farund tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Farund working Bad over with strikes.
Bad pushes Farund off looking to stand but Farund dives back in and keeps control.
Bad tries to kick Farund off in order to stand up. Farund Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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!
Bad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Farund asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Farund scoring with punches from side control.
Bad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Farund works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Bad is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farund working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bad is still in real trouble! Can Farund finish him?
Farund lands a strong strike to the head of Bad. That's dazed him! Farund looking to finish here. Bad is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Farund lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Farund!