GFC 3: Collision Course PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Girlea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babis Valyras (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!

Girlea
vs
Valyras

176 cm
24
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Girlea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Babis Valyras!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Girlea moves into range and clinches up with Valyras.
Valyras looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Girlea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Girlea closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valyras's guard.
Girlea won't allow Valyras to sweep him here.
Girlea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valyras looking for a sweep. Not yet Valyras, not yet.
Valyras is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Girlea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girlea landing some decent shots from guard.

Girlea gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Girlea decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valyras has hold of Girlea's hands but Girlea slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Girlea is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Girlea definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Girlea lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Girlea is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Valyras is trying to get back to full guard.

Girlea stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Girlea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Girlea controlling the pace.
Girlea passes to side control.
Girlea in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girlea works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Girlea controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyras is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Valyras's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Girlea is staying tight to Valyras's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Girlea connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valyras some visible discomfort.
Valyras is trying to improve his position.
Girlea working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girlea trying to control the action but Valyras is working from the bottom.

Girlea decides to stand back up.
Girlea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valyras sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Girlea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valyras.

Valyras tries to sprawl but Girlea drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Girlea seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valyras missing with punches from the bottom.

Valyras looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Girlea 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.

Girlea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Girlea looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Girlea stopping the sweep attempt from Valyras.

Girlea stands up and waves to Valyras to follow him.

Girlea shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valyras's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Girlea stands up and waves to Valyras to follow him.

Girlea dives in and scores a takedown into Valyras's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girlea slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Girlea is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Girlea is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Girlea is working for a kimura but Valyras is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Girlea lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Girlea is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Girlea looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valyras with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Girlea stalling.
Girlea's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Girlea 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyras tries to get to full guard but Girlea has control of the leg.
Girlea is nestled in close to Valyras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Girlea content to control rather than advance.

Girlea is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Valyras is just riding it out for now. Girlea eventually gives up the hold.

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.
Girlea slows the pace down in half guard.
Girlea is nestled in close to Valyras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Girlea dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Valyras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Girlea but Girlea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Girlea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ian Girlea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Girlea shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valyras napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Girlea is staying tight to Valyras's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Valyras is trying to improve his position.
Valyras takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Girlea stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girlea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Girlea shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valyras defends it nicely.
Girlea scores with a head kick.

Girlea shoots in and bounces Valyras off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Valyras has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Girlea has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Valyras takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ian Girlea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Girlea lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Girlea stands up.
Girlea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valyras sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Girlea gets a clinch.

Girlea drags the fight down to the ground.

Girlea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Girlea trying to keep a closed guard but Valyras is proving a slippery customer.
Girlea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valyras can do to turn this around?
Girlea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girlea keeping full guard, as Valyras tries to pass.

Girlea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valyras gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valyras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Girlea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valyras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Girlea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Girlea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Girlea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Girlea!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Cambi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cambi
vs
Silfa

188 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Cambi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silfa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambi lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Anderson Silfa has been cut.

Cambi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silfa is trying to defend but Cambi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cambi working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Cambi there.
Cambi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cambi working Silfa over with strikes.
Cambi 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.
Silfa has hold of Cambi's hands but Cambi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That has opened up Anderson Silfa's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Cambi.

The cut above Anderson Silfa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silfa has hold of Cambi's hands but Cambi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cambi lands a nice short elbow.

Silfa is rocked!

Anderson Silfa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirk Cambi!

C
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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Tokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hits from the bong - Cypress Hill. Vadim Tokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tokov
vs
Frost

177 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

KnockOut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Tokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Frost!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Tokov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Frost blocks a jab.

Tokov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Frost!
Tokov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frost on the ground.
Frost manages to get back to half guard.
Tokov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frost with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frost manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tokov distracts Frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frost is trying to keep Tokov in close.
Tokov throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokov stays in close to Frost's body and controls the position.
Tokov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Frost looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tokov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokov throws a big elbow that misses.
Frost trying to keep a closed guard but Tokov is proving a slippery customer.
Tokov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tokov cracks Frost with a solid left hand.
Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tokov lands a couple of digs.
Tokov chips away with some ground and pound.
Tokov stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tokov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vadim Tokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokov throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Frost was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frost shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tokov eats them both and turns towards Frost to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frost under the eye.

It looks like Steven Frost has been cut.
Tokov throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost slips under a jab from Tokov.

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

Frost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tokov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Frost is tightening it up a little... Tokov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tokov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tokov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Frost!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steven Frost!
Steven Frost spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Wosiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Kurbanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Kurbanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wosiecki
vs
Kurbanov

183 cm
24
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Wosiecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Kurbanov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wosiecki throws out a loose jab but Kurbanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kurbanov misses.
Wosiecki shoots for a takedown but Kurbanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wosiecki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurbanov misses with a takedown attempt - Wosiecki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kurbanov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wosiecki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurbanov as he jumps to the side.
Kurbanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Wosiecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurbanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurbanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurbanov throws a series of punches but Wosiecki avoids them all with ease.
Wosiecki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurbanov sprawls and moves away.

Wosiecki 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wosiecki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wosiecki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wosiecki throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wosiecki throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurbanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wosiecki distracts Kurbanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kurbanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurbanov looks winded!

Wosiecki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kurbanov dives on top into guard.

Wosiecki trying to control the position here.
Kurbanov looking to sit in guard and control but Wosiecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurbanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wosiecki throwing strikes from guard but Kurbanov blocks nicely.
Wosiecki trying to control but Kurbanov is working from the bottom.
Wosiecki landing some decent shots from guard.
Wosiecki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wosiecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurbanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wosiecki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wosiecki works over Kurbanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kurbanov wants to get back to his feet but Wosiecki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wosiecki working some strikes from top position.
Wosiecki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wosiecki controlling from the top position.
Wosiecki stands up over Kurbanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurbanov keeping moving, preventing Wosiecki from controlling successfully.
Wosiecki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wosiecki wants to pass the guard but Kurbanov is keeping the position.
Wosiecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurbanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wosiecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wosiecki trying to control but Kurbanov is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurbanov is trying to control the position but Wosiecki postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wosiecki landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kurbanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wosiecki shoots in for a takedown but Kurbanov shows good takedown defense.
Kurbanov misses with a two punch combination.
Kurbanov throws a front kick aimed at Wosiecki's knee but Wosiecki avoids it well.
Wosiecki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurbanov as he jumps to the side.

Wosiecki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wosiecki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Wosiecki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurbanov, who protects the arm well.
Kurbanov prevents Wosiecki from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wosiecki is looking to take a break and control but Kurbanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurbanov is breathing heavily.

Wosiecki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurbanov, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurbanov tries to bench press Wosiecki off him but Wosiecki keeps the position.

Wosiecki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurbanov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wosiecki.

Kurbanov sneaks out the side door and pushes Wosiecki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kurbanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wosiecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurbanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurbanov throws a wild body kick that Wosiecki sees coming a mile off.
Wosiecki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Wosiecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wosiecki lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurbanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Wosiecki misses with a two punch combination.
Wosiecki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurbanov circles away.
Kurbanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurbanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wosiecki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wosiecki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wosiecki wants to control from the top but Kurbanov keeps moving.
Kurbanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wosiecki is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki looking to pass the guard.
Wosiecki stands up over Kurbanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wosiecki works over Kurbanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kurbanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wosiecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wosiecki postures up in Kurbanov's guard and throws a big left but Kurbanov blocks it.
Wosiecki landing with the ground and pound.
Wosiecki pushes down on Kurbanov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kurbanov is staying active underneath Wosiecki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki drops an elbow to the side of Kurbanov's head.
Wosiecki winds up and cracks Kurbanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurbanov tries to kick Wosiecki off but Wosiecki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Wosiecki is looking for a kimura here.
Wosiecki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Wosiecki lands a nice short elbow.
Wosiecki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wosiecki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wosiecki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Wosiecki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kurbanov tries to bum rush Wosiecki with a series of wild strikes but Wosiecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wosiecki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kurbanov is looking to get back to his feet here but Wosiecki is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kurbanov's back.
Wosiecki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurbanov can do to turn this around?
Kurbanov is trying to remain composed but Wosiecki is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

Wosiecki working for the choke.

Kurbanov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wosiecki gets his way!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wosiecki is persistently looking for the submission but Kurbanov is defending it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is taking a good look at Kurbanov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Wosiecki!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wosiecki lands a shot to the head.
Konrad Wosiecki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wosiecki looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Wosiecki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kurbanov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Wosiecki has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kurbanov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Kurbanov manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Kurbanov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wosiecki dives in and scores a takedown into Kurbanov's guard.
Kurbanov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wosiecki dives into side control.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurbanov is looking for a sweep.
Wosiecki working the ground and pound.
Wosiecki working the ground and pound.

Wosiecki is working to tighten his grip on Kurbanov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kurbanov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wosiecki is really squeezing tight and eventually Kurbanov passes out! Wosiecki breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Konrad Wosiecki!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Robredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Ferrell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Robredo
vs
Ferrell

187 cm
24
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Robredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Ferrell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrell scores with a nice body kick.
Ferrell tries for a takedown but Robredo circles away easily
and Robredo counters with a nice body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ferrell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice cross by Robredo.

Robredo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robredo avoiding damage as Ferrell throws knees to the body.
Ferrell stalling in the clinch but Robredo improves position.
A body shot lands from Robredo.
Ferrell looks winded!
Ferrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robredo is defending well for now.
Ferrell tries to break free but Robredo pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Robredo scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robredo as Ferrell tries to tie him up.
Robredo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferrells head.
Ferrell misses with a body punch.
Robredo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robredo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robredo lands a left hand.
Come on Robredo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Robredo lands a left hand.

Ferrell is rocked!
Robredo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ferrell to his knees! Robredo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Robredo!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear has chosen Good Times as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horse
vs
Bear

205 cm
33
335 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

200 cm
28
275 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thunder Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Horse. Those never looked like landing.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Horse thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bear if he has to take too many more of those.
Bear tries a low kick but Horse avoids it.
Bear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horse avoids it really well and circles away.
Horse tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Horse swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Horse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Horse. Those never looked like landing.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick
and Horse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horse misses with a straight right.
Bear drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Horse defends it well.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horse.
Bear shapes to counter with a head kick.
Horse lands a jab-cross combination.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Bear.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
Horse blocks a head kick by Bear.
Horse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Horse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bear misses with a takedown
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunder Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jer Bear.
Bear darts in looking for a takedown but Horse gets double underhooks and turns Bear into the cage.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jer Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to move into range but Horse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Jer Bear's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear throws a head kick but Horse moves out of range.
Horse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Bear misses.

Bear closes the distance and clinches.

Horse breaks from the clinch.
Bear looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Horse is fending him off so far but Bear persists. Nope, Horse circles away and we're back to standing.
Horse misses with a hook.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horse.
Horse swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Horse. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
Horse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horse throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horse misses with a wild combination.
Bear feints the counter takedown.
Bear looks to throw a body kick
and Horse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horse paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bear moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Horse has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Horse gets underhooks to prevent Bear's takedown attempt.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Horse prevents it.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horse has him pressed against the cage.
Horse is pressed up against the cage. Bear has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Horse down to the mat. Horse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thunder Horse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jer Bear's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Horse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Horse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horse is looking to wear down Bear with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bear takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bear takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Horse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Horse avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse feints and then cracks Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bear down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear with a poor takedown
and Horse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bear takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Horse lands with a kick to the ribs.
Horse plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Bear swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Bear face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thunder Horse!
During a confident post fight interview, Thunder Horse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aulis Tyrmaaja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koltun
vs
Tyrmaaja

182 cm
34
177 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

178 cm
34
170 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

MayheM sportswear

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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrmaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.
Koltun stuns Tyrmaaja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aulis Tyrmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrmaaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koltun pinned against the cage. Koltun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koltun cracks the inside of Tyrmaaja's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koltun.

Tyrmaaja gets the takedown into side control.
Koltun stops Tyrmaaja from passing to mount.
Tyrmaaja working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyrmaaja fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tyrmaaja off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Tyrmaaja right now.
Koltun is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Koltun gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Koltun gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Koltun apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tyrmaaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Koltun, which made it look bad.
Tyrmaaja shoots in for a takedown but Koltun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marek Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aulis Tyrmaaja.
Koltun cracks Tyrmaaja with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a body kick.
Tyrmaaja lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koltun lands a body shot.
Tyrmaaja shoots in but no luck this time.
Koltun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koltun misses with a kick to the body.
Tyrmaaja only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun scores with a jab to the body.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrmaaja moves away.
Tyrmaaja is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tyrmaaja fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koltun.

Tyrmaaja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koltun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koltun tries to buck Tyrmaaja off but Tyrmaaja is having none of it.
Koltun is working hard here to advance position.
Tyrmaaja lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrmaaja cracks Koltun with a big elbow.
Koltun tries to buck Tyrmaaja off but Tyrmaaja is having none of it.
Tyrmaaja creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tyrmaaja lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koltun tries to bench press Tyrmaaja off him but Tyrmaaja keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja cracks Koltun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tyrmaaja landing a few strikes.

Koltun is rocked!
Tyrmaaja trying to control the position but Koltun is working away.
Tyrmaaja landing strikes.
Oh Koltun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koltun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koltun seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrmaaja sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koltun is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tyrmaaja working away.
Koltun is looking to regain half guard here but Tyrmaaja keeps moving and retains side control.
Koltun is trying to control Tyrmaaja's posture but Tyrmaaja avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marek Koltun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koltun, right into the meat.
Koltun wants to slow Tyrmaaja down by chopping away at his legs.
Aulis Tyrmaaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyrmaaja is defended easily by Koltun.
Tyrmaaja goes for a double leg but Koltun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koltun continues to drive forward.
Tyrmaaja shoots for a double leg takedown but Koltun sprawls well. He's pushed Tyrmaaja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marek Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aulis Tyrmaaja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrmaaja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koltun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tyrmaaja walks into a straight right hand from Koltun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Koltun.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrmaaja.
Tyrmaaja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koltun swivels and escapes.
Koltun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyrmaaja sprawls and moves away.
Koltun misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrmaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyrmaaja is defended easily by Koltun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja shoots for a double leg takedown but Koltun sprawls well. He's pushed Tyrmaaja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koltun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyrmaaja can do to turn this around?
Tyrmaaja misses with a takedown attempt - Koltun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyrmaaja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyrmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koltun as he avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koltun.
Tyrmaaja fails with the takedown

and Koltun counters with a single leg into guard. Tyrmaaja didn't expect that.
Koltun looking to pass the guard.
Koltun works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyrmaaja defending well though.
Koltun moves nicely into side control.
Koltun advances to mount.
Tyrmaaja is working to get back to half guard.

Koltun working for a submission but Tyrmaaja is keeping him at bay.
Koltun looking to control but Tyrmaaja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyrmaaja tries to hold on but Koltun postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja is bucking up trying to escape but Koltun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the head.
Koltun looking to control but Tyrmaaja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marek Koltun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koltun lands a nice shot to the head.
Tyrmaaja is trying desperately to improve position.
Koltun controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrmaaja is squirming around, avoiding Koltun's attempts to control the action.
Koltun controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Koltun dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tyrmaaja gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyrmaaja lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Koltun trying to keep a closed guard but Tyrmaaja is proving a slippery customer.
Tyrmaaja stopping the sweep attempt from Koltun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrmaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koltun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Koltun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyrmaaja defends well.
Koltun working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun looking for a sweep. Not yet Koltun, not yet.
Tyrmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Koltun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tyrmaaja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyrmaaja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyrmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koltun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun is trying to keep Tyrmaaja in close.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Koltun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyrmaaja is aware though and is defending well.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Tyrmaaja from controlling successfully.
Koltun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrmaaja manages to get himself to full guard.

Tyrmaaja looking to control.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Tyrmaaja is keeping the position.
Tyrmaaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koltun is one step ahead there.
Aulis Tyrmaaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyrmaaja has his foot on Koltun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koltun works his way back into a safe position though.
Koltun trying to control but Tyrmaaja is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tyrmaaja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marek Koltun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koltun digs a good hook to Tyrmaaja's body.

Koltun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koltun controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrmaaja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyrmaaja misses with a strike from the bottom.
Koltun controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrmaaja tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Koltun takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Koltun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koltun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Koltun!
After the fight, Marek Koltun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michaels
vs
Pekka

170 cm
42
183 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

186 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekka cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
Pekka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pekka.
Pekka keeps Michaels at a distance using the push kick.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Pekka misses.
Pekka cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Pekka.
Nice uppercut there from Pekka.
We've been informed that Pekka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That kick from Pekka tenderised Michaels's leg. Michaels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels closes the distance but Pekka moves to the side
and Pekka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pekka.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. Pekka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekka connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pekka connects with a body shot that sends Michaels's belly button to the back.
Michaels walks into a left hand.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pekka cracks Michaels with a good jab.
Pekka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pekka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Michaels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A good leg kick by Pekka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekka lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Pekka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pekka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pekka connects with an inside leg kick.
Pekka connects with a jab.
Pekka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Michaels on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka lands with a nice body punch.
Pekka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pekka connects with a body shot.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pekka.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Pekka throws out a counter right but Michaels avoids it with no problem.
Pekka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pekka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pekka scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick from Pekka.
Pekka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michaels's hands.
Pekka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pekka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pekka can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pekka.
Pekka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michaels 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.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Pekka counters with a left to the body.
Pekka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Pekka 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.
Pekka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pekka is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekka working some strikes from top position.
Pekka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pekka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pekka on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pekka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michaels tries to bum rush Pekka with a series of wild strikes but Pekka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pekka works the jab nicely.
Pekka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sean Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pekka, right into the meat.
Pekka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pekka cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pekka slips under a jab from Michaels.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Pekka cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Pekka moves out of range easily.
Pekka cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pekka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pekka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Pekka moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Pekka.
Pekka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pekka lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pekka connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Michaels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Michaels is rocked!
Michaels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pekka scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pekka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Michaels right on the button. Michaels goes down! Pekka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pekka gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutaali Pekka!
After winning the bout, Brutaali Pekka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltasar Halko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halko comes to the cage accompanied by The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Langhi has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Michael Langhi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Halko
vs
Langhi

150 cm
30
300 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

210 cm
30
296 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baltasar Halko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Langhi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halko throws the kick towards the body but Langhi avoids it.
Langhi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've been hearing reports that Halko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Halko misses with a series of wild punches.
Langhi scores with a sloppy right hand. Halko should have avoided that one.
Halko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Langhi pinned against the cage. Langhi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Halko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Langhi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Langhi wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Langhi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halko, into his guard.

Halko is looking to cinch up a triangle. Langhi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Halko's body to avoid the submission. Halko has instead reached around Langhi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Halko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Baltasar Halko!
Baltasar Halko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Theodorou
vs
Castle

185 cm
32
214 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

185 cm
30
205 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Theodorou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle misses with an uppercut

and Theodorou decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Castle's guard.
Theodorou stands up over Castle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Theodorou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Theodorou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Theodorou landing some decent shots from guard.
Theodorou landing some decent shots from guard.
Theodorou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Castle is rocked!
Theodorou postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Castle covers up, he's hurt! Theodorou keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Theodorou and the ref steps in to end the fight! Theodorou can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
A very excited looking Jake Theodorou rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.