ECM Night of Champions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Tuska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Trigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuska comes to the cage accompanied by Diary Of A Madman by the Gravediggaz. Jack Trigger looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tuska
vs
Trigger

187 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joonas Tuska!
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, Jack Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tuska gets the takedown into side control.
Trigger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tuska lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trigger down.
Tuska 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.
Tuska lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tuska is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tuska'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.

Tuska stands up and beckons Trigger to his feet.
Trigger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuska manages to avoid it.
Tuska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tuska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trigger can pounce on him.
No joy there for Tuska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuska throws a head kick but Trigger moves out of range.

Tuska forces Trigger back against the cage and clinches.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but Tuska blocks with his arms.
Tuska prevents Trigger from breaking the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a takedown

and Tuska counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuska cracks Trigger with a big elbow.
Trigger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuska landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trigger is trying to buck Tuska off.
Trigger is looking for a sweep.

Tuska stands up.
Trigger tries for a takedown but Tuska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Trigger gets caught flat footed, as Tuska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuska pushes down on Trigger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tuska moves into full mount! Trigger won't be happy about that!
Trigger wants to control but Tuska is having none of it.
Tuska content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Tuska.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trigger looks a forlorn figure.
Tuska controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trigger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Tuska has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Trigger is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joonas Tuska!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vener Galiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Johnson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bobby Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Galiev
vs
Johnson

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vener Galiev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Galiev.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Galiev lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Galiev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Galiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Vener Galiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Galiev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!

Galiev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Galiev working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Galiev looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.

Johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Galiev.
Galiev is trying to control here but Johnson has managed to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Galiev is working away from the top position though.
Galiev wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.

Galiev seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Galiev trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.

Galiev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Galiev works his foot free and advances to mount.
Galiev looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Galiev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Galiev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Galiev unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson wants to control but Galiev is having none of it.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Galiev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Galiev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Galiev goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Galiev's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Galiev has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Galiev wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galiev is working hard here to advance position.

Johnson stands up and waves to Galiev to follow him.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Galiev counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.

Galiev closes the distance and clinches.
Galiev connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Galiev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Galiev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Galiev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Galiev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Galiev passes into half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Galiev.
Galiev prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galiev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Galiev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to hold on but Galiev postures up.
Galiev lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Galiev's attempts to control the action.

Galiev working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Galiev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.

Galiev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Galiev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Galiev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Galiev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Galiev tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Galiev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
Galiev tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.

Galiev looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Poor strikes thrown by Galiev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Galiev.
Galiev tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.

Galiev is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Galiev is working away from the top position though.
Galiev stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Galiev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson trying to hold on to Galiev's head to control him but Galiev postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Galiev scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson wants to clinch but Galiev slips to the side
and Galiev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Galiev pushes him off.
Galiev misses with a body kick.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Galiev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Galiev circles away easily
and Galiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Galiev blocks the body kick.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Galiev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Galiev scores with a spinning back kick!

Galiev gets a takedown into half guard.
Galiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Galiev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Galiev not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Galiev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson trying to control but Galiev postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Galiev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vener Galiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Galiev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Galiev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Galiev eventually gives up the hold.
Galiev is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Galiev is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

Galiev is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Galiev to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vener Galiev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Galiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Galiev!
Galiev lands a nice looking body kick.
Galiev has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Galiev fights it but they end up in guard.

Galiev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson postures up.

Galiev is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Galiev is on top in guard.
Galiev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Galiev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev advances to mount.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galiev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Galiev landing strikes from the mount.

Johnson is rocked!

Galiev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Galiev finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Galiev grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.

Galiev has hold of Johnson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Johnson seems comfortable defending it but Galiev has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Johnson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Johnson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Galiev couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vener Galiev!
Vener Galiev is the new featherweight champion!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Gabbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphutnippong Kimputonang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabbana comes to the cage accompanied by Def Leppards "Pour some sugar on me". I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gabbana
vs
Kimputonang

200 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donnie Gabbana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alphutnippong Kimputonang!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabbana tries to clinch up.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Gabbana! Kimputonang is backing up but he can't get away as Gabbana lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kimputonang and ends the fight. Great knockout.

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Ray White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen "Crazed Country Rebel" by Hank III as his entrance music. Dale Ray White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Still
vs
Ray White

185 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Still!
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, Dale Ray White!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Still shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Still showed some decent athleticism there.

Still is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White is trying to maintain the position but Still is very close to passing his half guard.

Still is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Still eventually gives up the hold.
White tries to get to full guard but Still has control of the leg.
Still wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.

Still is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Still is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still lands with a punch from half guard.
Still is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still stops White from getting back to his feet.
White is looking to control Still's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Still is looking for a kimura here.
White pushes Still off looking to stand but Still dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White misses with a takedown attempt

so Still counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Still. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still preventing the sweep.
Still working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White tries to strike from the bottom.
Still lands a couple of elbows.
Still lands a couple of digs.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Still advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still is tying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still prevents White from improving his position.

Still is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Still.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Still is working away from the top position though.

Still has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can White defend it? Still steps over the head and cranks it - White is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Still!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Still!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Peltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ronin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Kotiteollisuus - Kuolemajärvi. Jukka Peltonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peltonen
vs
Ronin

186 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Peltonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Ronin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peltonen pushes Ronin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peltonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronin's brow.
Ronin tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltonen avoids the damage to the body.

Peltonen has picked Ronin up - he's going for a ride! Peltonen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Peltonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peltonen trying to control the action but Ronin is working from the bottom.
Peltonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ronin's head.
Ronin is trying to stand up here but Peltonen is controlling him well.
Ronin wants to get back to full guard.
Ronin is looking to escape.
Peltonen wants to control but Ronin is keeping him busy.
Peltonen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ronin tries to roll over but Peltonen keeps him under control.
Peltonen controlling the action here.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peltonen fails to pull guard.
Ronin prevents a takedown attempt there.

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

Peltonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peltonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Peltonen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Peltonen is breathing heavily.
Ronin wants to clinch but Peltonen slips to the side

and Peltonen counters by moving into the clinch.
Ronin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ronin misses with a knee to the head.
Ronin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peltonen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Peltonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronin tries to land a knee to the head but Peltonen blocks with his arms.
Ronin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peltonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Peltonen manages to pull guard.
Peltonen pulls Ronin in close to prevent any damage.
Peltonen looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peltonen pushes Ronin off and gets back to his feet.
Ronin wants to clinch

and Peltonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ronin misses with a knee strike.

Ronin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Peltonen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ronin to the mat. Ronin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Peltonen wants to control from the top but Ronin keeps moving.
Ronin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Peltonen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ryan Ronin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Peltonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ronin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Ronin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Peltonen.
Ronin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Peltonen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ronin is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Peltonen, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ronin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ronin trying to control the position from guard on top but Peltonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peltonen wants to sweep here but Ronin controlling him for the moment.
Ronin trying to control the position from guard on top but Peltonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Peltonen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ronin has passed into half guard!
Peltonen trying to control but Ronin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ronin wants to clinch but Peltonen slips to the side

and Peltonen moves into the clinch.
A short left from Ronin.
Ronin landing knees to the head.
Ronin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronin tries a knee to the head but Peltonen blocks it.
Ronin tries to land a knee to the head but Peltonen blocks with his arms.

Peltonen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peltonen trying to control from half guard but Ronin is working away.
Peltonen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Ronin uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Peltonen wants to control from the top but Ronin keeps moving.
Ronin is breathing heavily.

Peltonen 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peltonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ronin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ronin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ronin!
Peltonen is trying to control Ronin's posture but Ronin avoids it.
Ronin wants to stand but Peltonen has his arm trapped.
Peltonen is looking to get back to his feet here but Ronin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Peltonen's back.
Ronin misses with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peltonen breaks Ronin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Peltonen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ronin tries a head kick but it misses.

Peltonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peltonen is pressing down on Ronin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronin is holding on for now.

Peltonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peltonen is keen to just control but Ronin is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Peltonen is working for a kimura but Ronin is defending it quite comfortably.
Peltonen trying to mount his opponent but Ronin defends it.

Peltonen is trying to work for a kimura but Ronin is defending well.
Peltonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Ronin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ronin tries to clinch but Peltonen is having none of it.
Ronin tries to clinch up

and Peltonen counters with a single leg into guard. Ronin didn't expect that.

Peltonen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ronin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Peltonen, into his guard.
Ronin won't allow Peltonen to sweep him here.
Ronin being controlled here momentarily.
Ronin wants to stand but Peltonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Peltonen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Peltonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peltonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Peltonen passes to side control.

Peltonen stands up and beckons Ronin to his feet.

Peltonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Peltonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Peltonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peltonen is trying to work for a kimura but Ronin is defending well.
Peltonen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Peltonen looking to finish with strikes here!
Ronin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Peltonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ryan Ronin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peltonen breaks from Ronin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peltonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ronin has given up his back here. Will Peltonen look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Ronin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Peltonen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ronin breaks Peltonen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ronin is controlling an arm, preventing Peltonen from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Jukka Peltonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peltonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ronin really wants to buck Peltonen off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peltonen is trying to control here but Ronin has managed to regain half guard.
Peltonen is looking to stall here but Ronin recovers full guard.
Ronin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Peltonen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peltonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Ronin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ronin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peltonen's guard.
Peltonen wants to hit a switch here but Ronin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peltonen there!
Ronin prevents Peltonen from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Peltonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peltonen 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Peltonen!
Jukka Peltonen retains his lightweight title!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington comes to the cage accompanied by Kymani Marley - Warriors. Mike Remington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Remington
vs
Saunders

176 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Remington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Remington swivels and escapes.
Remington stuffs the takedown attempt from Saunders. Saunders gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Remington as Saunders shoots in.
Mike Remington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Saunders.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Saunders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Remington tries to avoid it but Saunders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Remington to the ground. Remington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Remington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Matt Saunders has been cut.
Remington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown but Remington shows good takedown defense.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Remington but Remington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saunders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saunders looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Remington as Saunders shoots in.
Remington tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remington.
Remington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Remington circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Saunders drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Remington follows Saunders to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Remington!
Mike Remington is the new bantamweight champion!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deuce Mcblast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hoii mie oon manne!. Mcblast has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Leif Kuusela has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mcblast
vs
Kuusela

188 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deuce Mcblast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leif Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kuusela does no damage.
Leif Kuusela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela misses with a few strikes there.
Mcblast is breathing heavily.
Kuusela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuusela drops Mcblast with a left right combo! Kuusela follows him down to the ground into side control.

Mcblast is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Mcblast is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kuusela stands up and beckons Mcblast to his feet.
Mcblast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to bum rush Mcblast with a series of wild strikes but Mcblast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcblast seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuusela misses with a double jab.

Kuusela has Mcblast up against the cage in a clinch.

Kuusela breaks from the clinch.
Kuusela misses with a wild combination.
Kuusela scores with a one two! Mcblast had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela misses with a looping left.

Kuusela shoots in and bounces Mcblast off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kuusela passes Mcblast's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcblast is pressing down on Kuusela's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Kuusela gets to his feet - Mcblast follows without any prompting.
Mcblast throws a nice outside leg kick.

Kuusela forces Mcblast back against the cage and clinches.
Mcblast tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuusela avoids the damage to the body.
Mcblast pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mcblast keeps control of Kuusela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kuusela jumps guard.
Mcblast tries to stand but Kuusela is controlling from the bottom.

Kuusela pushes Mcblast off and gets back to his feet.

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

Kuusela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcblast defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Kuusela decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuusela.
Kuusela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcblast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcblast throws a head kick that misses.
Mcblast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusela throws a right and a left that Mcblast avoids nicely.

Mcblast gets caught flat footed, as Kuusela shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusela would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kuusela throwing strikes but missing.
Kuusela lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuusela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcblast wants to stand but Kuusela is controlling the position.
Mcblast has a closed guard, preventing Kuusela from standing up.
Kuusela scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuusela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcblast looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kuusela puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kuusela controlling the action here.
Mcblast is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcblast is staying active underneath Kuusela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcblast is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuusela scores with a couple of nice shots.
It looks like Kuusela is going to stand back up.

Kuusela stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mcblast to get to his feet.
Kuusela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mcblast throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kuusela counters with a single leg into guard. Mcblast didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mcblast is working an open guard so Kuusela takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kuusela avoids the head kick by Mcblast.
Kuusela misses with a double jab.
Kuusela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuusela lands with a big left! Mcblast is wobbled badly! Kuusela comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mcblast to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leif Kuusela!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sergei Karzamoff was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silverman
vs
Karzamoff

201 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Advantage XXX nutrition
Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Silverman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzamoff slips under a jab.
Silverman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Silverman is rocked!
Silverman misses with a takedown attempt - Karzamoff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oh Silverman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silverman throws a hook but Karzamoff blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Silverman or perhaps it was just good defense by Karzamoff which made him look bad.
Silverman misses with a double jab

and Karzamoff counters by gaining double undehooks. He picks up Silverman and carries him across to his own corner. OH, that's a monster slam and Silverman is out cold! A brutal end to the fight and credit to Karzamoff for not following up with any more shots. He recognised that Silverman was out. Good sportsmanship.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Sergei Karzamoff!
Sergei Karzamoff is the new welterweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Per Manne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Manne
vs
Flannery

185 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Per Manne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manne scores with a leg kick.
Per Manne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Manne feints and as Flannery raises his hands in defense, Manne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manne trying to control the position from guard on top but Flannery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manne is really struggling to control Flannery but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Manne works over Flannery with some ground and pound from guard.
Manne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manne slips nicely into half guard.
Manne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flannery with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manne trying to mount his opponent but Flannery defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne is keen to just control but Flannery is a slippery customer.
Flannery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flannery looks gassed!
Manne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Per Manne!
Per Manne is the new heavyweight champion!