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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon Kahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ergazakis
vs
Kahn

187 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

188 cm
25
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ergazakis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ergazakis lands in his opponent's guard.
Ergazakis trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom.
Ergazakis looking to pass the guard.
Ergazakis trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom.
Ergazakis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahn is keeping the position for now.
Kahn is looking to stand up but Ergazakis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ergazakis wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ergazakis won't allow Kahn to get back to his feet.
Ergazakis trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ergazakis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn pushes Ergazakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Ergazakis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahn is defending well for now.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ergazakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kahn after a bit of a struggle.
Ergazakis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kahn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ergazakis has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ergazakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahns head.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ergazakis is trying to pull guard but Kahn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ergazakis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kahn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ergazakis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ergazakis misses with some punches.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ergazakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ergazakis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kahn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ergazakis looking to throw knees to the head but Kahn is blocking nicely.
Ergazakis scores with a shot to the side of Kahn's head.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Kahn lands with a light punch inside.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Ergazakis can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn avoiding damage as Ergazakis throws knees to the body.
Ergazakis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kahn.
Ergazakis blocks an uppercut.
Ergazakis blocking some punches.
Ergazakis blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Ergazakis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kahn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ergazakis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
Ergazakis stalling against the cage.
Ergazakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kahn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahn lands an uppercut.
Ergazakis tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ergazakis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ergazakis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kahn is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahn.
Ergazakis blocking some punches.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the head.

Ergazakis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ergazakis lands with a left to the head.
Oh Ergazakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Ergazakis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Kahn is leaning against Ergazakis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a body punch.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the head.
Ergazakis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kahn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ergazakis is breathing heavily.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ergazakis.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Ergazakis.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kahn.
Kahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Kahn throws a big uppercut that drops Ergazakis! More strikes from Kahn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ergazakis lies dazed against the cage as Kahn celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
An out of breath Solomon Kahn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Angstrom
vs
Tiernan

170 cm
25
161 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan slips a jab from Angstrom.
Angstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiernan.
Tiernan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Angstrom rushes Tiernan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Angstrom blocks it.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Angstrom controls the action.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angstrom trying to control the position but instead, Tiernan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Angstrom into the cage.
Maybe Angstrom would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Angstrom.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Angstrom looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom has Tiernan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiernan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
A short left from Angstrom.
Angstrom gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angstrom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiernan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angstroms head.
Angstrom misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Angstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Angstrom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Angstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Angstrom avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan lands an elbow inside.
Tiernan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Angstrom controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan gets through Angstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with an elbow strike.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Angstrom tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Angstrom controls the action.
Angstrom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Angstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Angstrom avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Angstrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiernan is defending well.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angstrom blocks an uppercut.
Angstrom misses with a body punch.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angstrom is looking for a takedown.
Angstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Angstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angstrom's elbow.
Angstrom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiernan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angstrom.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Angstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiernan is keeping busy.

Angstrom successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiernan cracks Angstrom with a solid left hand.
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!

Angstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiernan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiernan stopping the sweep attempt from Angstrom.
Tiernan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiernan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Angstrom is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tiernan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angstrom's sensitive parts.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Angstrom misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Tiernan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Angstrom.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Tiernan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Tiernan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Angstrom.
Angstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan leaves Angstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tiernan throws a jab when Angstrom was well out of range.
Angstrom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Angstrom slips a jab from Tiernan.
Angstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Angstrom down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Angstrom's head but Angstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Angstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Angstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Angstrom.
Angstrom misses with some punches.
Angstrom pushes Tiernan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiernan lands an elbow that stopped Angstrom in his tracks for a moment.
Angstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Angstrom lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Angstrom or not.
Tiernan tries to work over Angstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angstrom blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Angstrom as Tiernan tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angstrom.

Tiernan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Angstrom.
Tiernan stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Angstrom moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls well. He's pushed Angstrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Angstrom misses.
A lazy left from Tiernan finds it's target.
Angstrom blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Harry Angstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angstrom takes one to the chin there.
Angstrom scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Angstrom, as that shot connected.
Angstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Angstrom closes the distance and clinches up with Tiernan, looking for a takedown. Angstrom pushes Tiernan against the cage but Tiernan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Angstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Angstrom stuns Tiernan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Angstrom fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiernan.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Angstrom misses with a body punch.
Angstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tiernan.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Angstrom controls his hands.
Angstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conor Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Angstrom gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tiernan is trying to stand up here but Angstrom is controlling him well.
Angstrom is keen to just control but Tiernan is a slippery customer.

Angstrom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tiernan is just riding it out for now. Angstrom eventually gives up the hold.
Tiernan is pressing down on Angstrom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom looking to sit in guard and control but Tiernan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan wants to control from the top but Angstrom keeps moving.

Angstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

Angstrom rushes Tiernan and presses him up against the cage.
Angstrom misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tiernan throws a jab when Angstrom was well out of range.
Angstrom half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Angstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Angstrom 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.
Tiernan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angstrom. That did some damage!
Tiernan throws a hook but Angstrom blocks it.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Angstrom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Angstrom.
Angstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angstrom feints a jab promting Tiernan to slip. Angstrom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tiernan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angstrom. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Angstrom misses with a hook.
Jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan stuns Angstrom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Angstrom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angstrom moves away.

Angstrom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Angstrom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Angstrom wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Tiernan is pressing down on Angstrom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Tiernan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Angstrom has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Angstrom has Tiernan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiernan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angstrom can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angstrom tries for a takedown but Tiernan manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Angstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan wants to stall.
Harry Angstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Angstrom can't get the takedown.
Angstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan gets through Angstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Tiernan.

Angstrom is rocked!

Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Oh Angstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Angstrom dives in and scores a takedown into Tiernan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom won't allow Tiernan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiernan has control of Angstrom's left arm, preventing Angstrom from doing any damage.
Angstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Angstrom wants to pass the guard but Tiernan is keeping the position.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiernan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angstrom is one step ahead there.
Tiernan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Angstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Tiernan swats away the attempt to clinch by Angstrom.
Angstrom misses with a hook.
Tiernan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Angstrom's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!
Conor Tiernan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Harry Angstrom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit, what a gyp'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor's entrance music is The Foggy Dew / El Chapo. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGregor
vs
Barbosa

175 cm
23
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
McGregor misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that McGregor was not able to check.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
McGregor lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
McGregor scores with a nice head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - McGregor scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.

McGregor is rocked!
Barbosa drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of McGregor's head, knocking him out cold! Barbosa is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Barbosa!
A relieved looking Daniel Barbosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Conor McGregor had this to say: 'You win or you learn. I am humble in victory or defeat, and I will be back.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

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 Zak Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Duffy
vs
Braz

210 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
32
205 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zak Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shoei Braz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Braz gets the takedown into side control.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoei Braz!
Shoei Braz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KnockOut, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Martinez
vs
Poffo

176 cm
25
181 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Poffo moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Poffo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poffo lands a head kick!

It looks like Osvaldo Martinez has been cut.
Poffo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poffo throws a body shot but no joy.
Poffo slips a jab from Martinez.
Poffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poffo lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez throws a hook but Poffo avoids it easily.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Poffo throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poffo shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Poffo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Poffo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martinez doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Poffo tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poffo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Poffo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poffo moves away.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poffo moves away.

Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Poffo is looking to improve his position.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poffo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Poffo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martinez pulls his head out easily.
Poffo won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Poffo.
Poffo gets back to full guard.
Martinez throws a strike but Poffo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Poffo throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Poffo wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Poffo throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poffo stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Poffo throws a strike but Martinez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poffo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poffo wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Poffo keeps moving.
Poffo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poffo looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Martinez has passed into side control.
Poffo is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Martinez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poffo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinez lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Poffo is looking to reverse the position.
Poffo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martinez off and has taken his back!
Martinez is in bad spot here.
Poffo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poffo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poffo lands a front kick.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Poffo.
Poffo throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Poffo's head but Poffo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poffo lands a body shot.

Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Poffo is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Poffo's guard.

Poffo has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Poffo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poffo looking for a sweep. Not yet Poffo, not yet.
Poffo keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Poffo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Poffo!

Martinez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Poffo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.

Poffo preventing the sweep.

Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poffo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Poffo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Poffo works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a big elbow that misses.
Poffo preventing the sweep.
Poffo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Poffo postures up.
Martinez can't keep his opponent in guard - Poffo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Poffo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Poffo trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Poffo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poffo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.

Poffo working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Poffo trying to control the position.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poffo is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poffo is one step ahead there.
Poffo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randy Poffo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osvaldo Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Poffo moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Poffo's head but Poffo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poffo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poffo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poffo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy Poffo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Martinez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Poffo lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poffo throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez tries to counter by clinching up but Poffo breaks away and moves out of range.
Poffo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Martinez misses the jab.
Poffo throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Poffo blocks the low kick.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.
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!
Poffo throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Poffo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Poffo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Poffo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Poffo regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poffo is on top in guard.

Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poffo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Randy Poffo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Osvaldo Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Poffo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poffo has managed to get both his arms back between Martinez's legs - danger averted.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poffo controls the pace.
Martinez controls Poffo momentarily but Poffo frees himself.
Poffo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Osvaldo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.
Poffo stalling.
Let's hope that Poffo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Poffo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Poffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poffo is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Poffo lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Poffo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poffo scores with a hook.
Martinez feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
Donk. Martinez catches Poffo right on the button with a cross.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Poffo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Poffo lands with an overhand left.
Poffo scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez looks to throw a body kick

and Poffo counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Poffo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poffo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Poffo!
Randy Poffo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes to the cage accompanied by Hits From The Bong by Cypress Hill. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bong
vs
Thomas

175 cm
26
163 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
32
163 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bong keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bong.
Bong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Bong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bong gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Thomas manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bong keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bong misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Bong backpedaling.
Bong throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
Thomas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas checks a low kick from Bong.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tim Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like The Bong has been cut.

Bong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Bong connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bong tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Bong advances to half guard.
Thomas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bong prevents Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Bong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bong scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bong trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thomas pushes Bong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bong taking a breather here.
Bong wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Bong keeps moving and retains side control.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.

Bong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas is being controlled here.
Bong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bong 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.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.

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.
Bong trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Bong tries to advance to mount but Thomas denies him.
Bong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thomas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Bong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
Thomas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to control Bong's posture but Bong avoids it.
Thomas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bong off and has taken his back!

Thomas decides to stand up.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bong circles away quickly and effectively.
Bong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Bong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bong moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Bong can't get the takedown.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bong up against the cage.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tim Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Bong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Bong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Bong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
The Bong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bong misses with the ground and pound.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
Bong is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong in side control, throwing shots but Thomas defends.
Thomas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bong tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Bong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
Bong throws a strike aimed at the side of Thomas's head but Thomas avoids it well.
Bong looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bong working the ground and pound but Thomas is defending the strikes.

Bong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bong lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Bong trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bong trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Bong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thomas some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Bong crashes against the mat.
Thomas struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong working the ground and pound from side control.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.

Bong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thomas keeps Bong under control for a moment.
Thomas is letting Bong control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thomas holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Bong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Bong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Bong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bong lands with a good body shot.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Bong's ribs.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Bong tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Bong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bong.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Bong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bong off to one side.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Bong moved out of range.
Bong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Bong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Bong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Bong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas works the jab nicely.

Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Bong has taken the fight into the clinch.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bong.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Bong's head but Bong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Tim Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bong staying out of range there.

Bong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomas quickly recovers to half guard.

Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Thomas throws a low kick but Bong moves out of range easily.
Bong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Bong avoids them all with ease.
Bong is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Bong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bong slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Bong keeps the fight on the outside.
Bong dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Bong's head and hops out.

Bong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bong throws a big elbow that misses.
Bong with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bong trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Bong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thomas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bong postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Bong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Bong isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bong throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas slips under a jab from Bong.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Bong attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
Thomas works over Bong's head and body with a nice combination.
Bong swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Bong digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Thomas!
Tim Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated The Bong had this to say: 'Obviously, my opponent is on the juice... I demand a full investigation into this travesty... This aggression WILL NOT stand!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Bones Junior
vs
Wiremu

188 cm
29
192 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

187 cm
26
187 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones Junior jabs Wiremu right on the nose. Wiremu blinks but takes it well.
Wiremu throws a head kick but Bones Junior moves out of range.
Wiremu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
Bones Junior has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bones Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiremu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wiremu blocks a jab.
Bones Junior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wiremu's head backwards.

Wiremu has closed the distance and engaged Bones Junior in a clinch.
Wiremu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bones Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Bones Junior misses.
Wiremu wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Wiremu 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.
Jonny Bones Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones Junior.
Wiremu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiremu takes a swing at Bones Junior's ribcage but misses.
Bones Junior looks to throw the jab but Wiremu is out of range.

Wiremu clinches up with Bones Junior and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bones Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Bones Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiremu has him pressed against the cage.
Bones Junior gets through Wiremu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiremu.

Bones Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bones Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiremu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bones Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiremu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiremu misses with a low kick as Bones Junior jumps back.
Bones Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Wiremu takes one on the button.
Wiremu throws a hook but Bones Junior avoids it easily.
Wiremu misses with the combination.
Bones Junior blocks a head kick by Wiremu.
Wiremu connects with a leg kick. Bones Junior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bones Junior throws a hook to the side of Wiremu's head but Wiremu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bones Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiremu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wiremu throws a wild body kick that Bones Junior sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiremu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu slips under a jab from Bones Junior.
Wiremu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wiremu slips a jab from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior throws a shot from downtown. Wiremu moves away and avoids it.
Bones Junior throws a lazy right hand but Wiremu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bones Junior is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wiremu lands a head kick. Bones Junior smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bones Junior throws a shot from downtown. Wiremu moves away and avoids it.
Bones Junior misses with an uppercut. Wiremu saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Wiremu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wiremu moves forwards but Bones Junior connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wiremu slips under a jab.
Wiremu throws a big counter head kick but Bones Junior avoids it with no problem.
Bones Junior loads up on a big right hand but Wiremu slips the punch.
Bones Junior lands a glancing blow to the side of Wiremu's head.
Wiremu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiremu. Bones Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bones Junior throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
Wiremu misses with a double jab.
Bones Junior misses with a straight left.
Bones Junior looks to land a right hand but Wiremu moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bones Junior is able to avoid easily.
Wiremu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bones Junior misses with a hook.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Bones Junior moves out of range easily.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Bones Junior.
Wiremu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bones Junior.
Wiremu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Bones Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
Good work by Bones Junior as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bones Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bones Junior misses with a straight left.
Bones Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Bones Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wiremu defending well as Bones Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Wiremu connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jonny Bones Junior has been cut.
Bones Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Nice straight punches there by Bones Junior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bones Junior.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wiremu tries to clinch but Bones Junior is having none of it.
Wiremu ducks right into an uppercut from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior jabs Wiremu right on the nose. Wiremu blinks but takes it well.
Bones Junior misses with a looping right.
Bones Junior cracks Wiremu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Bones Junior.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses.
Bones Junior throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
Wiremu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Wiremu.
Wiremu looks to land a right hand but Bones Junior moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bones Junior.
Wiremu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bones Junior's calf.
Bones Junior misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bones Junior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bones Junior throws a jab when Wiremu was well out of range.
Wiremu moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiremu unleashes a big counter combination but Bones Junior bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Bones Junior misses.
Bones Junior misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Bones Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Bones Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bones Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiremu.
Bones Junior staying out of range there.
Bones Junior looks to land a right hand but Wiremu moved out of range.
Wiremu throws a hook to the side of Bones Junior's head but Bones Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bones Junior is looking to counter punch.
Bones Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bones Junior throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
Wiremu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones Junior.
Wiremu is looking to land body kicks.
Wiremu scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Bones Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aloysius Wiremu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Bones Junior.
Bones Junior misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Wiremu misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Bones Junior.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiremu throws a hook but Bones Junior blocks it.
Wiremu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bones Junior backs up against the cage.
Wiremu throws a lazy uppercut
and Bones Junior counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wiremu.
Bones Junior misses with an uppercut.
Bones Junior misses with an uppercut.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Bones Junior there.
Bones Junior takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Wiremu instigates a clinch.
Bones Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bones Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bones Junior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bones Junior trying to stall but Wiremu improves his position.

Bones Junior breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bones Junior checks a leg kick.
Bones Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Jonny Bones Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Bones Junior.
Nice defenses there by Wiremu.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWiremu.
Wiremu defending well as Bones Junior loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bones Junior loads up on a big right hand but Wiremu slips the punch.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wiremu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bones Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Wiremu's head.
Bones Junior missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiremu is looking to chop away at Bones Junior's legs.
Bones Junior throws a jab when Wiremu was well out of range.
Wiremu misses with the combination.
Bones Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiremu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bones Junior with a body shot.
Wiremu misses with a hook.
Bones Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bones Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiremu off the cage and back into range.
Wiremu swinging wildly here.
Bones Junior throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Wiremu pushes Bones Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bones Junior on the inside.
Wiremu lands a body shot.

Bones Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiremu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bones Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu ducks right into an uppercut from Bones Junior.
Wiremu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bones Junior.
Decent striking displayed by Bones Junior there.
Wiremu staying out of range there.
Bones Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiremu can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Bones Junior.
Wiremu takes one to the chin there.
Wiremu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Bones Junior misses.
Bones Junior 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiremu connects with a crisp jab.
Wiremu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bones Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones Junior connects with a single shot there.
Wiremu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bones Junior looks to throw the jab but Wiremu is out of range.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Bones Junior.
Wiremu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wiremu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wiremu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bones Junior.
Wiremu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wiremu throws a right hand that misses
and Bones Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiremu.
Bones Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Wiremu throws a big shot that misses.
Wiremu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bones Junior's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bones Junior misses with a looping left.
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bones Junior manages to avoid it.
Wiremu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bones Junior misses with a looping right.
Wiremu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bones Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Bones Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Bones Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiremu throws a jab when Bones Junior was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bones Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bones Junior throws a hook but Wiremu blocks it.
Bones Junior with a nice cross.
Bones Junior misses with a hook. Wiremu ducked under it nicely.
Bones Junior looks to land a left hand but Wiremu moved out of range nicely.
Bones Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiremu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wiremu misses with a leg kick
and Bones Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiremu blocks a jab.
Bones Junior misses with a hook. Wiremu ducked under it nicely.
Wiremu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiremu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bones Junior is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Bones Junior. That snapped Wiremu's head back.
Wiremu moves out of range of the strikes.
Bones Junior takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wiremu slips a straight right by Bones Junior.
Wiremu counters with a body kick.
Bones Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiremu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bones Junior misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu misses with a hook. Bones Junior ducked under it nicely.
Bones Junior paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bones Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Wiremu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiremu throws a right and a left that Bones Junior avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bones Junior misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bones Junior checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wiremu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bones Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wiremu looks for the body kick but Bones Junior saw that one coming.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiremu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bones Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a looping right.
Wiremu thuds his shin into the meat of Bones Junior's side.
Wiremu throws a series of punches but Bones Junior moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Bones Junior.
Wiremu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wiremu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bones Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Aloysius Wiremu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones Junior throws out a loose jab but Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bones Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiremu misses with an uppercut. Bones Junior saw that one coming.
Wiremu darts in trying to clinch
and Bones Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bones Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Wiremu does no damage.
Wiremu lands a high kick!
Wiremu misses with the combination.
Bones Junior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wiremu misses with a straight right.
Bones Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Bones Junior throwing a counter right hand but Wiremu manages to avoid it.
Bones Junior misses with a right hand
and Wiremu counters with a series of strikes. Bones Junior will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bones Junior is rocked!
Bones Junior scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Bones Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for Wiremu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiremu is looking to clinch but Bones Junior is avoiding it.
Wiremu throws a hook but Bones Junior avoids it easily.
Bones Junior misses the jab.
Wiremu blocks a jab.
Wiremu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bones Junior looks to land a right hand but Wiremu moved out of range.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Bones Junior.
Wiremu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Bones Junior misses its intended target.
Bones Junior throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
Wiremu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bones Junior.
A little feinted left hand from Bones Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Bones Junior.
Bones Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bones Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Bones Junior avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
Bones Junior throwing a counter right hand but Wiremu manages to avoid it.
Wiremu throws a body kick that misses.
Bones Junior throwing a counter right hand but Wiremu manages to avoid it.
Wiremu drops his hands momentarily and Bones Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bones Junior throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
Bones Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Bones Junior.
Bones Junior avoids a kick to the body.
Wiremu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Bones Junior does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Bones Junior misses its intended target.
Wiremu moves out of range as Bones Junior strikes.
Wiremu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wiremu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bones Junior.
The fighters circling - Bones Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiremu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bones Junior.
Wiremu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones Junior is just out of range.
Bones Junior feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wiremus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bones Junior getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bones Junior missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiremu wants to clinch.

Wiremu lands a big head kick that sends Bones Junior tumbling to the mat! Wiremu takes a step backwards and waves Bones Junior back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bones Junior tests Wiremu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bones Junior has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wiremu finds it's way round the side to connect with Bones Junior's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aloysius Wiremu.
I think Bones Junior has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bones Junior!
After the big win, Jonny Bones Junior made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Dan Balan Like. Nameless Fighter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Costa's chin.

Fighter
vs
Costa

170 cm
31
151 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

172 cm
24
158 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa cracks Fighter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand

and Costa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Costa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costa controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter is staying active underneath Costa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Costa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Costa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fighter is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa controlling his opponent.

Fighter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Costa.
Fighter is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Costa has taken his back.

Fighter fending off the submission attempt from Costa.

Costa has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Fighter! Can he survive? No! He's out! Costa gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francisco Costa!
A relieved looking Francisco Costa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Nameless Fighter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Pretender. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mahones's choice of entrance music: This Is My BOOMSTICK. Bragi Ragnarson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ragnarson
vs
Mahones

195 cm
24
273 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

205 cm
32
281 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

MayheM sportswear

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stones Mahones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson tries to bum rush Mahones with a series of wild strikes but Mahones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ragnarson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahones eats them both and turns towards Ragnarson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ragnarson is looking to chop away at Mahones's legs.
Ragnarson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnarson takes a jab right on the kisser.

Mahones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Mahones.
Mahones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahones.
Mahones prevents a body shot from Ragnarson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mahones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoness head.
Ragnarson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mahones up against the cage.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Mahones, against the cage.
Ragnarson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mahones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarson.
Mahones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ragnarson.

Ragnarson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnarson tries to clinch but Mahones is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahones! But no joy.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Mahones.
Mahones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ragnarson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnarson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahones.
Mahones blocks a head kick by Ragnarson.
Mahones looks to throw a body kick
and Ragnarson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mahones counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahones lands with a good body shot.
Ragnarson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mahones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ragnarson lands a leg kick that knocks Mahones off balance momentarily.
Mahones moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahones throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarson moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Mahones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson throws a right hand that misses
and Mahones counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Ragnarson misses.
Mahones tries to counter with a clinch but Ragnarson shakes him off and moves away.
Ragnarson misses with a left hand
and Mahones counters with a straight right hand.
Mahones lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnarson off the cage and back into range.
Ragnarson misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Mahones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mahones.
Mahones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson slips a jab from Mahones.
Mahones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Mahones darts in and clinches Ragnarson up against the cage.
Ragnarson dodges an elbow strike from Mahones.
Mahones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahones tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahones.
Ragnarson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mahones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Ragnarson digs a right hand into Mahones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahones's gas tank.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Mahones.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bragi Ragnarson has been cut.
Ragnarson avoiding damage as Mahones throws knees to the body.
Ragnarson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahones.

Ragnarson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarson misses with a low kick.
Ragnarson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ragnarson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stones Mahones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ragnarson throws the left hand but Mahones avoids the punch easily.
Mahones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahones lands with an overhand left.
Ragnarson throws a front kick that sends Mahones stumbling back into the cage.
Ragnarson lands a leg kick that knocks Mahones off balance momentarily.
Mahones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnarson lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnarson connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahones checks the leg kick.
Ragnarson looks to land a combination but Mahones avoids it well.
Mahones wants to counter with a clinch but Ragnarson pushes him away.
Bragi Ragnarson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahones avoids a kick to the body.
Mahones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarson.
Ragnarson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarson thumps Mahones with a low kick.
Mahones just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahones cracks a nice hook into Ragnarson's ribs.
Mahones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnarson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarson misses with a hook
and Mahones counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnarson avoids the body shot from Mahones.
Ragnarson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarson throws a big counter combination but Mahones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ragnarson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnarson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahones blocks the body kick.
Ragnarson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ragnarson duly obliges.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick
and Mahones counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarson lands with a slapping head kick.
Ragnarson wants to slow Mahones down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ragnarson.
Mahones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahones moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnarson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson throws a sloppy head kick and Mahones moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Mahones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahones throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahones swinging wildly here.
Ragnarson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarson is looking to slow Mahones down with leg kicks.
Ragnarson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Ragnarson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones avoids the head kick by Ragnarson.
Mahones wants to counter the offense by Ragnarson and move into the clinch position.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mahones moves into the clinch.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoness head.
Good body shot from Mahones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnarson managing to block the knees to the body from Mahones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson avoiding damage as Mahones throws knees to the body.
Mahones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.

Ragnarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahones throws a body punch but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Donk. Ragnarson catches Mahones right on the button with a cross.
Mahones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ragnarson backs up against the cage.
Mahones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahones dodges the punch combination from Ragnarson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bragi Ragnarson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mahones loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarson slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Ragnarson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Mahones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick
and Mahones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick

and Mahones moves into the clinch.
Mahones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahones swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson tries to throw a body punch but Mahones avoids it by throwing Ragnarson back against the cage.

Ragnarson breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarson throws an off balance right hand
and Mahones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnarson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahones moves away.
Mahones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mahones closes the distance and clinches.
Mahones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
Mahones misses with a body punch.
Mahones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarson.
Mahones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Mahones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahones.
Mahones misses with some punches.
Ragnarson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahones's elbow.
Ragnarson blocking some punches.
Mahones misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahones's elbow.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ragnarson breaks the clinch.
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!
Mahones scores with the left hand. Ragnarson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ragnarson misses with the combination.
Ragnarson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mahones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahones avoids the head kick by Ragnarson.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnarson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ragnarson misses with a head kick.
Mahones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones misses with a looping left.
Mahones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarson. Ragnarson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnarson checks a low kick from Mahones.
Ragnarson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahones wants to counter with a clinch but Ragnarson pushes him away.
Ragnarson is looking to land body kicks.
Mahones throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot
and Mahones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahones throws a right hand that Ragnarson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarson also avoids with ease.
Mahones lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnarson throws a series of punches but Mahones avoids them all with ease.
Mahones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mahones rushes Ragnarson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mahones throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahones backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarson lands a right hand.
Mahones tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Mahones.
Ragnarson pushes Mahones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ragnarson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahones.
Mahones lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarson thows a leg kick but Mahones checks it
and Mahones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Mahones moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stones Mahones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schopenhauer comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schopenhauer
vs
Bradford

181 cm
32
194 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

186 cm
27
190 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Victory! Sports Nutrition

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 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bradford throws a leg kick
and Schopenhauer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Bradford fakes the leg kick and cracks Schopenhauer in the body.

Schopenhauer gets caught flat footed, as Bradford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Schopenhauer is looking for a triangle but Bradford pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schopenhauer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradford is aware though and is defending well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arthur Schopenhauer!
Arthur Schopenhauer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.