QFC Tournament 845 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between McGonner Cregor (ranked 3742 p4p, 407 weight class) and Patricio Suarez (ranked 6387 p4p, 427 weight class). 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.

Cregor
vs
Suarez

178 cm
23
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, McGonner Cregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patricio Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Suarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Cregor misses with a hook
and Suarez counters with a series of strikes. Cregor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cregor dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Patricio Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez tries to clinch but Cregor is having none of it.
Cregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cregor throws a series of punches but Suarez avoids them all with ease.
Cregor ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.

Cregor pushes Suarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cregor obliges.

Cregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cregor closes the distance and clinches up with Suarez, looking for a takedown. Cregor pushes Suarez against the cage but Suarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cregor throws a head kick but Suarez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a few strikes there.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suarez closes the distance but Cregor moves to the side
enabling Cregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Cregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez tries to bum rush Cregor with a series of wild strikes but Cregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Cregor is avoiding it.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cregor has Suarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Cregor can't get the takedown.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a head kick!
Suarez throws a head kick but Cregor moves out of range.
Suarez works over Cregor's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suarez looks winded!
Cregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Cregor off the cage and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Suarez looks to move away, Cregor throws a big counter combo but Suarez just gets out of the way.
A combination from Suarez does no damage.
As Suarez looks to move away, Cregor throws a big counter combo but Suarez just gets out of the way.
Cregor dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Cregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cregor swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cregor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suarez.
Cregor fails with a takedown attempt.
Suarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for McGonner Cregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez wants to clinch up but Cregor keeps it at a distance.
Suarez misses with the combination.
It looked like Cregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Suarez.

Cregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suarez breaks the clinch.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cregor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Suarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Suarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Patricio Suarez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Cregor slips the punch.
Suarez tries to clinch there but Cregor circles away.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cregor counters with a one-two to the body.

Suarez is rocked!
Cregor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Cregor finish him?

Cregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cregor counters with a left right combination that sends Suarez crashing to the mat - Cregor wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Suarez out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). McGonner Cregor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Mohammed (ranked 5945 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikihail Gustov (ranked 5650 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mohammed
vs
Gustov

180 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikihail Gustov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammed but Mohammed pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gustov gets a double leg takedown into Mohammed's guard.
Gustov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mohammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mohammed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Gustov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mohammed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustov wants to improve his position but Mohammed is controlling well.
Mohammed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.
Mohammed working the head and body with strikes.

Gustov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mohammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohammed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Gustov is rocked!
Gustov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustov is still in real trouble! Can Mohammed finish him?
Mohammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustov seems to have recovered his senses.
Mohammed 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.
Mohammed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gustov's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Mohammed there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mohammed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mohammed is nestled in close to Gustov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gustov controlling the position well.
Mohammed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gustov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammed is trying to control. Gustov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mohammed trying to pass the guard but Gustov defending well.
Gustov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohammed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustov is looking to improve his position.
Mohammed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gustov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gustov wants to improve his position but Mohammed is controlling well.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustov trying to control but Mohammed postures up.
Mohammed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gustov tries to get to full guard but Mohammed has control of the leg.
Mohammed winds up and cracks Gustov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mohammed stops Gustov from getting back to his feet.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.

Gustov is defending against the submission attempts here by Mohammed.
Gustov wants to control but Mohammed is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Mohammed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gustov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gustov trying to advance position but Mohammed counters by regaining guard.
Mohammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mohammed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustov defends it easily.
Mohammed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gustov's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed with a nice head shot there.
Gustov is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gustov keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Mohammed stands up over Gustov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gustov keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Mohammed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gustov's head.
Mohammed working some strikes from top position.
Mohammed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mohammed landing some decent shots from guard.
Mohammed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mohammed is working Gustov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mohammed postures up.

Gustov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mohammed throwing strikes from guard but Gustov blocks nicely.
Mohammed lands a couple of digs.
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustov can do to turn this around?
Gustov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mohammed.
Mohammed wants to stand but Gustov is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gustov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mohammed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mohammed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustov looking to control.
Mohammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammed working some strikes from top position.
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Gustov keeps moving.

Mohammed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mohammed has managed to get both his arms back between Gustov's legs - danger averted.
Gustov is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mohammed connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustov keeping full guard, as Mohammed tries to pass.
Mohammed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustov looking for a sweep. Not yet Gustov, not yet.
Mohammed connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mohammed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Mohammed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gustov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mohammed defends well and Gustov ends up having to push Mohammed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mikihail Gustov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gustov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gustov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustov prevents Mohammed from getting back to his feet.
Mohammed wants to sweep here but Gustov controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mohammed is on top in guard.

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

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mohammed is in close to Gustov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mohammed throws a big elbow that misses.
Mohammed distracts Gustov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mohammed passes Gustov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mohammed slips a nice elbow through Gustov's hands, connecting with Gustov's forehead.
Mohammed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mohammed working Gustov over with strikes.
Mohammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustov has hold of Mohammed's hands but Mohammed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mohammed working Gustov over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mohammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustov is trying to stand back up but Mohammed is controlling him
Gustov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mohammed drops an elbow to the side of Gustov's head.
Gustov taking some punishment here, with Mohammed in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mohammed lands with a punch from half guard.
Mohammed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed lands strikes from half guard.
Mohammed throwing shots but Gustov is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed scores with a big shot! Gustov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gustov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Mohammed!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Green (ranked 6189 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mauer (ranked 5600 p4p, 0 weight class). David Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Green
vs
Mauer

176 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mauer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a hook to the side of Mauer's head but Mauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mauer gets the takedown into side control.
Mauer working the head with strikes.
Green on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Green tries to get out of the position.
Mauer scoring with punches from side control.
Mauer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mauer trying to control the position but Green is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauer scores with punches from side control.
Mauer grinds an elbow into Green's temple.

Green is rocked!
Mauer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mauer working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Green is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauer in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Green looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mauer turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mauer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Joyce (ranked 5597 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Kychenkov (ranked 5642 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Joyce
vs
Kychenkov

177 cm
24
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Kychenkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kychenkov shoots in but no luck this time.

Joyce closes the distance and pushes Kychenkov back into the cage.
Kychenkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joyce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Kychenkov tightens his grip and picks Joyce up, before dumping him to the ground. Joyce manages to land in guard.
Joyce throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Joyce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kychenkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kychenkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joyce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce wants to sweep but no luck.
Joyce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joyce wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kychenkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joyce throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kychenkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Joyce changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Michael Joyce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slava Kychenkov.

Kychenkov gets a takedown into half guard.
Joyce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kychenkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kychenkov's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joyce is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kychenkov up.
Joyce has Kychenkov flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kychenkov is trying to break free.
Kychenkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joyce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joyce has good solid back control here.
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.
Joyce lands a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joyce scores with punches and elbows.
Joyce is not going to allow Kychenkov to sit and survive in this position.
Kychenkov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Joyce slows the pace down in half guard.
Kychenkov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joyce scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kychenkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kychenkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joyce is working away from the top position though.
Joyce works his way into full mount!
Joyce with the ground and pound from mount.
Kychenkov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Joyce keeping moving, preventing Kychenkov from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joyce is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov controls Joyce momentarily but Joyce frees himself.
Joyce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kychenkov's guard.
Joyce content to control rather than advance.
Kychenkov trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Joyce.
Joyce is trying to control the action in half guard but Kychenkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Joyce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kychenkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Kychenkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Joyce tries to sprawl out of it but Kychenkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joyce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slava Kychenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joyce stuffs the takedown attempt from Kychenkov. Kychenkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Joyce misses with a straight right.

Kychenkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kychenkov showed some decent athleticism there.
Joyce 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.
Joyce wants to get back to full guard.

Joyce looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce wants to control but Kychenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kychenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joyce keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyce is trying to get back to full guard.
Joyce is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joyce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kychenkov trying to control but Joyce is working from the bottom.
Joyce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kychenkov manages to get himself to full guard.

Kychenkov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kychenkov has his hands on Joyce's head, controlling the position.
Joyce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kychenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joyce scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce trying to control but Kychenkov is working from the bottom.
Joyce works over Kychenkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kychenkov keeping moving, preventing Joyce from controlling successfully.
Kychenkov managing to control the position.
Joyce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kychenkov's guard.
Kychenkov has hold of Joyce's hands but Joyce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joyce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joyce trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Joyce.
Kychenkov trying to control but Joyce postures up.
Joyce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joyce is trying to control the action in half guard but Kychenkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Joyce dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Joyce misses with a straight right.
And Kychenkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Joyce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kychenkov shoots for a takedown but Joyce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kychenkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Joyce tries to sprawl out of it but Kychenkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joyce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Joyce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kychenkov's half guard.
Kychenkov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Joyce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kychenkov can do to turn this around?

Kychenkov actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kychenkov is trying to control but Joyce passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyce lands an elbow.
Joyce has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kychenkov wants to control but Joyce is having none of it.
Joyce looking to control but Kychenkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joyce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joyce punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joyce lands a couple of good shots and Kychenkov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kychenkov wants to escape the position.
Joyce gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Michael Joyce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kychenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joyce struggling to keep hold of the position.
Joyce is landing with strikes. Kychenkov can't take much more of this.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Kychenkov right now.
Joyce just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Joyce is not going to allow Kychenkov to sit and survive in this position.
Joyce scores with punches to the body.
Joyce lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kychenkov hold on?!

Joyce tightening his grip on Kychenkov, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce lands a shot to the head.
Joyce biding his time, looking for the opening.
Joyce has the hooks in. Kychenkov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Joyce has good solid back control here.
Joyce is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov tries to escape but Joyce has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Joyce is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Joyce gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Joyce gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Joyce apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Joyce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kychenkov was covering up waiting for the punch and Joyce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joyce stays in close to Kychenkov's body and controls the position.
Slava Kychenkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kychenkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Michael Joyce!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Michael Joyce!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Michael Joyce!

Michael Joyce wins by unanimous decision!