RMFC Forty Seven PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocaje vivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

vivo
vs
Smith

215 cm
21
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocaje vivo!
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, Nathan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch up but vivo keeps it at a distance.
vivo looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but vivo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
vivo misses with a looping left.
vivo shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but vivo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
vivo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by vivo.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith wants to clinch.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
vivo takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Rocaje vivo has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
vivo throws an elbow that misses.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
vivo avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but vivo avoids the damage to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through vivo's defenses.

Rocaje vivo's cut is getting worse.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
vivo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
vivo is trying to stall.
Smith keeps control of vivo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
vivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
vivo can't break the clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. vivo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
vivo is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. vivo is defending well for now.
vivo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
vivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Rocaje vivo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into vivo's ribcage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Rocaje vivo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
vivo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
vivo is trying to break free.
vivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
vivo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nathan Smith!

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FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

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

Imer
vs
Goliath

176 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Imer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Goliath!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goliath is trying hard to land a takedown here. Imer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Imer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goliath to the mat! Goliath manages to get full guard.

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

Imer drops back looking for a leg! Goliath is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goliath manages to kick Imer off! Imer jumps back into Goliath's guard.

Imer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Imer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Goliath wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Richard Imer!

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RATING
52%

Undercard bout

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

Blinov
vs
Mo

192 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Blinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MIghty Mo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Mo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mo stuffs the takedown attempt from Blinov. Blinov gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Mo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mo fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blinov.
Nice body punch from Mo.
Mo throws a nice looking combination but Blinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blinov.
Mo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Blinov slips a jab and a cross from Mo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Mo does no damage.
Blinov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blinov tries for a takedown but Mo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Blinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blinov tries for a takedown but Mo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. Blinov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blinov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Mo.

Blinov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blinov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Blinov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blinov but great work by Mo.

Mo decides to stand back up.
Blinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Horrible takedown by Blinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mo which made him look bad.
Blinov is breathing heavily.
Mo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blinov rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mo drops Blinov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Blinov! Mo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MIghty Mo!

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RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kawakami Gensai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colonel Chilcoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gensai comes to the cage accompanied by SAMURAI X - Opening. Colonel Chilcoat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kawakami Gensai's chin.

Gensai
vs
Chilcoat

180 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

176 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kawakami Gensai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colonel Chilcoat!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gensai wants to clinch up but Chilcoat keeps it at a distance.
Gensai tries to clinch but Chilcoat moves out of range.
Gensai is looking to clinch but Chilcoat is avoiding it.
Gensai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gensai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gensai tries to clinch up but Chilcoat circles away and keeps his distance.
Gensai tries to close the distance and clinch but Chilcoat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gensai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat keeps the fight on the outside.
Gensai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gensai defending well as Chilcoat loads up on a big left hand.
Chilcoat lands a slapping body shot.
Chilcoat throws a series of punches but Gensai moves out of range.
Gensai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chilcoat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gensai is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gensai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gensai with a jab.

Gensai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chilcoat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gensai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilcoat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Chilcoat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gensai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chilcoat working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chilcoat is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chilcoat 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gensai stands up from Chilcoat's guard - Gensai perhaps looking for a knockout.
No joy there for Chilcoat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chilcoat cracks a nice hook into Gensai's ribs.
Gensai fails in his attempt to clinch.

Chilcoat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chilcoat lands in his opponent's guard.

Chilcoat has gone for a leg lock! Gensai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chilcoat's guard.
Gensai postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat is looking to sweep but instead, Gensai has passed into half guard.
Gensai wants to stand up but Chilcoat has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Chilcoat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chilcoat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gensai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chilcoat cracks Gensai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Chilcoat shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gensai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chilcoat is putting a hurting on Gensai here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gensai is trying to buck Chilcoat off.
An elbow from Chilcoat crashes against the mat.

Chilcoat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chilcoat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chilcoat creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gensai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gensai tries to escape but Chilcoat is in control.
Chilcoat throws an elbow but Gensai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gensai dodges the ground and pound from Chilcoat.

Gensai throws Chilcoat to one side and escapes!
Chilcoat misses with a hook.
Chilcoat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gensai momentarily.
Gensai is looking to clinch but Chilcoat is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Gensai misses its intended target.
Gensai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chilcoat swats away the attempt to clinch by Gensai.
Kawakami Gensai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chilcoat works Gensai's body with a nice hook.
Gensai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chilcoat keeps the fight on the outside.

Chilcoat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chilcoat throwing strikes here but Gensai is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chilcoat with shots to the head and body - Gensai looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chilcoat there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chilcoat with a couple of short strikes.
Chilcoat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chilcoat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chilcoat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gensai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chilcoat.
Chilcoat throws some wild stikes that Gensai manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chilcoat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chilcoat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gensai wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chilcoat looking to ground and pound but Gensai is blocking nicely.
Gensai wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chilcoat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chilcoat landing strikes from the mount.
Gensai is trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chilcoat unloading with bombs!
Gensai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gensai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chilcoat thowing shots but they're missing.
Gensai is bucking up trying to escape but Chilcoat cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chilcoat looking to finish with strikes here!
Gensai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gensai tries to get out of the position.
Gensai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chilcoat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Chilcoat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gensai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chilcoat paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Chilcoat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chilcoat controlling the position from side mount.
Gensai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chilcoat.
Chilcoat lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chilcoat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilcoat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gensai is not content to let Chilcoat control the position.
Chilcoat is staying tight to Gensai's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gensai tries to escape but Chilcoat is in control.
Kawakami Gensai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gensai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gensai is not content to let Chilcoat control the position.
Chilcoat looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gensai is avoiding damage well.
Chilcoat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chilcoat tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chilcoat postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Colonel Chilcoat has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilcoat cracks Gensai with a big right hand but Gensai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chilcoat working the ground and pound but Gensai is defending the strikes.
Gensai dodges the ground and pound from Chilcoat.
Chilcoat working the strikes but Gensai uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chilcoat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chilcoat is keen to just control but Gensai is a slippery customer.
Colonel Chilcoat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chilcoat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chilcoat lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gensai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chilcoat.

Chilcoat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Chilcoat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chilcoat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chilcoat is keen to just control but Gensai is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colonel Chilcoat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chilcoat 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colonel Chilcoat!

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FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gardens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing JiuJitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardens comes to the cage accompanied by Not Tonight - Slaughterhouse. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gardens
vs
JiuJitsu

176 cm
23
192 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Gardens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boxing JiuJitsu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JiuJitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but JiuJitsu swivels and escapes.
Gardens scores with a body shot.
JiuJitsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardens.
No luck for Gardens with that takedown attempt.
JiuJitsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from JiuJitsu misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens shoots in looking for a takedown. JiuJitsu tries to sprawl out of it but Gardens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. JiuJitsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Gardens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gardens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gardens misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Gardens misses.
JiuJitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gardens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two 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.
Gardens throws and low kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range easily.
JiuJitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Gardens's shoulder, as Gardens tries to avoid the shot.
Gardens misses the shot to the body.
Gardens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gardens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gardens is looking to land body kicks.
Gardens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from JiuJitsu.
Gardens scores with a hook to the body. JiuJitsu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardens misses with a low kick.
Gardens tries to clinch up.
Gardens swings for the body but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens misses with a double jab.
Gardens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from JiuJitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gardens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gardens tries to clinch but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Marcus Gardens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardens is looking to score with low kicks.
Gardens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
JiuJitsu looks to land a right hand but Gardens moved out of range.
Gardens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as JiuJitsu throws out the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardens moves away from the strike by JiuJitsu.
Gardens tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Gardens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gardens misses with a looping right.
Gardens throws a looping overhand right but JiuJitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Gardens misses with a low kick.
Gardens throws a body punch but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens swings for the body but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardens ducks under a wild hook from JiuJitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
JiuJitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardens looks to land a left hand but JiuJitsu moved out of range nicely.
JiuJitsu misses with a straight right.
Gardens throws a head kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Gardens shoots for a double leg takedown but JiuJitsu sprawls well. He's pushed Gardens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gardens closes this distance looking for a takedown but JiuJitsu circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Gardens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JiuJitsu stuffs the takedown attempt from Gardens. Gardens gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gardens shoots in and drives through. JiuJitsu sprawls well.
Gardens has a takedown stuffed.
Gardens loads up on a big right hand but JiuJitsu slips the punch.
JiuJitsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gardens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but JiuJitsu moves away.
Gardens ducks under a wild hook from JiuJitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardens throws a body punch but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
Boxing JiuJitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
JiuJitsu throws a big shot that misses.
JiuJitsu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gardens looks for the body kick but JiuJitsu saw that one coming.
Gardens wants to clinch up but JiuJitsu keeps it at a distance.
Gardens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gardens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gardens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
JiuJitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardens shoots in looking for a takedown. JiuJitsu tries to sprawl out of it but Gardens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. JiuJitsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Gardens.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from JiuJitsu as Gardens shoots in.
Gardens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing JiuJitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gardens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
JiuJitsu misses with a looping left.
Gardens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
JiuJitsu throws a jab when Gardens was well out of range.
Gardens misses with a looping right.
Gardens throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gardens blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from JiuJitsu misses.
Gardens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but JiuJitsu manages to avoid it.

JiuJitsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gardens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gardens prevents JiuJitsu from getting back to his feet.
JiuJitsu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gardens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gardens throwing strikes from guard but JiuJitsu blocks nicely.
Gardens is in close to JiuJitsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. JiuJitsu is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gardens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gardens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as JiuJitsu throws out the jab.
Gardens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JiuJitsu throws a shot from downtown. Gardens moves away and avoids it.
Gardens throws a right hand that JiuJitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that JiuJitsu also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardens throws out a loose jab but JiuJitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardens is looking to wear down JiuJitsu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gardens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gardens stuns JiuJitsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gardens throws a hook but JiuJitsu blocks it.
Gardens misses the shot to the body.
JiuJitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gardens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from JiuJitsu.
Gardens tries to clinch there but JiuJitsu circles away.
A jab from Gardens misses.
A slow jab from JiuJitsu misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gardens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by JiuJitsu.
Gardens lands with a hook. JiuJitsu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Gardens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gardens 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Gardens!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sascha Golobew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Golobew
vs
Penn

178 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sascha Golobew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Penn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Golobew which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golobew. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.

Golobew shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Golobew showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Golobew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Golobew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golobew.
Penn wants to improve his position but Golobew is controlling well.
Golobew 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.
Golobew missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Golobew tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn tries to roll over but Golobew keeps him under control.
Golobew scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golobew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Golobew is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn pushes down on Golobew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn with the ground and pound but Golobew uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Golobew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Golobew is retaining full guard.
Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Golobew manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Golobew maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Golobew is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Penn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Golobew lands with some strikes.
Golobew in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Golobew prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Golobew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Penn looks a forlorn figure.
Golobew is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Golobew putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Golobew scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Penn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is bucking up trying to escape but Golobew cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Golobew finish him?
Penn takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Golobew's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sascha Golobew!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Destruction might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Earth Sized Microwave by Japanese Torture Comedy Hour. On his way into the cage it seems that Dick Destruction has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dick Destruction seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Destruction
vs
Black

179 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[TNS] 160!

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Destruction throws a nice outside leg kick.
Destruction buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Destruction jabs at Black's body.
Destruction leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black swings for the body but Destruction moves out of range.
Destruction avoids the body shot from Black.

Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Black is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Black is looking for a kimura but Destruction is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Destruction knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Destruction is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Destruction trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.

Black stands up out of the half guard.

Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Destruction is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Destruction avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destruction manages to get to full guard.

Black stands up and waves to Destruction to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Destruction lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Destruction walks into a jab.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Destruction looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Destruction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destruction looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Destruction misses with a body kick.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Destruction sprawls well. Destruction wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Destruction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Destruction.
A nice combination there by Black.
Black slips under a jab.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destruction misses with a straight right.
Black dives in and grabs Destruction's left leg, looking for a takedown. Destruction pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destruction closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Destruction lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Destruction darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.

Destruction escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destruction moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destruction throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Destruction there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Destruction.
Destruction jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Destruction lands a nice looking body shot.
Destruction cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Dick Destruction is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Destruction pushes Black away with a front kick.
Black looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Destruction.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Destruction misses

and Black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Destruction's guard now.
Destruction managing to control the position.
Black is looking to stand up but Destruction won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Destruction.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Destruction tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Destruction to the ground. Destruction escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Destruction tries a head kick but it misses.
Destruction slips under a jab from Black.
Destruction throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black looks for a takedown but Destruction sprawls well.
Destruction scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destruction scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Destruction takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black avoids the body shot from Destruction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Destruction throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Destruction rather than just go for the knockout.
Destruction missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Destruction scores with a hook.
Black steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Destruction. That one must have hurt.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Destruction sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black is breathing heavily.
Destruction with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Destruction dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Destruction misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Destruction.
Destruction throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Destruction lands with a good body shot.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Destruction.
Destruction throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Destruction missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Destruction lands a nice looking body shot.
Dick Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction cracks Black with an open hand slap.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Destruction lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.

Destruction gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Destruction is keeping the position for now.
Black wants to stand but Destruction has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Black is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Destruction is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Destruction has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destruction is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Destruction is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black keeping moving, preventing Destruction from controlling successfully.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Destruction controls the pace.
Destruction prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Destruction trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Destruction won't allow Black to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Destruction slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dick Destruction just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Destruction moves out of range as Black strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Destruction finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Destruction throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destruction lands with a cross.
Black shoots for a takedown but Destruction saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Destruction dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Destruction lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Destruction punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Destruction takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black shoots in but Destruction avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Destruction counters with a thumping low kick.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black takes a swing at Destruction's ribcage but misses.
Destruction throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Destruction moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Destruction looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Destruction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Destruction scores with a body shot.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Destruction misses with a looping right.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Destruction.
Destruction throws a good cross that connects.
Dick Destruction is winning the standup battle so far.
Destruction lands with a slapping head kick.

Destruction fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Destruction lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Destruction.

Destruction manages to break the clinch.
Destruction comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Destruction fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Destruction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
Destruction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Destruction gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Destruction lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Destruction lands a body punch in the clinch.

Destruction breaks from the clinch.
Destruction lands a body shot.
Destruction buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Destruction scores with a punch to the head.
Destruction fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Destruction sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Destruction thumps Black with a low kick.

Destruction rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
Destruction lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Destruction gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destruction lands a nice knee to the body.
Destruction lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Destruction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Destruction.
Destruction lands a body punch in the clinch.
Destruction lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Destruction scores a nice knee to the body.

Destruction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Destruction clinches up against the cage.
Black is working for takedown but Destruction is calmly controlling the position for now.
Destruction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Destruction gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Destruction lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Destruction stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Destruction stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Destruction lands a damaging elbow.
Destruction connects with a knee to the head.
Destruction lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Destruction.
Destruction lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Destruction landing knees to the body.
Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Destruction shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Destruction avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Destruction lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Black has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Destruction is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Destruction lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!

Destruction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Destruction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Destruction.
Destruction defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
Some wild striking there from Destruction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Destruction.
Destruction buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Destruction.
Good leg kick by Destruction there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Destruction showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Destruction 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 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Destruction!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir by Led Zeppelin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castle
vs
Webb

190 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitchell Webb!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Webb dodges the punch combination from Castle.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Castle stuns Webb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Webb looks gassed!
Webb tries to move into range but Castle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Castle lands a left and a right that send Webb crashing to the mat, dazed. Castle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Webb is rocked!

It looks like Mitchell Webb has been cut.
Castle grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Webb takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Castle cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Castle!

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Culerovich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rivera
vs
Culerovich

160 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culerovich tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Ron Culerovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Culerovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Culerovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Culerovich tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Culerovich misses with a wild combination.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Culerovich counter with a right hand.

Culerovich has closed the distance and engaged Rivera in a clinch.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Culerovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera tries to break free but Culerovich pushes him back against the cage.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
Culerovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera pushes Culerovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Culerovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.

Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera takes a swing at Culerovich's ribcage but misses.
Culerovich ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Culerovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Culerovich.
Culerovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Culerovich counters with a three punch combo that has Rivera backing up. Rivera nods at Culerovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Culerovich is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Culerovich clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Culerovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Culerovich is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Culerovich tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Culerovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Culerovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera connects with a looping right hand.

Culerovich closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
Culerovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Rivera blocks with his arms.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Culerovich working aggressively here.
Rivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rivera jumps guard.

Culerovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Culerovich tries to stand but Rivera is controlling from the bottom.
Rivera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Culerovich's guard.
Rivera stops Culerovich from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet but Rivera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Culerovich keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Culerovich is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
Rivera is standing up over Culerovich. Culerovich looks to escape but Rivera dives into side control.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet but Rivera drags him back down.
Rivera working the ground and pound.
Culerovich dodges the ground and pound from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Culerovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Culerovich tries to escape but Rivera is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rivera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Culerovich some visible discomfort.
Culerovich is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rivera has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rivera landing a few strikes.
Culerovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Culerovich looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rivera advances nicely into full mount.
Rivera lands a big shot there that rocks Culerovich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rivera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Culerovich is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivera tries to bum rush Culerovich with a series of wild strikes but Culerovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Rivera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Culerovich.
Culerovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Culerovich misses with a body shot.
Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Culerovich's waist but Culerovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivera off to one side.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.

Culerovich instigates a clinch.
Culerovich has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Culerovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Culerovich lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
Culerovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivera's face.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Culerovich has him pressed against the cage.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Culerovich walks away with a smile on his face. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Culerovich moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Culerovich is looking to clinch.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Culerovich is breathing heavily.
Culerovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a two punch combo.
Ron Culerovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera tests Culerovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera shoots and misses
and Culerovich counters with a left and a right that stings Rivera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Culerovich closes the distance but Rivera moves to the side
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Culerovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Culerovich darts in trying to clinch

and Rivera counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Culerovich!
Rivera with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera breaks from Culerovich's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Ron Culerovich has been cut.
Culerovich really wants to buck Rivera off and get back to his feet.

Rivera has hold of Culerovich's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Culerovich manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Culerovich avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rivera.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera unloading with bombs!
Culerovich tries to buck Rivera off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the head.

Rivera wants to finish this one by submission but Culerovich is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rivera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich is trying to stand up.
Rivera landing punches.
Rivera misses with a head shot.

Culerovich somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Culerovich closes the distance but Rivera moves to the side
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Culerovich.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Culerovich.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Culerovich.
Culerovich throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Culerovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Culerovich clinches but Rivera breaks the clinch

and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Culerovich won't be happy with that.
Rivera prevents Culerovich from escaping the position.
Rivera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Rivera.
Culerovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera in side control, throwing shots but Culerovich defends.
Culerovich is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rivera connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Culerovich shows good takedown defense.
Culerovich misses with the combination.
Culerovich clinches but Rivera breaks the clinch

and Rivera counters with a takedown into side control.

Culerovich explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Culerovich closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Culerovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Culerovich.

Culerovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Culerovich lands with a light punch inside.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
Culerovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Culerovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera tries a body shot but Culerovich blocks it.
Culerovich misses with the head strike.
Culerovich working aggressively here.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera jumps guard but Culerovich stands there with Rivera around his waist. Rivera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Culerovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Culerovich with a knee to the head.
Culerovich has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Still in the clinch, Culerovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera lands an uppercut.
Rivera can't break the clinch.

Rivera has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Culerovich regains guard immediately.
Culerovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Culerovich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ron Culerovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Culerovich striking off his back but it's not causing Rivera any problems.

Culerovich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivera is aware though and is defending well.
Rivera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rivera prevents Culerovich from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rivera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Culerovich is fending him off so far but Rivera persists. Nope, Culerovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Culerovich tries to clinch but Rivera moves away
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera with a poor takedown
and Culerovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Culerovich tries to clinch

so Rivera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Culerovich is keeping the position for now.
Culerovich wants to stand up but Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Culerovich blocks nicely.

Culerovich has his feet on Rivera's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Culerovich moves away.
Culerovich lands a jab to the nose.
Culerovich wants to clinch

and Rivera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Culerovich's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pablo Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Culerovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Culerovich wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Culerovich manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rivera scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Culerovich sprawls well. Culerovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
Culerovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivera lands a jab to Culerovich's midsection.
Rivera misses the body punch
and Culerovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Culerovich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Culerovich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rivera passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Rivera!