VFCR Round 51 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goran Schwarzeneg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schwarzeneg
vs
Ya Xu

187 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 17 - 1

180 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jing Ya Xu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ya Xu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwarzeneg slips a straight right by Ya Xu.
Schwarzeneg moves in looking to clinch but Ya Xu pushes him off.
Schwarzeneg throws a body punch but Ya Xu moves out of range.
Ya Xu swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwarzeneg.

Ya Xu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Schwarzeneg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ya Xu.
Ya Xu throws some wild stikes that Schwarzeneg manages to avoid easily.
Ya Xu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schwarzeneg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ya Xu punching from mount but Schwarzeneg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ya Xu lands a nice shot to the head.
Ya Xu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ya Xu raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to maintain the position but Ya Xu is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ya Xu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ya Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwarzeneg's head.
Ya Xu trying to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg defending well.
Ya Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg is pressing down on Ya Xu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Ya Xu from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg controls Ya Xu momentarily but Ya Xu frees himself.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ya Xu sizes up Schwarzeneg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schwarzeneg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwarzeneg with a poor takedown
and Ya Xu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schwarzeneg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ya Xu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schwarzeneg sprawls well initially but Ya Xu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg taking some punishment here, with Ya Xu in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ya Xu connects with a nice short shot to Schwarzeneg's temple.
Ya Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ya Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ya Xu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ya Xu looks to land a strike but Schwarzeneg avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ya Xu looking to sit in guard and control but Schwarzeneg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Ya Xu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Ya Xu keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Ya Xu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Ya Xu looks gassed!
Schwarzeneg tries to free his leg and advance position but Ya Xu is retaining full guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch but Ya Xu moves away
and Ya Xu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ya Xu throws a big shot that misses.
Ya Xu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ya Xu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwarzeneg ducks under a wild hook from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu misses with a straight right.
Ya Xu circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ya Xu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schwarzeneg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ya Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jing Ya Xu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schwarzeneg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ya Xu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwarzeneg thows a body shot but no joy.
Ya Xu misses with a straight right.
Schwarzeneg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Ya Xu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ya Xu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ya Xu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ya Xu is just content to waste time from the top position. Schwarzeneg takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ya Xu working some strikes from top position.
Ya Xu trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Ya Xu distracts Schwarzeneg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu cracks Schwarzeneg with a solid left hand.
Ya Xu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwarzeneg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ya Xu.
Schwarzeneg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ya Xu manages to get himself to full guard.
Ya Xu wants to stand but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.
Ya Xu is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Ya Xu won't let him.

Ya Xu has his feet on Schwarzeneg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Schwarzeneg throws a predictable looking body shot

so Ya Xu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep but no luck.
Ya Xu stands up over Schwarzeneg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ya Xu throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzeneg keeping full guard, as Ya Xu tries to pass.
Schwarzeneg has momentary wrist control but Ya Xu slips an elbow through the middle.
Schwarzeneg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ya Xu is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Ya Xu controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ya Xu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ya Xu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ya Xu scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ya Xu wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ya Xu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schwarzeneg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Schwarzeneg pushes Ya Xu off and gets back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up
and Ya Xu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ya Xu throws a hook to the side of Schwarzeneg's head but Schwarzeneg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ya Xu lands a nice shot that snaps Schwarzeneg's head back.
Schwarzeneg thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jing Ya Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Schwarzeneg gets caught flat footed, as Ya Xu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schwarzeneg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ya Xu controls the pace.
Ya Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schwarzeneg keeping full guard, as Ya Xu tries to pass.
Schwarzeneg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ya Xu scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jing Ya Xu has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ya Xu with a hook.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch

and Ya Xu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ya Xu trying to control the action but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ya Xu in particular looking to stall.
Ya Xu thows a huge punch but Schwarzeneg dodges it nicely.
Ya Xu trying to control the action but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Ya Xu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schwarzeneg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schwarzeneg holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ya Xu working Schwarzeneg over with strikes.
Ya Xu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ya Xu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ya Xu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Ya Xu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ya Xu uses his free foot to push down on Schwarzeneg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goran Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ya Xu connects with a nice short shot to Schwarzeneg's temple.
Ground and pound from Ya Xu.
Schwarzeneg has hold of Ya Xu's hands but Ya Xu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ya Xu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ya Xu is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Ya Xu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ya Xu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ya Xu drops an elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to control from the bottom.
Ya Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwarzeneg taking some punishment here, with Ya Xu in his half guard.
Ya Xu prevents Schwarzeneg from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu winds up and cracks Schwarzeneg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ya Xu works his way into side control.
Schwarzeneg being controlled for a moment.
Ya Xu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwarzeneg keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jing Ya Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ya Xu 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jing Ya Xu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hrozny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrozny comes to the ring accompanied by 'Paint It Black' by The Rolling Stones. 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.

Hrozny
vs
Gaetz

189 cm
26
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

187 cm
19
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Hrozny!
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, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Gaetz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hrozny which made him look bad.

Hrozny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaetz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hrozny throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hrozny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gaetz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hrozny asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hrozny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gaetz, who protects the arm well.
Hrozny grinds an elbow into Gaetz's temple.
Hrozny grinds an elbow into Gaetz's temple.
Hrozny trying to control the position but Gaetz is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz is pushing Hrozny's head away, looking to escape. Hrozny manages to hold on to the position though.
Gaetz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hrozny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hrozny working away.

Hrozny is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaetz is defending well.
Hrozny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gaetz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gaetz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hrozny goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gaetz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hrozny's guard! Nice work there by Gaetz!
Gaetz wants to stand but Hrozny is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hrozny looking for a guillotine here but Gaetz defends easily.

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

Gaetz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hrozny looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hrozny looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hrozny!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz dodges the ground and pound from Hrozny.
Hrozny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaetz keeps working.
Gaetz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hrozny asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hrozny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hrozny 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.
Hrozny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaetz keeps working.
Gaetz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gaetz tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrozny cracks Gaetz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Link Gaetz has been cut.
Hrozny with a couple of short strikes.
Hrozny lands a nice shot to the head.
Gaetz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hrozny lands a big elbow.
Hrozny landing shots from mount.

Gaetz is rocked!
Gaetz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gaetz is still in real trouble! Can Hrozny finish him?
Hrozny postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gaetz badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hrozny around the waist but Hrozny pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hrozny is the winner by TKO! Hrozny jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Hrozny!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otso Sika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Otso Sika has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Otso Sika seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sika
vs
Jones

180 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Sika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sika gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Otso Sika has been cut.
Sika shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Sika's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a right and a left that Sika avoids nicely.
Jones misses with a takedown

and Sika counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sika.
Sika is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sika works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sika scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sika works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Sika working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sika postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Sika makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sika from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones is wriggling around but Sika manages to pass to half guard.
Sika keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sika winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Sika is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sika is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sika is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones tries to hold on but Sika pushes him away.
Sika tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Sika 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.
Sika prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Sika lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Sika has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sika landing strikes from the mount.
Sika lands a heavy elbow.
Sika looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Sika with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sika controlling his opponent.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Sika has isolated one of Jones's arms. Jones looking to fight him off but Sika twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otso Sika!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman's entrance music is Pee Wee's Big Adventure Theme Song. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wee Herman
vs
de Chocolate

178 cm
23
147 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pee Wee Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de Chocolate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Herman is looking to regain half guard here but de Chocolate keeps moving and retains side control.

de Chocolate decides to stand back up.

de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Herman regains half guard.
de Chocolate tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Herman.
Herman works his way to full guard. Good work.
de Chocolate won't allow Herman to get back to his feet.
de Chocolate pushing down on Herman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
de Chocolate wants to pass to mount but Herman is defending the position.

de Chocolate postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Herman to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

de Chocolate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Herman's half guard.
Herman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate wants to stand up but Herman manages to regain full guard.
de Chocolate stopping the sweep attempt from Herman.
de Chocolate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Herman's guard.

de Chocolate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Herman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in de Chocolate's half guard.
Herman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
de Chocolate tries to kick Herman off but Herman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Chocolate is trying to stand up here but Herman is controlling him well.

Herman is looking for a kimura here.
de Chocolate is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de Chocolate can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

de Chocolate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
de Chocolate wants to stand but Herman is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass.

de Chocolate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
de Chocolate with a poor takedown
and Herman counters with a series of strikes. de Chocolate will be more careful next time no doubt.
de Chocolate takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! de Chocolate crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Herman - the referee stops the clock and de Chocolate gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Herman. de Chocolate manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

de Chocolate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
de Chocolate lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Herman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Herman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

de Chocolate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Herman sprawls well initially but de Chocolate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Chocolate tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate is looking to pass Herman's guard but actually Herman recovers to full guard.
Herman keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass.
de Chocolate postures up.
Herman keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass.
de Chocolate throws a strike but Herman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

de Chocolate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Herman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Herman stalling away here and it's allowed de Chocolate to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
de Chocolate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Herman is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rey de Chocolate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
de Chocolate wants to stand but Herman is controlling the position.
Herman looking to sit in guard and control but de Chocolate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate is trying to stand back up but Herman is controlling him
Herman is looking to take a break and control but de Chocolate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Herman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. de Chocolate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Herman.
Herman stops de Chocolate from getting 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.
de Chocolate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Herman.
de Chocolate tries to kick Herman off but Herman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Herman trying to control from half guard but de Chocolate is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Herman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has de Chocolate pinned against the cage. de Chocolate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Herman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
de Chocolate looks up at the clock and then as Herman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, de Chocolate smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

de Chocolate decides to stand up, so the ref orders Herman to his feet.
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Herman to counter with a crisp jab.
de Chocolate has his takedown stuffed

and Herman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Herman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Chocolate is trying to stand up here but Herman is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Herman is trying hard to land a takedown here. de Chocolate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
de Chocolate stuffs the takedown attempt from Herman. Herman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pee Wee Herman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

de Chocolate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Herman's half guard.

de Chocolate decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
de Chocolate tries for a takedown but Herman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herman misses with a takedown attempt - de Chocolate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de Chocolate with a poor takedown
and Herman counters with a leg kick.
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt

and Herman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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

Herman wants to work for an arm triangle but de Chocolate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Herman prevents de Chocolate from standing back up.
Herman controlling the pace.
Herman is looking to take a break and control but de Chocolate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herman stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Herman stops de Chocolate from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

de Chocolate gets the takedown into side control.

de Chocolate stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Herman shoots in and bounces de Chocolate off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pee Wee Herman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

de Chocolate doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Herman counters with a nice low kick that buckles de Chocolate's knee momentarily.
Herman cracks de Chocolate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
de Chocolate fails with the takedown
and Herman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Herman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rey de Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Chocolate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt

and Herman counters with a shoot takedown. de Chocolate fights it but they end up in guard.
Pee Wee Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey de Chocolate.
Herman stops de Chocolate from standing up.
de Chocolate keeping moving, preventing Herman from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

de Chocolate pushes Herman off and scrambles back to his feet.
de Chocolate has his takedown stuffed
and Herman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Herman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
de Chocolate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Herman.

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

Herman is looking for a kimura here.

de Chocolate manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate with a lazy takedown attempt

and Herman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
de Chocolate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Herman gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Herman gets control of de Chocolate's arms and successfully pulls guard. Herman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
de Chocolate is looking to stand up but Herman won't let him.
de Chocolate wants to stand and escape but instead Herman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Herman trying to control but de Chocolate is working from the bottom.
de Chocolate wants to stand but Herman is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
de Chocolate keeping moving, preventing Herman from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Chocolate fails with the takedown

and Herman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Herman looking to stall.
de Chocolate is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Herman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
de Chocolate tries for a takedown. No joy.

Herman has picked de Chocolate up - he's going for a ride! Herman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Herman prevents de Chocolate from standing back up.
Herman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Herman stops de Chocolate from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate is staying active underneath Herman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
de Chocolate is trying to stand up here but Herman is controlling him well.

Herman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, de Chocolate has managed to free his arm - good work.
de Chocolate wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than de Chocolate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
de Chocolate tries to control but Herman wriggling away.
Herman tries to reverse the position but de Chocolate maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Chocolate trying to control but Herman is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pee Wee Herman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Herman 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pee Wee Herman!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicer comes to the ring accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Spicer
vs
Weichanthal

185 cm
24
194 lbs
7 - 15 - 1

188 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weichanthal is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Weichanthal walks into a straight right hand from Spicer.
Weichanthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spicer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weichanthal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spicer throws a hook but Weichanthal avoids it easily.
Rolf Spicer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weichanthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spicer.
Weichanthal moves away from the strike by Spicer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weichanthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weichanthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spicer misses with a straight left.
Spicer throws a lazy right hand but Weichanthal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Spicer.
Weichanthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spicer.

Weichanthal has managed to clinch.
Weichanthal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spicer takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal tries to pull guard but Spicer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Weichanthal drops back down to his feet.
Spicer being controlled against the ropes.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spicer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spicer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Weichanthal.
Spicer being controlled against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Weichanthal throws an elbow but misses.
Weichanthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spicer is defending well for now.
Weichanthal tries to land knees in the clinch but Spicer avoids the damage to the body.
Weichanthal is struggling to control the position.
Spicer is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.
Weichanthal looking to throw knees to the head but Spicer is blocking nicely.
Weichanthal lands a nice knee to the body.
Weichanthal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spicer prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weichanthal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spicer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Weichanthal landing knees to the body.
Weichanthal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rolf Spicer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Weichanthal.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weichanthal looks gassed!
Spicer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Spicer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but Spicer blocks with his arms.
Weichanthal tries to land knees in the clinch but Spicer avoids the damage to the body.
Spicer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spicer is trying to force a seperation but Weichanthal has the dominant position.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spicer avoids it.
Spicer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Spicer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spicer is looking to break free of the clinch but Weichanthal has double underhooks.
Spicer can't break the clinch.
Weichanthal tries a knee to the head but Spicer blocks it.
Weichanthal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spicer's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer has had enough of the clinch but Weichanthal keeps him there for the moment.
Weichanthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spicer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spicer tries to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Spicer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weichanthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Spicer finds it's way through Weichanthal's defenses.
Spicer lands the left hand.

It looks like John Weichanthal has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal moves in looking to clinch but Spicer pushes him off.
Spicer looks to score with a jab to the body but Weichanthal is just out of range.
Weichanthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicer.
Spicer looks to land a combination but Weichanthal avoids it well.

Weichanthal clinches up against the ropes.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but Spicer blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spicer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weichanthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spicer is defending well for now.
Weichanthal is trying to break free.
Spicer wants to break the clinch but can't.

Weichanthal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spicer throws a lazy right hand but Weichanthal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spicer throws out a loose jab but Weichanthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spicer throws a hook but Weichanthal blocks it.
Spicer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weichanthal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spicer throws a jab but it's blocked by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weichanthal wants to clinch up but Spicer keeps it at a distance.
Spicer throws a hook but Weichanthal avoids it easily.
Spicer jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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

Weichanthal is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Spicer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Spicer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Weichanthal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spicer throws the left hand but Weichanthal avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up.
Spicer lands a jab to the head.
Weichanthal is still on wobbly legs! Can Spicer finish him?
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spicer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weichanthal seems to have recovered his senses.
Spicer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weichanthal at a distance.
Spicer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spicer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weichanthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spicer.
Spicer lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Spicer misses.
Spicer lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weichanthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicer.
Spicer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weichanthal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spicer lands a nice looking body shot.
Weichanthal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spicer throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spicer.
Weichanthal is breathing heavily.
Weichanthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spicer just misses with a punch to the body.
Weichanthal moves out of range as Spicer strikes.
Nice defenses there by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spicer keeps the fight on the outside.
Spicer throws a looping overhand right but Weichanthal ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Spicer misses the target.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spicer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weichanthal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Spicer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spicer misses with a hook.
Rolf Spicer is winning the standup battle so far.
Spicer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weichanthal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weichanthal slips under a jab from Spicer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal staying out of range there.
Spicer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spicer scores with a nice right hand.
Spicer lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weichanthal staying out of range there.
Weichanthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weichanthal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spicer throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal walks into a straight right hand from Spicer.
Spicer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spicer, as that shot connected.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spicer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal moves out of range of the strikes.
Weichanthal moves away from the strike by Spicer.
Weichanthal throws a nice head kick!
Weichanthal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spicer thows a body shot but no joy.
Weichanthal throws a head kick that half lands.
Weichanthal slips a jab from Spicer.
Spicer misses with a hook.
Spicer scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Weichanthal.
Spicer throws an overhand right that lands on Weichanthal's shoulder, as Weichanthal tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Spicer misses the target.
Spicer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spicer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weichanthal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spicer.
A lazy left from Spicer finds it's target.

Weichanthal moves into the clinch successfully.
Spicer is looking to break free of the clinch but Weichanthal has double underhooks.
Weichanthal is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Weichanthal keeps control of Spicer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spicer tries to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling the position.
Spicer blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal lands an elbow that stopped Spicer in his tracks for a moment.
Weichanthal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spicer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weichanthal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Spicer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spicer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spicer is trying to stall.
Weichanthal prevents Spicer from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Spicer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Weichanthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Spicer.
Spicer misses with an uppercut. Weichanthal saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Weichanthal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spicer misses with a looping left.
Spicer throws a series of punches but Weichanthal avoids them all with ease.
Spicer throws a hook to the side of Weichanthal's head but Weichanthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicer. Weichanthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Spicer misses.
Spicer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weichanthal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spicer.
Spicer misses with a hook. Weichanthal ducked under it nicely.
Spicer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weichanthal can do to turn this around?
Weichanthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spicer.
Weichanthal blocks the body kick.
Weichanthal slips a jab from Spicer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer throws a jab when Weichanthal was well out of range.
Spicer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weichanthal moves away.

Weichanthal clinches.
Spicer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Spicer working hard to break the clinch.
Weichanthal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Spicer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but Spicer blocks with his arms.
Weichanthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weichanthal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spicer is looking to control Weichanthal's arms but Weichanthal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spicer has his back to the ropes.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but Spicer blocks with his arms.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Spicer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spicer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weichanthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spicer.
Spicer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicer lands a head shot.
Spicer cracks a nice hook into Weichanthal's ribs.
Spicer looks to throw the jab but Weichanthal is out of range.
Spicer misses with an uppercut.
Spicer loads up on a big right hand but Weichanthal slips the punch.
Spicer thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Spicer - just one landing.
Spicer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
Spicer lands a slapping body shot.
Spicer misses with an uppercut.
Spicer cracks Weichanthal with an open hand slap.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up.
Spicer connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer blocks a head kick by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spicer.
Rolf Spicer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spicer missing with a left hand there. Weichanthal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicer misses with a straight left.
Weichanthal slips under a jab.
Weichanthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicer.
A slow jab from Spicer misses its intended target.
Spicer throws a jab when Weichanthal was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Spicer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weichanthal is looking to clinch.
Spicer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Spicer moves out of range.
Weichanthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Spicer circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spicer misses with an uppercut. Weichanthal saw that one coming.
Spicer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spicer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weichanthal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spicer.
Spicer looks to land a left hand but Weichanthal moved out of range nicely.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spicer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weichanthal drops his hands momentarily and Spicer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spicer looks to throw the jab but Weichanthal is out of range.
Weichanthal tries to move into range but Spicer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weichanthal keeps Spicer at a distance using the push kick.
Spicer misses with a looping left.
John Weichanthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weichanthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spicer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Spicer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spicer, 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 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Spicer!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kahvin Keitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Keitin
vs
Thurston

190 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Mr Funnyguy!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kahvin Keitin!
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, Dylan Thurston!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thurston as he jumps to the side.

Keitin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thurston's guard.
Thurston keeping full guard, as Keitin tries to pass.
Thurston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Thurston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keitin trying to control but Thurston is working from the bottom.

Keitin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keitin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thurston wants to stand and escape but Keitin is having none of it.
Thurston has a closed guard, preventing Keitin from standing up.

Thurston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keitin is aware though and is defending well.
Keitin 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.
Keitin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Keitin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thurston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Keitin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thurston postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Keitin to stand up.
A head kick misses from Thurston.
Keitin avoids the head kick by Thurston.
Thurston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keitin is defended easily by Thurston.
Thurston throws a right hand that Keitin ducks under and follows up with a left that Keitin also avoids with ease.

Keitin 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.
Keitin throws a big right hand that misses.

Thurston manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thurston!

Keitin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Thurston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Keitin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keitin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keitin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thurston stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Thurston clinches up against the ropes.
Thurston gets underhooks to prevent Keitin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahvin Keitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keitin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thurston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Thurston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thurston has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keitin is working to get back to half guard.
Keitin is working hard here to advance position.

Thurston get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thurston finds it's way through Keitin's defenses.
Danga de danga de dang - Thurston scores with a four punch combination!
Keitin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thurston sprawls well. Thurston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Keitin gets slowly back to his feet.
Thurston throws a combination. Keitin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thurston.
Thurston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thurston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Thurston does it's job there.

Keitin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thurston's guard.
Keitin throwing strikes from guard but Thurston blocks nicely.

Thurston pushes a forearm under Keitin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Keitin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Thurston!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko's entrance music is Arch Enemy - Nemesis. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morko
vs
Schwarzeneg

176 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

181 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schwarzeneg's guard.
Schwarzeneg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schwarzeneg's guard.
Schwarzeneg has control of Morko's left arm, preventing Morko from doing any damage.
Morko postures up.

Schwarzeneg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwarzeneg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Morko gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morko.

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

Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch successfully.
Schwarzeneg is trying to drag Morko to the mat but Morko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Morko wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko misses with an elbow strike.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch.
Morko tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves out of range.

Morko darts in and clinches Schwarzeneg up against the ropes.

Morko breaks the clinch.

Morko pushes Schwarzeneg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg lands an elbow inside that Morko shrugs off.

It looks like Esko Morko has been cut.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Morko won't allow it.

Morko is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Schwarzeneg can't fight it off and eventually Morko manages to take the fight to the floor. Schwarzeneg looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Morko is controlling him.
Schwarzeneg trying to keep a closed guard but Morko is proving a slippery customer.

Schwarzeneg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schwarzeneg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morko throwing strikes from guard but Schwarzeneg blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morko trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schwarzeneg thows a huge punch but Morko dodges it nicely.
Schwarzeneg wants to free his trapped foot but Morko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morko.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schwarzeneg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schwarzeneg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Schwarzeneg stands up from Morko's guard - Schwarzeneg perhaps looking for a knockout.

Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of nice shots.

Schwarzeneg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwarzeneg is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko wants to get back to his feet.
Morko is staying active underneath Schwarzeneg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schwarzeneg.
Morko gets back to full guard.
Morko working a defensive guard here.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Morko to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Esko Morko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esko Morko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morko scores with a jab to the jaw.

Morko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morko wants to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg is keeping the position.
Morko postures up in Schwarzeneg's guard and throws a big left but Schwarzeneg blocks it.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Morko cracks Schwarzeneg with a solid left hand.
Morko working some strikes from top position.
Morko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morko 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.
Morko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schwarzeneg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Morko is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morko scoring with some ground and pound.
Morko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzeneg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morko postures up in Schwarzeneg's guard and throws a big left but Schwarzeneg blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schwarzeneg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Morko has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schwarzeneg lands a nice short elbow.
Morko tries to roll over but Schwarzeneg keeps him under control.
Morko has hold of Schwarzeneg's hands but Schwarzeneg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morko's head.
Schwarzeneg prevents Morko from improving his position.
Morko is trying to stand back up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him
Morko trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Schwarzeneg manages to pass to mount!
Schwarzeneg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg tries to control but Morko wriggling away.
Schwarzeneg with shots to the head and body - Morko looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morko can't escape the position.
Morko regains half guard.
Morko is trying to stand.
Schwarzeneg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morko won't allow Schwarzeneg to pass to mount.

Morko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg controlling the pace.
Roger Schwarzeneg has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Morko is looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg is defended easily by Morko.
Morko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Schwarzeneg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morko's guard.
Morko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneg is one step ahead there.
Morko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzeneg manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esko Morko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Morko instigates a clinch.
Morko can't break the clinch.
Morko taking a breather.

Morko has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schwarzeneg regains guard immediately.
Schwarzeneg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morko is one step ahead there.

Schwarzeneg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch but Morko moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morko, right into the meat.
Schwarzeneg shoots and misses
and Morko counters with a three punch combo that has Schwarzeneg backing up. Schwarzeneg nods at Morko to acknowledge the strikes.

Morko drives through and clinches with Schwarzeneg against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg has Morko pressed against the ropes, preventing Morko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
Morko lands with a short shot to the head.

Morko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morko throws a series of punches but Schwarzeneg moves out of range.
Morko throws a sloppy head kick and Schwarzeneg moves out of range easily.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch.
Morko blocks a leg kick.
Morko is looking to clinch.
Schwarzeneg keeps the fight on the outside.
Morko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Morko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morko won't allow Schwarzeneg to sweep him here.
Morko postures up in Schwarzeneg's guard and throws a big left but Schwarzeneg blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control the position but Morko postures up.

Schwarzeneg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schwarzeneg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morko won't allow Schwarzeneg to get back to his feet.
Morko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep here but Morko controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown
and Morko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schwarzeneg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morko moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Schwarzeneg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Morko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schwarzeneg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Schwarzeneg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Morko is trying to get an arm triangle but Schwarzeneg is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep.
Morko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Schwarzeneg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schwarzeneg is stalling here. Morko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schwarzeneg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep.
Schwarzeneg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morko working the body and head with strikes.
Schwarzeneg is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Morko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morko is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep.
Schwarzeneg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Morko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schwarzeneg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morko advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Morko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morko 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jay
vs
Shlemenko

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shlemenko.
Jay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shlemenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jay looks for a takedown but Shlemenko sprawls well.
Shlemenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Shlemenko cracks Jay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shlemenko stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shlemenko as he avoids it easily.
A cross from Shlemenko lands.
Jay has a takedown stuffed.
Jay misses with a takedown attempt - Shlemenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shlemenko lands with a nice combination. Jay backs away looking to recover.
Jay is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shlemenko closes the distance and clinches.
Shlemenko prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Shlemenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shlemenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shlemenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jay keeping full guard, as Shlemenko tries to pass.

Jay is working an open guard so Shlemenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shlemenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay with a poor takedown
and Shlemenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Jay shrugs it off.
Shlemenko throws a head kick that Jay semi-blocks.
Shlemenko scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shlemenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shlemenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shlemenko swinging wildly here.
Jay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Shlemenko darts in and clinches Jay up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Jay tries to land knees in the clinch but Shlemenko avoids the damage to the body.

Shlemenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay tries for a takedown but Shlemenko circles away easily
and Shlemenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shlemenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jay defends it nicely.
Jay with a poor takedown
enabling Shlemenko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shlemenko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shlemenko is defended easily by Jay.
Jay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Shlemenko moves into the clinch.

Shlemenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Shlemenko.
Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shlemenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jay shoots and misses
and Shlemenko counters with a series of strikes. Jay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shlemenko counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay has his takedown stuffed

and Shlemenko counters with a shoot takedown. Jay fights it but they end up in guard.

Shlemenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shlemenko wants to get up but he can't break Jay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shlemenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shlemenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shlemenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jay tries for a takedown but Shlemenko circles away easily

and Shlemenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shlemenko.
Jay has Shlemenko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shlemenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Shlemenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay fails with the takedown
and Shlemenko counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay with a poor takedown
and Shlemenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shlemenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shlemenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Jay shrugs it off.
Shlemenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shlemenko lands with a nice combination. Jay backs away looking to recover.
Shlemenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shlemenko clinches.

Shlemenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shlemenko throws a leg kick which misses Jay's front leg but catches the back leg as Jay tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shlemenko. Jay shrugs it off though.

Shlemenko has closed the distance and engaged Jay in a clinch.
Jay wants a takedown but no success here.
Shlemenko lands an elbow inside that Jay shrugs off.

Shlemenko breaks from the clinch.

Shlemenko drives through and clinches with Jay against the ropes.
Jay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shlemenko prevents it.

Shlemenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shlemenko lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shlemenko - the referee stops the clock and Jay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shlemenko. Jay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shlemenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shlemenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Leo Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay with a poor takedown
and Shlemenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shlemenko scores with a one two! Jay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Jay is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shlemenko drives through and clinches with Jay against the ropes.
Oh Jay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Shlemenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shlemenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shlemenko lands with a straight right. Jay didn't see that one coming.
Shlemenko lands with a big left! Jay is wobbled badly! Shlemenko comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Jay to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Shlemenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Military Soviet Hymn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Logan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Daniels's chin.

Logan
vs
Daniels

187 cm
22
211 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels avoids the head kick by Logan.

Logan rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Logan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Logan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daniels up against the ropes.
Daniels avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Logan throws an elbow but misses.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the ropes.
Logan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Logan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Logan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as Logan tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Logan.

That has opened up Jack Daniels's cut even more.
Logan tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Logan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Logan taking a breather.
Logan misses with a body punch.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the ropes.
Logan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Logan lands an elbow inside.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Logan!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Bornemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bornemann
vs
Macnturf

190 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
196 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Bornemann !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macnturf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bornemann circles away quickly and effectively.
Macnturf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bornemann moves away.
Macnturf tests Bornemann 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macnturf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Macnturf scores with a jab. Bornemann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macnturf takes a swing at Bornemann 's ribcage but misses.
Bornemann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bornemann staying out of range there.
Macnturf connects with a body shot.
Macnturf just misses with a punch to the body.
Macnturf throws a jab when Bornemann was well out of range.
Macnturf throws a shot from downtown. Bornemann moves away and avoids it.
Macnturf misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bornemann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macnturf.
Bornemann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bornemann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bornemann was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Macnturf scores with a three punch combo!
Macnturf cracks Bornemann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut.
Bornemann slips under a jab.
Bornemann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macnturf throws a right hand that Bornemann ducks under and follows up with a left that Bornemann also avoids with ease.
Bornemann fails with a takedown attempt.
Macnturf lands with a nice combination. Bornemann backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hans Bornemann has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bornemann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Macnturf misses.
Macnturf misses with a looping left.
Bornemann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bornemann slips a jab from Macnturf.
Bornemann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macnturf.
Macnturf lands with a cross.
Bornemann shoots in for a takedown but Macnturf shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Bornemann . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macnturf. Bornemann does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornemann staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Macnturf.
Stan Macnturf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornemann blocks a jab.
Bornemann moves out of range as Macnturf strikes.
A swing and a miss from Macnturf.
Macnturf slaps away a takedown attempt from Bornemann , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Macnturf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macnturf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macnturf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bornemann staying out of range there.
Macnturf misses the jab.

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.
Macnturf misses with a wild combination.
Macnturf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bornemann ducks under a wild hook from Macnturf.
Stan Macnturf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bornemann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macnturf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bornemann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macnturf.
Macnturf misses with a hook. Bornemann ducked under it nicely.
Macnturf looks to land a right hand but Bornemann moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macnturf looks to land a left hand but Bornemann moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Macnturf both land. Nice combination.
Bornemann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macnturf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Macnturf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Bornemann 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Macnturf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornemann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Bornemann has a takedown stuffed.
Macnturf missing with a left hand there. Bornemann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macnturf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macnturf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bornemann in his tracks.
Macnturf jabs at Bornemann 's body.
Bornemann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macnturf is fending him off so far but Bornemann persists. Nope, Macnturf circles away and we're back to standing.
Macnturf throws the left hand but Bornemann avoids the punch easily.
Macnturf thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf stuns Bornemann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bornemann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bornemann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bornemann staying out of range there.
Macnturf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bornemann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macnturf.
Bornemann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Bornemann . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macnturf with a jab.
Macnturf works the jab nicely.
Bornemann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macnturf.
Bornemann slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf with a hook.
Macnturf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut.
Macnturf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bornemann moves away.
Bornemann slips under a jab.
Macnturf scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bornemann shoots in for a takedown but Macnturf shows good takedown defense.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bornemann might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Macnturf cracks Bornemann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Macnturf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bornemann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macnturf throws out the jab.
Macnturf throws a looping overhand right but Bornemann ducks down to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bornemann . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Macnturf scores with the left hand. Bornemann knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornemann moves out of range as Macnturf strikes.
Stan Macnturf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Macnturf.
Bornemann shoots in looking for a takedown. Macnturf tries to sprawl out of it but Bornemann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Macnturf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Macnturf connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Macnturf.
Macnturf scores with a hook.
No joy there for Macnturf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornemann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macnturf. Bornemann does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornemann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bornemann ducks under a wild hook from Macnturf.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bornemann was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Macnturf thows a body shot but no joy.
Bornemann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Macnturf connects with a looping right hand.
Bornemann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornemann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macnturf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macnturf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Macnturf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Macnturf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Bornemann 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bornemann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macnturf tries to avoid it but Bornemann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macnturf to the ground. Macnturf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bornemann ducks under a wild hook from Macnturf.
Bornemann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macnturf swinging wildly here.
Macnturf lands a jab to the head.
Macnturf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bornemann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bornemann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macnturf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Macnturf does no damage.
Macnturf throws a lazy right hand but Bornemann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macnturf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bornemann moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf cracks a nice hook into Bornemann 's ribs.
Macnturf scores with the left hand. Bornemann knows he should have avoided that one.
Macnturf misses with a looping left.
Macnturf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macnturf lands a nice hook to Bornemann 's body. Bornemann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macnturf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macnturf thows a body shot but no joy.
Bornemann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macnturf as he avoids it easily.
Bornemann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macnturf tries to avoid it but Bornemann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macnturf to the ground. Macnturf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Bornemann . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macnturf. Bornemann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macnturf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bornemann .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Macnturf.
Macnturf misses with a wild combination.
Bornemann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stan Macnturf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Macnturf looks to throw the jab but Bornemann is out of range.
Bornemann slips a straight right by Macnturf.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bornemann was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Bornemann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macnturf lands a jab.
Macnturf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hans Bornemann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf lands a nice shot to the body.
Macnturf jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bornemann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Macnturf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macnturf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bornemann moves out of range as Macnturf strikes.
Bornemann blocks a jab.
Macnturf looks to score with a jab to the body but Bornemann is just out of range.
Macnturf throws out a loose jab but Bornemann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bornemann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Macnturf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornemann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Macnturf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macnturf.
Macnturf throws a jab when Bornemann was well out of range.
Macnturf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bornemann at a distance.
Bornemann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Macnturf throws a looping overhand right but Bornemann ducks down to avoid it.
Macnturf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macnturf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macnturf clobbers Bornemann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macnturf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Macnturf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Macnturf 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Macnturf!

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