Punish the Opposition PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Amuy Bayabas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Platinum Gold told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Amuy Bayabas
vs
Gold

175 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdul Amuy Bayabas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amuy Bayabas is positioning himself well to prevent Gold advancing to mount.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold prevents Amuy Bayabas from improving his position.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold looks to land a strike but Amuy Bayabas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amuy Bayabas wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amuy Bayabas tries for a takedown but Gold circles away easily

and Gold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Amuy Bayabas's guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amuy Bayabas with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gold thows a huge punch but Amuy Bayabas dodges it nicely.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Amuy Bayabas's head.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold thows a huge punch but Amuy Bayabas dodges it nicely.
Amuy Bayabas is looking to control Gold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amuy Bayabas avoid being mounted?
Amuy Bayabas is controlling Gold's trapped leg to prevent Gold from advancing to side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amuy Bayabas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Amuy Bayabas's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Amuy Bayabas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Amuy Bayabas blocks nicely.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Amuy Bayabas has wrist control.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold looks gassed!
Amuy Bayabas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amuy Bayabas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amuy Bayabas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amuy Bayabas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gold to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gold preventing the sweep.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Amuy Bayabas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Amuy Bayabas!

Amuy Bayabas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gold wants to sweep here but Amuy Bayabas controlling him for the moment.
Amuy Bayabas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amuy Bayabas is looking for a kimura here.
Amuy Bayabas prevents Gold from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gold is defending against the submission attempts here by Amuy Bayabas.

Amuy Bayabas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Amuy Bayabas with a poor takedown

and Gold counters with a takedown into side control.
Amuy Bayabas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gold.
Gold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gold misses with the ground and pound.
Amuy Bayabas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gold.
Gold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Amuy Bayabas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gold.
Amuy Bayabas sneaks back into half guard.
Gold is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amuy Bayabas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

Amuy Bayabas drops back looking for a leg! Gold is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gold manages to kick Amuy Bayabas off! Amuy Bayabas jumps back into Gold's guard.
Amuy Bayabas looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gold can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gold can't keep his opponent in guard - Amuy Bayabas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

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

Amuy Bayabas is working for a kimura but Gold is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to kick Amuy Bayabas off but Amuy Bayabas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Amuy Bayabas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gold defends it well.
Amuy Bayabas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amuy Bayabas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gold!

Amuy Bayabas has hold of Gold's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gold manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets back to half guard.
Amuy Bayabas is pressing down on Gold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gold is holding on for now.
Gold is trying to stand.
Gold won't allow Amuy Bayabas to pass to mount.
Platinum Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Amuy Bayabas is very close to passing his half guard.
Amuy Bayabas moves into full mount! Gold won't be happy about that!

Amuy Bayabas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gold manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amuy Bayabas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amuy Bayabas tries to move to mount but Gold blocks the move with his legs.

Amuy Bayabas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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 Abdul Amuy Bayabas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Amuy Bayabas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Amuy Bayabas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amuy Bayabas wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.
Amuy Bayabas is controlling Gold's posture.
Amuy Bayabas trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a strike but Amuy Bayabas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Amuy Bayabas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold is pulling down on Amuy Bayabas's head. It's preventing any offense from Amuy Bayabas, at least for the moment.
Amuy Bayabas works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Amuy Bayabas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amuy Bayabas.

Amuy Bayabas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gold sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amuy Bayabas wants to pass the guard but Gold is defending well.

Amuy Bayabas seems to be working for a kimura but Gold defends the submission attempt.

Amuy Bayabas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gold is just riding it out for now. Amuy Bayabas eventually gives up the hold.
Amuy Bayabas tries to pass to full mount but Gold defends it.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
Gold won't allow Amuy Bayabas to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Amuy Bayabas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gold can't do much from the bottom here.
Gold sneaks back into half guard.

Amuy Bayabas wants to work for an arm triangle but Gold is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Amuy Bayabas trying to pass the guard but Gold defending well.
Amuy Bayabas wants to advance to full mount but Gold doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Amuy Bayabas wants to pass the guard but Gold is keeping the position.

Gold manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Amuy Bayabas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gold counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a head kick that Amuy Bayabas semi-blocks.
Amuy Bayabas fails with the takedown
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.

Gold shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gold showed some decent athleticism there.
Gold throwing shots but Amuy Bayabas is blocking nicely.
Gold with the ground and pound but Amuy Bayabas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gold postures up in Amuy Bayabas's guard and throws a big left but Amuy Bayabas blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Platinum Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Platinum Gold!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhajit Zemenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zemenov
vs
Gracie

183 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

180 cm
24
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rhajit Zemenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zemenov avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Rodion Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zemenov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zemenov stops Gracie from standing up.
Zemenov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Zemenov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Zemenov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zemenov can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zemenov is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zemenov avoid being mounted?
Zemenov wants to get back to his feet.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

Gracie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Zemenov has recovered full guard.

Zemenov kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zemenov fails with a takedown attempt.
Zemenov is breathing heavily.

Zemenov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zemenov trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.

Zemenov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie won't allow Zemenov to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zemenov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie pushes Zemenov off looking to stand but Zemenov dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zemenov is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Zemenov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gracie reverses the position - he's now on top in Zemenov's guard.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zemenov fails with a takedown attempt.
Zemenov shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhajit Zemenov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Zemenov moves out of range.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Zemenov shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zemenov won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Zemenov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie pushes Zemenov off looking to stand but Zemenov dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Zemenov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zemenov.
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 Rhajit Zemenov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie throws a good cross that connects.

Zemenov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Zemenov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zemenov's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
Zemenov wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Zemenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zemenov, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zemenov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zemenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie stalks Zemenov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zemenov's face. Zemenov staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Zemenov with that takedown attempt.
Zemenov slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Zemenov avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Zemenov's defenses.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Zemenov avoids a punch combination nicely.

Zemenov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemenov is looking to pass Gracie's guard but actually Gracie recovers to full guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Zemenov is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Zemenov won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie stalks Zemenov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zemenov's face. Zemenov staggers backwards, shaken.
Zemenov ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Zemenov seems unphased.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zemenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhajit Zemenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zemenov takes one on the button.
Gracie cracks Zemenov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Zemenov's defenses.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zemenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zemenov.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Zemenov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zemenov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zemenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with the combination.

Zemenov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Zemenov wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zemenov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zemenov has escaped the position, nice work there.

Zemenov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gracie works over Zemenov's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie leaves Zemenov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zemenov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zemenov tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhajit Zemenov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie throws a head kick but Zemenov moves out of range.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Zemenov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zemenov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie tests Zemenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zemenov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zemenov.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Rodion Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.

Zemenov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Zemenov is working for a kimura here but Gracie manages to reverse the position and he's now in Zemenov's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zemenov is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to stand but Zemenov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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

Zemenov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zemenov's guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodion Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scrooge McDuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel has chosen Metallica-Battery as his entrance music. Mark van Bommel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McDuck
vs
van Bommel

173 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scrooge McDuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
van Bommel avoids the head kick by McDuck.
van Bommel scores with a sloppy right hand. McDuck should have avoided that one.
McDuck pushes van Bommel away with a front kick.
McDuck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDuck throws a series of punches but van Bommel moves out of range.
van Bommel lands a head shot.
van Bommel clobbers McDuck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
van Bommel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

McDuck 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!
McDuck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh McDuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
van Bommel looks to land a left hand but McDuck moved out of range nicely.
Scrooge McDuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bommel closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks McDuck out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark van Bommel!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Highsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Highsmith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andersson
vs
Highsmith

182 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eskobar Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Highsmith!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highsmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Andersson misses with a low kick as Highsmith jumps back.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Highsmith. That did some damage!
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Highsmith moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersson.
Andersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Andersson closes the distance and clinches.
Highsmith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Andersson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Highsmith avoids the elbow strike from Andersson, against the cage.
Andersson avoiding damage.
Andersson lands a good knee to the midsection. Highsmith won't want to take too many of those.
Andersson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Highsmith up against the cage.
Highsmith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andersson just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highsmith avoiding damage as Andersson throws knees to the body.
Andersson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Highsmith up against the cage.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Andersson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Highsmith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Andersson.
Andersson lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brad Highsmith has been cut.
Andersson lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Andersson.
Andersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Highsmith.
Highsmith goes for a takedown attempt but Andersson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eskobar Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Highsmith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andersson. That's going to slow Highsmith down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andersson moves into the clinch successfully.
Andersson has Highsmith pressed against the cage.
Highsmith tries to pull guard but Andersson won't allow it.
Highsmith tries to pull guard but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Highsmith's face.
Andersson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Highsmith lands a nice uppercut.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
Highsmith looking for a takedown.
Highsmith fails to pull guard.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Andersson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson crunches a lovely knee into Highsmith's ribcage.
Highsmith looks gassed!
Andersson lands a knee to the head.
Andersson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andersson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Highsmith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andersson prevents the takedown attempt.
Andersson with a knee to the head.
Andersson slowing the pace effectively.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Highsmith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersson landing knees to the body.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersson landing knees to the head.
Andersson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Highsmith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Highsmith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Highsmith just leaning against Andersson, taking a breather.
Andersson gets underhooks to prevent Highsmith's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersson with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andersson throws an elbow but misses.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Highsmith managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskobar Andersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Highsmith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Highsmith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Highsmith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Highsmith tries to clinch up
and Andersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Highsmith's calf.
Highsmith closes the distance looking to clinch

and Andersson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Andersson.
Highsmith is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Eskobar Andersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andersson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highsmith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Highsmith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eskobar Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Highsmith.
Andersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eskobar Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.

Andersson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersson stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Andersson.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Highsmith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Highsmith blocks with his arms.
Highsmith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andersson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Highsmith blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Highsmith fails to pull guard.
Andersson stalling in the clinch.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Highsmith tries to pull guard but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson lands a knee to the body.
Highsmith working hard to break the clinch.
Andersson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Highsmith up against the cage.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson missing with knees to the body.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
A bit of stalling here from Andersson.
Highsmith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Highsmith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andersson feints and then cracks Highsmith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Highsmith down.
Highsmith darts in trying to clinch
and Andersson counters with a body kick that stops Highsmith in his tracks momentarily.

Andersson takes the fight into the clinch.
Andersson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Highsmith jumps guard but Andersson stands there with Highsmith around his waist. Highsmith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Highsmith is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highsmith tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Highsmith has Andersson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Andersson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andersson landing knees to the head.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Highsmith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Andersson - that will leave a mark!
Andersson pushes Highsmith away with a front kick.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Highsmith can do to turn this around?
Highsmith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Highsmith looks to throw a body kick
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Highsmith doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Andersson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskobar Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Highsmith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andersson lands with a slapping head kick.
Andersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Highsmith.
Highsmith avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Highsmith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Andersson takes the fight into the clinch.
Highsmith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Highsmith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Highsmith fails to pull guard.
Eskobar Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Highsmith.
Highsmith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersson lands a knee to the body.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andersson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Highsmith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andersson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andersson obliges.
Andersson lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Andersson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andersson lands a good knee to the midsection. Highsmith won't want to take too many of those.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Highsmith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Highsmith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Highsmith blocks it.
Highsmith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andersson smiles and moves away.
Highsmith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andersson fails to land with a series of punches.
Highsmith misses with a takedown
and Andersson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Andersson.
Highsmith tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Highsmith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
Andersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Highsmith momentarily.

Andersson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but Highsmith is blocking nicely.
Andersson stalling in the clinch.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Highsmith jumps guard but Andersson stands there with Highsmith around his waist. Highsmith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Highsmith drags the fight down to the ground.

Highsmith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Andersson passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson not doing much here.
Brad Highsmith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eskobar Andersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersson is pressing down on Highsmith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Highsmith is holding on for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eskobar Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andersson 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 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eskobar Andersson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Cervantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amzi Azzan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raul Cervantes's chin.

Cervantes
vs
Azzan

190 cm
21
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

189 cm
24
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azzan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Azzan can't get the takedown.
Azzan has Cervantes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cervantes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cervantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azzan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cervantes tries to circle away but Azzan has him pinned against the cage.
Cervantes tries to circle away but Azzan has him pinned against the cage.

Azzan manages to pull guard.
Azzan wants to get back to his feet but Cervantes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cervantes stopping the sweep attempt from Azzan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cervantes gets to his feet - Azzan follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervantes trying to keep a closed guard but Azzan is proving a slippery customer.
Azzan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cervantes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Azzan.
Cervantes keeping moving, preventing Azzan from controlling successfully.
Cervantes looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Azzan closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Azzan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raul Cervantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amzi Azzan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Azzan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cervantes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Azzan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cervantes regains guard.
Cervantes is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Azzan throws a big right hand that misses.
Azzan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cervantes is keeping the position for now.
Azzan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Azzan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cervantes is trying to control the position but Azzan postures up.
Cervantes is really struggling to control Azzan but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azzan dodges the punch combination from Cervantes.

Azzan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Azzan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cervantes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cervantes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Azzan.
Azzan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Azzan wants to take a breather but Cervantes is having none of it.
Azzan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cervantes defending well though.
Cervantes is trying to control but can't.

Azzan seems to be working for a kimura but Cervantes defends the submission attempt.
Cervantes is trying to control but can't.

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

Azzan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Azzan crashes against the mat.
Cervantes tries to bench press Azzan off him but Azzan keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Azzan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cervantes struggling a bit here.
Cervantes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Azzan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Azzan trying to control the position but Cervantes is working away.
Cervantes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Azzan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Azzan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azzan tries to score a body lock takedown but Cervantes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cervantes is trying to stall.
Azzan has Cervantes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cervantes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Azzan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cervantes was covering up waiting for the punch and Azzan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Azzan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cervantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azzan connects with a couple of short punches.
Azzan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cervantes controls Azzan momentarily but Azzan frees himself.
Azzan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cervantes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azzan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cervantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azzan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cervantes has wrist control.
Azzan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cervantes connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Amzi Azzan has been cut.

Azzan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Azzan seems to be looking for submissions.
Cervantes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Azzan throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cervantes wants to sweep but no luck.
Azzan postures up and lands a big shot to Cervantes's brow.
Azzan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Azzan lands a couple of digs.
Azzan is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Azzan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Azzan trying to control but Cervantes is working from the bottom.
Azzan postures up.
Azzan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Azzan scoring with some ground and pound.
Azzan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Azzan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cervantes did well to prevent Azzan getting side control.
Azzan is thwarting Cervantes's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cervantes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Azzan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cervantes trying to control from the bottom.
Azzan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cervantes's head.
Azzan throwing shots but Cervantes is blocking nicely.

Azzan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cervantes sees it coming and defends easily.
Cervantes wants to get back to his feet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzan slips nicely into half guard.
Azzan thows a huge punch but Cervantes dodges it nicely.
Azzan is looking to take a break and control but Cervantes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cervantes is trying to maintain the position but Azzan is very close to passing his half guard.
Cervantes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azzan.
Azzan working Cervantes over with strikes.

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

Cervantes pushes Azzan off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amzi Azzan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amzi Azzan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Azzan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Azzan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cervantes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Azzan's corner calls for a 1-2. Azzan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Azzan has managed to clinch.
Azzan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cervantes pulls his leg out and moves away.

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

Azzan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cervantes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cervantes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cervantes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azzan seems a little lost for a moment, as Cervantes dominates the positioning.

Cervantes decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azzan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Azzan gets the takedown into side control.
Cervantes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Azzan landing a few strikes.
Azzan is chipping away with strikes.
Azzan working away.
Azzan trying to control the action but Cervantes is working from the bottom.
Azzan cracks Cervantes with a big elbow.
Cervantes struggling a bit here.
Amzi Azzan has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan slows the pace down.
Cervantes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cervantes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azzan working the ground and pound but Cervantes is defending the strikes.
Cervantes is looking for a sweep.
Azzan is trying to ground and pound but Cervantes uses the momentary lack of control by Azzan to regain half guard.
Azzan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cervantes's head.
Azzan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cervantes defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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

Cervantes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Azzan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Azzan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cervantes has wrist control.
Cervantes wants to sweep but no luck.
Azzan throws a strike but Cervantes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Azzan wants to sweep here but Cervantes controlling him for the moment.

Azzan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Amzi Azzan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cervantes pushes down on Azzan's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzan is trying to get back to full guard.
Azzan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cervantes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cervantes's back!
Cervantes manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Azzan is now in side control.

Azzan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cervantes, who protects the arm well.
Raul Cervantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azzan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Azzan looks up at the clock and then as Cervantes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Azzan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amzi Azzan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Niinisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Petroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Niinisto
vs
Petroni

190 cm
21
178 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sauli Niinisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Petroni!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petroni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petroni throws a right hand that Niinisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Niinisto also avoids with ease.
Niinisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petroni.
Niinisto tries to clinch but Petroni is having none of it.
Petroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niinisto moves away.
Petroni misses with a double jab.
Petroni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Niinisto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petroni punishes Niinisto's body with a nice straight punch.

Niinisto darts in and clinches Petroni up against the cage.
Niinisto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Niinisto taking a breather.
Niinisto prevents a body shot from Petroni.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Petroni 's eye.
Petroni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Niinisto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petroni tries a body shot but Niinisto blocks it.
Petroni lands a right hand.
Niinisto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petroni tries to circle away but Niinisto has him pinned against the cage.
Petroni letting Niinisto take a breather here.
Niinisto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petroni fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinisto lands an elbow that stopped Petroni in his tracks for a moment.
Niinisto scores a nice knee to the body.
Petroni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Niinisto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petroni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niinisto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petroni looks gassed!
Niinisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petroni.
Petroni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Niinisto walks away with a smile on his face. Petroni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sauli Niinisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Petroni.
Niinisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niinisto moves in looking to clinch but Petroni pushes him off.
Petroni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niinisto.
Niinisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Niinisto moves into the clinch successfully.
Niinisto lands a nice elbow.
Niinisto has Petroni pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niinisto.
Niinisto lands an elbow inside.
Niinisto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niinisto lands a damaging elbow.
Niinisto is pushing Petroni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petroni wants to break free but Niinisto has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petroni takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niinisto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niinisto lands a knee to the head.
Niinisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niinisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niinisto lands a knee to the body.
Petroni avoiding damage as Niinisto throws knees to the body.
Niinisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niinisto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petroni blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petroni.
Niinisto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petroni avoids it.
Niinisto landing knees to the head.
Niinisto misses with a knee to the head.
Niinisto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petroni takes an elbow to the temple.
Niinisto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petroni's defenses.
Niinisto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petroni taking a breather.
Niinisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petroni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petroni avoids a wild elbow strike from Niinisto.
Stalling in the clinch from Niinisto.
Petroni blocks the elbow strike.
Niinisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Petroni avoids the damage to the body.
Niinisto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petroni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Petroni 's eye.
Petroni blocks an elbow strike.
Niinisto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niinisto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petroni lands a shot to the body.
Petroni working hard to break the clinch.
Petroni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Niinisto walks away with a smile on his face. Petroni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Niinisto avoids the body shot from Petroni.
Niinisto avoids the body shot from Petroni.
Petroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niinisto slips a jab from Petroni.
Niinisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niinisto tries to clinch up.
Sauli Niinisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Petroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niinisto tries to work over Petroni's front leg with a kick but Petroni checks it.
Petroni throws a nice looking combination but Niinisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Niinisto darts in and clinches Petroni up against the cage.
Petroni tries to pull guard but Niinisto won't allow it.
Niinisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niinisto connects with a knee to the head.
Niinisto crunches a lovely knee into Petroni's ribcage.
Niinisto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niinisto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Niinisto.
Niinisto lands an elbow that stopped Petroni in his tracks for a moment.

Petroni breaks from the clinch.
Niinisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niinisto takes a swing at Petroni's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Niinisto instigates a clinch.
Niinisto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niinisto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petroni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Niinisto lands a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Niinisto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Niinisto fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Petroni does no damage.
Petroni misses with a few strikes there.
Niinisto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Niinisto moves into range and clinches up with Petroni.
Petroni dodges an elbow strike from Niinisto.
Petroni jumps guard but Niinisto stands there with Petroni around his waist. Petroni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Niinisto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petroni's defenses.
Niinisto misses with a knee to the head.
Niinisto with a knee to the head.
Niinisto stalling.
Niinisto working Petroni over with knees to the body.
Niinisto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petroni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niinisto lands an elbow that stopped Petroni in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niinisto crunches a lovely knee into Petroni's ribcage.
Niinisto leaning against his opponent.
Petroni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Niinisto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Niinisto lands a good knee to the midsection. Petroni won't want to take too many of those.
Petroni takes an elbow to the temple.
Petroni trying to stall but Niinisto improves his position.
Niinisto missing with knees to the body.
Niinisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petroni.
Petroni tries to circle away but Niinisto has him pinned against the cage.
Niinisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niinisto lands a damaging elbow.
Petroni is trying to force a seperation but Niinisto has the dominant position.
Niinisto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niinisto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petroni's defenses.
Petroni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petroni working aggressively here.
Niinisto with a knee to the head.
Petroni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niinisto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petroni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niinisto lands a nice knee to the body.
Petroni tries to break the clinch but Niinisto is controlling the position.
Niinisto prevents Petroni from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petroni is leaning against Niinisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niinisto lands a damaging elbow.
Petroni tries to circle away but Niinisto has him pinned against the cage.
Niinisto with a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niinisto is pressed up against the cage. Petroni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Niinisto down to the mat. Niinisto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sauli Niinisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Petroni.
Niinisto tries to clinch but Petroni moves out of range.
Petroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcelo Petroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niinisto throws a looping overhand right but Petroni ducks down to avoid it.
Niinisto throws a body punch but Petroni moves out of range.
Niinisto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petroni.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niinisto.
Niinisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Petroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Niinisto moves into the clinch successfully.
Niinisto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Niinisto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petroni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto has Petroni pushed against the cage.
Sauli Niinisto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niinisto misses with a knee strike.
Petroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niinisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Petroni avoids the damage to the body.
Niinisto throws an elbow that misses.
Niinisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niinisto.
Petroni can't break the clinch.

Petroni successfully pulls guard.
Petroni wants to hit a switch here but Niinisto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Petroni there!
Petroni tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Petroni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Niinisto is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Petroni is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Niinisto dominated that second round.
That's time! Niinisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Petroni finds it's target.
Niinisto moves in looking to clinch but Petroni pushes him off.
Niinisto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Niinisto throws a sloppy head kick and Petroni moves out of range easily.
Niinisto throws a chopping leg kick but Petroni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Petroni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niinisto tries to score with a low kick but Petroni moves his leg out of the way.
Petroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Niinisto has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petroni tries for a takedown but Niinisto manages to get underhooks.
Niinisto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petroni's efforts to push away.
Petroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petroni has had enough of the clinch but Niinisto keeps him there for the moment.
Petroni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niinisto has him pressed against the cage.
Petroni tries to break the clinch but Niinisto is controlling the position.
Niinisto has Petroni pressed against the cage, preventing Petroni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinisto stalls.
Niinisto looking to stall.
Niinisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Petroni avoids the damage to the body.
Niinisto is pushing Petroni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Niinisto misses with an elbow strike.
Petroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niinisto lands a good knee to the midsection. Petroni won't want to take too many of those.
Niinisto with a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands an elbow that stopped Petroni in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Niinisto.
Petroni is trying to force a seperation but Niinisto has the dominant position.
Niinisto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Niinisto.
Niinisto connects with a knee to the head.
Niinisto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niinisto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petroni's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Petroni 's eye.
A knee to the head by Niinisto.
Nice elbow from Niinisto.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Petroni 's eye.
Knees to the body from Niinisto.
Niinisto lands a damaging elbow.
Petroni is trying to maintain a safe position but Niinisto gets an underhook and turns Petroni into the cage.
Niinisto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niinisto with a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands a nice knee to the body.
Petroni dodges an elbow strike from Niinisto.
Petroni lands with a right to the head.
Petroni tries to stall but Niinisto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Niinisto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petroni's efforts to push away.
Petroni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Niinisto lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petroni.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petroni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niinisto slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto has Petroni pressed against the cage, preventing Petroni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Petroni ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Petroni no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Petroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Niinisto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petroni keeping full guard, as Niinisto tries to pass.

Niinisto gets to his feet. Petroni looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niinisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petroni can do to turn this around?
Petroni looks to land a left hand but Niinisto moved out of range nicely.
Marcelo Petroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niinisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Niinisto tries to clinch but Petroni is having none of it.
Niinisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Petroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niinisto tries to clinch but Petroni moves out of range.
Niinisto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Niinisto.
Petroni looks to land a combination but Niinisto avoids it well.
Niinisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niinisto.
Niinisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sauli Niinisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niinisto, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sauli Niinisto!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Marlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsay comes into the arena with Can't Be Stopped blaring out of the sound system. Marlov has chosen Россия Наци as his entrance music. Eugeny Marlov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Badr Ramsay's chin.

Ramsay
vs
Marlov

187 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
216 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Ramsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeny Marlov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramsay but Ramsay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramsay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramsay.
Ramsay throws a head kick that half lands.
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marlov tries to clinch but Ramsay moves out of range.
Marlov is looking to clinch but Ramsay is avoiding it.
Ramsay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramsay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marlov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramsay can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramsay lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Eugeny Marlov has been cut.
Marlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramsay swats away the attempt to clinch by Marlov.
Nice takedown defense from Ramsay. No joy for Marlov on that attempt.
Ramsay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marlov looks gassed!
Marlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsay swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramsay.
Ramsay lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Ramsay throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Marlov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Badr Ramsay!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho comes to the cage accompanied by Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Ryan has chosen Freestyler as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Laiho
vs
Ryan

177 cm
22
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
164 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laiho misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Laiho as Ryan shoots in.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laiho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laiho.
Laiho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Alexi Laiho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Ryan.
Laiho throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Laiho does no damage.
Alexi Laiho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryan has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho staying out of range there.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Laiho circles away.
A swing and a miss from Laiho.
Laiho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan swings for the body but Laiho moves out of range.

Ryan closes the distance and pushes Laiho back into the cage.
Laiho is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laiho down to the mat. Laiho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laiho misses with a kick to the body.
Laiho digs a good hook to Ryan's body.

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.
Laiho misses with a straight right.
Laiho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Laiho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laiho throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Laiho misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Laiho throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Laiho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Laiho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laiho tries to avoid it but Ryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laiho to the ground. Laiho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laiho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan throws a hook but Laiho blocks it.
Laiho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laiho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laiho connects with a body shot.
Ryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laiho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ryan somewhat.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laiho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laiho throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Laiho lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
Laiho misses the shot to the body.
Laiho misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Laiho. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
Laiho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laiho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laiho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laiho sprawls well. Laiho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Laiho.
Laiho lands a jab to the nose.
Laiho lands with a nice body punch.
Laiho stuffs the takedown.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laiho.
Laiho with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexi Laiho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Ryan.
Ryan misses with a kick to the body
and Laiho counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laiho.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laiho scores with a jab to the head.
Laiho misses with a two punch combination.
Laiho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryan with a poor takedown
enabling Laiho to counter with a crisp jab.
Laiho looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Laiho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ryan.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Laiho connects with the punch.
Ryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laiho.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Ryan tries for a takedown but Laiho circles away easily
and Laiho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laiho.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Laiho counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan backing up. Ryan nods at Laiho to acknowledge the strikes.
Laiho misses with a looping right.
Laiho throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Laiho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laiho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laiho throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Laiho connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Laiho sprawls well.
Laiho scores with a three punch combo!
Laiho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Laiho misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Laiho throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Laiho both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laiho misses with a few strikes there.
Laiho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laiho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Laiho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laiho avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laiho throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Laiho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alexi Laiho is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Laiho tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laiho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexi Laiho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Ryan.
Laiho connects with a jab.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Laiho.
Laiho swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Laiho misses the body punch

and Ryan counters with a single leg into guard. Laiho didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laiho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laiho swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Laiho scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Laiho.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laiho.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laiho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laiho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Laiho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laiho throws a one two combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laiho lands a nice looking body shot.

Ryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laiho is trying to defend but Ryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ryan throws a strike but Laiho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Laiho is retaining full guard.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan throws and elbow that misses. Laiho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Laiho!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Laiho clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ryan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laiho did well to prevent Ryan getting side control.
Laiho is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well.
Ryan trying to mount his opponent but Laiho defends it.
Ryan wants to control but Laiho is keeping him busy.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laiho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ryan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ryan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Laiho to regain full guard.

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

Ryan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laiho defends it easily.

Laiho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryan, up you get!
Laiho misses with a combination

and Ryan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laiho's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan passes Laiho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan moves into full mount! Laiho won't be happy about that!
Laiho blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho is squirming around, avoiding Ryan's attempts to control the action.
Laiho's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ryan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ryan looking to ground and pound but Laiho is blocking nicely.
Ryan looking to ground and pound but Laiho is blocking nicely.
Laiho is squirming around, avoiding Ryan's attempts to control the action.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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.

Ryan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Laiho is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Laiho and Ryan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Laiho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ryan.
Laiho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ryan.
Ryan cracks Laiho with a big right hand but Laiho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Laiho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ryan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ryan throwing strikes but Laiho manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Ryan dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Laiho throws a combination that misses

so Ryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laiho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ryan is controlling him.
Ryanis looking to pass into half guard but Laiho pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laiho is in guard.
Ryan looking to control.
Ryan has Laiho pulled in close to control his posture.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ryan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Laiho!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looking to land elbow strikes but Laiho uses the position to regain half guard.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Laiho is defending well.
Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiho's head.
Brad Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laiho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ryan.
Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laiho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laiho keeping full guard, as Ryan tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laiho looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho misses with a body shot.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Laiho lands a head shot.
Laiho sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexi Laiho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan defending well as Laiho loads up on a big left hand.
Laiho cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexi Laiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Laiho counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laiho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laiho lands a two punch combo.
Laiho dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Laiho misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Laiho misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laiho throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brad Ryan.
I think Laiho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Laiho!
Alexi Laiho retains his lightweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Crime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Sirkkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Optimus Crime had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Crime
vs
Sirkkeli

188 cm
21
186 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Optimus Crime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Sirkkeli!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sirkkeli is defended easily by Crime.
Crime moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Crime.
Crime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkkeli throws a body punch but Crime moves out of range.
Sirkkeli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crime scores with a leg kick.
Crime throws a hook to the side of Sirkkeli's head but Sirkkeli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crime misses with a body shot
and Sirkkeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirkkeli moves away.
Crime misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkkeli misses with a double jab.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Crime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sirkkeli's hands.
Crime throws a leg kick but Sirkkeli checks it.
Crime pushes Sirkkeli away with a front kick.
Sirkkeli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crime.
Crime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Crime scores with a jab to the head.
Crime misses with a low kick as Sirkkeli jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sirkkeli throws a lazy right hand but Crime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sirkkeli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crime looks to throw a body kick
and Sirkkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crime swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sirkkeli.
Optimus Crime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crime wants to slow Sirkkeli down by chopping away at his legs.
Sirkkeli walks into a straight right hand from Crime.
Crime throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirkkeli.
Crime throws a leg kick but Sirkkeli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sirkkeli misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Crime 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirkkeli.
Crime misses with a low kick.
Sirkkeli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crime as he jumps to the side.
Sirkkeli misses with an uppercut.
Sirkkeli throws the left hand but Crime avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Crime misses its intended target.
Crime misses with a wild combination.
Sirkkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Crime scores with a four punch combination!
Sirkkeli throws a push kick but Crime slaps the foot to one side.
Sirkkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Crime.
Nice sprawl there from Crime as Sirkkeli shoots in.
Optimus Crime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Sirkkeli.
Crime throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab from Crime.
Sirkkeli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sirkkeli digs a good hook to Crime's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirkkeli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sirkkeli misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crime connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirkkeli. Crime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirkkeli misses the shot to the body.
Crime just misses with a punch to the body.
Crime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sirkkeli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sirkkeli defending well as Crime loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkkeli throws a jab when Crime was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Crime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Crime.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Crime.
Crime throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crime throws a series of strikes that have Sirkkeli backpedaling.
Sirkkeli throws a looping overhand right but Crime ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Crime finds it's target.
Crime shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sirkkeli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirkkeli misses with a straight right.
Crime scores with a hook.
Sirkkeli tries to bum rush Crime with a series of wild strikes but Crime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Optimus Crime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crime thows a left - swing and a miss!

Sirkkeli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crime looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli prevents Crime from escaping the position.
Crime tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sirkkeli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crime dodges the ground and pound from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli controlling the position from side mount.
Sirkkeli scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crime is not content to let Sirkkeli control the position.

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

Crime has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Crime cracks a nice hook into Sirkkeli's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkkeli manages to avoid it.
Crime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirkkeli scores with a shot to the body.
Sirkkeli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sirkkeli misses with a straight right.
Sirkkeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crime.
Sirkkeli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crime.
Crime stuns Sirkkeli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sirkkeli is breathing heavily.
Crime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirkkeli.
Crime misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Crime dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sirkkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crime.
Sirkkeli connects with the punch.
Sirkkeli lands a slapping body shot.
Crime scores with a shot to the body.
Crime misses with a leg kick

and Sirkkeli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crime's guard now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sirkkeli stops Crime from standing up.
Sirkkeli looking to pass the guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crime wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Crime stands up and beckons Sirkkeli to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crime, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crime misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Crime as he connects with a hook.
Sirkkeli misses with a hook. Crime ducked under it nicely.
Sirkkeli throws a shot from downtown. Crime moves away and avoids it.
Crime misses with a shot to the body
and Sirkkeli counters with a one-two to the body.
Sirkkeli missing with a left hand there. Crime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crime misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sirkkeli.
Crime thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crime. Sirkkeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harri Sirkkeli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sirkkeli.
Crime takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sirkkeli misses with a jab to the body
and Crime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crime with a jab.
Crime slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crime misses with a low kick.
Crime lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crime ducks under a wild hook from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Crime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirkkeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crime throws a looping overhand right but Sirkkeli ducks down to avoid it.
Crime scores with a push kick.
Crime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crime defending well as Sirkkeli loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirkkeli throws a hook but Crime avoids it easily.
Sirkkeli throws a shot from downtown. Crime moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Optimus Crime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crime, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Crime!