RC Lightweight GP Final!!! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Gynther Gail will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Big
vs
Gail

177 cm
27
275 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gail lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Big misses with an uppercut. Gail saw that one coming.
Gail keeps the fight on the outside.
Big stuffs the takedown.
Gail fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Big misses with a two punch combination.
Gail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Big.
Big swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.
Big misses the jab.
Gail staying out of range there.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peter Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Big slaps away a takedown attempt from Gail, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gail instigates a clinch.
Big prevents a body shot from Gail.
Big misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Big fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gail throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gail.
Gail lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big backwards.
A right hand to the body from Big.
Big lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Big.
Gail looks gassed!
Big lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gail backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big pushes Gail back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Big working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Big scores with a nice short uppercut.
Big lands a left hand.
Big lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gail backwards.
Big lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Big creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gail prevents it.
Big lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Big taking a breather.
Big lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gail backwards.
Big lands with a light punch inside.
Gail is trying to stall.
Gail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Big lands a body punch.
Big lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big is stalling here.
Big doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail swings wildly with an uppercut but Big uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gail takes a shot to the head.
Big blocks a body shot from Gail.
Gail tries for a takedown. No joy.
Big effectively controlling the action here.
Big works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Big lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gail fails to land.
Gail is trying to drag Big to the mat but Big just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Big digs a right hand underneath Gail's ribcage. Gail let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Big to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Big creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big misses with some punches.
Big is working Gail over against the cage.
Gail has a couple of punches blocked by Big.
Gail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Big lands with a right to the head.
Big working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Big lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gail backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big lands with a light punch inside.
Big gets through Gail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Big lands an uppercut.
Big lands an elbow inside that Gail shrugs off.

It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Big creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gail's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big.
Big lands a body shot in the clinch.
Big scores with a shot to the side of Gail's head.
Big scores with a hook to the body.
Big lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big lands with a right to the head.
Big makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Big lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gail backwards.
Big lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gail or not.
Big softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Big scores with a shot to the side of Gail's head.
Big lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big lands with a right to the head.

Gail is rocked!
Big is leaning against Gail and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Big lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gail.
Big lands a nice shot to the body.
Big cracks Gail with a nice body shot.
Big lands a body punch in the clinch.
Big digs a right hand underneath Gail's ribcage. Gail let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Big.
A right hook to the body lands for Big.
Big scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Big.
Big is looking to control Gail's arms but Gail gets an underhook and turns him. Now Big has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Big throws a punch but it's blocked by Gail.
Gail tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Big pushes Gail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Big.
A short right from Big on the inside.
Big misses with some punches.
Big gets through Gail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Big is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Gail tightens his grip and picks Big up, before dumping him to the ground. Big manages to land in guard.
Big pulls Gail in to control the position.
Gail loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Big lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gail!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Big is landing with some decent strikes but Gail is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Big dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gail walks into a straight right hand from Big.
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Big, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Big connects with a body shot.
Big throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Big changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gail tries to avoid it but Big manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gail to the ground. Gail escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Big misses.

Big drops Gail with a right and a left! Big comes rushing in but Gail regains his composure and manages to keep Big in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big tries to free his leg and advance position but Gail is retaining full guard.
Gail keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Big throwing strikes from guard but Gail blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail trying to control the position here.
Big throwing strikes from guard but Gail blocks nicely.
Big throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gail keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Big landing with the ground and pound.
Big throws a strike but Gail rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gail won't allow Big to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big wants to control the position but Gail says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Gail is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Big sees it coming and defends easily.
Big is looking to control Gail's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Big avoid being mounted?
Big tries to kick Gail off but Gail keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Big flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Big moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Big not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gail must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gail is looking to work some ground and pound but Big has wrist control.
Big looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Big misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.

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.

Gail closes the distance and clinches.
Gail gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Big.
Gail works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Gail scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gail misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gail tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gail throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigs head.
Big is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gail lands with a light punch inside.
Gail tries to stall but Big uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Big prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gail goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gail.
Big pushes Gail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Gail.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gail lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Gail is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Big can't fight it off and eventually Gail manages to take the fight to the floor. Big looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gail wants to control from the top but Big keeps moving.
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 Peter Big will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gail lands a slapping body shot.
Gail misses with a takedown

and Big counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Big - that landed with a thud.
Big lands a shoulder strike.
Big lands a body shot.
Big lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gail backwards.
Big lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gail.
Big throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Big lands a shot 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!
Big lands with a short shot to the head.
Big slows down the pace here.
Big lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Big is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gail has Big pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Big manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Big lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Big.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Big lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big.
Big scores with a shoulder strike.
Big throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Big.
Big will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gail up against the cage.

Big tightens his grip and picks Gail up, before dumping him to the ground. Gail manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gail is keeping the position for now.
Big missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Big throws a big right hand that misses.
Big trying to control but Gail is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Big is fighting to break Gail's control of his arms but Gail is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Big throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Big gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gail counters with a nice double leg into side control. Big won't be happy with that.
Big on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Big struggling a bit here.
Big is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gail 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.
Gail looks up at the clock and then as Big takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gail smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Gail is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Big has escaped the position, nice work there.
Big is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gail's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Big is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gynther Gail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Big slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Big swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Big manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gail manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gail keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Peter Big is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Big might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Big slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Big showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Big, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Big!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries has chosen My Ding-A-Ling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howard
vs
De Vries

174 cm
26
166 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

173 cm
21
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique -ACME-

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard feints and then cracks De Vries's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Vries down.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard is looking to land body kicks.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Christian Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard blocks a head kick by De Vries.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vries swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up with De Vries, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes De Vries against the cage but De Vries circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Vries leaves Howard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Vries throws a front kick that sends Howard stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard blocks a head kick by De Vries.
Howard throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries lands a high kick!
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Vries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howard tries to clinch up but De Vries circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by De Vries misses
and Howard counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Howard wants to clinch.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
De Vries works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howard tries to clinch there but De Vries circles away.
Howard tries to land a body kick
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howard misses with a double jab.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howard misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Howard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Vries moves out of range of the body kick from Howard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries tries to score with a low kick but Howard moves his leg out of the way.
Howard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Howard looks to clinch
and De Vries counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! De Vries looks at the referee who does nothing so De Vries lands a crushing right that sends Howard to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans De Vries!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy McSouthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kusimuki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem Of Japan. McSouthers has chosen VNV Nation - Anthem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kusimuki
vs
McSouthers

180 cm
21
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sandy McSouthers!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSouthers misses with the combination.
McSouthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusimuki was well out of range. Poor timing from McSouthers.

Kusimuki forces McSouthers back against the cage and clinches.
Kusimuki tries a body shot but McSouthers blocks it.
Kusimuki works on McSouthers's body with a couple of short punches.
Kusimuki is trying to stall.
Kusimuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSouthers.

McSouthers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSouthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kusimuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McSouthers thows a body shot but no joy.

Kusimuki forces McSouthers back against the cage and clinches.
McSouthers working hard to break the clinch.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
McSouthers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSouthers struggles to land a body shot inside as Kusimuki controls his hands.
McSouthers managing to block the knees to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to work over McSouthers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kusimuki throws a punch but it's blocked by McSouthers.
Kusimuki stalling the fight.
Kusimuki lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kusimuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSouthers avoids it.
Kusimuki stalling in the clinch but McSouthers improves position.
McSouthers gets through Kusimuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McSouthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McSouthers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
Kusimuki misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, McSouthers scores with a nice short uppercut.
McSouthers lands a body shot in the clinch.
McSouthers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kusimuki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

McSouthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSouthers sizes up Kusimuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch but McSouthers is avoiding it.
Kusimuki misses with a wild body shot.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kusimuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSouthers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki presses McSouthers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a good knee to the midsection. McSouthers won't want to take too many of those.
McSouthers can't find room to land a body shot as Kusimuki controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSouthers's elbow.
Kusimuki struggles to land a body shot inside as McSouthers controls his hands.
McSouthers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSouthers.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McSouthers tries to work over Kusimuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSouthers.
Kusimuki struggles to land a body shot inside as McSouthers controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Kusimuki.
McSouthers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSouthers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from McSouthers.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSouthers is leaning against Kusimuki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from McSouthers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSouthers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McSouthers manages to break the clinch.
Sandy McSouthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSouthers closes the distance and clinches up with Kusimuki, looking for a takedown. McSouthers pushes Kusimuki against the cage but Kusimuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McSouthers lands a jab.
Kusimuki moves away from the strike by McSouthers.
McSouthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSouthers cracks a nice hook into Kusimuki's ribs.
Kusimuki staying out of range there.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McSouthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kusimuki scores with a sloppy right hand. McSouthers should have avoided that one.
A jab from McSouthers misses.
Kusimuki misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki jabs at McSouthers's body.
McSouthers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kusimuki counters with a two punch combo.
Kusimuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSouthers.
McSouthers misses with a series of wild punches.
McSouthers cracks a nice hook into Kusimuki's ribs.
McSouthers keeps the fight on the outside.
Kusimuki cracks McSouthers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that McSouthers ducks under and follows up with a left that McSouthers also avoids with ease.
McSouthers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the body from McSouthers misses

and Kusimuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands with a light punch inside.
Kusimuki is working McSouthers over against the cage.
Kusimuki has a couple of punches blocked by McSouthers.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki is leaning against McSouthers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McSouthers misses with the head strike.
McSouthers blocks a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kusimuki looking to throw knees to the head but McSouthers is blocking nicely.
Kusimuki cracks McSouthers with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kusimuki prevents a body shot from McSouthers.
McSouthers letting Kusimuki take a breather here.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
McSouthers prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kusimuki blocking some punches.
McSouthers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSouthers misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McSouthers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kusimuki's waist but Kusimuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McSouthers off to one side.
Kusimuki avoids the body shot from McSouthers.

Kusimuki moves into the clinch successfully.
McSouthers prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSouthers wants to get back to striking at distance but Kusimuki won't allow it.
Kusimuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusimuki leaning against his opponent.
McSouthers misses with a punch on the inside.

McSouthers manages to break the clinch.
McSouthers just misses with a punch to the body.

Kusimuki clinches up against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
McSouthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to land knees in the clinch but McSouthers avoids the damage to the body.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McSouthers or not.
Takeshi Kusimuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of McSouthers's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSouthers blocks an elbow strike from Kusimuki.
McSouthers is breathing heavily.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSouthers.
Kusimuki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki swings wildly with an uppercut but McSouthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki slows down the pace here.
McSouthers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McSouthers backwards.
McSouthers blocks an uppercut.
McSouthers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McSouthers working aggressively here.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki has McSouthers pressed against the cage.
McSouthers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSouthers throws a head punch that misses.
McSouthers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of McSouthers's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks an uppercut.
McSouthers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McSouthers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki tries to work over McSouthers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but McSouthers avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
McSouthers prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McSouthers.
Kusimuki is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from McSouthers.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
McSouthers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kusimuki backwards.
Kusimuki throws a head punch that misses.
Kusimuki cracks McSouthers with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of McSouthers backwards.
McSouthers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kusimuki presses McSouthers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki presses McSouthers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki lands a knee to the body.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but McSouthers avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kusimuki pushes McSouthers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but McSouthers avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McSouthers misses with the head strike.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McSouthers.
Kusimuki cracks McSouthers with a nice body shot.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki leaning against his opponent.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into McSouthers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McSouthers's gas tank.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into McSouthers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McSouthers's gas tank.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Kusimuki avoiding damage.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McSouthers blocks an uppercut.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of McSouthers backwards.
The referee calls for Kusimuki to work.
Kusimuki trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSouthers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki working aggressively here.
Kusimuki prevents a body shot from McSouthers.
Kusimuki tries to work over McSouthers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McSouthers lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kusimuki, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. McSouthers does a little dance to reset his feet.
McSouthers shoots for a double leg takedown but Kusimuki sprawls well. He's pushed McSouthers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McSouthers moves away.
McSouthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
Kusimuki defending well as McSouthers loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Kusimuki both land. Nice combination.
McSouthers cracks a nice hook into Kusimuki's ribs.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McSouthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McSouthers throws a series of punches but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch but McSouthers is avoiding it.

Kusimuki rushes McSouthers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
Kusimuki has a couple of punches blocked by McSouthers.
McSouthers can't break the clinch.
Kusimuki slows down the pace here.
McSouthers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
A hook to the body from Kusimuki.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kusimuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of McSouthers backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a body shot.
Kusimuki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kusimuki can't find room to land a body shot as McSouthers controls the action.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSouthers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kusimuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSouthers.
McSouthers misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McSoutherss head.
The referee calls for Kusimuki to work.
Kusimuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandy McSouthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSouthers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kusimuki missing with knees to the body.
Kusimuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath McSouthers's ribcage. McSouthers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kusimuki presses McSouthers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki pushes McSouthers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from McSouthers.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Kusimuki pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McSouthers.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a body shot.
Kusimuki pushes McSouthers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kusimuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki throws a punch but it's blocked by McSouthers.
Kusimuki works on McSouthers's body with a couple of short punches.
McSouthers letting Kusimuki take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
Kusimuki is pushing McSouthers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kusimuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kusimuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McSouthers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kusimuki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
McSouthers misses with the head strike.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
Kusimuki working aggressively here.
Kusimuki has a couple of punches blocked by McSouthers.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but McSouthers avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Kusimuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McSouthers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kusimuki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McSouthers up against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McSouthers as Kusimuki tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kusimuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kusimuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McSouthers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kusimuki 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikifor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Durden
vs
Nikifor

190 cm
24
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikifor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nikifor misses with a double jab.
Nikifor misses with a wild body shot.
Nikifor misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Nikifor. No joy for Durden on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nikifor.
Nikifor misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikifor throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Nikifor swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden avoids the body shot from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a series of punches but Durden moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nikifor as Durden shoots in.
Nikifor misses with a two punch combination.
Durden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nikifor circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikifor. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nikifor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Nikifor.
Durden slips under a jab from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Nikifor misses with the combination.
Nikifor throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor misses with a two punch combination.
Nikifor lands a body shot.
Durden fails to land the takedown.
Maksim Nikifor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Durden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nikifor avoids it really well and circles away.
Nikifor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden avoids the body shot from Nikifor.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikifor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Durden. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Durden fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Nikifor misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Durden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nikifor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Nikifor.
Nikifor scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikifor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Nikifor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikifor throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikifor misses with a straight left.
Nikifor misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Maksim Nikifor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Nikifor.
Nikifor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.

Durden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Durden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Durden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Durden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikifor is keeping the position for now.

Durden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nikifor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Durden drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nikifor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durden has Nikifor in his guard.
Durden is trying to control the position but Nikifor postures up.
Nikifor preventing the sweep.
Durden looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nikifor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

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.
Durden is looking for a sweep. Nikifor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durden trying to control here.
Durden tries to roll over but Nikifor keeps him under control.
Durden moves into full guard.
Nikifor preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksim Nikifor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nikifor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durden walks into a straight right hand from Nikifor.
Nikifor swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Nikifor throws a looping overhand right but Durden ducks down to avoid it.
Nikifor misses the shot to the body.
Nikifor takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Nikifor takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Nikifor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikifor throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden moves away from the strike by Nikifor.
Durden misses with a takedown attempt - Nikifor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Durden with that takedown attempt.
Nikifor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden dives in and grabs Nikifor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nikifor pushes down on Durden's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durden defending well as Nikifor loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nikifor throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikifor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nikifor works over Durden's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck for Durden with that takedown attempt.
Durden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nikifor avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nikifor finds it's way round the side to connect with Durden's head.
Nikifor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durden slips a jab from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nikifor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durden.
Nikifor misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Nikifor throws a nice looking combination but Durden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nikifor avoids it really well and circles away.
Nikifor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maksim Nikifor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nikifor 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Nikifor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loe comes into the arena with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade" blaring out of the sound system. Mania has chosen Pink Floyd - Money as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Loe
vs
Mania

187 cm
25
216 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania looks to land a body kick but Loe moved away.
Mania tries to clinch but Loe moves out of range.
Mania blocks a leg kick.
Mania throws a jab but it's blocked by Loe.
Loe blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mania.
Loe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mania throws a leg kick
and Loe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Loe throws a head kick but Mania moves out of range.
Mania takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mania misses with a low kick.
Mania tries to score with a low kick but Loe moves his leg out of the way.
Loe throws a wild body kick that Mania sees coming a mile off.
Loe swats away the attempt to clinch by Mania.
Mania connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loe. Loe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mania throws a low kick, looking for Loe's leg but Loe calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania just misses with a punch to the body.

Mania closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mania looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mania is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loe is keeping busy.
Mania misses with a punch on the inside.
Loe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mania with a knee to the head.
Loe avoiding damage as Mania throws knees to the body.
Loe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mania tries a knee to the head but Loe blocks it.
Mania looks gassed!

Loe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loe checks a leg kick.
Horse Mania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mania looks to land a combination. Loe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mania throws the kick towards the body but Loe avoids it.

Loe clinches.
Mania managing to block the knees to the body from Loe.
Mania takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Horse Mania has been cut.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Loe landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Loe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mania backs up against the cage.
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!
Mania moves out of range of the body kick from Loe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe tries to clinch up.
Loe throws a nice head kick!

Mania is rocked!

Loe drives through and clinches with Mania against the cage.
Mania blocks an elbow strike.
Loe lands an elbow just above Mania 's eye.
Mania is trying to maintain a safe position but Loe gets an underhook and turns Mania into the cage.

Loe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mania fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loe throws the left hand but Mania avoids the punch easily.
Loe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Loe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loe avoids a wild elbow strike from Mania.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Mania shrugs off.
Loe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loe lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mania.
Loe blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mania avoids the elbow strike from Loe, against the cage.
Loe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mania is defending well for now.
Mania dodges an elbow strike from Loe.
Loe misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania throws an elbow but it misses.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Mania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loe avoids it.
Loe scores with a hook to the body.
Mania takes an elbow to the temple.
Loe scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Loe.
Loe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Loe.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Horse Mania's cut even more.
Loe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Loe lands a nice uppercut.
Mania is still on wobbly legs! Can Loe finish him?
Mania blocks an elbow strike.
Mania seems to have recovered his senses.
Mania blocks an elbow strike.
Mania trying to stall but Loe improves his position.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mania in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loe missing with knees to the body.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mania in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mania has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loe tries to land a knee to the head but Mania blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Loe.
Mania missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mania in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loe obliges.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.
Loe lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loe throws an elbow but misses.
Loe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mania is defending well for now.

Loe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mania tries a head kick but it misses.
Mania throws the kick towards the body but Loe avoids it.
Loe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mania throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mania paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mania.
Loe lands a slapping body shot.
Mania throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Loe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mania.
Loe thows a body kick. Mania tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Loe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A low kick from Mania is predictable there
and Loe counters with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mania checks a leg kick.
Loe looks to land a right hand but Mania moved out of range.
Loe throws out a loose jab but Mania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mania.
Good shot there by Mania.
Mania steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loe. That one must have hurt.
Mania throws a shot from downtown. Loe moves away and avoids it.
Mania is breathing heavily.
Mania throws a leg kick which misses Loe's front leg but catches the back leg as Loe tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loe checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loe takes the fight into the clinch.
Mania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loe avoids it.
Loe misses with a body punch.
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Mania avoids the damage to the body.
Loe dodges an elbow strike from Mania.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.

Loe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loe looks for the body kick but Mania saw that one coming.
Loe misses with a kick to the body.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mania tries to clinch
and Loe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mania circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mania has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mania working aggressively here.
Loe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mania throws an elbow that misses.
Mania misses with a knee strike.

Loe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loe thows a leg kick but Mania checks it
and Mania connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe slips a straight right by Mania.
Loe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mania.
A right-left combo lands from Loe.
Harald Loe is winning the standup battle so far.
Loe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loe motions for Mania to come forward. Loe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loe moves out of range of the strikes.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loe tries to bum rush Mania with a series of wild strikes but Mania uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mania can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mania misses with an uppercut. Loe saw that one coming.
Mania walks into a left hand.
Mania scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loe.
Loe throws a nice head kick!
Decent striking displayed by Loe there.
Loe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mania tries to keep at a distance but Loe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loe trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mania stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loe lands an elbow inside.
Loe missing with knees to the body.

Loe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loe misses with a combination
and Mania counters with a nice uppercut.
Mania throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loe counters with a low kick, right behind Mania 's knee.
Loe throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania misses with a leg kick

and Loe counters by moving into the clinch.
Loe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mania takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Horse Mania's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Loe breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loe lands with a nice body punch.
Loe throws a head kick that Mania semi-blocks.
Loe scores with a head kick.
Mania checks a leg kick.
Mania misses with the body kick
letting Loe counter with a right hand.
Loe throws a leg kick but Mania sees it coming and moves out of range.

Loe closes the distance and pushes Mania back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Loe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mania tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loe tried to score with a low kick but Mania checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Loe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mania swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loe counters with a left to the body.
Loe misses with a low kick as Mania jumps back.
Loe throws a head kick but Mania moves out of range.
Loe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loe scores with a leg kick.
Loe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loe throws a sloppy head kick and Mania moves out of range easily.
Loe defending well as Mania loads up on a big left hand.
Loe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mania throws a lazy head kick

and Loe counters by moving into the clinch.
Harald Loe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loe lands an elbow inside.
Mania misses with a punch on the inside.
Loe lands with a right to the head.
Loe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mania.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania misses with an elbow over the top.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mania dodges an elbow strike from Loe.

Loe manages to break the clinch.
Mania throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loe throws a body punch but Mania moves out of range.
Mania throws a body kick that misses.
Mania's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mania's calf.
A left lands for Loe.
Loe scores with a jab. Mania acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Loe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mania blocks a head kick by Loe.
A jab from Mania misses.
Horse Mania is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mania takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loe moves into the clinch successfully.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Loe.
Mania taking a breather.
Loe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loe misses with a knee to the head.
Loe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania tries to land knees in the clinch but Loe avoids the damage to the body.

Loe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loe throws a low kick but Mania avoids it.

Loe drives through and clinches with Mania against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mania's brow.
Loe throws an elbow but it misses.
Mania has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Loe.
Loe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mania.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Loe tries to land a knee to the head but Mania blocks with his arms.
Loe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loe can't get the takedown.
Mania blocks an elbow strike from Loe.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mania avoids it.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mania takes an elbow to the temple.
Mania takes an elbow to the forehead.

Loe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loe loads up on a big right hand but Mania slips the punch.
Mania throws a lazy head kick
and Loe counters with an inside leg kick.
Loe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mania moves away.
Loe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mania closes the distance and clinches.
Horse Mania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Mania avoids the damage to the body.
Mania misses with an elbow over the top.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mania takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Loe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mania. That did some damage!
Loe throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Mania counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mania.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but Loe blocks with his arms.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loe misses with an elbow over the top.
Loe scores with a shoulder strike.
Harald Loe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mania's face.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe lands a body punch.
Mania misses with a knee strike.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Loe breaks from the clinch.
Loe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Loe has managed to clinch.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.
Mania avoids the elbow strike from Loe, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Loe breaks from the clinch.
Mania scores with a one two! Loe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Loe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loe lands an elbow just above Mania 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Loe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loe 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Loe!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Uncle Rico enters the cage!

Hirvonen
vs
Rico

185 cm
23
196 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

174 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uncle Rico!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rico.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Rico takes a swing at Hirvonen's ribcage but misses.
Hirvonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rico.
Hirvonen throws a body punch but Rico moves out of range.
Hirvonen throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rico lands a jab to Hirvonen's midsection.

Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hirvonen is keen to just control but Rico is a slippery customer.
Rico is looking to improve his position.
Hirvonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hirvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rico keeps working.

Hirvonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rico has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hirvonen prevents Rico from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rico is just out of range.
Rico cracks a nice hook into Hirvonen's ribs.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Rico misses with a shot to the body
and Hirvonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hirvonen missing with a left hand there. Rico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rico ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rico.
Hirvonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hirvonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to control the position but Rico is working away.
Hirvonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Hirvonen is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen advances nicely into full mount.
Rico is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rico tries to hold on but Hirvonen postures up.
Rico is desperately trying to improve his position but Hirvonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Hirvonen thowing shots but they're missing.
Hirvonen with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hirvonen with shots to the head and body - Rico looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rico wants to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
Hirvonen thowing shots but they're missing.
Rico bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Hirvonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rico doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rico manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hirvonen is looking to sinch up a triangle. Rico throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hirvonen's body to avoid the submission. Hirvonen has instead reached around Rico's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hirvonen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pentti Hirvonen!

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48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fresco
vs
Crichton

167 cm
28
158 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
167 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Fresco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton throws a looping overhand right but Fresco ducks down to avoid it.
Jacques Fresco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crichton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fresco.
Crichton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Jacques Fresco has been cut.
Fresco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fresco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crichton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fresco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crichton.
Fresco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crichton but Crichton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fresco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crichton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fresco throws a body punch but Crichton moves out of range.
Fresco throws a sloppy head kick and Crichton moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton throws a body punch but Fresco moves out of range.
Fresco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fresco swings for the body but Crichton moves out of range.
Fresco tries a head kick but it misses.
Crichton swings for the body but Fresco moves out of range.
Fresco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fresco avoids the body shot from Crichton.
Fresco defending well as Crichton loads up on a big left hand.
Fresco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crichton as he jumps to the side.
Good shot there by Crichton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice takedown defense from Crichton. No joy for Fresco on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Fresco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crichton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fresco.
Crichton looks to throw the jab but Fresco is out of range.
Fresco throws a push kick but Crichton slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Crichton.
Fresco moves out of range as Crichton throws a body kick.
Fresco fails to land the takedown.
Fresco throws a lazy right hand but Crichton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton misses with a hook.
Fresco scores with a punch to the head.
Fresco misses with a body shot.
Fresco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crichton stalks Fresco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fresco's face. Fresco staggers backwards, shaken.
Fresco blocks the body kick.
Crichton throws a leg kick but Fresco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fresco throws a head kick but Crichton moves out of range.
Fresco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Crichton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fresco tries a head kick but it misses.
Fresco throws a head kick that Crichton semi-blocks.
Fresco throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle, before Fresco throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Crichton's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fresco lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jacques Fresco!

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RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - $copie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Xin
vs
The African

180 cm
23
202 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

160 cm
27
199 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition 159 Energy + Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The African looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
Xin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The African misses the jab.
The African misses with a looping left.
The African looks to land a left hand but Xin moved out of range nicely.
Xin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The African.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from The African.
Xin defending well as The African loads up on a big left hand.
The African misses with a two punch combination.
Xin misses with a hook.
The African fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baako The African seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The African shoots for a takedown but Xin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The African shoots and misses
and Xin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The African misses with a few strikes there.
The African misses with a straight left.
Xin throws a shot from downtown. The African moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The African shoots in and bounces Xin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The African passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The African looks gassed!
The African slows the pace down.

The African decides to stand back up.

The African drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The African wants to take a breather but Xin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for The African.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xin keeping moving, preventing The African from controlling successfully.
Xin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The African is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Xin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xin keeping moving, preventing The African from controlling successfully.
Xin looking for a sweep. Not yet Xin, not yet.
Xin is working hard here to advance position.
The African tries to free his leg and advance position but Xin is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xin slips a jab and a cross from The African.
Xin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Xin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The African's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin trying to control but The African is working from the bottom.
The African looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xin trying to control but The African is working from the bottom.
The African wants to sweep but no luck.
The African is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The African bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xin's guard.
The African trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Xin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Xin preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The African preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The African controlling the position.
Xin wants to control from the top but The African keeps moving.
The African looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The African keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The African misses with a shot to the body
and Xin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from The African. Xin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xin scores with a hook to the body. The African takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The African throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Baako The African will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The African misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xin stuns The African with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Xin.
The African takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xin connects with a right hand. The African shakes it off.

The African is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with The African's jaw. The African's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Xin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ming Xin!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Angel of Death by Slayer. Harfager comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svetnela
vs
Harfager

187 cm
26
194 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
186 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager wants to clinch.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svetnela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svetnela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harfager looks for the body kick but Svetnela saw that one coming.
Svetnela throws a half hearted mid kick.

Harfager fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svetnela, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Harfager.
Harfager missing with knees to the body.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svetnela avoids it.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Svetnela avoids the damage to the body.
Harfager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Svetnela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Harfager dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Svetnela trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager lands a nice shot to the body.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svetnela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harfager working aggressively here.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harfager as Svetnela tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Harfager.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela being controlled against the cage.
Svetnela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harfager.
A short left from Harfager.
Harfager blocks the elbow strike.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetnela is defending well for now.
Svetnela misses with a knee strike.
Harfager stalling the fight.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Harfager blocks with his arms.
Svetnela is breathing heavily.
Harfager stalling the fight.
Svetnela trying to stall but Harfager improves his position.
Harfager pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svetnela working aggressively here.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow.
Harfager tries to stall but Svetnela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela looking to throw knees to the head but Harfager is blocking nicely.
Svetnela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svetnela pushes Harfager back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harfager lands a body punch.
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harfager throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Svetnela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Svetnela misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager keeps control of Svetnela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Svetnela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Svetnela to work.
Svetnela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Svetnela blocks with his arms.
Svetnela trying to stall but Harfager improves his position.
Harfager scores with a shoulder strike.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Svetnela avoids the elbow strike from Harfager, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
A short left from Harfager.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela blocks an elbow strike from Harfager.
Harfager slows down the pace here.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Svetnela avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harfager.
Harfager missing with knees to the body.
Harfager pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.
Svetnela misses with a knee strike.
Svetnela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Svetnela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harfager.
Harfager landing knees to the head.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harfager prevents Svetnela from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Harfager.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Svetnela blocks with his arms.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harfager's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager tries to stall but Svetnela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Harfager trying to stall but Svetnela improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harfager - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Svetnela blocks an elbow strike from Harfager.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.
Harfager takes an elbow to the temple.
Svetnela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harfager avoids a wild elbow strike from Svetnela.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.
Svetnela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harfager just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svetnela's brow.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
Harfager works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Harfager throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svetnela managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Svetnela takes an elbow to the temple.
Harfager is stalling here.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svetnela throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harfager.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Harfager dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Svetnela connects with a jab.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Svetnela circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harfager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harfager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svetnela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Svetnela pushes him off.
Svetnela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svetnela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harfager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harfager tries to clinch up.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch but Svetnela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svetnela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svetnela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Svetnela!
Harfager is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela feints and then cracks Harfager's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harfager down.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harfager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svetnela throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svetnela.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
Svetnela scores with a leg kick.
Svetnela scores with a kick to the body.
Harfager blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svetnela connects with a body shot.
Svetnela throws a nice head kick!
Svetnela connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager takes a kick to the side of the head.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Svetnela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harfager's head.
A good leg kick by Svetnela.
Harfager walks forward, straight into a front kick from Svetnela.
Svetnela scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svetnela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harfager's head.
Igor Svetnela is winning the standup battle so far.
Svetnela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harfager's calf.
Svetnela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svetnela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svetnela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harfager's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Svetnela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harfager sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harfager's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Svetnela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harfager has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Svetnela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Svetnela.
Harfager thows a leg kick but Svetnela checks it
and Svetnela makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harfager really felt that one!
Harfager gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svetnela connects with a solid leg kick.
Svetnela lands a jab to Harfager's midsection.
Svetnela scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svetnela scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harfager on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses
and Harfager counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harfager takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Svetnela thumps Harfager with a low kick.
Svetnela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.
Svetnela lands a high kick!
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela scores with a body shot.
Svetnela throws a head kick that Harfager semi-blocks.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Harfager shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Svetnela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svetnela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harfager's sensitive parts.

Svetnela tries to keep at a distance but Harfager has taken the fight into the clinch.

Svetnela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harfager takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Svetnela scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harfager.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harfager takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harfager has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a front kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Svetnela throws a nice head kick!
Svetnela delivers a nice body kick.
Harfager tries to clinch but Svetnela moves away
and Svetnela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Svetnela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harfager tries to clinch but Svetnela moves away
and Svetnela counters with a head kick.
Svetnela throws a body kick that misses.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harfager. Svetnela shrugs it off though.
Svetnela throws a lazy body kick

and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svetnela avoids it.
Svetnela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harfager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harfager.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svetnela swings wildly with an uppercut but Harfager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harfager is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svetnela is keeping busy.
Svetnela is leaning against Harfager and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harfager takes a knee right on the jaw!
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela working Harfager over with knees to the body.
Harfager working Svetnela over with knees to the body.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harfager displaying some good clinch control by pressing Svetnela up against the cage.

Svetnela manages to break the clinch.
Harfager closes the distance looking to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a low kick, right behind Harfager 's knee.
Harfager pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svetnela is out of range and Harfager settles back down.
Svetnela feints and then cracks Harfager's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harfager down.
Harfager wants to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a solid body kick.
Svetnela misses with a wild body shot.
Harfager thows a leg kick but Svetnela checks it
and Svetnela counters with a nice leg kick.
Svetnela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svetnela wants to slow Harfager down by chopping away at his legs.
Svetnela circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svetnela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Svetnela is looking to wear down Harfager with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harfager tries to clinch up
and Svetnela counters with an outside leg kick.
Svetnela lands a slapping body shot.
Harfager fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harfager wants to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a straight right hand.
Harfager wants to clinch but Svetnela slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harfager tries to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harfager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svetnela throws a push kick but Harfager slaps the foot to one side.
Harfager takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Svetnela!
Svetnela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harfager will feel that in the morning.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svetnela. Harfager shrugs it off though.
Svetnela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harfager avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harfager takes a step back to recover.
Harfager tries to clinch but Svetnela moves away
and Svetnela counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svetnela.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
Harfager blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela thuds his shin into the meat of Harfager's side.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager tries to clinch but Svetnela moves away
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Harfager shrugs it off.
Harfager wants to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a nice leg kick.
Svetnela scores with a jab. Harfager acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harfager avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.

Harfager has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harfager trying to control the position but instead, Svetnela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harfager into the cage.
Svetnela misses with a knee strike.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harfager managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela pushes off an throws an elbow but Harfager leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harfager pressing his opponent against the cage.
Svetnela controlling the action here for a moment.
Harfager on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela clearly takes that round.
That's time! Svetnela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harfager misses with a straight left.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a wild body kick that Harfager sees coming a mile off.
Svetnela circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svetnela counters with a head kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harfager.
Harfager clinches but Svetnela breaks the clinch
and Svetnela counters with a body kick.
Harfager darts in trying to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Harfager shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager tries to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Harfager misses
and Harfager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Harfager moves out of range.
Harfager tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Svetnela counters with an inside leg kick.
Svetnela throws a front kick that sends Harfager stumbling back into the cage.
Svetnela throws out a leg kick but Harfager moves out of range and Svetnela only half commits.
Svetnela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harfager.
Svetnela is looking to land body kicks.
Svetnela thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harfager if he has to take too many more of those.

Harfager moves into range and clinches up with Svetnela.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harfager.
Harfager pushes off an throws an elbow but Svetnela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svetnela scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.

Svetnela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harfager misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela swats away the attempt to clinch by Harfager.
Svetnela lands a high kick!
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Harfager closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.
Harald Harfager seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Harfager blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harfager.
Harfager lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Svetnela in his tracks for a moment.
Svetnela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harfager can do to turn this around?
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetnela is defending well for now.
Svetnela tries to break free but Harfager pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Harfager lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svetnela or not.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svetnela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager avoiding damage as Svetnela throws knees to the body.
Harfager throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harfager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Svetnela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svetnela blocks an elbow strike.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harfager or not.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Svetnela won't want to take too many of those.
Svetnela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harfager blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svetnela throws an elbow but misses.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Svetnela breaks from the clinch.
Harfager looks to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a good, hard body kick but Harfager shrugs it off.
Svetnela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harfager walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Svetnela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Svetnela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svetnela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Svetnela.

Harfager clinches up with Svetnela and pushes him back against the cage.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.

Svetnela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Harfager moves out of range easily.
Svetnela lands a head kick!
Harfager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela had his way with Harald Harfager in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harfager is looking to clinch but Svetnela is avoiding it.
Svetnela staying out of range there.
Harfager tries to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a low kick, right behind Harfager 's knee.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Harfager moves out of range.
Svetnela throws a lazy head kick

and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Svetnela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harfager.
Svetnela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harfager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harfager gets through Svetnela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

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

Harfager pushes Svetnela up against the cage in a clinch.
Svetnela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harfager lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harfager throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Svetnela in his tracks for a moment.
Svetnela wants to break free but Harfager has control.
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.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Svetnela's defenses.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetnela is defending well for now.
Svetnela is looking to control Harfager's arms but Harfager gets an underhook and turns him. Now Svetnela has his back to the cage.
Svetnela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svetnela blocks it with crossed arms.
Svetnela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harfager stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Svetnela blocks with his arms.
Harfager lands a nice shot to the body.
Harfager pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svetnela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harfager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Svetnela blocks with his arms.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Svetnela trying to stall but Harfager improves his position.
Svetnela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svetnela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Svetnela looking to throw knees to the head but Harfager is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harfager throws an elbow but misses.
Harfager has Svetnela pressed against the cage, preventing Svetnela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svetnela avoids it.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svetnela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Harfager in his tracks for a moment.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svetnela avoids it.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Svetnela swats away the attempt to clinch by Harfager.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svetnela. That's going to slow Harfager down.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Svetnela thumps Harfager with a low kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harfager will feel that in the morning.
Harfager chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svetnela can pounce on him.

Harfager fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svetnela, pushing him back against the cage.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela dodges an elbow strike from Harfager.
Harfager trying to stall but Svetnela improves his position.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Harfager managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svetnela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svetnela landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svetnela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harfager looks to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harfager's knee momentarily.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a solid body kick.
Harfager walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a slapping head kick.
Harfager blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to land a body kick
and Harfager counters with a head kick. That will keep Svetnela thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Svetnela circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svetnela counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Svetnela misses

and Harfager counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harfager on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Svetnela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harfager closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a solid body kick.
Svetnela swats away the attempt to clinch by Harfager.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
Harfager tries to clinch up.
Harfager throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svetnela.
Harald Harfager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harfager moves into the clinch.
Igor Svetnela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svetnela avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Svetnela avoids the damage to the body.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Svetnela breaks the clinch.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Svetnela 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Svetnela!
Igor Svetnela retains his middleweight title!

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murikka's entrance music is Rock'n'Rolla. A fine choice. Fletcher has chosen Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murikka
vs
Fletcher

170 cm
23
164 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
146 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fletcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murikka is fending him off so far but Fletcher persists. Nope, Murikka circles away and we're back to standing.
Murikka wants to clinch.
Fletcher staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Murikka.
Murikka throws a low kick, looking for Fletcher's leg but Fletcher calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fletcher tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka scores with a leg kick.
Murikka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Murikka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fletcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Murikka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murikka is one step ahead there.
Murikka wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Murikka tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.

Fletcher has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murikka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fletcher.
Fletcher regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka works his way into side control.
Fletcher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murikka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murikka trying to control the position here.
Fletcher postures up in Murikka's guard and throws a big left but Murikka blocks it.
Fletcher throwing strikes but missing.
Murikka working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fletcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murikka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murikka looking for a sweep. Not yet Murikka, not yet.
Fletcher throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Murikka throws a chopping leg kick but Fletcher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murikka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murikka lands with a shot to the body.
Fletcher throws a lazy right hand but Murikka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murikka misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murikka has his takedown stuffed
and Fletcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murikka lands a front kick.
Fletcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fletcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Murikka.
Fletcher has a takedown stuffed.
Murikka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murikka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Fletcher as Murikka shoots in.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murikka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fletcher on the side of the head.
Murikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Fletcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murikka works the jab nicely.

Murikka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fletcher working to try and regain half guard.
Murikka with shots to the head and body - Fletcher looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka cracks Fletcher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Fletcher is rocked!
Fletcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fletcher is still in real trouble! Can Murikka finish him?
Murikka postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Fletcher in real trouble here! The ref calls for Fletcher to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Murikka!

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