QFC Tournament 1089 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russo Danielsan (ranked 4669 p4p, 4810 weight class) and Gu Yong Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Danielsan
vs
Yong Sun

199 cm
18
193
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
199
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russo Danielsan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gu Yong Sun!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yong Sun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danielsan defends it nicely.
Danielsan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yong Sun.
Danielsan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yong Sun shoots for a takedown but Danielsan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danielsan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yong Sun sprawls and moves away.
Russo Danielsan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gu Yong Sun.
Yong Sun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yong Sun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danielsan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yong Sun somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danielsan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Danielsan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yong Sun won't be happy with that.
Yong Sun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Danielsan scores with punches from side control.
Yong Sun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Danielsan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Danielsan landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Danielsan.
Danielsan is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsan working the body and head with strikes.
Danielsan misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yong Sun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Danielsan off and has taken his back!
Yong Sun has the hooks in. Danielsan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yong Sun gets his hands free as Danielsan looks to control.

Yong Sun is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Danielsan is keeping busy.
Danielsan tries to break free.

Danielsan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Yong Sun is not going to allow Danielsan to sit and survive in this position.
Yong Sun missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sun not allowing Danielsan to control his hands.
Danielsan can't escape the position.
Yong Sun throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danielsan trying to control the action but Yong Sun just sinks the hooks in.

Yong Sun working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Danielsan is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Yong Sun has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Danielsan taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gu Yong Sun!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Panopoulos (ranked 4863 p4p, 4862 weight class) and Raffaele Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panopoulos
vs
Esposito

182 cm
24
205
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Panopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffaele Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito shoots in but no luck this time.
Esposito tries to clinch up but Panopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Panopoulos.
Panopoulos with the inside leg kick.
Panopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Panopoulos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Panopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panopoulos can pounce on him.
Panopoulos stuffs the takedown attempt from Esposito. Esposito gets slowly back to his feet.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.

Panopoulos tries to sprawl but Esposito drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito trying to control the action but Panopoulos is working from the bottom.
Esposito is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Panopoulos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Panopoulos tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panopoulos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Esposito.
Esposito trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panopoulos is trying to stand back up but Esposito is controlling him
Esposito tries to stand but can't do so whilst Panopoulos controls his leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Esposito lands strikes from half guard.
Esposito missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esposito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Esposito is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Esposito working Panopoulos over with strikes.
Panopoulos is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Esposito seems content to control.
Panopoulos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Esposito scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Esposito controlling the action here.
Panopoulos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Esposito on the ground.
Esposito is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Panopoulos is trying to reverse the position but instead Esposito has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
It looks like Esposito might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Esposito's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raffaele Esposito will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Esposito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Panopoulos is trying to escape back to his feet but Esposito uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Panopoulos trying to remain calm as Esposito controls from the top position.
Esposito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panopoulos is not content to let Esposito control the position.
Panopoulos parries the strikes from Esposito easily there. Esposito is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Panopoulos to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esposito landing strikes.
Esposito working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Esposito wants to stand but Panopoulos has his arm trapped.
Esposito working the ground and pound.
Esposito is looking to take a break and control but Panopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Esposito has an Americana. Panopoulos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Esposito is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Esposito hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Raffaele Esposito!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Paul (ranked 4846 p4p, 4794 weight class) and Frank Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Paul
vs
Carney

150 cm
18
143
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
205
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Carney!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carney scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carney scoring well with a low kick there.
Carney throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Carney.
Nice body kick there by Carney.

Carney gets caught flat footed, as Paul shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Paul wants to stand but Carney has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Carney working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carney keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Carney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paul passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Carney is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Paul jumps into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carney is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carney can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paul blocks the strikes from Carney.
Carney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paul. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paul is working Carney over with some ground and pound from side control.
Paul works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carney tries to improve position but can't.
Paul takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Carney to pass into mount.
Carney is desperately trying to improve his position but Paul has a good base and remains in mount.
Paul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carney throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paul. What's that going to do exactly?
Carney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carney looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to roll but Paul sticks to his back.
Carney covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Paul tries to get the hooks in deep but Carney pushed the leg off.

Paul looking to break Carney's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Carney remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Paul will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Paul is hanging on to Carney's back as he tries to escape.
Paul punches Carney on the ear.
Paul controlling well, preventing Carney from escaping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I would not like to be Carney right now.
Carney can't escape the position.
Will Paul go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Paul struggling to keep hold of the position.
Carney rolls, trying to escape but Paul keeps control of the position.
Carney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carney rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carney punching from the bottom.
Carney moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Carney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paul defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to strike from the bottom.
Carney throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Carney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carney throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paul is one step ahead there.
Carney throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Carney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carney throws a leg kick which misses Paul's front leg but catches the back leg as Paul tries to avoid it.
Paul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carney. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Paul dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carney throws a leg kick which misses Paul's front leg but catches the back leg as Paul tries to avoid it.

Paul pushes Carney up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul fails to pull guard.
Carney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carney looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Carney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Paul pulls guard.

Paul throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul controls Carney momentarily but Carney frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carney manages to get himself to full guard.

Carney throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Carney will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Carney isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Paul stacks Carney on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Paul!
Carney striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Carney striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Francis Paul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carney throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Carney misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Carney throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Paul blocks the strikes from Carney.
Carney defending against the ground and pound.
Carney is looking to regain half guard here but Paul keeps moving and retains side control.
Paul avoids the strikes from the bottom by Carney.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carney connects with a leg kick.
Carney keeps Paul at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carney.
Carney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paul will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Paul takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank Carney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carney.
Carney throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carney. Paul shrugs it off though.
Carney is looking to slow Paul down with leg kicks.
Carney lands a leg kick that knocks Paul off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carney. That's going to slow Paul down.
Paul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paul on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frank Carney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Carney.
Carney with the inside leg kick.
Carney connects with an inside leg kick.
Carney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carney thows a body kick. Paul tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carney!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Carney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carney thumps Paul with a low kick.
Carney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Paul closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carney is trying to get back to half guard.
Paul tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Carney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carney is trying to work for a sweep but Paul has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paul is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Carney can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carney throws a strike from the bottom but Paul uses the opportunity to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul tries to keep control of the position but Carney is staying busy.
Paul is hanging on to Carney's back as he tries to escape.
Paul lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

Paul is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Carney is defending well though. Paul let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Carney's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Paul.
Carney rolls, trying to escape but Paul keeps control of the position.
Carney rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Paul blocks the strikes from Carney.
Carney tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Carney misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carney flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Paul blocks the strikes from Carney.
Carney tries to get to full guard but Paul has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul blocks the strikes from Carney.
Carney flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carney throws a leg kick which misses Paul's front leg but catches the back leg as Paul tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Carney slams his shin into Paul's torso.
Carney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carney lands with a nice body kick.
Carney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carney.
Francis Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney scores with a spinning back kick!
Carney scores with a leg kick.
Paul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carney throws a leg kick which misses Paul's front leg but catches the back leg as Paul tries to avoid it.
That kick from Carney tenderised Paul's leg. Paul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters circling a little - Carney finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Frank Carney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carney scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Carney, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carney scores with a spinning back kick!
Carney thuds his shin into the meat of Paul's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Carney.
Good leg kick by Carney.
Francis Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carney scores with a nice body kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Frank Carney!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Frank Carney!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Frank Carney!

Frank Carney wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Lu (ranked 4677 p4p, 4710 weight class) and Iwao Oishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lu
vs
Oishi

190 cm
24
213
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
205
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilson Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iwao Oishi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oishi gets caught flat footed, as Lu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lu wants to control from the top but Oishi keeps moving.
Lu throws a big elbow that misses.
Lu is pushing down on Oishi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oishi is fighting to maintain full guard but Lu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lu uses his free foot to push down on Oishi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oishi.
Lu raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Iwao Oishi has been cut.
Oishi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu lands a nice shot to the head.

The cut above Iwao Oishi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oishi tries to hold on but Lu pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu with a couple of short strikes.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wilson Lu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiyuri Kopaenachoal (ranked 4893 p4p, 4693 weight class) and Vlady Borschtinski (ranked 556 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kopaenachoal
vs
Borschtinski

199 cm
24
205
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
212
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jiyuri Kopaenachoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlady Borschtinski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopaenachoal tries to close the distance and clinch but Borschtinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kopaenachoal. Borschtinski does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kopaenachoal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borschtinski quickly recovers to half guard.
Borschtinski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kopaenachoal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kopaenachoal's back!
Borschtinski is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Borschtinski gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Borschtinski gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Borschtinski apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Kopaenachoal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Borschtinski is pressing down on Kopaenachoal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschtinski wants to sweep here but Kopaenachoal controlling him for the moment.

Kopaenachoal content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Borschtinski has locked up a guillotine! Borschtinski's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kopaenachoal is holding on here and Borschtinski must be using up a lot of energy. Kopaenachoal has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Borschtinski gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vlady Borschtinski!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 4759 p4p, 4679 weight class) and Peter St Petersburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
St Petersburg

170 cm
21
130
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter St Petersburg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

Lee manages to pull guard.
Lee controlling St Petersburg's posture.
St Petersburg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St Petersburg wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
St Petersburg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Petersburg throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand up but St Petersburg is controlling him.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee controls St Petersburg momentarily but St Petersburg frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Petersburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Petersburg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Petersburg. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lee gets caught flat footed, as St Petersburg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
St Petersburg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Petersburg wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Petersburg tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

St Petersburg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and St Petersburg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Petersburg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee is looking to stand up but St Petersburg isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Petersburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Petersburg tries to stand and escape but Lee is controlling the position.
Still in half guard, St Petersburg seems content to control.

St Petersburg escapes and gets back to his feet.
St Petersburg tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
St Petersburg wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.

St Petersburg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Petersburg lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee is breathing heavily.
St Petersburg slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter St Petersburg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Petersburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but St Petersburg persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Petersburg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Petersburg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.

Lee rushes St Petersburg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch.

Lee moves into the clinch.
St Petersburg has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lee jumps guard and drags St Petersburg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee controls St Petersburg momentarily but St Petersburg frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Petersburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, St Petersburg has passed into half guard.
St Petersburg is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee pushes St Petersburg off but St Petersburg dives into side control.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg is looking for a sweep.
St Petersburg is still trying to improve position.

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Petersburg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Petersburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like St Petersburg is going to stand back up.

St Petersburg is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.

St Petersburg is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Petersburg to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Petersburg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Petersburg is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

St Petersburg working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Petersburg with good strikes from the mount here!
St Petersburg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Lee is rocked!
St Petersburg postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for St Petersburg and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter St Petersburg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 4754 p4p, 4692 weight class) and Roman Abramovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sins
vs
Abramovich

183 cm
18
174
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Abramovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Sins, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Abramovich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sins tries to buck Abramovich off but Abramovich is having none of it.
Sins is not content to let Abramovich control the position.
Abramovich wants to stand but Sins has his arm trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramovich happy to just control the position for now.
Sins can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins pushes Abramovich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abramovich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Abramovich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sins to see if he's OK.
Abramovich laying and praying for a moment but Sins takes advantage and regains half guard.

Sins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abramovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abramovich stalling away here and it's allowed Sins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Sins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abramovich defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins working a defensive guard here.
Abramovich stands up over Sins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abramovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abramovich wants to control from the top but Sins keeps moving.
Abramovich throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abramovich jabs Sins to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Abramovich shoots in and gets a takedown into Sins's guard.
Sins keeping moving, preventing Abramovich from controlling successfully.

Sins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abramovich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abramovich wants to control from the top but Sins keeps moving.
Sins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sins is proving hard to escape from.
Abramovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abramovich wants to pass the guard but Sins is keeping the position.
Abramovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abramovich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abramovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Abramovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sins's guard.
Abramovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abramovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sins, pushing him back against the cage.

Sins breaks the clinch.

Abramovich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Abramovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abramovich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sins is trying to control the position but Abramovich postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins is pulling down on Abramovich's head. It's preventing any offense from Abramovich, at least for the moment.
Sins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abramovich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abramovich wants to pass the guard but Sins is keeping the position.
Abramovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Sins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abramovich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abramovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abramovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abramovich controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abramovich.

Sins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

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

Abramovich kicks Sins off and gets back to his feet.

Abramovich gets a double leg takedown into Sins's guard.
Sins keeping full guard, as Abramovich tries to pass.
Abramovich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sins tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Sins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abramovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sins is keeping the position for now.
Sins being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abramovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abramovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abramovich throws a right and a left that Sins avoids nicely.
Sins doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Abramovich counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Abramovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Abramovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sins's guard.

Abramovich stands and steps away. Sins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sins shoots in for a takedown but Abramovich shows good takedown defense.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sins enables Abramovich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sins wants to get back to his feet but Abramovich passes into half guard.

Abramovich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sins wants to control but Abramovich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abramovich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sins!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sins is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sins is squirming around, avoiding Abramovich's attempts to control the action.
Abramovich controlling from mount.
Sins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sins tries to get out of the position.
Abramovich trying to control but Sins is having none of it.
Sins taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Sins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abramovich.
Sins is squirming around, avoiding Abramovich's attempts to control the action.
Sins can't escape the position.
Abramovich controlling the pace for now.
Abramovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abramovich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abramovich controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Abramovich controlling the pace for now.
Abramovich is landing with some decent strikes but Sins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abramovich trying to control but Sins is having none of it.
Abramovich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sins hang on?
Sins is in a horrible position here. Abramovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abramovich controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abramovich content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Sins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abramovich looking to control but Sins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abramovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sins is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Abramovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abramovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!

Roman Abramovich wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Honor Guard (ranked 4670 p4p, 4661 weight class) and Don Maroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guard
vs
Maroni

158 cm
24
205
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Honor Guard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Maroni!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guard connects with a right hand. Maroni shakes it off.
Guard misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Guard - just one landing.
Guard misses with an uppercut.
Maroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guard throws a hook but Maroni avoids it easily.
Guard scores with a nice right hand.
Guard cracks Maroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guard really is a fat lump.
Maroni looks to land a combination but Guard avoids it well.
Maroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maroni ducks under a wild hook from Guard.
Maroni throws a counter combo.
A jab from Guard misses.
Guard throws a looping overhand right but Maroni ducks down to avoid it.
Guard thuds his right hand into Maroni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maroni's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guard throws a hook to the side of Maroni's head but Maroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Maroni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Guard finds it's way through Maroni's defenses.
Maroni misses with a two punch combination.
Guard looks to land a right hand but Maroni moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maroni! But no joy.
Maroni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guard.
Guard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maroni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guard.
The fighters circling - Maroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maroni blocks a jab.
Maroni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maroni ducks under a wild hook from Guard.
Guard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maroni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guard throws a hook but Maroni blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Guard misses the target.
Maroni tries to clinch up but Guard circles away and keeps his distance.
Guard misses with an uppercut.
Guard throws a hook but Maroni blocks it.
Maroni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maroni slips under a jab.
Maroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guard.
Guard tests Maroni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maroni ducks under a wild hook from Guard.
Maroni appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Guard throws a hook but Maroni avoids it easily.
Maroni ducks under a wild hook from Guard.
A countering left hand to the body from Maroni misses.
Guard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guard is breathing heavily.
Guard throws the left hand but Maroni avoids the punch easily.
Guard misses the jab.
Maroni feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maroni is looking for the big counter here.
Maroni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maroni staying out of range there.
Maroni is looking for the big counter here.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Guard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Guard misses.
Guard throws a jab when Maroni was well out of range.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Maroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guard.
Maroni unleashes a big counter combination but Guard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maroni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guard misses with a looping right.
Guard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guard.
Guard misses with a straight right.
Guard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honor Guard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guard misses with an uppercut. Maroni saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guard misses with a straight left.
Maroni throws a counter combo.
Guard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guard throws a looping overhand right but Maroni ducks down to avoid it.
Maroni lands an overhand right.
Guard looks to land a right hand but Maroni moved out of range.
Maroni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maroni throws a low kick but Guard moves out of range easily.
Guard misses with an uppercut. Maroni saw that one coming.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Maroni fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Maroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Maroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guard.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Honor Guard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maroni tries to clinch but Guard is having none of it.
Guard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guard throws a shot from downtown. Maroni moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Honor Guard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Guard missing with a left hand there. Maroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maroni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Maroni. Those never looked like landing.
Guard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maroni slips under a jab.
Maroni throws a counter combo.
A big right from Guard misses.
Guard looks to throw the jab but Maroni is out of range.
Guard lands a glancing blow to the side of Maroni's head.
Maroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guard.
Guard misses with a hook.
Maroni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guard missing with a left hand there. Maroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Maroni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guard throws a hook but Maroni avoids it easily.
Maroni throws a counter combo.
Guard throws a hook to the side of Maroni's head but Maroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guard misses with a hook. Maroni ducked under it nicely.
Honor Guard is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroni ducks under a wild hook from Guard.
Maroni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guard looks to throw the jab but Maroni is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Maroni.
Maroni throws a counter combo.
Guard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maroni.
Guard looks to land a left hand but Maroni moved out of range nicely.
Maroni looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Guard misses with a looping left.
Maroni moves out of range of the strikes.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Guard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maroni can do to turn this around?
Guard throws a jab but it's blocked by Maroni.
Guard misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Maroni.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Maroni might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guard has got the better of the exchanges.
Maroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Guard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maroni is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guard throws a hook to the side of Maroni's head but Maroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maroni slips under a jab.
Maroni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guard avoids the body shot from Maroni.
Guard throws a jab when Maroni was well out of range.
Maroni feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Guard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Maroni misses with the combination.
Maroni defending well as Guard loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Maroni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guard throws a shot from downtown. Maroni moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Maroni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Guard misses the target.
Maroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guard blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Guard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guard.
Maroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guard throws out the jab.
Maroni is looking for the big counter here.
Guard misses with an uppercut. Maroni saw that one coming.
Maroni unleashes a big counter combination but Guard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guard throws an overhand right that lands on Maroni's shoulder, as Maroni tries to avoid the shot.
Maroni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maroni moves out of range as Guard strikes.
Nice defenses there by Maroni.
Despite the aggression on Maroni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maroni's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guard keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Guard misses.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Guard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Maroni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guard.
Maroni tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guard misses with a straight right.
Maroni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maroni throws a series of punches but Guard avoids them all with ease.
Don Maroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maroni slips a straight right by Guard.
Maroni changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Guard misses.
Maroni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guard checks a leg kick nicely.
Maroni staying out of range there.
Maroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maroni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guard.
Despite the aggression on Maroni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guard is looking to counter punch.
Guard throws a jab but it's blocked by Maroni.
Maroni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Honor Guard dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guard throws a jab when Maroni was well out of range.
Maroni changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Guard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maroni.
Guard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guard misses with a hook. Maroni ducked under it nicely.
Guard misses with a straight left.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
Guard misses with a hook
and Maroni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guard circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Guard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Guard backs off Maroni throws a huge counter combo but Guard manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni moves out of range as Guard strikes.

Maroni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maroni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guard has him pressed against the cage.
Guard working aggressively here.
Maroni is trying to break the clinch but Guard has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroni tries to pull guard but Guard won't allow it.
Guard throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guard.
Maroni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guard scores with a shoulder strike.
Guard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maroni drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Honor Guard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Maroni.
Guard prevents the takedown attempt.
Guard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Guard fails to land.
Maroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maroni blocks an uppercut.
Guard throws a head punch that misses.
Guard blocks an uppercut.
Guard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maroni tries for a takedown but Guard manages to get underhooks.
Guard gets through Maroni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maroni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guard throws a head punch that misses.
Guard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guard misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guard working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Guard.
Guard throws a head punch that misses.
Guard misses with some punches.
Guard throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guard throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guard.
Guard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maroni backwards.
Maroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guard throws a punch but it's blocked by Maroni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is looking to control Guard's arms but Guard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maroni has his back to the cage.
Guard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Guard fails to land.
Guard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maroni backwards.

Maroni turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maroni sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maroni lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Guard down.
Don Maroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maroni landing a few strikes.
Guard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maroni on the ground.
Guard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maroni working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Maroni has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Guard is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Maroni yanks on the arm and Guard is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Maroni.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Maroni!