BHSP 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Nogeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogeira comes into the arena with Phineas and Ferb opening blaring out of the sound system. Rodrigo Nogeira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nogeira
vs
Arlovskii

191 cm
24
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

220 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Nogeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Arlovskii!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arlovskii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Arlovskii throwing strikes here but Nogeira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nogeira tries to hold on but Arlovskii pushes him away.
Arlovskii is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Nogeira tries to lock up and control but Arlovskii gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nogeira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arlovskii tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nogeira gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogeira is trying to maintain the position but Arlovskii is very close to passing his half guard.
Arlovskii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nogeira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arlovskii's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arlovskii's back!
Arlovskii manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nogeira's guard. Nice work there by Arlovskii.
Nogeira is trying to control the position but Arlovskii postures up.
Nogeira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arlovskii trying to control but Nogeira is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira controls Arlovskii momentarily but Arlovskii frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodrigo Nogeira.

Arlovskii scores with a takedown into Nogeira's guard.
Arlovskii looks gassed!
Nogeira trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arlovskii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arlovskii looking to pass the guard.
Arlovskii wanted to stand there but Nogeira had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nogeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nogeira has his takedown stuffed

and Arlovskii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nogeira's guard now.
Nogeira keeping moving, preventing Arlovskii from controlling successfully.
Nogeira trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodrigo Nogeira.
Nogeira misses with a takedown

and Arlovskii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arlovskii is breathing heavily.
Arlovskii looking to pass the guard.
Nogeira keeping moving, preventing Arlovskii from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovskii tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogeira is retaining full guard.
Arlovskii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nogeira working a defensive guard here.
Arlovskii wants to pass the guard but Nogeira is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira trying to control the position.
Arlovskii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogeira with a poor takedown

and Arlovskii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Nogeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovskii is looking to pass Nogeira's guard but actually Nogeira recovers to full guard.
Arlovskii tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogeira is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira pulls Arlovskii in close to his closed guard and prevents Arlovskii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nogeira trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Arlovskii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Arlovskii scores a takedown into full mount!
Nogeira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arlovskii tries to control but Nogeira wriggling away.
Nogeira wants to hold on but Arlovskii pushes him away.
Arlovskii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arlovskii throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nogeira because Arlovskii loaded up on that one.
Nogeira can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovskii is stalling here but it's allowed Nogeira to get half guard.
Arlovskii wants to advance to full mount but Nogeira doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nogeira is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nogeira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Arlovskii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nogeira won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogeira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlovskii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arlovskii throws a strike aimed at the side of Nogeira's head but Nogeira avoids it well.
Nogeira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogeira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arlovskii's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arlovskii's back!
Arlovskii staying busy and making it hard for Nogeira to control.
Andrei Arlovskii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arlovskii rolls, trying to escape but Nogeira keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovskii trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
A lull in the action here.
Nogeira controlling well, preventing Arlovskii from escaping the position.
Arlovskii just trying to survive but Nogeira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arlovskii is keeping busy.
Arlovskii trying to control the action but Nogeira just sinks the hooks in.
Rodrigo Nogeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Arlovskii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovskii is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nogeira is staying active.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arlovskii!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Hiko Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vegas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Stop The Rock by Freestyle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vegas
vs
Hiko Takada

194 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Hiko Takada!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Nobu Hiko Takada has been cut.
Takada is looking to clinch.
Takada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vegas scores with a decent looking hook.
Vegas misses with an uppercut.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Takada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vegas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takada can pounce on him.
Vegas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vegas throws a looping overhand right but Takada ducks down to avoid it.
Vegas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vegas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada moves in looking to clinch but Vegas pushes him off.

Vegas gets a clinch.

Vegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takada wants to clinch but Vegas slips to the side

and Vegas counters by moving into the clinch.

Vegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takada throws a chopping leg kick but Vegas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takada wants to clinch
and Takada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
Takada tries to clinch up
and Vegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takada tries to clinch
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.

Vegas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
Vegas lands a right hook to the body.

Vegas clinches up against the cage.
Takada tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vegas smiles and moves away.
Vegas loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Takada clinches but Vegas breaks the clinch

and Vegas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Vegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses.
Takada tries to clinch but Vegas moves away
and Vegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vegas throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vegas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takada darts in trying to clinch
and Vegas counters with a right hand to the body.

Vegas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takada fails to pull guard.
Takada tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vegas smiles and moves away.
Johnny Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Hiko Takada.
Vegas lands a right hook to the body.
Vegas throws a wild body kick that Takada sees coming a mile off.
Takada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Vegas closes the distance and clinches.
Takada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vegas just stands there and leans against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas is leaning against Takada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takada jumps guard but Vegas stands there with Takada around his waist. Takada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Vegas clinches.

Vegas manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada looks to clinch
and Vegas counters with a head kick.
Vegas scores with a one two! Takada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Takada is rocked!
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takada is still on wobbly legs! Can Vegas finish him?
Takada moves away from the strike by Vegas.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Vegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takada.
Takada moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada slips a jab from Vegas.
No joy there for Vegas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Vegas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Takada slips under a jab.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Takada moved out of range nicely.
Takada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vegas misses with a hook. Takada ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
Takada slips a straight right by Vegas.
Takada defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
Takada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Takada slips a jab and a cross from Vegas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vegas throws a hook but Takada blocks it.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nobu Hiko Takada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Takada scoring well with a low kick there.
Takada clinches but Vegas breaks the clinch
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takada dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Takada misses with a body shot.
Takada wants to clinch
and Vegas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick from Takada misses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Vegas! Takada is out on his feet! Vegas rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Takada is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Takada is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Vegas!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Baranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baranova comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dethklok - Face Fisted kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Brock Lesnar
vs
Baranova

191 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesnar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Baranova!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baranova misses with a wild body shot.
Baranova throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baranova can't break the clinch.
Baranova is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Baranova wants a takedown.

Lesnar jumps into guard, dragging Baranova to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lesnar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baranova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lesnar is tightening it up a little... Baranova has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Baranova reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Baranova taps out! nice BJJ there by Lesnar !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brock Lesnar !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Morris looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Sturm
vs
Morris

178 cm
23
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Morris!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sturm with that takedown attempt.
Morris looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sturm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sturm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sturm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sturm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sturm controlling the action here.
Sturm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sturm wants to take a breather but Morris is having none of it.
Sturm 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.
Sturm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sturm thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
Morris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sturm scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sturm is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sturm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sturm uses his free foot to push down on Morris's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morris.
The referee warns Morris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sturm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sturm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sturm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sturm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sturm looking to finish Morris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morris!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sturm working the ground and pound effectively.
Sturm controlling from the full mount.
Sturm with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morris hang on?
Sturm with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm working Morris over with strikes here.
Sturm lands with some strikes.
Sturm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sturm breaks from Morris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sturm landing strikes from the mount and Morris is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sturm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sturm lands a big shot there that rocks Morris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sturm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morris hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm looking to finish Morris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morris!
Morris wants to hold on but Sturm pushes him away.
Sturm scoring with strikes but Morris is staying in there.
Sturm lands a heavy elbow.
Sturm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sturm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sturm wants to control the pace but Morris is squirming around nicely.
Sturm lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturm controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Sturm dominated that round.
That's time! Sturm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sturm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sturm.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturm.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Sturm moves out of range easily.
Sturm shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sturm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sturm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sturm scoring with some ground and pound.
Morris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sturm wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Sturm lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sturm works over Morris with some ground and pound from guard.
Felix Sturm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sturm trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Sturm passes Morris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morris wants to control but Sturm passes into side.
Sturm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morris keeps working.

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.
Sturm is putting a hurting on Morris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sturm controls the position.
Sturm scoring with punches from side control.
Sturm is chipping away with strikes.
Sturm lands some shots froms side control.
Sturm working the ground and pound.
Morris on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sturm lands an elbow.
Sturm grinds an elbow into Morris's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morris is looking to reverse the position.
Sturm lands a few punches from side control.
Sturm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morris some visible discomfort.
Sturm lands an elbow.
Sturm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morris to see if he's OK.
Sturm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morris down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm cracks Morris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sturm working the head and body with strikes.
Sturm scoring with punches and elbows.
Sturm working the body and head with strikes.
Sturm cracks Morris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sturm lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sturm lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here as Sturm stalls from top position.
Sturm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Sturm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sturm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morris as he jumps to the side.
Sturm shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturm fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sturm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sturm sprawls well. Sturm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Sturm shoots in but Morris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sturm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morris defends it nicely.
Mike Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morris wants it to stay on the feet.

Sturm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morris's guard.
Sturm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sturm trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm landing with the ground and pound.
Sturm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sturm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morris is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sturm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sturm cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Sturm with a nice head shot there.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Sturm from controlling successfully.
Morris looking to control.
Sturm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mike Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Sturm from controlling successfully.
Sturm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sturm cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Sturm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sturm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sturm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sturm cracks Morris with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sturm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Sturm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Sturm from controlling successfully.
Sturm stands up over Morris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sturm wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Sturm with a nice head shot there.
Felix Sturm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sturm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Sturm!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Vitruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slava Vitruk looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

beast
vs
Vitruk

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, mr beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Vitruk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
beast tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitruk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitruk misses with a head kick.

beast cracks Vitruk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vitruk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can beast finish him?

Vitruk is rocked!

It looks like Slava Vitruk has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitruk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vitruk looks gassed!
Vitruk shoots in but no luck this time.
beast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
beast cracks Vitruk with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). mr beast!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kot Vaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vaska
vs
Emelianenko

200 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kot Vaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaska slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko .
Vaska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vaska is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Vaska's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kot Vaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaska.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Vaska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vaska shoots in but no luck this time.
Vaska avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Vaska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vaska.
Emelianenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vaska asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vaska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaska working away.

Vaska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Emelianenko , who protects the arm well.
Vaska tries to score with some ground and pound. Emelianenko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Vaska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Emelianenko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vaska but great work by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but Vaska is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emelianenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Vaska shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.

Vaska scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Vaska is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Vaska is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emelianenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vaska is breathing heavily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko kicks Vaska off and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vaska shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Vaska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vaska tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vaska somewhat.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Vaska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Vaska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kot Vaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Vaska with that takedown attempt.

Emelianenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vaska to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Emelianenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vaska defends it easily.

Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaska is aware though and is defending well.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Emelianenko stands up.
Vaska dives in and grabs Emelianenko 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Vaska's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kot Vaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two 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.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Vaska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Vaska with that takedown attempt.

Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Vaska in a clinch.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Vaska has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Emelianenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vaska's half guard.
Vaska trying to hold on to Emelianenko 's head to control him but Emelianenko postures up.
Vaska gets back to full guard.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Emelianenko trying to control but Vaska is working from the bottom.
Vaska wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Vaska is working hard here to advance position.
Vaska controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.

Emelianenko gets to his feet. Vaska looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko pushes Vaska up against the cage in a clinch.

Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaska misses with a takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaska shoots and misses

and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vaska won't be happy with that.
Vaska struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but Vaska manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Vaska trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Emelianenko is trying to control Vaska's posture but Vaska avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vaska swings around for an armbar but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vaska's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelianenko throws and elbow that misses. Vaska uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emelianenko 's guard. Nice move by Vaska!
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Vaska from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vaska manages to get himself to full guard.
Emelianenko postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Emelianenko stands and steps away. Vaska gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vaska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kot Vaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaska fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Vaska.
Emelianenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vaska shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaska shoots and misses
and Emelianenko counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko .
Vaska doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vaska won't be happy with that.

Emelianenko stands up.
Vaska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vaska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Vaska didn't expect that.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko connects with a couple of short punches.

Vaska is working an open guard so Emelianenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Emelianenko forces Vaska back against the cage and clinches.
Vaska can't get the takedown.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaska drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Sybert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). silva comes to the cage accompanied by Tonight . anderson silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

silva
vs
Sybert

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, anderson silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Sybert!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sybert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sybert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
Sybert is trying to stand.
silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sybert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
silva is breathing heavily.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
silva working over Sybert with some ground and pound. Sybert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
silva working over Sybert with some ground and pound. Sybert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. silva lands a nice short elbow.
silva working Sybert over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
silva working Sybert over with strikes.

Sybert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.
silva lands with a punch from half guard.

Sybert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.
silva working Sybert over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sybert's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sybert.
Sybert wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Sybert stuffs the takedown.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sybert is looking to clinch but silva is avoiding it.
Sybert should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sybert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva shoots in for a takedown but Sybert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
silva dives in and grabs Sybert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sybert pushes down on silva's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sybert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sybert is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sybert as silva shoots in.
Sybert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sybert is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sybert. No joy for silva on that attempt.
Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sybert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sybert.
Sybert wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sybert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sybert moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
silva fails with a takedown attempt.
silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sybert gets a clinch.
Sybert tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
Sybert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sybert misses with a knee to the head.
Sybert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sybert tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert pushes off an throws an elbow but silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva avoids the elbow strike from Sybert, against the cage.
Sybert throws an elbow that misses.
Sybert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sybert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sybert jumps guard but silva stands there with Sybert around his waist. Sybert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sybert just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
Sybert jumps guard but silva stands there with Sybert around his waist. Sybert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sybert is defending well for now.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert tries a knee to the head but silva blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sybert tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Sybert connects with a knee to the head.
Sybert is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. silva is defending well for now.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sybert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sybert avoids the damage to the body.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva blocks an elbow strike from Sybert.
Sybert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert misses with an elbow strike.
Sybert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sybert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but silva blocks it with crossed arms.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Sybert with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sybert is defending well for now.
Sybert misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sybert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from silva.
Sybert wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Sybert tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
Sybert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sybert tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
silva tries for a takedown but Sybert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sybert tries to clinch up.
Sybert wants to clinch.
Sybert moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.

Sybert drives through and clinches with silva against the cage.
Sybert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through silva's defenses.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sybert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sybert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sybert just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
Sybert throws an elbow that misses.
Sybert connects with a knee to the head.
Sybert misses with an elbow over the top.
Sybert landing knees to the head.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but silva blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sybert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sybert throws an elbow but misses.
Sybert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert lands an elbow that stopped silva in his tracks for a moment.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Sybert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert misses with an elbow over the top.
Sybert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sybert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Sybert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
silva avoids the elbow strike from Sybert, against the cage.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sybert lands an elbow inside that silva shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sybert just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
Sybert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sybert is defending well for now.

Sybert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics silva uses from the top position.

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.
Sybert wants to stand up but silva is controlling him.
silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sybert on the ground.
silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sybert's head.
silva wants to pass the guard but Sybert is keeping the position.
silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Sybert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sybert.
Sybert tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Sybert. No joy for silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva shoots in but Sybert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sybert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sybert works his way to full guard. Good work.
silva scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sybert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sybert wants to stand up but silva is controlling him.
silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sybert's head.
silva throwing strikes but missing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sybert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sybert's guard.
silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
silva scoring with punches to the head and body.

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

Sybert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
silva working some strikes from top position.

Sybert is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Sybert has switched to an armbar! silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ray Sybert!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and apollo creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). apollo creed looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Couture
vs
creed

186 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, apollo creed!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
creed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Couture sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
creed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from creed there as he acknowledges the shot.
creed fails with a takedown attempt.
creed looks gassed!
creed fails with the takedown.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of apollo creed.
Couture works over creed's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like apollo creed has been cut.
creed looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.

Couture shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. creed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Couture stands up and waves to creed to follow him.
apollo creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Couture rushes creed and presses him up against the cage.

Couture has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics creed uses from the top position.
creed being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture pulls creed in close to prevent any damage.
Couture manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. creed manages to get himself to full guard.
Couture passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Couture has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
creed doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Couture counters with a nice double leg into side control. creed won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a few punches from side control.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture lands a decent elbow from side control.
creed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture taking a breather here.
creed tries to improve position but can't.

Couture thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
creed is working to avoid the ground and pound but Couture connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture cracks creed with an elbow. That is naaassty.
creed tries to strike but it doesn't land.
creed tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
Couture lands an elbow.
Couture cracks creed with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but creed keeps working.
creed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Couture trying to control the position but creed is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
creed tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture lands some shots froms side control.
Couture connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused creed some visible discomfort.

Couture stands up.
Couture digs a good hook to creed's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Couture prevents creed from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on apollo creed's cut.
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.

creed misses with a takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a three punch combo that has creed backing up. creed nods at Couture to acknowledge the strikes.

Couture shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Couture showed some decent athleticism there.

Couture gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
creed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Couture throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Couture clinches.

Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Couture!
creed has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps creed thinking.
creed is breathing heavily.
Couture stalks creed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into creed's face. creed staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands with a slapping head kick.
creed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from Couture.
creed takes one to the chin there.

Couture moves into the clinch.

Couture breaks the clinch.
Couture digs a good hook to creed's body.

Couture moves into range and clinches up with creed.

Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Couture winds up and cracks creed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
creed wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
creed is trying to stand up here but Couture is controlling him well.
creed pushes Couture off but Couture dives into side control.
Couture scores with a couple of short elbows.

Couture decides to stand up, so the ref orders creed to his feet.

Couture gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Couture jumps guard and drags creed to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
creed throws a strike but Couture rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Couture connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
creed looking for a sweep. Not yet creed, not yet.

creed has an active guard here but Couture has managed to pass into half guard.
Couture controlling the action here.
Couture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that creed can do to turn this around?
Couture is looking to take a break and control but creed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
creed wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
creed pushes Couture off but Couture dives into side control.

That's four 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.
creed is looking for a sweep.
Couture cracks creed with a big elbow.
Couture in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
creed is not content to let Couture control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on apollo creed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Couture rushes creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Couture pulls guard successfully.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture has control of creed's left arm, preventing creed from doing any damage.

Couture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. creed defends it easily.
Couture is trying to control the position but creed postures up.
creed works over Couture with some ground and pound from guard.
Couture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
creed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Couture seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

creed stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Couture throws up his legs and catches creed in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! creed tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Couture! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randy Couture!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Malkhasyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dunaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Dunaev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Malkhasyan
vs
Dunaev

183 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Malkhasyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Dunaev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkhasyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunaev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malkhasyan somewhat.
Martin Malkhasyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malkhasyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunaev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malkhasyan somewhat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dunaev has had enough of the clinch but Malkhasyan keeps him there for the moment.

Dunaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunaev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkhasyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some wild striking there from Dunaev.
Dunaev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malkhasyan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malkhasyan misses with a takedown attempt - Dunaev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Malkhasyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunaev. That's going to slow Malkhasyan down.
Dunaev lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Martin Malkhasyan has been cut.
Dunaev wants to clinch.

Dunaev lands a big head kick that sends Malkhasyan tumbling to the mat! Dunaev takes a step backwards and waves Malkhasyan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Malkhasyan is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Malkhasyan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunaev lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Malkhasyan crumples to the floor! Dunaev milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Max Dunaev!