KDFC 17: The Big Stage PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Absten Brews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivgeny Chumakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chumakov has chosen Little Wing - SRV as his entrance music. Absten Brews has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brews
vs
Chumakov

181 cm
20
166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Absten Brews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivgeny Chumakov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Chumakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Chumakov. No joy for Brews on that attempt.
Chumakov looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Chumakov clinches up with Brews and pushes him back against the cage.
Chumakov can't break the clinch.
Chumakov tries to pull guard but Brews won't allow it.
Brews drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chumakov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chumakov misses with a wild combination.
Chumakov misses with a looping left.
Brews tries for a takedown but Chumakov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Absten Brews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brews misses with a takedown attempt - Chumakov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Chumakov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chumakov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chumakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumakov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chumakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chumakov tries to free his leg and advance position but Brews is retaining full guard.
Brews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chumakov.
Brews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chumakov.
Chumakov is pushing down on Brews's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brews is fighting to maintain full guard but Chumakov has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chumakov lands a nice short elbow.
Brews is refusing to be controlled, as Chumakov sits in half guard.

Chumakov is looking for a kimura but Brews is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chumakov to get the leverage.

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.
Brews preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chumakov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brews to regain full guard.
Chumakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chumakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brews 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.
Chumakov trying to control but Brews is working from the bottom.

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

and Chumakov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brews has Chumakov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chumakov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brews crunches a lovely knee into Chumakov's ribcage.
Brews lands a nice shot to the body.
Brews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chumakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chumakov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chumakov is trying to break the clinch but Brews is controlling him.
Brews lands a good knee to the midsection. Chumakov won't want to take too many of those.
Chumakov looks gassed!
Brews connects with a knee to the head.
Chumakov tries to break the clinch but Brews is controlling the position.

Brews breaks from the clinch.
Brews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chumakov as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chumakov.
Chumakov takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Chumakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Brews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Chumakov manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chumakov tries for a takedown but Brews circles away easily

and Brews counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brews slips a nice elbow through Chumakov's hands, connecting with Chumakov's forehead.

Brews wants to work for an arm triangle but Chumakov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chumakov is pressing down on Brews's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Chumakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Brews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chumakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Absten Brews will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brews scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brews scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Chumakov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brews trying to control from half guard but Chumakov is working away.
Brews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chumakov is breathing heavily.
Chumakov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chumakov is looking to escape.
Brews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumakov wants to get back to his feet.
Chumakov taking some punishment here, with Brews in his half guard.
Brews trying to control from half guard but Chumakov is working away.
Brews working over Chumakov with some ground and pound. Chumakov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Brews is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chumakov defends it well.

Brews is looking for a kimura but Chumakov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brews to get the leverage.
Brews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chumakov defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brews lands a nice short elbow.
Brews prevents Chumakov from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brews working Chumakov over with strikes.
Brews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brews prevents Chumakov from standing back up.

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

and Chumakov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brews won't be happy with that.
Brews struggling a bit here.

Chumakov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brews has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chumakov but great work by Brews.
Absten Brews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Brews wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chumakov, who protects the arm well.
Chumakov is trying to control Brews's posture but Brews avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brews wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chumakov, who protects the arm well.
Chumakov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brews lands with a punch from half guard.
Chumakov taking some punishment here, with Brews in his half guard.
Chumakov is trying to stand.
Brews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chumakov has hold of Brews's hands but Brews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brews winds up and cracks Chumakov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.
Brews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chumakov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chumakov tries to get to full guard but Brews has control of the leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chumakov as he jumps to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chumakov.
Brews misses with a takedown

and Chumakov counters with a takedown into side control.
Chumakov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brews to see if he's OK.

Chumakov decides to stand back up.
Brews wants to clinch

and Chumakov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brews's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chumakov is looking to stand up but Brews won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivgeny Chumakov 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!

Brews shoots and misses

and Chumakov counters with a single leg into guard. Brews didn't expect that.
Brews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brews looking to control.
Chumakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chumakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chumakov wants to control from the top but Brews keeps moving.
Chumakov won't allow Brews to sweep him here.

Chumakov gets to his feet. Brews looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brews closes the distance but Chumakov moves to the side
and Chumakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brews looks to clinch
and Chumakov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Absten Brews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chumakov throws a head kick but Brews moves out of range.

Chumakov closes the distance and clinches.

Chumakov manages to break the clinch.
Chumakov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brews tries to clinch up

so Chumakov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chumakov trying to control but Brews is working from the bottom.
Chumakov is looking to stand up but Brews won't let him.
Chumakov wants to stand and escape but instead Brews has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chumakov looking for a guillotine here but Brews defends easily.

Chumakov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brews defends well.
Brews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brews controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brews trying to control but Chumakov is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chumakov trying to keep a closed guard but Brews is proving a slippery customer.
Brews throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chumakov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Chumakov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brews's guard now.
Brews looking for a sweep. Not yet Brews, not yet.
Chumakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chumakov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chumakov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brews, up you get!
Brews with a poor takedown

and Chumakov counters with a shoot takedown. Brews fights it but they end up in guard.
Chumakov stands up over Brews, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Brews is working an open guard so Chumakov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brews doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Chumakov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Absten Brews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brews throws a punch but it's blocked by Chumakov.
Brews tries to pull guard but Chumakov holds him up against the cage and eventually Brews drops back down to his feet.
Brews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chumakov's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chumakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Chumakov pulls guard successfully.
Brews stopping the sweep attempt from Chumakov.
Brews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivgeny Chumakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chumakov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivgeny Chumakov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tama Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bang Bang Bang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tama Bang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fernandez
vs
Bang

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tama Bang!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bang closes the distance and pushes Fernandez back into the cage.
Bang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernandez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fernandez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tama Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fernandez slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
A punch combination from Bang misses.
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bang looks gassed!

Fernandez takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang is trying to break the clinch but Fernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fernandez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang gets underhooks to prevent Fernandez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang can't break the clinch.
Fernandez has had enough of the clinch but Bang keeps him there for the moment.

Fernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez shoots for a takedown but Bang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tama Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bang motions for Fernandez to come forward. Bang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Bang circles away.
Fernandez throws a front kick that sends Bang stumbling back into the cage.
Bang tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Fernandez is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
Bang throws a combination that misses

and Fernandez counters by moving into the clinch.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernandez is trying to break free.
Fernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fernandez breaks the clinch.
Fernandez scores with a nice body kick.

Bang gets caught flat footed, as Fernandez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Fernandez stands up and waves to Bang to follow him.
Bang slaps away a takedown attempt from Fernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bang to the mat! Bang manages to get full guard.
Fernandez wants to stand but Bang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bang wants to stand but Fernandez is controlling the position.
Fernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Bang.
Fernandez wants to stand but Bang is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to get back to his feet but Fernandez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bang is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Fernandez has Bang up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bang breaks the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to buck Fernandez off but Fernandez is having none of it.
Bang struggling a bit here.
Bang pushes Fernandez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fernandez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Fernandez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bang to his feet.
Bang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Nice sprawl there from Bang as Fernandez shoots in.
Bang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fernandez counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Bang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but Bang shows good takedown defense.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Fernandez slips the punch.
Bang tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Fernandez fails to land the takedown.
Fernandez walks into a jab.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang misses with a double jab

so Fernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bang is working an open guard so Fernandez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang blocks a head kick by Fernandez.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
Bang thows a leg kick but Fernandez checks it
and Fernandez counters with a leg kick.
Bang looks to land a combination but Fernandez avoids it well.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but Bang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez walks into a stiff left hand from Bang.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fernandez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bang is wriggling around but Fernandez manages to pass to half guard.
Bang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Fernandez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Fernandez is having none of it.
Fernandez looking to pass the guard.
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Fernandez stops Bang from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Bang is having none of it.
Bang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang leaves Fernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bang tries to avoid it but Fernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bang to the ground. Bang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang throws a right and a left that Fernandez avoids nicely.
Fernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fernandez walks into a straight right hand from Bang.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bang misses with a combination
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tama Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernandez is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fernandez takes one to the chin there.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Bang sprawls well.
Fernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Bang tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Fernandez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bang tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Victor Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez lands with a kick to the temple. Bang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bang throws a combination. Fernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bang misses with the combination.
Fernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bang tries to avoid it but Fernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bang to the ground. Bang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bang throws a right hand that Fernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernandez also avoids with ease.
Bang throws a series of punches but Fernandez moves out of range.
Fernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bang swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang looks to land a combination but Fernandez avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Fernandez scores with a head kick.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Bang.
Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bang.
Nice takedown defense from Bang. No joy for Fernandez on that attempt.
Bang throws a right hand that Fernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernandez also avoids with ease.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernandez shoots in but Bang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bang misses with a combination

and Fernandez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fernandez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang pulls Fernandez in close to prevent any damage.

Fernandez drops back looking for a leg! Bang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bang manages to kick Fernandez off! Fernandez jumps back into Bang's guard.
Bang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fernandez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bang's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to get back to full guard.
Bang pushes Fernandez off looking to stand but Fernandez dives back in and keeps control.

Fernandez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Victor Fernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bang is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
Bang is looking to escape.
Bang controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

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.
Fernandez prevents Bang from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bang tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fernandez has managed to clinch.
Bang working aggressively here.

Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernandez.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Bang moves out of range.
Tama Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bang throws a combination that misses
and Fernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fernandez backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Bang.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Fernandez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Emanuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravshan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emanuelsson
vs
Evans

225 cm
19
348 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Emanuelsson!
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, Ravshan Evans!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuelsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans misses with a double jab.

Emanuelsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emanuelsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emanuelsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emanuelsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emanuelsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emanuelsson is controlling him.
Emanuelsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuelsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emanuelsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emanuelsson is breathing heavily.
Emanuelsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Emanuelsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

Emanuelsson is rocked!

It looks like Dick Emanuelsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emanuelsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Emanuelsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emanuelsson slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Emanuelsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans looks to land a combination but Emanuelsson avoids it well.
Ravshan Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emanuelsson shoots in but no luck this time.

Evans drops Emanuelsson with a beautiful combination! Emanuelsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evans is looking for the KO!

Dick Emanuelsson's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans misses with the combination.
Emanuelsson slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Emanuelsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Emanuelsson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ravshan Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung comes into the arena with Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chung
vs
Hernandez

185 cm
19
172 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.

Hernandez rushes Chung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chung is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Chung is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Chung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chung wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Hernandez crunches a lovely knee into Chung's ribcage.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chung blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez lands a knee to the body.
Chung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernandez lands an elbow just above Chung 's eye.

It looks like Wang Chung has been cut.

Hernandez successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chung!
Poor strikes thrown by Hernandez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chung really wants to buck Hernandez off and get back to his feet.
Chung knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.
Hernandez throwing strikes here but Chung is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chung is looking to escape.
Chung wants to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Chung is trying desperately to improve position.

Hernandez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chung manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hernandez works to advance to full mount. Chung defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

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.
Chung has given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez missing with punches from the back.

Hernandez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Chung trying to control the hands but Hernandez breaks the grip.

Hernandez tightening his grip on Chung, looking for the choke.

Hernandez is persistently looking for the submission but Chung is defending it well.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Chung tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Chung is in bad spot here.
Chung just trying to survive but Hernandez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Even with his hooks in, Hernandez manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Chung is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Chung can't escape the position.

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.

Hernandez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chung has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Chung can't escape the position.
Chung has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez is hanging on to Chung's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chung is working hard here to advance position.
Hernandez doesn't have the hooks in and Chung manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wang Chung's cut.
That's time! Chung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chung misses with a looping left.
Wang Chung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chung misses with a two punch combination.
Chung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Chung.
Chung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chung cracks Hernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chung keeps working.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chung has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Chung is working from the bottom.
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.
Chung trying his best to control but Hernandez has mounted him.
Hernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hernandez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chung is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chung is squirming around, avoiding Hernandez's attempts to control the action.
Chung is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez throws some wild stikes that Chung manages to avoid easily.
Chung holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hernandez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hernandez avoids the attempt from Chung to control.
Chung really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez misses with a head shot.
Hernandez avoids the attempt from Chung to control.
Chung wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung wants to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chung is trying to escape the mount.

Hernandez is working for a guillotine from mount but Chung frees his head quite easily.
Chung is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chung wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chung tries to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hernandez thowing shots but they're missing.
Chung tries to hold on but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez blocks Chung's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hernandez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez throwing strikes here but Chung is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hernandez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chung throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Chung.
Some wild striking there from Chung.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang Chung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chung thows a leg kick but Hernandez checks it

and Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hernandez keeps control of Chung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chung has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hernandez.
Chung tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the cage.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernandez has Chung pressed against the cage, preventing Chung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chung blocks it with crossed arms.
Chung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chung avoids it.
Hernandez scores a nice knee to the body.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Chung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hernandez lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chung tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chung tries to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling the position.
Hernandez lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Chung is blocking nicely.
Chung is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
Chung avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chung can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez landing knees to the body.
Hernandez landing knees to the body.
Hernandez lands a damaging elbow.
Hernandez has Chung pressed against the cage, preventing Chung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chung blocks an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Chung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chung avoids the damage to the body.
Chung can't break the clinch.

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.
Hernandez lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chung's efforts to push away.
Chung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chung managing to block the knees to the body from Hernandez.
Chung has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chung tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez keeps control of Chung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chung avoids it.
Chung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Chung avoids the elbow strike from Hernandez, against the cage.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Chung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Chung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chung is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Chung is trying to break free.
Hernandez has Chung pressed against the cage, preventing Chung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez keeps control of Chung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chung tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Chung is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Chung has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Chung working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Chung blocks with his arms.
Chung is trying to break free.
Hernandez connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Chung blocks with his arms.
Chung is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albert Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chung tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the cage.
Hernandez prevents Chung from breaking the clinch.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Chung is trying to break free.
Chung has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Chung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hernandez lands a knee to the head.
Chung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Chung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow.
Chung tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hernandez obliges.
Hernandez has Chung pressed against the cage, preventing Chung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chung working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chung takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hernandez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chung postures up.
Albert Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chung wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Wang Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chung postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hernandez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Flynt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Benevidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flynt's entrance music is La La La by Lil Wayne. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flynt
vs
Benevidi

190 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spencer Flynt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Benevidi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevidi throws a combination. Flynt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Flynt misses with the combination.
Benevidi tries to move into range but Flynt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flynt throws a lazy right hand but Benevidi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flynt misses with a looping left.
Benevidi cracks a nice hook into Flynt's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Flynt.
Flynt walks into a left hand.
Benevidi looks to land a right hand but Flynt moved out of range.
Benevidi swinging wildly here.
Flynt misses with a double jab.
Benevidi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benevidi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flynt misses with an uppercut.
Benevidi throws a right hand that Flynt ducks under and follows up with a left that Flynt also avoids with ease.
Benevidi scores with a hook to the body. Flynt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flynt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benevidi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flynt throws a hook to the side of Benevidi's head but Benevidi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flynt throws a series of punches but Benevidi avoids them all with ease.
Benevidi lands a slapping body shot.
Benevidi throws a body punch but Flynt moves out of range.
Benevidi misses with a double jab
and Flynt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flynt lands a jab-cross combination.
Benevidi throws a head kick but Flynt moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benevidi. Flynt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jake Benevidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynt connects with the punch.
Flynt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flynt misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flynt. Benevidi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benevidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Flynt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benevidi backs up against the cage.
Flynt lands a slapping body shot.
Flynt throws a series of punches but Benevidi avoids them all with ease.
Flynt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flynt lands with a nice combination. Benevidi backs away looking to recover.
Benevidi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benevidi thows a body shot but no joy.
Flynt lands a really nice looking cross but Benevidi seems unphased.
Flynt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flynt connects with a jab.
Flynt misses with a wild combination.
Flynt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flynt throws a hook but Benevidi blocks it.
Benevidi misses with a wild body shot.
Benevidi scores with a shot to the body.
Flynt throws a looping overhand right but Benevidi ducks down to avoid it.
Benevidi throws a sloppy body shot
and Flynt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benevidi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flynt slips a straight right by Benevidi.
Flynt misses with a hook to the body
and Benevidi counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benevidi. Flynt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benevidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flynt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flynt swinging wildly here.
Benevidi cracks a nice hook into Flynt's ribs.
Benevidi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Flynt misses.
Benevidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Benevidi moves away from the strike by Flynt.
Benevidi avoids the body shot from Flynt.
Benevidi throws a looping overhand right but Flynt ducks down to avoid it.
Benevidi connects with a right hand. Flynt shakes it off.
Benevidi thows a body shot but no joy.
Flynt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benevidi thuds a left hand into Flynt's body.
Flynt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flynt lands an overhand right.
Flynt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benevidi at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flynt.
Benevidi misses with a body shot.
Benevidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flynt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benevidi throws out the jab.
Benevidi throws a looping overhand right but Flynt ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Flynt does no damage.
Nice jab there from Benevidi.
Flynt lands a head shot.
Flynt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benevidi misses the jab.
Benevidi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flynt thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Flynt.
Flynt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benevidi.
Flynt lands with a nice body punch.
Flynt scores with a nice head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Flynt.
Benevidi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benevidi looks to score with a jab to the body but Flynt is just out of range.
Flynt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benevidi looks gassed!
Flynt throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flynt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flynt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benevidi works Flynt's body with a nice hook.
Flynt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benevidi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flynt.
Benevidi ducks under a wild hook from Flynt.
Flynt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benevidi needs to keep his hands up - Flynt had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Flynt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flynt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benevidi misses the shot to the body.
Benevidi looks to land a left hand but Flynt moved out of range nicely.
Benevidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benevidi cracks Flynt with an open hand slap.
Benevidi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benevidi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flynt jabs Benevidi right on the nose. Benevidi blinks but takes it well.
Benevidi throws a sloppy body shot
and Flynt counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benevidi looks to land a right hand but Flynt moved out of range.
Flynt connects with a right hand. Benevidi shakes it off.
Benevidi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benevidi tries to move into range but Flynt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benevidi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flynt rather than just go for the knockout.
Flynt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benevidi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Benevidi blocks a jab.
Benevidi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benevidi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benevidi tries to move into range but Flynt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flynt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jake Benevidi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benevidi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flynt.
Flynt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benevidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benevidi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benevidi moves out of range of the strikes.
Benevidi throws a combination. Flynt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benevidi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benevidi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flynt was well out of range. Poor timing from Benevidi.
Flynt misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Benevidi misses its intended target.
Flynt with a nice cross.
Benevidi misses with a wild combination.
Benevidi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benevidi is breathing heavily.
Benevidi takes one to the chin there.
Benevidi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benevidi with a hook.
Spencer Flynt is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynt lands the left hand.
Flynt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flynt swinging wildly here.
Benevidi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benevidi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flynt.
Flynt dips to his left and cracks Benevidi with an uppercut!
Benevidi drops his hands momentarily and Flynt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benevidi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flynt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flynt throws out a powerful jab.
Flynt connects with a looping right hand.

Benevidi is rocked!
Benevidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flynt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Flynt.
Benevidi is still on wobbly legs! Can Flynt finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benevidi takes one on the button.
Flynt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benevidi seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Flynt.
Benevidi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flynt lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Benevidi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Flynt and Benevidi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Flynt.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Flynt!

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 Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vrach kastrolog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chis
vs
kastrolog

195 cm
20
238 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Chis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vrach kastrolog!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kastrolog lands with a nice combination. Chis backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Big Chis has been cut.

A big head kick from kastrolog and Chis is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Chis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kastrolog wanted to stand there but Chis had control of the position.
Oh Chis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chis wants to get back to his feet but kastrolog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from kastrolog.
Chis seems to have got his legs back now.

kastrolog drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chis!
kastrolog parries the strikes from Chis easily there. Chis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable kastrolog to escape.
Chis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chis tries to score with some ground and pound. kastrolog controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
kastrolog regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chis trying to mount his opponent but kastrolog defends it.
kastrolog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chis.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chis connects with a nice short shot to kastrolog's temple.

Chis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but kastrolog sees it coming and defends easily.
Chis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and kastrolog defends it well.

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.
Chis trying to pass the guard but kastrolog defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chis lands a nice short elbow.
Chis uses his free foot to push down on kastrolog's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for kastrolog.
Chis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
kastrolog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chis tries to control but kastrolog wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
kastrolog blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis lands a nice shot to the head.
Chis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for kastrolog because Chis loaded up on that one.
Chis working the ground and pound effectively.
Chis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chis unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chis thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Chis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Chis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
kastrolog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
kastrolog misses with the combination.
kastrolog scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
kastrolog throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chis counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
kastrolog scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
kastrolog throws a combination that misses

so Chis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chis wanted to stand there but kastrolog had control of the position.
Chis controls from within his opponent's guard.
kastrolog has a closed guard, preventing Chis from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but kastrolog manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chis has kastrolog in his guard.

Chis has his feet on kastrolog's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
kastrolog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Chis misses.
kastrolog misses with a combination

and Chis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kastrolog!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis trying to control but kastrolog is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kastrolog?
Chis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chis punching from mount but kastrolog doing a good job of avoiding damage.
kastrolog avoids a strike by Chis and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Chis's guard! Fantastic escape!
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!
Chis wants to stand and escape but kastrolog is having none of it.
Chis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kastrolog throwing strikes from guard but Chis blocks nicely.
Chis wants to stand up but kastrolog is controlling him.
kastrolog looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chis fails to land with a series of punches.
kastrolog lands a head kick!

kastrolog cracks Chis with an uppercut from hell and Chis crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of kastrolog's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Chis wants to stand up but kastrolog is controlling him.
kastrolog passes Chis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
kastrolog wants to pass the guard but Chis is defending well.
Big Chis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

kastrolog 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.
kastrolog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
kastrolog throwing shots but Chis is blocking nicely.
Chis tries to get to full guard but kastrolog has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chis pulls kastrolog in to control the position.
kastrolog throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Big Chis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Chis'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chis misses with a straight right.
Chis closes this distance looking for a takedown but kastrolog circles away.
A punch lands to the side of kastrolog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from kastrolog misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Chis gets the takedown into side control.
Chis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and kastrolog works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chis controlling the pace.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
kastrolog wants to get back to full guard.
Chis wants to stand but kastrolog has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chis wants to pass the guard but kastrolog is defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from kastrolog. No joy for Chis on that attempt.
vrach kastrolog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kastrolog is looking to slow Chis down with leg kicks.

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.
Chis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Big Chis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kastrolog lands with a kick to the temple. Chis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
vrach kastrolog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kastrolog throws a head kick that misses.
Chis lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by kastrolog as he connects with a hook.
kastrolog swinging wildly here.
kastrolog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chis counters with a right hand to the body.
Chis misses with a wild combination.
Chis blocks a head kick by kastrolog.
kastrolog misses with a double jab.
kastrolog moves out of range as Chis throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from kastrolog misses
and Chis counters with a one-two to the body.
kastrolog tries a head kick but it misses.
Chis blocks a head kick by kastrolog.
kastrolog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chis to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by kastrolog.
Chis lands with an uppercut that bounces kastrolog off the cage and back into rage.
kastrolog moves out of range of the body kick.
kastrolog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chis circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chis is defended easily by kastrolog.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Chis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kastrolog misses with a combination

and Chis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chis trying to stand up but can't free himself from kastrolog's guard.
Chis throws a big right hand that misses.
Chis trying to move into half guard but instead kastrolog has managed to sweep!
kastrolog throwing strikes but missing.
kastrolog tries to stand but Chis is controlling from the bottom.
Chis 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kastrolog wants to pass the guard but Chis is keeping the position.
kastrolog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Big Chis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chis throws a body kick that misses.
kastrolog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
kastrolog misses with a wild combination.

Chis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. kastrolog is trying to defend but Chis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
kastrolog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Chis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Antipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcon Falconowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antipov
vs
Falconowski

196 cm
20
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Antipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antipov gets caught flat footed, as Falconowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Antipov keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
Falconowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Falconowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Antipov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Antipov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Antipov looking to finish Falconowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Falconowski!

It looks like Falcon Falconowski has been cut.
Antipov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Falconowski because Antipov loaded up on that one.
Falconowski wants to hold on but Antipov pushes him away.
The referee warns Falconowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falconowski is in a horrible position here. Antipov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Falconowski is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Antipov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Antipov 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.
Antipov lands a heavy elbow.

That has opened up Falcon Falconowski's cut even more.
Antipov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Falconowski?

Falcon Falconowski'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 Falcon Falconowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Antipov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philco Hitachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynrolf Fahnskhap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hitachi
vs
Fahnskhap

190 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 2

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philco Hitachi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brynrolf Fahnskhap!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Fahnskhap.
Fahnskhap connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fahnskhap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fahnskhap sizes up Hitachi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hitachi has a takedown stuffed.
Fahnskhap connects with the punch.
Hitachi moves away from the strike by Fahnskhap.
Fahnskhap displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Fahnskhap has closed the distance and engaged Hitachi in a clinch.
Fahnskhap lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fahnskhap lands a nice shot to the body.
Hitachi is breathing heavily.
Fahnskhap cracks Hitachi with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Fahnskhap.

Fahnskhap pulls guard.

Fahnskhap has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hitachi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Fahnskhap working for a triangle but Hitachi defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitachi stopping the sweep attempt from Fahnskhap.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fahnskhap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hitachi has gone for a leg lock! Fahnskhap slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hitachi's guard.
Fahnskhap trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hitachi has his foot on Fahnskhap's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fahnskhap works his way back into a safe position though.

Fahnskhap avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fahnskhap distracts Hitachi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hitachi keeping moving, preventing Fahnskhap from controlling successfully.

Hitachi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fahnskhap is aware though and is defending well.
Fahnskhap postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fahnskhap is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fahnskhap is in close to Hitachi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hitachi has momentary wrist control but Fahnskhap slips an elbow through the middle.

Fahnskhap stands up and waves to Hitachi to follow him.

Fahnskhap clinches up with Hitachi and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fahnskhap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Fahnskhap manages to pull guard.
Fahnskhap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hitachi has gone for a leg lock! Fahnskhap slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hitachi's guard.
Fahnskhap working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hitachi's head.
Fahnskhap lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fahnskhap controlling from the top position.
Fahnskhap's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Hitachi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hitachi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fahnskhap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fahnskhap wants to control from the top but Hitachi keeps moving.

Hitachi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hitachi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fahnskhap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Hitachi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fahnskhap stacks Hitachi 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 Fahnskhap!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fahnskhap scoring with punches from side control.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fahnskhap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hitachi.
Fahnskhap connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fahnskhap with a nice cross.
Fahnskhap lands a two punch combo.
Fahnskhap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hitachi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Fahnskhap has closed the distance and engaged Hitachi in a clinch.
Fahnskhap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fahnskhap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fahnskhap ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fahnskhap no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Fahnskhap is looking for a triangle but Hitachi pushes his legs off easily.
Fahnskhap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hitachi looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fahnskhap looking for a sweep. Not yet Fahnskhap, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hitachi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fahnskhap manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hitachi has Fahnskhap in his guard.

Hitachi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fahnskhap can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fahnskhap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fahnskhap makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fahnskhap postures up and lands a big shot to Hitachi's brow.

Hitachi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fahnskhap defends it easily.
Fahnskhap is working Hitachi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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

Fahnskhap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hitachi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hitachi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fahnskhap is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fahnskhap content just to control the position here.
Fahnskhap pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fahnskhap tries to control but Hitachi wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fahnskhap with good strikes from the mount here!
Hitachi is in a horrible position here. Fahnskhap smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hitachi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hitachi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Fahnskhap there.

Hitachi actively working from the bottom here.

Hitachi looking for submissions off his back.
Fahnskhap 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.
Fahnskhap passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hitachi!
Fahnskhap looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi is working to get back to half guard.
Fahnskhap controlling from mount.
Fahnskhap lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Fahnskhap unloading with bombs!
Hitachi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hitachi is bucking up trying to escape but Fahnskhap cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fahnskhap working Hitachi over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitachi is looking to improve his position but Fahnskhap isn't that keen on the idea.
Fahnskhap lands with some strikes.
Fahnskhap prevents Hitachi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brynrolf Fahnskhap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fahnskhap moves into range and clinches up with Hitachi.
Fahnskhap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hitachi is trying to drag Fahnskhap to the mat but Fahnskhap just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fahnskhap digs a right hand into Hitachi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hitachi's gas tank.

Fahnskhap jumps guard and drags Hitachi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

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

Hitachi has an active guard here but Fahnskhap has managed to pass into half guard.
Hitachi is staying active underneath Fahnskhap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fahnskhap is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fahnskhap looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Hitachi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fahnskhap is keen to just control but Hitachi is a slippery customer.
Fahnskhap landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fahnskhap seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hitachi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fahnskhap stands up from half guard.
Hitachi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fahnskhap misses with a double jab.
Philco Hitachi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitachi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fahnskhap scores with a jab to the head.
Fahnskhap lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hitachi or perhaps it was just good defense by Fahnskhap which made him look bad.
Hitachi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hitachi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fahnskhap swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philco Hitachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fahnskhap connects with a body shot.

Fahnskhap forces Hitachi back against the cage and clinches.

Fahnskhap manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Fahnskhap is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hitachi has his hands clasped together but Fahnskhap extends an breaks Hitachi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fahnskhap.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brynrolf Fahnskhap! Brynrolf Fahnskhap retains his heavyweight title!