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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akmhed muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riverboat comes to the cage accompanied by Hard Knock Life ( Dr.E version.). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riverboat
vs
muhammad

190 cm
23
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Riverboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akmhed muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riverboat shoots for a double leg takedown but muhammad sprawls well. He's pushed Riverboat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
muhammad shoots in for a double leg but Riverboat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Riverboat gets caught flat footed, as muhammad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
muhammad looking to pass the guard.
muhammad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riverboat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricky Riverboat!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Cavalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Langhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalli comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - Pretty fly (bass cover). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cavalli
vs
Langhi

205 cm
18
243 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Cavalli!
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, Michael Langhi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalli leaves Langhi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Langhi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cavalli avoids it really well and circles away.
Michael Langhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Langhi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cavalli - the referee stops the clock and Langhi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cavalli. Langhi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Langhi looks gassed!
Langhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalli manages to avoid it.
Cavalli throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Michael Langhi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langhi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Langhi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberto Cavalli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Langhi.
Cavalli rushes Langhi with punches - Langhi moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Langhi goes down! Cavalli follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Cavalli!

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akash Janak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danil Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janak comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine - John Lennon. Danil Putin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Janak
vs
Putin

196 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akash Janak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danil Putin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janak fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Putin both land. Nice combination.
Putin throws a series of punches but Janak avoids them all with ease.
Putin misses with a few strikes there.
Janak tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
A jab from Putin does it's job there.
Janak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putin scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janak tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Janak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janak tries to clinch up.

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

Janak is rocked!

It looks like Akash Janak has been cut.
Putin grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Janak takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Putin cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danil Putin!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Chasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Zadoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chasse
vs
Zadoff

171 cm
25
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Chasse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Zadoff!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chasse avoids the head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chasse looks to land a combination but Zadoff avoids it well.

Chasse has closed the distance and engaged Zadoff in a clinch.
Chasse wants to break free but Zadoff has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Chasse.
Zadoff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chasse works on Zadoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Chasse tries to circle away but Zadoff has him pinned against the cage.
Chasse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chasse tries to break the clinch but Zadoff is controlling the position.
Zadoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Chasse has double underhooks.
Chasse taking a breather.
Chasse scores with a hook to the body.
Zadoff keeps control of Chasse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zadoff keeps control of Chasse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zadoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Zadoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Zadoff breaks from the clinch.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Zadoff moves out of range.
Chasse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chasse throws a body punch but Zadoff moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Chasse.

It looks like Pablo Zadoff has been cut.
Zadoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chasse was well out of range. Poor timing from Zadoff.
Zadoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chasse lands a glancing blow to the side of Zadoff's head.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zadoff looks gassed!
Zadoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chasse.
Zadoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zadoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
Chasse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zadoff.
Chasse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Zadoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chasse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zadoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chasse fails to land with a series of punches.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chasse counters by moving into the clinch.
Chasse is trying to break the clinch but Zadoff is controlling him.
Chasse is trying to break the clinch but Zadoff is controlling him.
Chasse wants to break free but Zadoff has control.
Chasse lands a body punch.
Zadoff prevents Chasse from breaking the clinch.
Chasse can't break the clinch.
Chasse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chasse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zadoff has him pressed against the cage.
Chasse prevents Zadoff from breaking the clinch.
Zadoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chasse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zadoff is trying to force a seperation but Chasse has the dominant position.
Chasse prevents Zadoff from breaking the clinch.
Chasse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zadoff has him pressed against the cage.
Zadoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zadoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Chasse won't allow it.
Zadoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Chasse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zadoff is trying to break the clinch but Chasse is controlling him.
Chasse has had enough of the clinch but Zadoff keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chasse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zadoff.
Zadoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Chasse won't allow it.
Zadoff is trying to break the clinch but Chasse has him pressed against the cage.
Zadoff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zadoff has had enough of the clinch but Chasse keeps him there for the moment.
Zadoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zadoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chasse wants to break free but Zadoff has control.
A frustrated look appears on Zadoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zadoff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chasse is defending well for now.
Zadoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zadoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Chasse has double underhooks.
Zadoff is trying to break the clinch but Chasse is controlling him.
Zadoff working hard to break the clinch.
Chasse digs a right hand into Zadoff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zadoff's gas tank.

Zadoff breaks from the clinch.
Chasse misses with a looping right.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
Chasse lands a jab-cross combination.

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.
Zadoff lands a high kick!
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zadoff. Chasse shrugs it off though.
Chasse scores with a jab to the head.
Crunch! Zadoff slams his shin into Chasse's torso.
Zadoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
Zadoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Zadoff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chasse throws a shot from downtown. Zadoff moves away and avoids it.
Chasse misses with the combination.
Zadoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zadoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Zadoff.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Chasse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Zadoff'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.

Chasse misses with a few strikes there.
Chasse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chasse misses with a few strikes there.
Chasse scores with a hook.
Zadoff lands a high kick!
Zadoff misses with the combination.
Chasse closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Zadoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zadoff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zadoff connects with a high kick.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Chasse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zadoff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zadoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Chasse.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chasse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zadoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
Zadoff lands with a kick to the temple. Chasse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chasse fails to land with a series of punches.
Chasse takes a swing at Zadoff's ribcage but misses.
Zadoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chasse's head.
Zadoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chasse.
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zadoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Zadoff counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zadoff throws a body kick that misses.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
Zadoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zadoff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chasse to score with a decent uppercut.
Chasse misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zadoff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Zadoff counters with a body kick.
Chasse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zadoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chasse looks to land a combination but Zadoff avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Zadoff.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.
Chasse lands a really nice looking cross but Zadoff seems unphased.
Zadoff looks to land a combination but Chasse avoids it well.
Dominic Chasse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Chasse.
Zadoff lands a head kick. Chasse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zadoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chasse moves away.
A nice combination there by Chasse.
Zadoff throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chasse finds it's way through Zadoff's defenses.
Zadoff lands a high kick!
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chasse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zadoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chasse misses with a combination
and Zadoff counters with a body kick that stops Chasse in his tracks momentarily.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Zadoff moves out of range.
Chasse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chasse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
A jab from Chasse finds it's way through Zadoff's defenses.
Zadoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chasse.
Zadoff misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zadoff misses with a two punch combination.
Zadoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zadoff avoids the body shot from Chasse.
Zadoff looks to land a combination but Chasse avoids it well.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Zadoff counters with a body kick that stops Chasse in his tracks momentarily.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zadoff counters with a head kick.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zadoff cracks Chasse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chasse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zadoff throws a one two combo.
Zadoff fakes the leg kick and cracks Chasse in the body.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Zadoff counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Zadoff throws a head kick that Chasse semi-blocks.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zadoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zadoff throws the left hand but Chasse avoids the punch easily.
Chasse avoids the head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zadoff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chasse avoids the head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zadoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zadoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zadoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zadoff defending well as Chasse loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chasse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Chasse does it's job there.
Zadoff throws the kick towards the body but Chasse avoids it.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zadoff scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chasse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Zadoff moves out of range.
Chasse will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zadoff misses with a double jab.
Chasse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zadoff.
Zadoff staying out of range there.
Zadoff takes one on the button.
Chasse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadoff.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zadoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zadoff scores with a head kick.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zadoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Chasse throws a lazy right hand but Zadoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
The fighters circling - Zadoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chasse!
Zadoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chasse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zadoff - the referee stops the clock and Chasse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zadoff. Chasse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chasse misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
Chasse misses with an uppercut. Zadoff saw that one coming.
Chasse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Chasse misses with a hook. Zadoff ducked under it nicely.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Chasse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zadoff blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chasse.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zadoff!
Chasse misses with the combination.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Zadoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.
Zadoff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Chasse.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zadoff counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chasse is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chasse thows a body shot but no joy.
Chasse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zadoff.
Chasse misses with an uppercut. Zadoff saw that one coming.
Chasse tries to bum rush Zadoff with a series of wild strikes but Zadoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zadoff looks to land a combination but Chasse avoids it well.
Chasse swinging wildly here.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Zadoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zadoff lands a two punch combo.
Chasse swinging wildly here.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Zadoff connects with a high kick.
Chasse works over Zadoff's head and body with a nice combination.
Zadoff slips a jab from Chasse.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Chasse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zadoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chasse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zadoff throws a head kick that half lands.
Zadoff throws a right hand that Chasse ducks under and follows up with a left that Chasse also avoids with ease.
Chasse swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Zadoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zadoff 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Zadoff!

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FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Electro Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - The Day That Never Comes. 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.

Stalin
vs
Sanchez

190 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
202 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Electro Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stalin scores with a nice strike.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Stalin.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Sanchez is rocked!
Stalin misses with a looping left.
Stalin lands with a big left! Sanchez is wobbled badly! Stalin comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sanchez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Electro Stalin!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Rockovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liljedahl's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Liljedahl
vs
Rockovsky

197 cm
24
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Rockovsky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liljedahl tries to clinch but Rockovsky moves out of range.
Liljedahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockovsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liljedahl can pounce on him.
Liljedahl tries to clinch up but Rockovsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Liljedahl keeps Rockovsky at a distance using the push kick.
Rockovsky looks gassed!
Liljedahl scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liljedahl scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liljedahl.
Liljedahl tries to clinch there but Rockovsky circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Liljedahl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liljedahl tries to clinch up.
Liljedahl is looking to slow Rockovsky down with leg kicks.
Liljedahl is looking to slow Rockovsky down with leg kicks.
Rockovsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liljedahl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liljedahl darts in and clinches Rockovsky up against the cage.

Liljedahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rockovsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Liljedahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Liljedahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liljedahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sven Liljedahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liljedahl throws a leg kick which misses Rockovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockovsky tries to avoid it.
Liljedahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liljedahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liljedahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rockovsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rockovsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liljedahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rockovsky. That did some damage!
Sven Liljedahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl tries to clinch up but Rockovsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Liljedahl is looking to slow Rockovsky down with leg kicks.
Liljedahl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rockovsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rockovsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liljedahl. Liljedahl obviously looking to wear him down.

Liljedahl rushes Rockovsky and presses him up against the cage.
Liljedahl with a knee to the head.

It looks like Boris Rockovsky has been cut.
Rockovsky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liljedahl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rockovsky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liljedahl.
A knee to the head by Liljedahl.

Liljedahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liljedahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liljedahl - that will leave a mark!
Liljedahl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rockovsky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liljedahl thumps Rockovsky with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liljedahl lands a head kick!
Rockovsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liljedahl. Liljedahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Rockovsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rockovsky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Liljedahl.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl working the clinch nicely. Rockovsky is working for position but Liljedahl cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rockovsky crumples up against the cage and Liljedahl lands two more shots before the ref can save Rockovsky! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Sven Liljedahl!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Caramelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennki Suddo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caramelo comes to the cage accompanied by Razor. Suddo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System - I will be here. Carmelo Caramelo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caramelo
vs
Suddo

190 cm
23
203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer
Bushido Clothing

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carmelo Caramelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gennki Suddo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caramelo scores with a nice head shot.
Caramelo tries to clinch but Suddo moves out of range.
Caramelo tries to clinch up.

Suddo has Caramelo up against the cage in a clinch.

Suddo jumps into guard, dragging Caramelo to the mat.

Suddo looking for a guillotine here but Caramelo defends easily.

Suddo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Caramelo trying to control but Suddo is working from the bottom.

Caramelo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caramelo is looking to stand up but Suddo won't let him.
Suddo keeping moving, preventing Caramelo from controlling successfully.

Suddo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caramelo defends well.
Suddo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caramelo won't allow Suddo to sweep him here.
Caramelo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suddo has a closed guard, preventing Caramelo from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Caramelo controlling from the top position.
Caramelo is looking to work some ground and pound but Suddo has wrist control.
Caramelo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Suddo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suddo keeping full guard, as Caramelo tries to pass.

Caramelo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caramelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Suddo is retaining full guard.
Caramelo throws and elbow that misses. Suddo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caramelo's guard. Nice move by Suddo!

Suddo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Caramelo is controlling Suddo's posture.
Suddo stopping the sweep attempt from Caramelo.
Suddo forces his way into 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.

Suddo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caramelo is just riding it out for now. Suddo eventually gives up the hold.
Caramelo is looking to improve his position.
Suddo works his way into full mount!
Caramelo tries to reverse the position but Suddo maintains control.

Suddo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Caramelo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Caramelo and Suddo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Suddo is trying to get an arm triangle but Caramelo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caramelo tries to clinch up

and Suddo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caramelo's guard now.

Suddo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suddo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suddo passes Caramelo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Caramelo is trying to stand back up but Suddo is controlling him
Caramelo tries to roll over but Suddo keeps him under control.
Suddo is thwarting Caramelo's attempts to control the position.

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

Suddo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caramelo sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suddo is working for a submission of some sort.

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

Suddo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caramelo is just riding it out for now. Suddo eventually gives up the hold.
Caramelo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Caramelo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Caramelo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

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.
Caramelo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Caramelo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Suddo is working to get back to half guard.

Caramelo working for a guillotine from mount but Suddo is in no mood to give up.
Suddo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Caramelo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Suddo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Suddo!
Suddo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caramelo tries to buck Suddo off but Suddo is having none of it.

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

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

Suddo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caramelo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gennki Suddo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caramelo trying to control but Suddo postures up.

Suddo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Suddo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caramelo is just riding it out for now. Suddo eventually gives up the hold.
Caramelo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caramelo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suddo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennki Suddo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Suddo misses the jab.
Caramelo wants to clinch but Suddo slips to the side

and Suddo counters with a takedown into side control.

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

Suddo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Caramelo wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Suddo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caramelo is looking for a sweep.

Suddo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caramelo, who protects the arm well.

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

Suddo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caramelo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Caramelo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Suddo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caramelo sees it coming and defends easily.

Caramelo actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caramelo is trying to get back to full guard.
Suddo works his foot free and advances to mount.

Suddo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Caramelo wants to control but Suddo is having none of it.

Suddo has control of Caramelo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caramelo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Caramelo regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suddo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caramelo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Caramelo punching from the bottom.

Suddo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Caramelo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suddo.
The fighters are battling for position here. Caramelo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Caramelo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suddo!
Suddo is looking to get to half guard.
Caramelo looking to control but Suddo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suddo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Caramelo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Carmelo Caramelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caramelo tries to clinch

and Suddo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caramelo's guard now.
Carmelo Caramelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caramelo is trying to control the position but Suddo postures up.

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

Suddo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caramelo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suddo has managed to get both his arms back between Caramelo's legs - danger averted.
Caramelo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caramelo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennki Suddo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Night Diving kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Victor Drago has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Drago
vs
Reynolds

225 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.

Drago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reynolds pushes Drago away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Drago gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Drago has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with the combination.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago lands a front kick.
Reynolds looks gassed!

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

Drago stands up and waves to Reynolds to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds shows good takedown defense.
Drago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reynolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Drago throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Drago breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Drago misses.

Drago moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.

Drago jumps guard and drags Reynolds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Drago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep. Drago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drago wants to free his trapped foot but Reynolds is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is taking a breather. Reynolds says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Drago stands up out of the half guard.
Drago blocks a jab.

Drago has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.

Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds scores with a one two! Drago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Drago with that takedown attempt.
Reynolds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds avoids it really well and circles away.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago dives in and grabs Reynolds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes down on Drago's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Drago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Drago politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Drago prefers to stall for the moment though.

Drago decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reynolds to his feet.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds with a poor takedown
and Drago counters with a head kick. That will keep Reynolds thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Drago is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reynolds's half guard.
Ground and pound from Drago.
Drago works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drago tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drago looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reynolds has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is riding his opponent, not letting Reynolds buck him off.
Drago has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drago's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Drago dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Drago with a poor takedown

and Reynolds counters with a shoot takedown. Drago fights it but they end up in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Drago.
Reynolds tries for a takedown but Drago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victor Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Drago tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that misses.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.

Drago scores with a takedown into Reynolds's guard.

Drago decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reynolds, up you get!
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch

and Reynolds decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drago's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
Drago looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Reynolds is working an open guard so Drago takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds fails to land the takedown.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Victor Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drago.
Horrible takedown by Reynolds or perhaps it was just good defense by Drago which made him look bad.
Victor Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Reynolds.
Drago scoring well with a low kick there.
Drago tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch up

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

Drago throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reynolds has time to react.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drago.

Reynolds fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drago sprawls well initially but Reynolds persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Reynolds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drago manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reynolds.
Matt Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Reynolds.
Well Drago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

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