Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2022

#R1#
Maxwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rurikovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rurikovich is looking to chop away at Maxwell's legs.
As Rurikovich tries to get set, Maxwell tries to push him back and clinch up but Rurikovich manages to avoid the attempt.
Maxwell tries to clinch there but Rurikovich circles away.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich throws a series of punches but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rurikovich manages to circle out of the way.
Rurikovich throws a lazy right hand but Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Rurikovich has managed to clinch.
Maxwell crunches a lovely knee into Rurikovich's ribcage.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Maxwell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Maxwell with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maxwell connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Rurikovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rurikovich avoids it.
Rurikovich has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Rurikovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rurikovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maxwell's elbow.
Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Rurikovich in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Rurikovich as the two fighters clinch.
Maxwell blocks the elbow strike.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks with his arms.
Rurikovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich tries to work over Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Rurikovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks it. #T2#
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurikovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rurikovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Rurikovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Maxwell.
Rurikovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxwells head.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Maxwell 's eye.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Maxwell trying to land knees to the body.
Rurikovich tries to work over Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Maxwell connects with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich tries to work over Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Rurikovich.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rurikovich.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich connects with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Rurikovich connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxwell's brow.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurikovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Rurikovich lands a left hand.
Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Maxwell back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rurikovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Maxwell tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rurikovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich pushes Maxwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rurikovich has Maxwell pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rurikovich.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxwell's brow.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rurikovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rurikovich. #CL#
Maxwell rushes Rurikovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Rurikovich.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich lands a shot to the body.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
A shot in the inside from Rurikovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maxwell.
Rurikovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rurikovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurikovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Rurikovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Rurikovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurikovich is leaning against Maxwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Rurikovich pushes Maxwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Maxwell blocks it.
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maxwell trying to control the position but instead, Rurikovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maxwell into the cage.
Rurikovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rurikovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Rurikovich.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rurikovich.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rurikovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maxwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich has Maxwell pressed against the cage.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Rurikovich slowing the pace effectively.
Rurikovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rurikovich is pushing Maxwell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rurikovich misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Maxwell 's eye.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rurikovich.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Rurikovich - that landed with a thud.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Rurikovich blocks it.
Rurikovich scores with a shot to the side of Maxwell's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Rurikovich is blocking nicely.
Rurikovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Rurikovich has knocked Maxwell down with a huge combo! Rurikovich steps away and waves a wobbly Maxwell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Maxwell is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#CL2#
Rurikovich rushes Maxwell and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maxwell's brow.
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maxwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rurikovich pushes Maxwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maxwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maxwell can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Maxwell back against the cage.
Rurikovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rurikovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Rurikovich gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rurikovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rurikovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maxwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rurikovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Rurikovich is blocking nicely.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Rurikovich.
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rurikovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxwell's defenses.
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich digs a right hand into Maxwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maxwell's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Rurikovich gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maxwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rurikovich lands a shot to the body.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
Still in the clinch, Rurikovich scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Rurikovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich avoiding damage.
Rurikovich looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maxwell dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rurikovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Maxwell.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vladimir Rurikovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rurikovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Maxwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurikovich avoids the damage to the body.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurikovich.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rurikovich's brow.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell prevents a body shot from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands an elbow inside.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Maxwell avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rurikovich misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell takes a shot to the head.
Klinx Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maxwell's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Rurikovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rurikovich 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Rurikovich!
Vladimir Rurikovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 149
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Rossiter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rurikovich.
Rossiter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich scores with a leg kick.
Rossiter slips a straight right by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Rurikovich is looking to clinch.
Rossiter throws a right hand that Rurikovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rurikovich also avoids with ease.
Rossiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Rossiter finds it's target.
Rurikovich is looking to clinch.
Rurikovich works over Rossiter's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#It looks like Kai Rossiter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurikovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Rurikovich swinging wildly here.
Rurikovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossiter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rurikovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rurikovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rossiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Rurikovich throws an off balance right hand
letting Rossiter counter with a right hand.
Rossiter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rurikovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rurikovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossiter.
A punch combination from Rossiter misses.
Rurikovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossiter misses the jab.
Rossiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws a shot from downtown. Rossiter moves away and avoids it.
Rurikovich works over Rossiter's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Rurikovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rurikovich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurikovich tries a low kick but Rossiter avoids it.
Rurikovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rurikovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rurikovich closes the distance but Rossiter moves to the side
and Rossiter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Rurikovich. Those never looked like landing.
Rossiter lands a jab to Rurikovich's midsection.
Rurikovich with a nice calf kick.#T2#
Rurikovich misses with a hook
and Rossiter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rurikovich is looking to clinch but Rossiter is avoiding it.
Rurikovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rurikovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rurikovich swings widly with a right hand
and Rurikovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossiter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rurikovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rurikovich misses with a wild combination.
Rossiter throws an overhand right that lands on Rurikovich's shoulder, as Rurikovich tries to avoid the shot.
Rurikovich misses with a two punch combination.
Rurikovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossiter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rurikovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossiter.
Rossiter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rurikovich on the side of the head.#ROC#Rurikovich is rocked!
Rurikovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossiter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Rurikovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossiter misses the target.
Rossiter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rurikovich has time to react.
Rurikovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossiter finish him?
Rossiter misses with an uppercut.
Rurikovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Rurikovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rossiter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rurikovich jabs Rossiter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rurikovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rossiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rurikovich throws out the jab.
Rossiter slips a straight right by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with a body shot.
Rurikovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rurikovich swings widly with a right hand
and Rossiter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossiter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rossiter missing with a left hand there. Rurikovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rurikovich slips under a jab from Rossiter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rossiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Rurikovich moves to clinch but Rossiter breaks away
and Rossiter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rurikovich.
Rossiter connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rurikovich.
Rossiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rurikovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossiter throws a body punch but Rurikovich moves out of range.
Rurikovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rurikovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rurikovich misses with an uppercut.
Rurikovich loads up on a big right hand but Rossiter slips the punch.
Rurikovich takes one to the chin there.
Rurikovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossiter lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Rurikovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rurikovich.
Rossiter misses the jab.
Rurikovich tries to bum rush Rossiter with a series of wild strikes but Rossiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rossiter loads up on a big right hand but Rurikovich slips the punch.
Nice shot by Rossiter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kai Rossiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kai Rossiter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Rurikovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rurikovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rurikovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rurikovich is just out of range.
Rossiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossiter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rurikovich on the side of the head.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up.
Rurikovich throws a low kick but Rossiter moves out of range easily.
Rurikovich moves in looking to clinch but Rossiter pushes him off.
Rossiter misses with a hook. Rurikovich ducked under it nicely.
Rossiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rurikovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rossiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rurikovich. Rurikovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Rurikovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Rurikovich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Rurikovich misses with a wild combination.
A low kick lands for Rossiter. #T1#
Rurikovich misses with the combination.
Rurikovich scores with a leg kick.
Rossiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rossiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rurikovich avoids it.
Rossiter lands with a left to the head.
Rurikovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossiter misses with a body punch.
Rurikovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rossiter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rossiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurikovich avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Rurikovich just leaning against Rossiter, taking a breather.
Rurikovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rossiter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
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!
Rossiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossiter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rurikovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurikovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossiter misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rurikovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossiter blocks the elbow strike.
Rurikovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossiter.
Rurikovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T3#
Rurikovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Rossiter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rurikovich has a couple of punches blocked by Rossiter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rossiter.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossiter blocks an uppercut.
Rossiter working aggressively here.
Rossiter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rurikovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rossiter.
Rurikovich is breathing heavily.
Rossiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurikovich avoids the damage to the body.
Rossiter lands a nice elbow.
Rossiter avoids the elbow strike from Rurikovich, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rossiter.
Rurikovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rurikovich throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossiter blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Rurikovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossiters head.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Rossiter avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rossiter.
Rurikovich blocks the elbow strike.
Rossiter lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich throws a head punch that misses.
Rossiter has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Rurikovich - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rossiter, and another! Rurikovich is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kai Rossiter!
Kai Rossiter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 141
Date: May 01, 2022

#R1#
Rurikovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Segura.
Segura tries to counter with a takedown but Rurikovich is quick to defend against it.
Segura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rurikovich throws the left hand but Segura avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Segura gets a takedown into half guard.
Rurikovich felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Segura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rurikovich working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rurikovich is looking to escape.
Segura lands a nice shot to the head. #T1#
Rurikovich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Segura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rurikovich is trying to get back to full guard.
Rurikovich is looking to control Segura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rurikovich avoid being mounted?
Segura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Segura prevents Rurikovich from improving his position.#T2#
Segura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Segura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rurikovich defending well though.
Segura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Segura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Segura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Segura trying to control the action but Rurikovich is working from the bottom.
Rurikovich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rurikovich wants to improve his position but Segura is controlling well.
Segura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rurikovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3#
Segura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rurikovich wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rurikovich gets back to full guard.
Segura wants to pass the guard but Rurikovich is keeping the position.
Segura throwing strikes but missing.
Segura postures up in Rurikovich's guard and throws a big left but Rurikovich blocks it.
Segura throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vladimir Rurikovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Segura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rurikovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD#
Segura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rurikovich sprawls well initially but Segura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Rurikovich has one foot on Segura's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rurikovich misses with a few strikes there.
Rurikovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Segura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Segura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Segura connects with a nice looking jab.
Segura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Rick Segura has been cut.
Rurikovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rurikovich stuffs the takedown.
Rurikovich is looking for the big counter here.
Rurikovich works Segura's body with a nice hook.
Rurikovich misses with a wild body shot.
Rurikovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Rurikovich moves into the clinch.
Segura is looking to control Rurikovich's arms but Rurikovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Segura has his back to the cage. #TD#
Segura tightens his grip and picks Rurikovich up, before dumping him to the ground. Rurikovich manages to land in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick Segura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Segura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Segura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rurikovich swivels and escapes.
Segura with a poor takedown
and Rurikovich counters with a nice body shot.
Segura ducks under a wild hook from Rurikovich.
Segura catches Rurikovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rurikovich throws a leg kick but Segura checks it.
Segura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Segura moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Rurikovich gets caught flat footed, as Segura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rurikovich trying to control the position.
Rurikovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rurikovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rurikovich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Segura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Segura throwing strikes but missing.
Segura throws a big elbow that misses.
Rurikovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Segura.
Segura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Segura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Segura blocks the low kick.
Rurikovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Segura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rurikovich sprawls and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Rurikovich.
A cross from Rurikovich lands.#T2#
Rurikovich connects with the punch.
Rurikovich scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rurikovich. That's going to slow Segura down.
Segura shoots in looking for a takedown but Rurikovich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Segura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Segura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Segura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rurikovich works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurikovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Segura circles away.
Rurikovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rurikovich tests Segura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rurikovich throws a low kick but Segura moves out of range easily.
Segura slips a straight right by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a nice hook to Segura's body. Segura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Segura scores with a jab.
Rurikovich misses with an uppercut.
Segura feinted with a counter takedown.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Segura.
Segura tries to counter with a takedown but Rurikovich is quick to defend against it.
Rurikovich jabs Segura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rurikovich moves forwards but Segura connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T3#
Segura fails with a takedown attempt.
Segura cracks a nice hook into Rurikovich's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Rurikovich as Segura shoots in.
Rurikovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Segura should have avoided that one.
Rurikovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rurikovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Segura appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Segura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rurikovich's head backwards.
Rurikovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Segura's head.
Rurikovich takes a swing at Segura's ribcage but misses.
Rurikovich throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Segura counters with a single leg into guard. Rurikovich didn't expect that.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segura stopping the sweep attempt from Rurikovich.
Segura wants to control from the top but Rurikovich keeps moving. #T4#
Segura postures up in Rurikovich's guard and throws a big left but Rurikovich blocks it.
Segura is working Rurikovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Segura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Segura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rurikovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rurikovich keeping moving, preventing Segura from controlling successfully.
Rurikovich looking to control.
Rick Segura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Segura wants to control from the top but Rurikovich keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Segura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Segura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rurikovich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rurikovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Segura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rurikovich throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Segura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Segura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC#Rurikovich is rocked!
Rurikovich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Segura is working away from the top position though.
Segura prevents Rurikovich from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurikovich wants to get back to full guard.
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. Segura connects with a nice short shot to Rurikovich's temple. #T1#
Segura winds up and cracks Rurikovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich is still in real trouble! Can Segura finish him?
Segura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Segura lands with a punch from half guard.
Segura uses his free foot to push down on Rurikovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rurikovich.
Rurikovich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Segura tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Segura with a couple of short strikes.
Segura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T2#
Segura scoring with strikes but Rurikovich is staying in there.
Segura unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rurikovich wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Segura celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Segura!
An out of breath Rick Segura thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Vladimir Rurikovich stepped up to the mic, saying 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 130
Date: Mar 23, 2022

#R1#
Rurikovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rurikovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Capac counters with a straight right hand.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the body
and Capac counters with a nice body shot.
Rurikovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Capac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with a wild combination.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich throws a body punch but Capac moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Capac has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rurikovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capac manages to avoid it.
Rurikovich connects with a looping right hand.
Rurikovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capac counters with a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Capac circles away.
Capac tries to counter with a takedown but Rurikovich is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Rurikovich misses.
Rurikovich wants to clinch up but Capac keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Rurikovich has closed the distance and engaged Capac in a clinch.
Capac scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Capac works on Rurikovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Capac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rurikovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Capac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rurikovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Capac wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Capac.
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich.
Capac is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rurikovich to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manco Capac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capac goes for a takedown attempt but Rurikovich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Capac shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Capac trying to control the action but Rurikovich is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Capac is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rurikovich defends it well.
Rurikovich is staying active underneath Capac, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2##SUB#
Capac is working for a submission of some sort.
Capac passes to full mount!
Capac controlling his opponent.
Capac wants to control the pace but Rurikovich is squirming around nicely.
Capac is really struggling to control Rurikovich but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Capac swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rurikovich is now in Capac's guard. A big mistake from Capac there, giving up the dominant position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capac wants to sweep here but Rurikovich controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Rurikovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Capac is retaining full guard.
Rurikovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Capac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rurikovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Capac is keeping the position for now.
Capac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rurikovich won't allow Capac to sweep him here.
Rurikovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Capac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Capac has his foot on Rurikovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rurikovich works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Capac is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rurikovich is aware though and is defending well.
Rurikovich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Capac keeping moving, preventing Rurikovich from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurikovich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Capac haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rurikovich showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Capac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rurikovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Capac somewhat.
Rurikovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manco Capac will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Capac drives through with a takedown into Rurikovich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rurikovich trying to control the position.
Capac wants to control from the top but Rurikovich keeps moving.
Rurikovich trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Capac drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rurikovich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Capac has Rurikovich in his guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Rurikovich tries to get to full guard but Capac has control of the leg. #SUB#
Capac seems to be working for a kimura but Rurikovich defends the submission attempt.
Capac prevents Rurikovich from improving his position.
Capac is keen to just control but Rurikovich is a slippery customer.
Rurikovich trying to control here.
Capac seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rurikovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Capac is working for a kimura but Rurikovich is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Capac is controlling the pace.
Rurikovich is not content to let Capac control the position.
Capac trying to control from Rurikovich's half guard. Rurikovich has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB#
Capac drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rurikovich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rurikovich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rurikovich! #REVB#
Capac is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Rurikovich controls the position.
Rurikovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Capac keeps working.
Rurikovich content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rurikovich trying to control the position but Capac is working away.
Capac is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
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.
You can see the frustration on Capac's face as Rurikovich controls the position.
Capac is not content to let Rurikovich control the position.
Capac sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rurikovich is trying to control. Capac wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manco Capac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Capac has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rurikovich is working away from the top position though.
Capac is pressing down on Rurikovich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capac tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Capac working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rurikovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rurikovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rurikovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rurikovich controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manco Capac will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rurikovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich tries to work over Capac's front leg with a kick but Capac checks it. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Capac.
Capac trying to control the action but Rurikovich is working from the bottom.
Rurikovich wants to control but Capac postures up.
Capac trying to control the position but Rurikovich is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rurikovich is trying to control Capac's posture but Capac avoids it. #T1#
Capac happy to just control the position for now. #SUB#
Capac is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rurikovich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Capac is looking to take a break and control but Rurikovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Capac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Capac passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rurikovich! #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Capac goes for an armbar but Rurikovich turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rurikovich.
Capac looking to control.
Rurikovich wants to control from the top but Capac keeps moving.
Rurikovich won't allow Capac to sweep him here.
Rurikovich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rurikovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Capac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rurikovich stopping the sweep attempt from Capac.
Vladimir Rurikovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rurikovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rurikovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Capac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rurikovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rurikovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Capac is trying to work for a kimura but Rurikovich is defending well.
Capac wants to free his trapped foot but Rurikovich is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4##SUB#
Rurikovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Capac. #SUB#
Capac is working for a kimura but Rurikovich is defending it quite comfortably.
Rurikovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Capac is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rurikovich won't allow Capac to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manco Capac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Capac, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manco Capac!
Our winner, Manco Capac, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Vladimir Rurikovich was interviewed post fight and said 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 123
Date: Feb 27, 2022

#R1#
Bass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite MMA Training in the buildup to the fight.
Bass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bass.
Rurikovich cracks Bass with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Bass gets tackled into the cage by Rurikovich. Rurikovich maintains the clinch.
Bass gets through Rurikovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rurikovich trying to control the position but instead, Bass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rurikovich into the cage.
Rurikovich stalls.
Bass works on Rurikovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bass.
Rurikovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bass back against the cage.
Bass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bass.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bass misses with some punches.
Bass scores with a shot to the side of Rurikovich's head.
Rurikovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bass blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Bass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bass.
Rurikovich can't find room to land a body shot as Bass controls the action.
Rurikovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bass lands a body punch.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Rurikovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basss head.
Bass dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Bass tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bass back against the cage.
Rurikovich connects with a knee to the head.
Bass blocks an elbow strike.
Bass presses Rurikovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rurikovich looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Bass.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Rurikovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurikovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Bass scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bass misses with a punch to the body.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Bass avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage. #T2#
Rurikovich stalling the fight.
Bass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurikovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bass.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurikovich.
Bass scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass prevents a body shot from Rurikovich.
Bass misses with a punch to the body.
Bass misses with some punches.
Rurikovich takes a shot to the head.
Bass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rurikovichs head.
Bass throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but Bass blocks it.
Bass avoids the elbow strike from Rurikovich, against the cage.
Bass can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Rurikovich stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bass. #T3#
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bass blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurikovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bass's face.
Rurikovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bass.
Bass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Bass blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Bass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
Bass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bass blocks the elbow strike.
Bass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards. #ROC#Rurikovich is rocked!
Bass misses with some punches.
Rurikovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Bass finish him?
Rurikovich effectively controlling the action here.
Rurikovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses. #T4#
Stalling in the clinch from Rurikovich.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bass dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bass gets through Rurikovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bass.
Bass lands with a short shot to the head.
Bass lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rurikovich to his knees! Bass keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Bass!
Ronnie Bass tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Vladimir Rurikovich was interviewed post fight and said 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 115
Date: Feb 02, 2022

#R1#
Rurikovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Rurikovich pushes him off.
Rurikovich throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones with a hook.#KD#
Jones cracks Rurikovich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rurikovich to stand back up!#ROC#Rurikovich is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rurikovich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rurikovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?#CL2#
Rurikovich moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
Rurikovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurikovich controls his hands.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rurikovich throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand into Rurikovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rurikovich's gas tank.
Jones is trying to stall.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurikovich is struggling to control the position.
Rurikovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rurikovich throws an elbow that misses.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Rurikovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Jones.
Rurikovich taking a breather.
Rurikovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurikovich gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Rurikovich. #T2#
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurikovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Rurikovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurikovich can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rurikovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rurikovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rurikovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Rurikovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rurikovich throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Rurikovich lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Rurikovich looks winded!#T3#
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurikovich lands with a right to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones pushes Rurikovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
A body shot lands from Jones.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Jones pushes Rurikovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Rurikovich lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Rurikovich scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Rurikovich throws an elbow that misses. #BC#
Jones breaks the clinch.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Rurikovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Rurikovich misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Rurikovich has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mason Jones!
In his post fight interview, Mason Jones gave a big smile as he said 'Chin. Power.'.
In defeat, Vladimir Rurikovich stepped up to the mic, saying 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 104
Date: Dec 22, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich throws a nice looking combination but Mandinos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rurikovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL#
Rurikovich pushes Mandinos up against the cage in a clinch.
Rurikovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Mandinos in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
Rurikovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rurikovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mandinos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rurikovich walks away with a smile on his face. Mandinos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rurikovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rurikovich takes a swing at Mandinos's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Rurikovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mandinos is trying to drag Rurikovich to the mat but Rurikovich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rurikovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandinos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Rurikovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mandinos's defenses.
Our sources have told us that Rurikovich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurikovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #TD2#
Mandinos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Mandinos 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.
Mandinos trying to control from half guard but Rurikovich is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rurikovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Mandinos.
Mandinos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rurikovich's head. #T2##SUB2#
Mandinos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rurikovich is just riding it out for now. Mandinos eventually gives up the hold.
Mandinos throwing shots but Rurikovich is blocking nicely.
Mandinos looks to land a strike but Rurikovich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#SUB2#
Mandinos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rurikovich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rurikovich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rurikovich! #REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandinos is looking to regain half guard here but Rurikovich keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Rurikovich happy to just control the position for now.
Rurikovich working away.
Mandinos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rurikovich's best efforts.
Rurikovich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Mandinos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurikovich pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Mandinos looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rurikovich is looking to advance position but Mandinos won't allow it.
Mandinos trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mandinos looking for submissions off his back.
Rurikovich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Mandinos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurikovich pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kahdi Mandinos'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.#R2#
Mandinos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mandinos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rurikovich.
An inside leg kick lands from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mandinos.
Rurikovich wants to clinch but Mandinos slips to the side#TD2#
and Mandinos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mandinos is just content to waste time from the top position. Rurikovich takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rurikovich 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.
Mandinos with a flurry of punches that miss.
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!
Rurikovich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mandinos looking to sit in guard and control but Rurikovich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mandinos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Mandinos wants to sweep here but Rurikovich controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurikovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mandinos looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Mandinos has his foot on Rurikovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rurikovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Rurikovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandinos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rurikovich 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.
Mandinos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mandinos can't keep his opponent in guard - Rurikovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Mandinos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurikovich pulls his head out easily.
Mandinos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Rurikovich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB2#
Mandinos looking for submissions off his back.
Mandinos is looking for a sweep. Rurikovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rurikovich is taking a breather. Mandinos 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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rurikovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mandinos.
Vladimir Rurikovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Mandinos misses with a head kick.
Mandinos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rurikovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandinos can do to turn this around?
A jab from Rurikovich finds it's way through Mandinos's defenses. #CUT#That has opened up Kahdi Mandinos's cut even more.
Rurikovich lands a big head kick that sends Mandinos to the canvas! Rurikovich follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!
Vladimir Rurikovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 97
Date: Nov 20, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich misses with the combination.
Bari misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Rurikovich rushes Bari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bari working aggressively here.
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bari cracks Rurikovich with a nice body shot.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich digs a right hand into Bari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bari's gas tank.
Bari lands with a left to the head.
Bari lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich stalling.
Bari is looking to break free of the clinch but Rurikovich has double underhooks.
Bari tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
Bari blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich pushes Bari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Bari lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Bari swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurikovich uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Rurikovich trying to stall but Bari improves his position.
Bari throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage. #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurikovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bari on the side of the head.
Rurikovich scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Rurikovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Bari blocks it.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Bari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bari stalling against the cage.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bari backwards.
Rurikovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bari misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bari's brow.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rurikovich lands a left hand.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Bari.
Bari lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich pushes Bari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bari works on Rurikovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurikovich dips to his left and cracks Bari with an uppercut!
Rurikovich ducks under a wild hook from Bari.
Rurikovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich scores with a punch to the head.
Bari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rurikovich is out of range.
Rurikovich tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Rurikovich misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Bari tries to keep at a distance but Rurikovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bari tries a body shot but Rurikovich blocks it.
Bari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bari misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bari taking a breather.
Rurikovich misses with the head strike.
Bari letting Rurikovich take a breather here.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage. #BC#
Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurikovich staying out of range there.
Rurikovich cracks Bari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bari avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Rurikovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#Bari is rocked!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Bari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bari misses with a body punch.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurikovich lands a big knee! That's hurt Bari! Oh, he's all over the place! Rurikovich lands another knee that sends Bari to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!
Vladimir Rurikovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.

Event: CMMA 165 Slaissi v Dankovich
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich takes a swing at Osiris's ribcage but misses.
Rurikovich swings widly with a right hand
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rurikovich throws a right hand that misses
and Osiris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rurikovich throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Osiris in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rurikovich throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurikovich.
Osiris tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris avoids a wild elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Still in the clinch, Osiris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osiris tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Osiris back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osiris backwards.
Osiris scores with a hook to the body.
Rurikovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rurikovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Osiris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurikovich. #T1#
Rurikovich blocks an uppercut.
Osiris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osiris.
Rurikovich blocks an uppercut.
Osiris blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
Osiris lands a shot to the body.
Osiris blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Rurikovich - that landed with a thud.
Osiris scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich misses with a knee strike.
Osiris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osiris has a couple of punches blocked by Rurikovich.
Osiris lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osiris.
Osiris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Osiris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rurikovich or not.
A body shot lands from Osiris.
Rurikovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osiris is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich. #T2#
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!
Rurikovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
Osiris blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Osiris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Osiris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rurikovich or not.
Rurikovich looks winded!
Osiris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards. #BC#
Osiris manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Osiris, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Osiris.
Rurikovich misses with a right hand
and Rurikovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rurikovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osiris counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Osiris's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rurikovich misses with an uppercut.
Rurikovich darts in trying to clinch
and Osiris counters with a nice body shot.
Rurikovich tries to clinch
letting Osiris counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Rurikovich has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Osiris.
Osiris lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#Rurikovich is rocked!#T3#
A right hand to the body from Osiris.
Rurikovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Osiris finish him?
Osiris taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Osiris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rurikovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Osiris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osiris.
Osiris digs a right hand underneath Rurikovich's ribcage. Rurikovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Osiris.
A shot in the inside from Osiris.
Osiris dips a shoulder and cracks Rurikovich with a mighty uppercut! Rurikovich falls back against the cage and Osiris unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rurikovich is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Osiris screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Osiris!
Eric Osiris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CMMA XS6 Zhao v Morrison
Date: Sep 02, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rurikovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthington Iii.
Rurikovich closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Warren Worthington Iii has been cut.
Worthington Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Worthington Iii.
Worthington Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rurikovich.#CL#
Rurikovich clinches. #BC2#
Worthington Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Worthington Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Rurikovich gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Rurikovich as the two fighters clinch.
Rurikovich misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich scores with a shot to the side of Worthington Iii's head.
Rurikovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Rurikovich lands with a left to the head.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Worthington Iii takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC#Worthington Iii is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Warren Worthington Iii's cut even more.
Rurikovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Worthington Iii backwards.
Worthington Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Rurikovich finish him?
Worthington Iii blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Worthington Iii backwards. #CUT#The cut above Warren Worthington Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rurikovich lands a big knee to the head and Worthington Iii goes down! Rurikovich pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!

Event: CMMA 138 Zimmerman v Izanagi
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Rurikovich ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rurikovich looks to land a combination but Magomedov avoids it well.
Magomedov defending well as Rurikovich loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov looks to land a right hand but Rurikovich moved out of range.
As Magomedov looks to move away, Rurikovich throws a big counter combo but Magomedov just gets out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov lands with a straight right. Rurikovich didn't see that one coming.
Magomedov takes a swing at Rurikovich's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rurikovich throws a leg kick but Magomedov checks it.
Magomedov swinging wildly here.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rurikovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Rurikovich tries to score with a low kick but Magomedov moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Rurikovich misses with a hook.
It seemed like Magomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Rurikovich.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurikovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Rurikovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov lands a glancing blow to the side of Rurikovich's head.
Rurikovich walks into a straight right hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Rurikovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Rurikovich slips the punch.
Rurikovich lands a really nice looking cross but Magomedov seems unphased. #CUT#It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov defending well as Rurikovich loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov lands with an overhand left.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov works the jab nicely.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rurikovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rurikovich in his tracks.
Magomedov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Rurikovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Rurikovich has managed to clinch.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov misses with the head strike. #T2#
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Rurikovich's head.
Magomedov is working Rurikovich over against the cage.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rurikovich lands an uppercut.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurikovich.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov is trying to stall.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike.
Rurikovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurikovich throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
Rurikovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov has had enough of the clinch but Rurikovich keeps him there for the moment.
Rurikovich trying to stall but Magomedov improves his position.
Rurikovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rurikovich seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Magomedov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Rurikovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Magomedov. #BC2#
Magomedov manages to break the clinch.
Rurikovich blocks a jab.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Rurikovich moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Rurikovich gets a clinch.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurikovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rurikovich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rurikovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich trying to stall but Magomedov improves his position.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurikovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurikovich.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rurikovich's elbow.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov'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.#R2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Rurikovich.
Magomedov tries a quick counter leg kick but Rurikovich is wise to it.
A lazy left from Rurikovich finds it's target.
Rurikovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rurikovich. #CL#
Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurikovich controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Rurikovich tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks with his arms.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
A nice left hand lands by Rurikovich.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Rurikovich.
Magomedov lands a left hand. #T1#
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Rurikovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Rurikovich scores with a shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rurikovich.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurikovich takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Rurikovich throws knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Rurikovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rurikovich throws an elbow that misses.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Rurikovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Magomedov gets through Rurikovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov works on Rurikovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Rurikovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Rurikovich is rocked!
Magomedov pushes Rurikovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Rurikovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Rurikovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Magomedov is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Rurikovich with a nice body shot.#T4#
Rurikovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov is leaning against Rurikovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov connects with a right hand. Rurikovich shakes it off.
Rurikovich tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rurikovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rurikovich on the side of the head.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Rurikovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rurikovich misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Rurikovich rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov presses Rurikovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rurikovichs head.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurikovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurikovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Rurikovich tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rurikovich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Magomedov is looking to control Rurikovich's arms but Rurikovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magomedov has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Rurikovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Rurikovich, against the cage.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurikovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
A short left from Magomedov.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Rurikovich tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rurikovich or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rurikovichs head.
A short right from Magomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Rurikovich takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
Vladimir Rurikovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov gets through Rurikovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rurikovich to his knees! Magomedov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Magomedov!
Post fight, an emotional Zabit Magomedov said 'Welcome to the Show everybodddyyy!!!'.

Event: CMMA 127 Rockefeller v Maksud
Date: Jul 04, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rurikovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at No Stepchild - No Entrance in the buildup to the fight.
Rurikovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanley counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Stanley.
Rurikovich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rurikovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Rurikovich misses the jab.
Rurikovich misses with a straight right.
Rurikovich misses with the combination.
Rurikovich loads up on a big right hand but Stanley slips the punch.
Rurikovich looks to land a combination but Stanley avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanley. That's going to slow Rurikovich down.
Rurikovich wants to clinch up but Stanley keeps it at a distance.
Stanley connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Stanley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rurikovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley lands a leg kick that knocks Rurikovich off balance momentarily.#T1#
Rurikovich misses with a leg kick.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up.
Stanley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rurikovich checks a low kick from Stanley.
Rurikovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stanley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rurikovich connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Rurikovich darts in and clinches Stanley up against the cage.
Rurikovich misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Stanley - that landed with a thud.
Stanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanley is leaning against Rurikovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stanley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurikovich controls his hands.
Stanley misses with some punches.
Stanley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rurikovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Stanley scores with a shot to the side of Rurikovich's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Stanley on the inside.
Stanley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Stanley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stanley manages to end up in side control.
Rurikovich struggling a bit here.#T2#
Stanley trying to control the position but Rurikovich is working away.
Rurikovich can't do much from the bottom here.
Stanley tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurikovich can't do much from the bottom here.
Stanley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rurikovich felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3#
Rurikovich struggling a bit here.
Stanley controlling the position from side mount. #SUB#
Stanley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rurikovich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Stanley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rurikovich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T4#
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.#SUB#
Stanley wants to work for an arm triangle but Rurikovich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rurikovich wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Stanley wants to work for an arm triangle but Rurikovich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rurikovich has his hands clasped together around Stanley's back. He's all about the action.
Stanley wants to free his trapped foot but Rurikovich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stanley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Michael Stanley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rurikovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanley.
Rurikovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Stanley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rurikovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanley counters with a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stanley.
Stanley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rurikovich lands a head shot.
Stanley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rurikovich can do to turn this around?
Stanley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rurikovich.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rurikovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rurikovich misses the jab.
Rurikovich throws a leg kick but Stanley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurikovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Stanley thinks about countering with a body kick.#TD#
Stanley shoots in and bounces Rurikovich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rurikovich wriggles free and stands up. #T1#
Rurikovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Rurikovich misses the target.
Rurikovich misses with a double jab
and Stanley counters with a nice leg kick.
Rurikovich moves away from the strike by Stanley.
Stanley blocks a jab.
Stanley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Stanley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rurikovich doesn't seem phased though.
Stanley dips to his left and cracks Rurikovich with an uppercut!
Stanley checks a leg kick nicely.
Stanley tries a low kick but Rurikovich avoids it.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD#
Stanley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Rurikovich manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Stanley - that landed with a thud.
Stanley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Rurikovich blocks a body shot from Stanley.
Stanley is trying to drag Rurikovich to the mat but Rurikovich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rurikovich stalling in the clinch but Stanley improves position.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stanley's elbow.
Stanley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Stanley.
Rurikovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanley.
Stanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanley misses with a punch to the body.
Stanley tries a body shot but Rurikovich blocks it.
Stanley misses with a body punch.
Stanley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rurikovich throws a head punch that misses.
Stanley misses with some punches.
Stanley throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurikovich. #T3#
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
Rurikovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanley.
Stanley lands with a short shot to the head.
Stanley lands a body shot.
Rurikovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Stanley 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Roger Michael Stanley has been cut.
Rurikovich throws a head punch that misses.
Stanley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurikovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stanley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanley.
Stanley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rurikovich's elbow.
Stanley lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Rurikovich.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stanley.
Stanley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanley looking for a takedown.
Roger Michael Stanley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.#T4#
Rurikovich wants to stall.
Rurikovich working aggressively here.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Stanley blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Stanley.
Rurikovich is breathing heavily.
Stanley lands a right hand.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Stanley.
Stanley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurikovich.
Stanley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Stanley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rurikovich wants to stall.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley lands with a right to the head.
Stanley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurikovich gets underhooks to prevent Stanley's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Michael Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurikovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Michael Stanley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Michael Stanley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Stanley cracks Rurikovich with a good jab.
Stanley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rurikovich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stanley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rurikovich has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Rurikovich misses the target.
Rurikovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stanley on the side of the head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rurikovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley presses Rurikovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rurikovich blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurikovich.
Stanley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stanley.
A right hand to the body from Stanley.
Rurikovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stanley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurikovich controls his hands.
Stanley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich looking to throw knees to the head but Stanley is blocking nicely.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanley misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Stanley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses. #TD#
Stanley has picked Rurikovich up - he's going for a ride! Stanley dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#SUB#
Stanley seems to be working for a kimura but Rurikovich defends the submission attempt.
Stanley trying to control the action but Rurikovich is working from the bottom.
Stanley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stanley controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Stanley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stanley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stanley wants to take his opponent's back but Rurikovich doesn't allow it.
You get the feeling that Rurikovich really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Vladimir Rurikovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Stanley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rurikovich is looking to get to half guard.
Stanley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rurikovich is looking to escape. #SUB#
Stanley has control of Rurikovich's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rurikovich regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Stanley trying to control but Rurikovich is having none of it. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stanley takes Rurikovich's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Rurikovich is in trouble. #SUB#
Stanley is looking for the choke from the back position but Rurikovich is controlling his hands well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanley is not going to allow Rurikovich to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Rurikovich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Michael Stanley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stanley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Michael Stanley!
After winning the bout, Roger Michael Stanley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CMMA 114 Warrior v McWrestler
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1#
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rurikovich manages to avoid it.
Rurikovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rurikovich at a distance.
Rurikovich tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson swings for the body but Rurikovich moves out of range. #CL#
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rurikovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurikovich has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Rurikovich misses with a body punch.
Rurikovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Jackson. #T1#
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurikovich blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Rurikovich.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Rurikovich misses with a knee strike.
Rurikovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Rurikovich.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Rurikovich misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rurikovich.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Rurikovich, against the cage. #T2#
Jackson is stalling here.
Rurikovich looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rurikovich working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurikovich lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikovich is struggling to control the position.
Jackson trying to stall but Rurikovich improves his position.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Rurikovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rurikovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Rurikovich has Jackson pressed against the cage. #T3#
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurikovich gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.#BC#
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Rurikovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Rurikovich closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rurikovichs head.
Rurikovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rurikovich misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurikovich. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Rurikovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Rurikovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Rurikovich, against the cage.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rurikovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rurikovich moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Jackson.#ROC#Rurikovich is rocked!
Rurikovich throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a right hand from hell and Rurikovich is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demetrius Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Demetrius Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C4 - XXXIII - Walad vs. Frank
Date: May 08, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rurikovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rurikovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rurikovich. Sadler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rurikovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadler.
Sadler lands with a nice body punch.
Sadler misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rurikovich counter with a right hand.
Sadler walks into a left hand.
Sadler lands with a hook. Rurikovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Sadler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sadler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sadler thuds a left hand into Rurikovich's body.
Rurikovich tries to bum rush Sadler with a series of wild strikes but Sadler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadler jabs Rurikovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by Sadler's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rurikovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
A little jabbing left from Rurikovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sadler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sadler swings for the body but Rurikovich moves out of range.
Sadler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rurikovich swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Rurikovich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sadler throws a hook but Rurikovich blocks it.
Sadler throws a jab when Rurikovich was well out of range.
Rurikovich tries to clinch but Sadler moves out of range.
Rurikovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sadler.
Rurikovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sadler.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up.
Sadler is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Rurikovich has closed the distance and engaged Sadler in a clinch.
Sadler tries to stall but Rurikovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sadler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rurikovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Sadler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but Sadler blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rurikovich as Sadler tries to tie him up.
Sadler prevents a body shot from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich stalling the fight. #T2#
Sadler is struggling to control the position.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Jack Sadler has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurikovich.
Sadler scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Rurikovich to work.
Rurikovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
Sadler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Sadler 's eye.
The referee calls for Sadler to work.
Sadler stalling in the clinch.
Sadler wants to break free but Rurikovich has control.
Rurikovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sadler looking to stall.
Rurikovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sadler backwards. #T3#
Sadler takes an elbow to the temple.
Sadler tries to break the clinch but Rurikovich is controlling the position.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rurikovich being controlled against the cage.
Sadler is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurikovich gets an underhook and turns Sadler into the cage.
Rurikovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Sadler tries to stall but Rurikovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Sadler.
Sadler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rurikovich looks to land a combination but Sadler avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Rurikovich.
Sadler loads up on a big right hand but Rurikovich slips the punch.
Rurikovich slips a straight right by Sadler.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up but Sadler circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Rurikovich clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadler looking to slow down the pace here.
Sadler stalling in the clinch but Rurikovich improves position. #T4#
Rurikovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sadler trying to stall but Rurikovich improves his position.
Sadler is trying to push Rurikovich away but Rurikovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Sadler 's eye.
Rurikovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sadler wants to stall.
Rurikovich working aggressively here.
Sadler takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Jack Sadler's cut is getting worse.
Sadler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rurikovich has him pressed against the cage.
Sadler is struggling to control the position.
Rurikovich lands a body shot.
Sadler is breathing heavily.
Sadler blocks a body shot from Rurikovich.
Sadler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sadler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rurikovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sadler's defenses. #CUT2#Jack Sadler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rurikovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Rurikovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Sadler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Rurikovich rushes Sadler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sadler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Sadler breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Rurikovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sadler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rurikovich lands an elbow just above Sadler 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rurikovich as Sadler tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rurikovich as Sadler tries to tie him up.
Sadler just leaning against Rurikovich, taking a breather.
Rurikovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sadler's efforts to push away.
Rurikovich pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rurikovich blocks a body shot from Sadler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Rurikovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurikovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sadler backwards.
Sadler takes a shot to the head.
Rurikovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Sadler backwards. #CUT2#Jeez, Jack Sadler's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadler stalling in the clinch but Rurikovich improves position. #T1#
Sadler is trying to break free.
Rurikovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sadler takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Rurikovich. #ROC2#Sadler is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Rurikovich.
Oh Sadler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rurikovich looking to throw knees to the head but Sadler is blocking nicely.
Sadler just leaning against Rurikovich, taking a breather.
Sadler seems to have got his legs back now.
Sadler looking to stall.
Sadler is struggling to control the position.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Rurikovich!

Event: CPFC 8 - Boaler vs Cooke 2
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
Rurikovich scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rurikovich! #CUT2#It looks like Jean Dupree has been cut.
Dupree thows a leg kick but Rurikovich checks it
letting Rurikovich counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Dupree is rocked!
Rurikovich digs a good body shot into Dupree's ribs.
Oh Dupree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rurikovich walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dupree drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rurikovich swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dupree's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!

Event: CPFC 4 - Mazepin vs Goebbels
Date: Jan 16, 2021

#R1##CL#
Rurikovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rurikovich blocks an uppercut.
Rurikovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupree has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dupree missing with knees to the body.
Rurikovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupree has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dupree swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurikovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rurikovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rurikovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupree's face.
Rurikovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but Dupree blocks it.
Rurikovich pushes Dupree back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but Dupree blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Rurikovich. #T1#
A hook to the body from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich is working Dupree over against the cage.
Rurikovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dupree looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rurikovich lands a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurikovich misses with a knee to the head.
Rurikovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rurikovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dupree blocks it with crossed arms.
Rurikovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurikovich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dupree looking to throw knees to the head but Rurikovich is blocking nicely.
Rurikovich lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rurikovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Dupree is rocked!
Dupree looks winded!
Rurikovich unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Dupree out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Dupree off his feet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vladimir Rurikovich!

Event: CPFC 2 - Von Hayek vs Hardwick
Date: Dec 30, 2020

#R1#
Rurikovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gamplan takes one on the button.
Rurikovich lands with a straight right. Gamplan didn't see that one coming.
Rurikovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rurikovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gamplan's head backwards.
Rurikovich lands with a cross.
Rurikovich scores with a jab.
Rurikovich misses with a looping right.
A cross from Rurikovich lands.#ROC#Gamplan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurikovich walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gamplan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rurikovich swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gamplan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!
Unstoppable But Same Gamplan spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey guys, I wanted to the win so bad, but in the end I fell short... Adversity taught me when times are good, be grateful, and when times are like this be graceful. Thank you everybody. '.

Event: Puff Puff Pass Out
Date: Dec 09, 2020

#R1#
The fighters circling - Mansiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mansiz wants a takedown.
Mansiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mansiz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kerim Mansiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurikovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurikovich stalling in the clinch.
Rurikovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mansiz blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurikovich.
We've been hearing reports that Mansiz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD#
Mansiz jumps guard and drags Rurikovich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rurikovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rurikovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mansiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rurikovich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mansiz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansiz manages to get to full guard.
Rurikovich trying to control but Mansiz is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Mansiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Mansiz looking for a guillotine here but Rurikovich defends easily.
Rurikovich wants to control from the top but Mansiz keeps moving.
Mansiz keeping full guard, as Rurikovich tries to pass. #SUB#
Mansiz has his foot on Rurikovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rurikovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Rurikovich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Mansiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rurikovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mansiz is tightening it up a little... Rurikovich has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rurikovich reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rurikovich taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mansiz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kerim Mansiz!
After the fight, Kerim Mansiz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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