Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 170: Mathieu v Anderson
Date: Oct 13, 2023

#R1#
A slow jab from Trubitsyn misses its intended target.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up.
Trubitsyn swinging wildly here.
Trubitsyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Badass.
Some wild striking there from Trubitsyn.
Badass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Badass cracks Trubitsyn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trubitsyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Trubitsyn misses.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badass with a nice cross.#ROC2#Trubitsyn is rocked!
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!
Badass with the inside leg kick.
Oh Trubitsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass swings for the body but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
That kick from Badass tenderised Trubitsyn's leg. Trubitsyn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trubitsyn seems to have got his legs back now.
Trubitsyn ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Trubitsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Badass counters with a body kick that stops Trubitsyn in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Trubitsyn lands a head shot.
Badass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Badass.
Trubitsyn is breathing heavily.
Badass digs a good hook to Trubitsyn's body.
Nice defenses there by Badass.
Badass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trubitsyn looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Trubitsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Badass tries to score with a low kick but Trubitsyn moves his leg out of the way.
Trubitsyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trubitsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badass.
Trubitsyn misses the jab.
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Badass moves forwards but Trubitsyn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Badass finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Badass.#T2#
Badass defending well as Trubitsyn loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Trubitsyn instigates a clinch.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Badass.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
Trubitsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trubitsyn scores with a shot to the side of Badass's head.
Trubitsyn misses with the head strike.
Trubitsyn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Badass. #BC2#
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badass lands with an uppercut that bounces Trubitsyn off the cage and back into range.
Trubitsyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn ducks under a wild hook from Badass.#T3#
A shot to the body from Trubitsyn misses
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
BOOM! Badass lands a beautiful left hook that drops Trubitsyn. Trubitsyn tries to recover but Badass is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Trubitsyn lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valtteri Badass!
After the fight, Valtteri Badass 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.

Event: WVT 162: Anderson v Ihantala
Date: Sep 23, 2023

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trubitsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Trubitsyn's head but Trubitsyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trubitsyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
Trubitsyn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pandens misses the jab.
Trubitsyn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trubitsyn needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
Pandens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trubitsyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens misses with a straight right.
Pandens has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Glory 4 Boxing in the buildup to the fight.
Trubitsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens scores with a hook to the body. Trubitsyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trubitsyn lands a slapping body shot.
Pandens misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Trubitsyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Trubitsyn blocks a head kick by Pandens.
Trubitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trubitsyn misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pandens tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens looks to land a body kick but Trubitsyn moved away.
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trubitsyn slips under a jab from Pandens.
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Trubitsyn loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
Trubitsyn moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Trubitsyn misses with a leg kick
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Trubitsyn checks it.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Pandens - just one landing.
Pandens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
Pandens lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T2#
Pandens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trubitsyn connects with a looping right hand.
Trubitsyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pandens at a distance.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Trubitsyn moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandens walks into a stiff left hand from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trubitsyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pandens counters with a left to the body.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trubitsyn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trubitsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Trubitsyn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Pandens.
Pandens swings for the body but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Trubitsyn looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
Trubitsyn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trubitsyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trubitsyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandens.
Trubitsyn lands a nice hook to Pandens's body. Pandens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pandens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
Trubitsyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pandens with a body shot.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Pandens was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trubitsyn missing with a left hand there. Pandens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trubitsyn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook.
Trubitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Pandens pushes him off.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trubitsyn. #T4#
Pandens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trubitsyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Trubitsyn scores with a hook to the body. Pandens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandens scores with a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn lands with a good body shot.
Pandens staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Trubitsyn blocks the low kick.
As Pandens backs off Trubitsyn throws a huge counter combo but Pandens manages to avoid it all.
Trubitsyn lands with a good body shot.
Trubitsyn looks to land a right hand but Pandens moved out of range.
Pandens misses with a combination
and Trubitsyn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens avoids the body shot from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn swinging wildly here.
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 Azriel Pandens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pandens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Trubitsyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trubitsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trubitsyn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Trubitsyn misses.
Trubitsyn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trubitsyn throws a leg kick but Pandens checks it.
Trubitsyn throws a lazy right hand but Pandens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandens misses the jab.
Trubitsyn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trubitsyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandens circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Pandens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trubitsyn misses with an uppercut.
Trubitsyn scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
As Trubitsyn backs away, Pandens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pandens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Pandens scores with a nice head shot.
Trubitsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Pandens scores with a jab. Trubitsyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC#Trubitsyn is rocked!
Pandens measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Trubitsyn! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 151: San v Rivers
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Trubitsyn is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Rogers lands a jab to the nose.
Trubitsyn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
Trubitsyn throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Trubitsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trubitsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Trubitsyn slips a straight right by Rogers.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trubitsyn.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn closes the distance but Rogers moves to the side
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Trubitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trubitsyn's head backwards.
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!
A low kick from Trubitsyn is predictable there
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers 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 Trubitsyn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trubitsyn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trubitsyn connects with a jab.
Trubitsyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Trubitsyn blocks the leg kick.
Trubitsyn is looking to clinch.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers swings for the body but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Rogers instigates a clinch.
Trubitsyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Trubitsyn stalling in the clinch.
Trubitsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Rogers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers is keen to just control but Trubitsyn is a slippery customer.#T2#
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rogers is trying to control the action in half guard but Trubitsyn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Rogers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trubitsyn sees it coming and defends easily.
Trubitsyn wants to get back to full guard.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Trubitsyn taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Trubitsyn is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Trubitsyn tries to get to full guard but Rogers has control of the leg.
Trubitsyn regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trubitsyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Trubitsyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Trubitsyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trubitsyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogers's guard. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Rogers slips a jab from Trubitsyn.
Mason Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Trubitsyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trubitsyn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Trubitsyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Trubitsyn avoids nicely.
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Trubitsyn darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trubitsyn.
Rogers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trubitsyn's elbow. #BC2#
Trubitsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Rogers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trubitsyn manages to circle out of the way.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trubitsyn misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Rogers gets tackled into the cage by Trubitsyn. Trubitsyn maintains the clinch.
Trubitsyn pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers is working for takedown but Trubitsyn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Trubitsyn.
Rogers is trying to stall.
Trubitsyn tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
A short right from Trubitsyn on the inside.
Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers throws a head punch that misses.
Trubitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Still in the clinch, Trubitsyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers avoiding damage as Trubitsyn throws knees to the body.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rogers scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Trubitsyn breaks from the clinch.
Rogers throws a low kick, looking for Trubitsyn's leg but Trubitsyn calmly moves out of range.
Trubitsyn throws out a counter right but Rogers avoids it with no problem.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trubitsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.#T3#
Trubitsyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trubitsyn swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trubitsyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trubitsyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trubitsyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Trubitsyn connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Trubitsyn moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Trubitsyn scores with a four punch combination!
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trubitsyn scores with a nice head shot.#ROC2#Rogers is rocked!
Rogers takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
Trubitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn staying out of range there.
Trubitsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Trubitsyn takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trubitsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Trubitsyn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
Rogers throws a low kick but Trubitsyn avoids it.
Rogers takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Trubitsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trubitsyn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trubitsyn takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Rogers rushes Trubitsyn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
Trubitsyn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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##CL2#
Trubitsyn clinches up with Rogers and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Trubitsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Trubitsyn's legs.
A jab from Trubitsyn finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
A cross from Trubitsyn lands.
Trubitsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Trubitsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Trubitsyn misses.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers walks into a straight right hand from Trubitsyn.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Trubitsyn misses the shot to the body.
Trubitsyn throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Trubitsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trubitsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Trubitsyn lands a slapping body shot.
Trubitsyn thuds his right hand into Rogers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers throws a big counter combination but Trubitsyn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trubitsyn misses the jab.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers is looking to wear down Trubitsyn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trubitsyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Rogers misses with a hook. Trubitsyn ducked under it nicely.
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trubitsyn on the side of the head.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trubitsyn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the head.
Trubitsyn misses with a looping right.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Rogers darts in and clinches Trubitsyn up against the cage.
Trubitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trubitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Trubitsyn breaks the clinch.
Trubitsyn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rogers is able to avoid easily.
Trubitsyn wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Trubitsyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Trubitsyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trubitsyn moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Trubitsyn looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trubitsyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogers backs up against the cage.
Trubitsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trubitsyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Trubitsyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trubitsyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rogers with a body shot.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Trubitsyn connects with the punch.
Rogers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Trubitsyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Trubitsyn tries to avoid it.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Trubitsyn misses with a looping left.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
Trubitsyn throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Trubitsyn there.
Rogers scores with a one two! Trubitsyn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trubitsyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trubitsyn throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Rogers works Trubitsyn's body with a nice hook.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Trubitsyn!
A very excited looking Igor Trubitsyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 141: Takahashi v Siale
Date: Aug 11, 2023

#R1#
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Trubitsyn moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
Trubitsyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Trubitsyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trubitsyn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Trubitsyn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trubitsyn thinking.
Trubitsyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Rogers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trubitsyn jabs at Rogers's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers tries to clinch but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
Rogers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a wild combination.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Trubitsyn scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Rogers works Trubitsyn's body with a nice hook.
Rogers lands a right 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!
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Trubitsyn stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Rogers slips a straight right by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with the combination.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Trubitsyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trubitsyn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trubitsyn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Mason Rogers has been cut.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Trubitsyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3#
Trubitsyn lands with a left to the head.
Trubitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers can't find room to land a body shot as Trubitsyn controls the action.
Trubitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Rogers gets control of Trubitsyn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Trubitsyn won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Trubitsyn wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Trubitsyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Trubitsyn is looking to sweep but instead, Rogers has passed into half guard.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trubitsyn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trubitsyn is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trubitsyn keeps working.
Trubitsyn won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
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 Igor Trubitsyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Rogers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trubitsyn eats them both and turns towards Rogers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trubitsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers wants to counter the offense by Trubitsyn and move into the clinch position.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trubitsyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trubitsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Igor Trubitsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers stuns Trubitsyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trubitsyn scores with a nice strike.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trubitsyn backing away here, and Rogers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rogers lands with an overhand left.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Rogers shoots in but Trubitsyn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers avoids a kick to the body.
Rogers takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
Trubitsyn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers feints a jab promting Trubitsyn to slip. Rogers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trubitsyn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trubitsyn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rogers checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Trubitsyn.
Rogers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trubitsyn rather than just go for the knockout.
Trubitsyn misses with a straight right.
Rogers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Trubitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Rogers tenderised Trubitsyn's leg. Trubitsyn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rogers cracks a nice hook into Trubitsyn's ribs.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trubitsyn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Trubitsyn closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.#T2#
Trubitsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers avoiding damage.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a knee to the head.
Trubitsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Trubitsyn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trubitsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Trubitsyn fails to land.
Trubitsyn tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rogers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rogers as Trubitsyn tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trubitsyn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn stalls.
Trubitsyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.
Trubitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Trubitsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #TD2#
Rogers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Trubitsyn regains guard immediately.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Trubitsyn has wrist control.
Rogers passes Trubitsyn's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4#
Rogers working Trubitsyn over with strikes.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trubitsyn's head.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Trubitsyn is trying to stand back up but Rogers is controlling him
Trubitsyn is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Trubitsyn.
A telegraphed right hand from Trubitsyn misses the target.
Rogers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Trubitsyn moved out of range nicely.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Trubitsyn checks a low kick from Rogers.
Rogers with a nice calf kick.
Trubitsyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trubitsyn lands a two punch combo. #T1#
Trubitsyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers is looking for the big counter here.
Trubitsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rogers cracks Trubitsyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Trubitsyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers with a hook.
Rogers tries a low kick but Trubitsyn avoids it.
Trubitsyn is looking to counter punch.
Trubitsyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Rogers - just one landing.
Rogers throws a low kick but Trubitsyn moves out of range easily.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Trubitsyn wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rogers counters with a good low kick that Trubitsyn was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Trubitsyn is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Trubitsyn misses.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Trubitsyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trubitsyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trubitsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trubitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
A nice side step and Rogers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trubitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Trubitsyn is looking to clinch. #CL#
Trubitsyn drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
Rogers misses with a punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn throws a head punch that misses.
Trubitsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
Trubitsyn tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Trubitsyn back against the cage. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trubitsyn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Trubitsyn pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers gets through Trubitsyn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn misses with a body punch.
Trubitsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Trubitsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trubitsyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Trubitsyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
A shot in the inside from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Trubitsyn breaks the clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Trubitsyn moves out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
An out of breath Mason Rogers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 127: Takahashi v Bloodaxe
Date: Jul 08, 2023

#R1#
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Trubitsyn.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Trubitsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trubitsyn avoids the body shot from Jones.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the head.
Jones swings for the body but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trubitsyn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trubitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn slips under a jab.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trubitsyn's hands.
Trubitsyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Trubitsyn moves out of range easily.
Jab by Trubitsyn.#T1#
Jones jabs Trubitsyn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Trubitsyn throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trubitsyn ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Trubitsyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Trubitsyn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trubitsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trubitsyn scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Trubitsyn moves his leg out of the way.
Trubitsyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Igor Trubitsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Trubitsyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Trubitsyn back against the cage.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trubitsyn.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trubitsyn.
Jones avoiding damage as Trubitsyn throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trubitsyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trubitsyn.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trubitsyn backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trubitsyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trubitsyn lands a knee to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Trubitsyn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Jones. #T3#
Jones is trying to stall.
Trubitsyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trubitsyn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Trubitsyn tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Trubitsyn breaks from the clinch.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trubitsyn misses with a two punch combination.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trubitsyn.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Trubitsyn.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trubitsyn throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range. #T4#
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Trubitsyn counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Trubitsyn scores with a nice right hand.
Trubitsyn is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trubitsyn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trubitsyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Trubitsyn throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Trubitsyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trubitsyn throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC2#Jones is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jones crashing down! Jones tries to stagger back to his feet but Trubitsyn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jones asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Trubitsyn!
Igor Trubitsyn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 113: Simone v Wojcik
Date: Jun 09, 2023

#R1#
Trubitsyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cervenka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trubitsyn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cervenka.
Trubitsyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trubitsyn moves out of range as Cervenka strikes.
Cervenka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cervenka duly obliges.
Trubitsyn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cervenka.
Trubitsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trubitsyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervenka swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trubitsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cervenka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trubitsyn misses with a few strikes there.
Trubitsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trubitsyn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Trubitsyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trubitsyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trubitsyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka 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.#T1#
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trubitsyn.
Cervenka takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
Trubitsyn throws a series of strikes that have Cervenka backpedaling.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC#Trubitsyn is rocked!
Cervenka cracks Trubitsyn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Trubitsyn falls to his knees and Cervenka doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Cervenka!

Event: WVT 105: Assndrop v Souza
Date: May 19, 2023

#R1#
Trubitsyn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Thai counter with a right hand.
Trubitsyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn scores with a body shot.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trubitsyn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2#
Trubitsyn clinches.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai lands a shot to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with some punches.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thai throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trubitsyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trubitsyn is defending well for now.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trubitsyn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trubitsyn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand.
Trubitsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trubitsyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trubitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trubitsyn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Thai missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Trubitsyn throws an elbow that misses.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Trubitsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Trubitsyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai has double underhooks.
Trubitsyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trubitsyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trubitsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trubitsyn avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Trubitsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Trubitsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Trubitsyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trubitsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trubitsyn avoids it.#BC2#
Trubitsyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trubitsyn misses the shot to the body.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Thai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai moves out of range as Trubitsyn strikes.
Trubitsyn with a nice calf kick.
Thai moves out of range as Trubitsyn strikes.
Trubitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Trubitsyn and move into the clinch.
Thai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trubitsyn misses the jab.
Trubitsyn scores with a nice right hand.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai avoids the body shot from Trubitsyn.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trubitsyn drops his hands momentarily and Thai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Thai avoids the body shot from Trubitsyn.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Trubitsyn and move into the clinch.
Trubitsyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trubitsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Trubitsyn.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trubitsyn manages to circle out of the way.
Trubitsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai checks the leg kick.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Trubitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thai tries to move into range but Trubitsyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Trubitsyn misses.
Thai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai moves away from the strike by Trubitsyn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A low kick from Trubitsyn misses #CL#
and Thai counters by clinching up.
Trubitsyn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trubitsyn can turn it around.
Trubitsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Trubitsyn avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Trubitsyn controls the action.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trubitsyn avoids it.
Thai throws a punch but it's blocked by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Trubitsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trubitsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trubitsyn.
Nice jab there from Trubitsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn lands with a good body shot.
Trubitsyn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thai checks it well.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trubitsyn cracks Thai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trubitsyn wants to land a leg kick but Thai is out of range. #T1#
Trubitsyn swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Trubitsyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trubitsyn avoids it.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trubitsyn. #BC#
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai misses with an uppercut
and Trubitsyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Thai lands a jab to the head.
Trubitsyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Trubitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Trubitsyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trubitsyn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Trubitsyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Trubitsyn. #T2#
Trubitsyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trubitsyn cracks Thai with a good jab.
Thai feints and then cracks Trubitsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trubitsyn down.
Thai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trubitsyn is defending well for now.
Trubitsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trubitsyn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trubitsyn avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Trubitsyn misses with the head strike.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trubitsyn is defending well for now.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Trubitsyn tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Trubitsyn fails to land.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Trubitsyn avoids the damage to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a right hand.
Trubitsyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trubitsyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn. #BC2#
Trubitsyn breaks from the clinch.
Trubitsyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trubitsyn scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one. #T4##CL2#
Trubitsyn moves into the clinch.
Trubitsyn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.
Trubitsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Trubitsyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trubitsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Trubitsyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trubitsyn stalling against the cage.
Trubitsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trubitsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Trubitsyn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trubitsyn misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trubitsyn dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
Trubitsyn misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trubitsyn.
Thai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trubitsyn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trubitsyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trubitsyn.
Thai walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trubitsyn lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trubitsyn checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
As Trubitsyn tries to get set, Thai tries to push him back and clinch up but Trubitsyn manages to avoid the attempt.
Trubitsyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws an off balance right hand
and Thai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Trubitsyn. Beautiful body shot.
Thai misses with a shot to the body
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Trubitsyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trubitsyn keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Trubitsyn misses with a straight left.
Thai takes one on the button.
Trubitsyn throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trubitsyn connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trubitsyn lunges at Thai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thai's hand. #ROC2#Thai is rocked!
Thai throws a shot from downtown. Trubitsyn moves away and avoids it.
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Trubitsyn breaks away and moves out of range.
Trubitsyn cracks Thai on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thai falls backwards against the cage. Trubitsyn follows up with more strikes that drop Thai to his knees. Trubitsyn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thai! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Trubitsyn!
A relieved looking Igor Trubitsyn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 92: Siale v Anderson
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Vovchanchyn throws a wild body kick that Trubitsyn sees coming a mile off.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trubitsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Vovchanchyn slams his shin into Trubitsyn's torso.
Vovchanchyn throws a sloppy head kick
and Trubitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Vovchanchyn has knocked Trubitsyn down with a huge combo! Vovchanchyn steps away and waves a wobbly Trubitsyn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Trubitsyn is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Igor Trubitsyn has been cut.
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!
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Trubitsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trubitsyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trubitsyn misses with a looping right.
Trubitsyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a double jab.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Trubitsyn head around and knocks him out cold! Vovchanchyn hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Vovchanchyn!
A very excited looking Igor Vovchanchyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 85: Machado v Torvik
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
Trubitsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.
Trubitsyn tests Mercenary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Trubitsyn avoids the punch easily.
Trubitsyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn scores with a hook.
Trubitsyn misses with a few strikes there.
Trubitsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to move into range but Trubitsyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercenary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Mercenary ducks down to avoid it.
Mercenary scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trubitsyn stuns Mercenary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Trubitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trubitsyn throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercenary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2#
Trubitsyn moves into the clinch.#T1#
Trubitsyn lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Trubitsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Trubitsyn moved out of range.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Trubitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercenary cracks Trubitsyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercenary looks for the body kick but Trubitsyn saw that one coming.
Trubitsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trubitsyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Trubitsyn. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trubitsyn 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 Mercenary has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercenary and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercenary moves away.
Mercenary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Trubitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercenary under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. #T2#
Mercenary cracks Trubitsyn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trubitsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trubitsyn throws a right hand that Mercenary ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercenary also avoids with ease.
Trubitsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercenary, as that shot connected.
Trubitsyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Mercenary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trubitsyn.
Mercenary is looking to counter punch.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Trubitsyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Mercenary digs a good body shot into Trubitsyn's ribs.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Trubitsyn counters with a straight right hand.
Trubitsyn lands a two punch combo.
Mercenary lands a head kick!
Trubitsyn connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Trubitsyn walks into a jab.#ROC#Trubitsyn is rocked!
Trubitsyn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercenary on the side of the head.
Trubitsyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercenary finish him?
Trubitsyn misses with a body kick.
Trubitsyn seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trubitsyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Trubitsyn scores with a shot to the body.
Mercenary stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trubitsyn.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trubitsyn! But no joy.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Trubitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trubitsyn lands with a good body shot.
Mercenary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trubitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trubitsyn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercenary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T4#
Mercenary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Trubitsyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL2#
Trubitsyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trubitsyn tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
Trubitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trubitsyn blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercenary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trubitsyn backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trubitsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trubitsyn misses with the head strike.
Mercenary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trubitsyn backwards.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercenary.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A punch combination from Trubitsyn misses.
Mercenary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trubitsyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trubitsyn connects with a body shot.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Trubitsyn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trubitsyn.
Mercenary misses with a wild combination.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercenary.
Mercenary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trubitsyn.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercenary misses its target.
Mercenary fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Trubitsyn misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Trubitsyn lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Mercenary moves out of range.
Trubitsyn connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercenary, as that shot connected.
Trubitsyn connects with a body shot.
Trubitsyn lands a jab to the head.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trubitsyn moves away.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Trubitsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BOOM! Trubitsyn lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mercenary. Mercenary tries to recover but Trubitsyn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mercenary lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Trubitsyn!
A victorious Igor Trubitsyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WVT 77: Machado v Halsti
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trubitsyn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trubitsyn throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trubitsyn wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well. #SUB#
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Cruz 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. #SUB#
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Trubitsyn defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Trubitsyn pushes Cruz off, looking to escape but Cruz dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Trubitsyn is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darian Cruz!
After winning the bout, Darian Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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