Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 372
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Tadageru sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belyaev has his takedown stuffed#TD#
and Tadageru counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Belyaev!
Tadageru lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tadageru lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Belyaev down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev sneaks back into half guard.
Tadageru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belyaev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zanshin MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tadageru preventing the sweep.
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Belyaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Tadageru thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Belyaev won't allow Tadageru to sweep him here.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tadageru manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Tadageru 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.#T1#
Tadageru landing some decent shots from guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Belyaev's brow.
Tadageru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belyaev's head.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tadageru's guard. #REVB#
Belyaev is looking to pass into half guard but Tadageru pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tadageru is in guard.#REVR#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Belyaev has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tadageru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev 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.
Tadageru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tadageru trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tadageru tries to free his leg and advance position but Belyaev is retaining full guard.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev 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.
Tadageru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belyaev's guard.
Tadageru content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Belyaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tadageru is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Tadageru controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belyaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Tadageru advances position into side control!
Tadageru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Belyaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belyaev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tadageru landing a few strikes.
Belyaev tries to buck Tadageru off but Tadageru is having none of it.
Tadageru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Belyaev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tadageru prevents Belyaev from improving his position.
Belyaev moves into full guard.
Belyaev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tadageru manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Tadageru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belyaev scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Belyaev postures up in Tadageru's guard and throws a big left but Tadageru blocks it.
Belyaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belyaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadageru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belyaev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tadageru is looking to regain half guard here but Belyaev keeps moving and retains side control.
Belyaev landing a few strikes.
Tadageru manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belyaev's best efforts.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to pass to mount.
Tadageru moves into full guard.
Tadageru wants to sweep here but Belyaev controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belyaev.
Belyaev stands up over Tadageru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Belyaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tadageru swivels and escapes.
Tadageru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD2#
Belyaev feints and as Tadageru raises his hands in defense, Belyaev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tadageru lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Tadageru trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Tadageru distracts Belyaev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tadageru stands up over Belyaev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Belyaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tadageru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru is working Belyaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Tadageru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belyaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Tadageru cracks Belyaev with a solid left hand.
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Tadageru controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru wants to pass the guard but Belyaev is keeping the position.
Tadageru works over Belyaev with some ground and pound from guard.
Belyaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tadageru is in close to Belyaev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tadageru trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Tadageru distracts Belyaev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tadageru preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Tadageru has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Belyaev to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tadageru is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Belyaev pulls down on the head and he's put Tadageru to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Belyaev!
An out of breath Daniel Belyaev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CCC 85
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with River but River pushes him off and we're back to square one.
River defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev shoots in but River avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belyaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Belyaev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
River regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belyaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.#T1#
Belyaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belyaev looking to pass the guard.
River controlling Belyaev's posture. #SUB2#
Belyaev lying in River 's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. River decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Belyaev taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James River !
James River thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CCC 76
Date: Sep 28, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Belyaev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flamenco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flamenco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flamenco tries to get out of the position.
Flamenco struggling a bit here.
Belyaev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Belyaev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Belyaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flamenco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belyaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belyaev is putting a hurting on Flamenco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Belyaev cracks Flamenco with a big elbow.
Belyaev lands some shots froms side control.
Belyaev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shut Up & Train!. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Flamenco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belyaev on the ground.
Flamenco is trying to control Belyaev's posture but Belyaev avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev scores with punches from side control.
Belyaev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Belyaev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Belyaev working the body and head with strikes.
Belyaev grinds an elbow into Flamenco's temple.
Flamenco tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Belyaev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Belyaev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Flamenco some visible discomfort.
Belyaev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Flamenco prevents Belyaev from improving position.
An elbow from Belyaev crashes against the mat.
Belyaev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Belyaev landing strikes.
Belyaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Flamenco wants to control but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev is chipping away with strikes.
Belyaev scoring with punches from side control.
Flamenco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Belyaev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flamenco is avoiding damage well. #T2#
Belyaev working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belyaev throws a strike aimed at the side of Flamenco's head but Flamenco avoids it well.
Belyaev cracks Flamenco with a big elbow.
Belyaev working the ground and pound but Flamenco is defending the strikes.
Belyaev working the ground and pound.
Belyaev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Flamenco!
Belyaev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flamenco's face.
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #ROC2#Flamenco is rocked!
Belyaev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Flamenco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belyaev cracks Flamenco with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
Daniel Belyaev thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CCC 66 : Obama vs Dratchev
Date: Aug 18, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Eclaro shows good takedown defense.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Belyaev is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Eclaro gets the takedown into side control.
Eclaro 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.
Belyaev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eclaro working the head and body with strikes.
Belyaev manages to get back to half guard.
Belyaev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belyaev.#SUB2#
Belyaev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eclaro postures up in Belyaev's guard and throws a big left but Belyaev blocks it.
Eclaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eclaro 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.
Belyaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Belyaev, not yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eclaro forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Eclaro trying to control the action but Belyaev is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Eclaro is looking for a kimura here.
Eclaro wants to free his trapped foot but Belyaev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belyaev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eclaro preventing the sweep.
Belyaev keeps trying to improve his position.
Belyaev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shut Up & Train!. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Belyaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Eclaro has his foot on Belyaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belyaev works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Belyaev stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Eclaro throws up his legs and catches Belyaev in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Belyaev tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Eclaro! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Eclaro!
Paul Eclaro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CCC 59 : Hernandez vs Belyaev
Date: Aug 03, 2024

#R1##TD#
Belyaev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Belyaev postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
Belyaev throws an elbow that misses. Hernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belyaev's guard. Nice move by Hernandez!#REVB#
Belyaev keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez connects with a couple of short punches.
Belyaev wants to improve his position but instead Hernandez has moved into half guard.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belyaev is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belyaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hernandez stands up over Belyaev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez preventing the sweep. #T1#
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belyaev is on top in guard. #REVR#
Belyaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belyaev.
Belyaev looking to pass the guard.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belyaev is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Belyaev defends easily.
Belyaev throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belyaev defends well.#SUB2#
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belyaev defends well.
Our spies down at at Chikara MMA Gym inform us that Hernandez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Belyaev is looking to pass into half guard but Hernandez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hernandez is in guard.#REVB#
Belyaev wants to sweep but no luck.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard. #REVR#
Belyaev landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Belyaev preventing the sweep.
Hernandez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hernandez trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Belyaev tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Belyaev landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belyaev defends well.#SUB2#
Belyaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hernandez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belyaev has managed to get both his arms back between Hernandez's legs - danger averted.
Belyaev with a nice head shot there.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Belyaev controlling him for the moment.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belyaev with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Belyaev passes into half guard.
Belyaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head. #SUB2#
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev tries to pass to full mount but Hernandez defends it.
Hernandez gets full guard.
Belyaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Belyaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belyaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belyaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Belyaev goes for a double leg but Hernandez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hernandez continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hernandez after a bit of a struggle.
Hernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernandez is working Belyaev over against the cage.
A short right from Hernandez.
A body shot lands from Hernandez.
A short body shot lands from Hernandez as the two fighters clinch.
Hernandez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belyaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Hernandez manages to get underhooks.
Belyaev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hernandez prevents it.
Belyaev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belyaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hernandez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belyaev is working for takedown but Hernandez is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Hernandez.
Belyaev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernandez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hernandez.
Hernandez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hernandez lands a nice uppercut.
Belyaev wants a takedown but no success here.
Belyaev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernandez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hernandez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hernandez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hernandez.
Nice body punch from Hernandez - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez pushes Belyaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernandez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belyaev backwards. #T2#
Hernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hernandez.
A right hand to the body from Hernandez.
A hook to the body from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a hook that snaps the head of Belyaev backwards.
Frank Hernandez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hernandez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Hernandez.
Belyaev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hernandez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Belyaev shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Hernandez sprawls well.
Belyaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Hernandez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Belyaev walks into a straight right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Belyaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belyaev tries to move into range but Hernandez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown.
Frank Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez swings for the body but Belyaev moves out of range.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Hernandez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belyaev or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez, which made it look bad.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniel Belyaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belyaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand. #T4#
Belyaev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belyaev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hernandez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belyaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez lands with a good body shot.
Hernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frank Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belyaev slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Belyaev tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Belyaev shoots in.
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Hernandez connects with a right hand. Belyaev shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.#R3#
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Belyaev. Belyaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belyaev doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez throws out a powerful jab.
Belyaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Hernandez circles away easily
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev moves away from the strike by Hernandez. #T1#
Hernandez sizes up Belyaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belyaev manages to avoid it.
Belyaev attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Hernandez.
Belyaev shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheers as Hernandez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belyaev doesn't seem phased though.
Belyaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belyaev off to one side.
Hernandez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Belyaev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belyaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
Belyaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belyaev off to one side.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belyaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belyaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hernandez defends well and Belyaev ends up having to push Hernandez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Hernandez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belyaev wants a takedown. #TD#
Belyaev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hernandez regains guard immediately.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belyaev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belyaev defends well.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Belyaev controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Hernandez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belyaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Belyaev with a nice head shot there.
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Belyaev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belyaev. #SUB2#
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Belyaev pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Hernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belyaev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4##SUB2#
Belyaev stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hernandez has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Belyaev manages to get his head free but now Hernandez has transitioned to an armbar! Belyaev grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hernandez! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Hernandez!
An out of breath Frank Hernandez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CCC 45 : Belyaev vs Cizek
Date: Jun 30, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cizek throws out a counter right but Belyaev avoids it with no problem.
Belyaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD#
Belyaev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Cizek's hands, connecting with Cizek's forehead.
Belyaev thows a huge punch but Cizek dodges it nicely.
Belyaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cizek has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belyaev works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belyaev dominating with strikes here.
Cizek is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Belyaev lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cizek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #T1#
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cizek? #ROC#Cizek is rocked!
Cizek's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cizek is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Belyaev breaks from Cizek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belyaev postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cizek in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cizek to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
Our winner, Daniel Belyaev, 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.

Event: RSE 81:
Date: May 29, 2024

#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belyaev.
A head kick misses from Mickey.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belyaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mickey defends well and Belyaev ends up having to push Mickey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belyaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mickey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mickey lands with a left to the head.
Belyaev goes for a takedown attempt but Mickey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniel Belyaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belyaev walks into a left hand.
Belyaev has a takedown stuffed.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Mickey throws out a counter right but Belyaev avoids it with no problem.
Belyaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belyaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mickey swivels and escapes.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mickey as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mickey.
Belyaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Mickey is looking to slow Belyaev down with leg kicks.
Mickey slaps away a takedown attempt from Belyaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belyaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Mickey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belyaev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mickey pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC2#
Mickey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Mickey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belyaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mickey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No luck for Belyaev with that takedown attempt.
Mickey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Belyaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belyaev shoots for a takedown but Mickey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belyaev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mickey finds it's way round the side to connect with Belyaev's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belyaev.
Belyaev avoids the body shot from Mickey.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Mickey counters with a left to the body.
Mickey connects with a nice looking jab.
Mickey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Belyaev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Belyaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mickey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belyaev somewhat.#T2#
Mickey cracks Belyaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickey lands a leg kick that knocks Belyaev off balance momentarily.
Belyaev shoots in but Mickey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
letting Mickey counter with a right hand.
Mickey lands with a right hand.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mickey as he jumps to the side.
Gage Mickey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belyaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Mickey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Mickey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Mickey catches Belyaev right on the button with a cross.
Belyaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mickey avoids it really well and circles away.
Mickey jabs Belyaev right on the nose. Belyaev blinks but takes it well.
Mickey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mickey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense.
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mickey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belyaev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mickey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mickey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belyaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mickey swivels and escapes.
Belyaev 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.
Belyaev blocks a jab.
Mickey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belyaev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mickey throws a hook but Belyaev blocks it.
Belyaev shoots for a takedown but Mickey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belyaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belyaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mickey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev is breathing heavily.
Mickey stuffs the takedown attempt from Belyaev. Belyaev gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Mickey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belyaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mickey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belyaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Belyaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mickey counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Mickey looks to land a right hand but Belyaev moved out of range.
Mickey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belyaev closes the distance and clinches up with Mickey, looking for a takedown. Belyaev pushes Mickey against the cage but Mickey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mickey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belyaev checks a leg kick nicely.
Mickey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mickey lands a lovely overhand right.
Belyaev checks the leg kick.
Mickey with a jab.
Mickey lands with a nice body punch.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mickey defends it nicely.
Mickey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mickey defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Mickey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Belyaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mickey tries to avoid it but Belyaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mickey to the ground. Mickey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mickey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mickey thuds a left hand into Belyaev's body.
Mickey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belyaev.
Mickey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mickey wants it to stay on the feet.
Belyaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev shoots in but Mickey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot lands for Mickey.
Mickey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daniel Belyaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mickey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mickey wants it to stay on the feet.
Belyaev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Mickey coming out on top.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Belyaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mickey throws a hook but Belyaev avoids it easily.
Mickey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belyaev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Mickey. That snapped Belyaev's head back. #T1#
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belyaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Mickey misses.
Gage Mickey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Mickey. No joy for Belyaev on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Mickey. No joy for Belyaev on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belyaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mickey tries to avoid it but Belyaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mickey to the ground. Mickey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mickey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Belyaev. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mickey misses the shot to the body.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Mickey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belyaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belyaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey circles away easily
and Mickey counters with a stiff right hand.
Belyaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Mickey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mickey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mickey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mickey connects with a leg kick.
Mickey loads up on a big right hand but Belyaev slips the punch.
Belyaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mickey! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Mickey.#T2#
Belyaev shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Mickey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belyaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mickey lands with a hook. Belyaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belyaev moves out of range as Mickey strikes.
Mickey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belyaev manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mickey.
Sloppy strikes from Mickey. Those never looked like landing.
Mickey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Good standup being displayed there by Mickey as he connects with a hook.
Mickey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mickey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Mickey.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mickey lands a high kick!
Belyaev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mickey pinned against the cage. Mickey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
A big right from Mickey misses.
Mickey stuffs the takedown.
Belyaev checks a leg kick.
Belyaev attempts a counter takedown but Mickey avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Belyaev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mickey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belyaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mickey is pulling down on Belyaev's head. It's preventing any offense from Belyaev, at least for the moment.
Belyaev throwing strikes from guard but Mickey blocks nicely.
Belyaev stops Mickey from standing up. #ES2#
Mickey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Belyaev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Belyaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mickey avoids it really well and circles away.
Mickey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Mickey sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T4#
Belyaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belyaev looks for a takedown but Mickey sprawls well.
Belyaev goes for a double leg but Mickey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mickey continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Mickey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Mickey is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mickey.
Mickey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belyaev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mickey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Belyaev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mickey after a bit of a struggle.
Mickey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belyaev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mickey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belyaevs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mickey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickey stops a takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A hook to the body from Mickey.
Mickey lands an uppercut.
Mickey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belyaev backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mickey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Mickey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Mickey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Mickey throws a head kick but Belyaev moves out of range.
A left lands for Mickey.
Belyaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mickey defends well and Belyaev ends up having to push Mickey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Mickey breaks from the clinch.
Mickey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mickey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Mickey counters with a stiff right hand.
Mickey throws a head kick but Belyaev moves out of range.
Belyaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mickey swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mickey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belyaev moves away.
Belyaev blocks a head kick by Mickey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belyaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey throws a leg kick but Belyaev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Mickey.
Belyaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belyaev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mickey pinned against the cage. Mickey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mickey stuns Belyaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Mickey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mickey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Mickey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belyaev dives in and grabs Mickey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mickey pushes down on Belyaev's head and hops out.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
and Mickey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belyaev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mickey. That one must have hurt.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
and Mickey counters with a straight right hand.
Mickey lands with a good body shot.
Belyaev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mickey. Mickey obviously looking to wear him down.
Belyaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mickey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mickey scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Mickey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belyaev doesn't seem phased though.
Mickey lands with a good body shot.
Mickey throws a one two combo.
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Mickey sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mickey! But no joy.
Belyaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Mickey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belyaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Belyaev looking for a takedown.
Mickey lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Mickey breaks the clinch.
Belyaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belyaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mickey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belyaev somewhat.
Mickey works Belyaev's body with a nice hook.
Mickey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mickey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mickey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belyaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mickey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belyaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mickey avoids it really well and circles away.
Belyaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mickey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belyaev somewhat.
Mickey cracks a nice hook into Belyaev's ribs.
Mickey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD#
Belyaev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mickey quickly recovers to half guard.

Mickey manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev dives in and grabs Mickey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mickey pushes down on Belyaev's head and hops out.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mickey. #T4#
Mickey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belyaev ducks under a wild hook from Mickey.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Mickey tries to sprawl out of it but Belyaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mickey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belyaev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mickey. Mickey obviously looking to wear him down.
Belyaev slips a straight right by Mickey.
Belyaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belyaev is defended easily by Mickey.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mickey! But no joy.
Belyaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mickey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Mickey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mickey looks to land a left hand but Belyaev moved out of range nicely.
Belyaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mickey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belyaev somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Mickey really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belyaev is defended easily by Mickey.
Belyaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mickey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belyaev looks for a takedown but Mickey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev looks for a takedown but Mickey sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Belyaev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Belyaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Mickey wants to stand up but Belyaev is controlling him. #ES2#
Mickey scrambles and gets back to his feet. #T1#
Mickey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mickey cracks Belyaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Mickey.
Mickey throws a big shot that misses.
Belyaev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Mickey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belyaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belyaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mickey tries to avoid it but Belyaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mickey to the ground. Mickey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Belyaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mickey swivels and escapes.
Belyaev backing away here, and Mickey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mickey stuffs the takedown attempt from Belyaev. Belyaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Mickey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belyaev is defended easily by Mickey.#T2#
Belyaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mickey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belyaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Mickey sprawls well.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Mickey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Mickey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belyaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mickey connects with a high kick.
Mickey with a nice calf kick.
Mickey scores with a jab.
Belyaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mickey counters with a head kick.
Mickey moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC2#Belyaev is rocked!
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Mickey to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Belyaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belyaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mickey is looking to slow Belyaev down with leg kicks.
Belyaev seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by Mickey.
Mickey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belyaev's sensitive parts.
Belyaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mickey throws out the jab.
Belyaev fails with the takedown.
Belyaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mickey defends well and Belyaev ends up having to push Mickey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mickey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Mickey manages to break the clinch.
Belyaev moves out of range as Mickey strikes.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Mickey tries to sprawl out of it but Belyaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mickey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mickey defends it nicely.#T4#
Mickey thuds a left hand into Belyaev's body.
Belyaev fails with the takedown.
Mickey throws out a counter right but Belyaev avoids it with no problem.
Mickey takes a swing at Belyaev's ribcage but misses.
Belyaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Belyaev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mickey pinned against the cage. Mickey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Mickey circles away easily
and Mickey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mickey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mickey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev takes one on the button.
Mickey's corner calls for a 1-2. Mickey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belyaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mickey.
Belyaev shoots for a takedown but Mickey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Mickey dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Belyaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mickey's waist but Mickey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belyaev off to one side.
Belyaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mickey tries to avoid it but Belyaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mickey to the ground. Mickey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belyaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mickey throws out the jab.
Belyaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mickey avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mickey connects with a right hand. Belyaev shakes it off.
Belyaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mickey throws a body shot but no joy.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt - Mickey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey scores with a jab. Belyaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
Belyaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mickey is concentrating on defense, preventing Belyaev from advancing position.
Belyaev is thwarting Mickey's attempts to control the position.
Mickey won't allow Belyaev to pass to mount. #T1#
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Mickey is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belyaev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belyaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev prevents Mickey from improving his position.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mickey wants to get back to his feet.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Mickey is defending well.
Mickey is trying to control but can't. #T2#
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mickey wants to get back to his feet.
Mickey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mickey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mickey is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Belyaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mickey has his hands clasped together around Belyaev's back. He's all about the action.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard but Mickey defending well.
Mickey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Belyaev winds up and cracks Mickey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mickey wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniel Belyaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mickey is trying to get back to full guard.
Mickey wants to get back to his feet.
Belyaev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mickey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mickey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belyaev with shots to the head and body - Mickey looks very uncomfortable down there. #T4#
Belyaev lands with some strikes.
Mickey is in a horrible position here. Belyaev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #ROC#Mickey is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belyaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mickey is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mickey badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Belyaev around the waist but Belyaev pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Belyaev is the winner by TKO! Belyaev jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
Daniel Belyaev is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Daniel Belyaev 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: RSE 73:
Date: May 01, 2024

#R1#
No luck for Belyaev with that takedown attempt.
Belyaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Raven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belyaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Raven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raven has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Raven has Belyaev pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Raven pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Belyaev tumbling to the mat - Raven dives into Belyaev's guard.
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raven is one step ahead there.
Raven wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Raven has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Raven takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belyaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Belyaev is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Raven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belyaev sees it coming and defends easily.
Belyaev tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Belyaev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raven trying to control from half guard but Belyaev is working away.
Raven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belyaev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven throws a big right hand that misses.
Belyaev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belyaev is working hard here to advance position.
Raven wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev wants to improve his position but instead Raven has moved into half guard.
Belyaev is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Belyaev looking for submissions off his back.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raven lands a nice short elbow.
Raven prevents Belyaev from improving his position.#SUB2#
Raven is looking for a kimura but Belyaev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raven to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven is trying to control the action in half guard but Belyaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belyaev tries to roll over but Raven keeps him under control.
Raven working Belyaev over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belyaev is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Raven is trying to control the action in half guard but Belyaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belyaev tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Belyaev taking some punishment here, with Raven in his half guard. #SUB2#
Raven is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belyaev tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Raven has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belyaev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raven raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raven landing shots from mount. #T4#
Belyaev is looking to improve his position but Raven isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Raven has hold of Belyaev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belyaev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Raven tries to control but Belyaev wriggling away.
Belyaev is looking to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Raven jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Belyaev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Belyaev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Belyaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Raven tries for a kimura but Belyaev is defending well.
Belyaev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Raven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Raven sprawls well.#TD#
Belyaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Raven's hands, connecting with Raven's forehead.
Raven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raven tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belyaev prevents Raven from improving his position.
Belyaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zane Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven tries to roll over but Belyaev keeps him under control.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Raven with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev is pressing down on Raven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raven is holding on for now. #T1#
Raven trying to control but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev moves into full mount! Raven won't be happy about that!
Belyaev prevents Raven from getting the reversal.
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Raven is trying to escape the mount.
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belyaev scoring with strikes but Raven is staying in there.
Belyaev is landing with some decent strikes but Raven is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belyaev working Raven over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raven gets back to half guard.
Belyaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2##SUB2#
Raven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raven taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Belyaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belyaev working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Raven's thigh. Raven counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Belyaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Raven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Belyaev landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Raven has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Belyaev doesn't defend quickly enough and Raven has managed to lock this one up! Can Belyaev escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Raven on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zane Raven!
A victorious Zane Raven thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RSE 65: Macabre
Date: Apr 03, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
River misses with a two punch combination.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel Belyaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River takes a swing at Belyaev's ribcage but misses.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but River shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Belyaev.
Belyaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting River counter with a right hand.
Belyaev shoots for a takedown but River saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Belyaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through River 's hands, connecting with River 's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River wants to improve his position but Belyaev is controlling well.
Belyaev lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
Belyaev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Belyaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belyaev landing punches. #T1#
Belyaev thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Belyaev with good strikes from the mount here!
Belyaev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
River in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belyaev unloading with bombs!
Belyaev lands a couple of good shots and River has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Belyaev misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev lands shots from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River is in bad spot here.
Belyaev missing with punches from the back.
River covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Belyaev has River flattened out and is raining down punches.
Belyaev punishes River with strikes from the back mount. #T2#
River trying to control the hands but Belyaev won't let him.
Even with his hooks in, Belyaev manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Belyaev throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
River covers up after that shot from Belyaev.
Belyaev gets his hands free as River looks to control.
Belyaev misses with a punch to the head.
River trying to control the position but Belyaev manages to sink in the hooks.
Belyaev somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Belyaev scores with punches from the back.
Belyaev somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
River trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Belyaev doesn't have the hooks in and River manages to turn into his guard.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but River is one step ahead there. #T3#
River is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belyaev keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
River forces his way into half guard.
Belyaev works his way to full guard. Good work.
River won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
River cracks Belyaev with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belyaev is on top in guard. #REVB#
Belyaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belyaev is aware though and is defending well.
Belyaev with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
River trying to keep a closed guard but Belyaev is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
River looking for a triangle here. Belyaev is fighting it but it looks tight! River pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Belyaev is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James River !
A victorious James River thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RSE 59: One Night In Hell
Date: Mar 13, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Belyaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garak stuffs the takedown.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elim Garak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Belyaev.
Garak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belyaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garak.
Garak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Belyaev scores with a takedown into Garak's guard.
Belyaev lands a couple of elbows.
Belyaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Garak 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.#SUB#
Garak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belyaev is working Garak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garak is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belyaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Belyaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garak is keeping the position for now.
Belyaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garak is pulling down on Belyaev's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Garak has his foot on Belyaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belyaev works his way back into a safe position though.
Garak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Belyaev has momentary wrist control but Garak slips an elbow through the middle.
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Garak controlling him for the moment.
Garak trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Garak preventing the sweep.
Garak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belyaev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Garak has passed into side control. #T2#
Garak wants to control but Belyaev is keeping him busy.
Belyaev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Belyaev trying to get back to full guard but Garak takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Belyaev tries to reverse the position but Garak maintains control.
Garak scoring with strikes but Belyaev is staying in there. #SUB#
Belyaev tries to improve his position but Garak has taken his back! Garak has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Belyaev tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Garak pushes Belyaev away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elim Garak!
Elim Garak is the new featherweight champion!
Elim Garak 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.

Event: RSE 49: Bloodbath
Date: Feb 14, 2024

#R1#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Kreshnik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kreshnik counter with a right hand.
Kreshnik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kreshnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel Belyaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
and Kreshnik counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreshnik scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kreshnik finds it's way through Belyaev's defenses. #TD#
Belyaev feints and as Kreshnik raises his hands in defense, Belyaev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belyaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kreshnik wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev throwing strikes but missing.
Belyaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev throwing strikes but missing.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Kreshnik is retaining full guard. #T1#
Kreshnik is pulling down on Belyaev's head. It's preventing any offense from Belyaev, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev postures up in Kreshnik's guard and throws a big left but Kreshnik blocks it.
Kreshnik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belyaev is one step ahead there.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belyaev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kreshnik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belyaev throws an elbow that misses. Kreshnik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belyaev's guard. Nice move by Kreshnik!#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belyaev is on top in guard. #REVR#
Belyaev throwing strikes from guard but Kreshnik blocks nicely. #T2#
Belyaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kreshnik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belyaev.
Belyaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kreshnik trying to control the position here.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Kreshnik is retaining full guard.
Belyaev is looking to advance position but Kreshnik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Belyaev is looking to improve his position but Kreshnik isn't that keen on the idea.
Belyaev is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Kreshnik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Belyaev gets back to half guard.
Belyaev tries to get to full guard but Kreshnik has control of the leg.
Belyaev gets full guard.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belyaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Belyaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Kreshnik 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.
Belyaev throwing strikes from guard but Kreshnik blocks nicely.
Belyaev postures up in Kreshnik's guard and throws a big left but Kreshnik blocks it.
Belyaev postures up in Kreshnik's guard and throws a big left but Kreshnik blocks it.
Belyaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belyaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belyaev landing with the ground and pound.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kreshnik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Kreshnik shows good takedown defense.
Kreshnik connects with a body shot that sends Belyaev's belly button to the back.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kreshnik but Kreshnik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kreshnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belyaev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kreshnik is fending him off so far but Belyaev persists. Nope, Kreshnik circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kreshnik but Kreshnik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belyaev ducks under a wild hook from Kreshnik.
Belyaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kreshnik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Kreshnik circles away easily
and Kreshnik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kreshnik as he jumps to the side.
Kreshnik misses with a double jab.
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Kreshnik sprawls well.
Kreshnik throws out a counter right but Belyaev avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Belyaev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belyaev lands in his opponent's guard.
Daniel Belyaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Kreshnik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belyaev's guard. #REVB#
Belyaev being controlled here, momentarily.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreshnik controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Belyaev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kreshnik defends it easily.
Belyaev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kreshnik manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kreshnik swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Belyaev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belyaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belyaev postures up and lands a big shot to Kreshnik's brow.
Kreshnik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Belyaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kreshnik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kreshnik is on top in guard. #REVB#
Kreshnik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belyaev wants to sweep but no luck.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kreshnik's guard. #REVR#
Belyaev looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Kreshnik trying to control the position.
Belyaev forces his way into half guard.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev thows a huge punch but Kreshnik dodges it nicely.
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belyaev is pressing down on Kreshnik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kreshnik is holding on for now.
Kreshnik tries to roll over but Belyaev keeps him under control.#T4#
Belyaev is looking to advance position but Kreshnik won't allow it.
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kreshnik desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kreshnik tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev thows a huge punch but Kreshnik dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belyaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kreshnik's head.
Kreshnik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belyaev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Belyaev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kreshnik tries to avoid it but Belyaev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kreshnik to the ground. Kreshnik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kreshnik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belyaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kreshnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
and Kreshnik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev has his takedown stuffed
and Kreshnik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belyaev thinking.
Kreshnik throws out a loose jab but Belyaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belyaev is defended easily by Kreshnik.
Kreshnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belyaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev goes for a double leg but Kreshnik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kreshnik continues to drive forward.
Belyaev is trying to drag Kreshnik to the mat but Kreshnik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Belyaev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kreshnik prevents it. #T1##BC2#
Kreshnik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kreshnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Belyaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kreshnik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Belyaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kreshnik is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Belyaev cracks Kreshnik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Belyaev misses with the ground and pound.
Belyaev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kreshnik dodges the ground and pound from Belyaev.
Kreshnik prevents Belyaev from improving position.
Belyaev throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T2#
Belyaev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kreshnik tries to improve position but can't.
Kreshnik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kreshnik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kreshnik has control of Belyaev's left arm, preventing Belyaev from doing any damage.
Kreshnik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belyaev's guard. #REVB#
Kreshnik trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belyaev wants to improve his position but instead Kreshnik has moved into half guard.
Belyaev manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Kreshnik controlling him for the moment.
Belyaev 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#
Kreshnik is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Kreshnik is defending well.
Belyaev throwing shots but Kreshnik is blocking nicely.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Kreshnik moves into full guard.
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kreshnik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kreshnik has Belyaev pulled in close to control his posture.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belyaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belyaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Belyaev lands a couple of elbows.
Kreshnik has momentary wrist control but Belyaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Belyaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belyaev connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Daniel Belyaev did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4##TD#
Belyaev shoots in and bounces Kreshnik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Belyaev distracts Kreshnik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belyaev throws an elbow that misses. Kreshnik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belyaev's guard. Nice move by Kreshnik!#REVB#
Kreshnik tries to free his leg and advance position but Belyaev is retaining full guard.
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Kreshnik controlling him for the moment.
Belyaev 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#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.
Kreshnik is looking to control Belyaev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kreshnik avoid being mounted?
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Belyaev works his way into side control.
Belyaev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kreshnik is avoiding damage well.
Kreshnik defending against the ground and pound.
Belyaev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Belyaev throws a strike aimed at the side of Kreshnik's head but Kreshnik avoids it well.
Kreshnik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belyaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belyaev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Belyaev tries to score with some ground and pound. Kreshnik controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Belyaev throws an elbow but Kreshnik slips to the side and avoids it well.
Belyaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kreshnik to see if he's OK.
Belyaev scores with a couple of short elbows.#T2#
Belyaev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kreshnik is bucking up trying to escape but Belyaev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Belyaev looking to finish Kreshnik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kreshnik!
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Kreshnik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belyaev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kreshnik's face.
Belyaev lands a heavy elbow.
Belyaev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belyaev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Belyaev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kreshnik wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Belyaev.
Belyaev throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T3#
Belyaev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Belyaev cracks Kreshnik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Belyaev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belyaev 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.
Belyaev lands a big elbow. #ROC#Kreshnik is rocked!
Belyaev looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kreshnik covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
Daniel Belyaev is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Daniel Belyaev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RSE 39.5: Dawning of Chaos
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD2#
and Guterrez counters with a takedown into side control.
Belyaev is looking for a sweep.
Guterrez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Belyaev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guterrez's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev wants to get back to full guard.
Guterrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Funky Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Belyaev moves into full guard.
Guterrez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Belyaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guterrez.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guterrez's guard. #REVR#
Belyaev is in close to Guterrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belyaev postures up and lands a big shot to Guterrez's brow.
Guterrez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Guterrez won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Belyaev 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#
Belyaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guterrez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Guterrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev working Guterrez over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guterrez taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard. #SUB2#
Guterrez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belyaev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guterrez! #T2#
Guterrez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belyaev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belyaev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belyaev with shots to the head and body - Guterrez looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC#Guterrez is rocked!
Guterrez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Guterrez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guterrez is trying to maintain the position but Belyaev is very close to passing his half guard.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Guterrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev wants to pass to mount but Guterrez is defending the position.
Guterrez trying to hold on to Belyaev's head to control him but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev prevents Guterrez from improving his position.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guterrez moves into full guard.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Belyaev stands up over Guterrez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guterrez is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Guterrez is trying to control the position but Belyaev postures up.
Belyaev passes Guterrez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guterrez seems to have recovered his senses.
Guterrez is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.
Belyaev prevents Guterrez from improving his position.
Guterrez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guterrez tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guterrez tries to get to full guard but Belyaev has control of the leg.
Belyaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guterrez is pressing down on Belyaev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belyaev preventing the sweep.
Belyaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guterrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Guterrez, not yet.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Guterrez trying to keep a closed guard but Belyaev is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belyaev is pushing down on Guterrez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guterrez is fighting to maintain full guard but Belyaev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Guterrez wants to get back to full guard.
Guterrez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Belyaev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guterrez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Belyaev is in close to Guterrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Guterrez is retaining full guard.
Guterrez pulls Belyaev in to control the position.
Belyaev postures up and lands a big shot to Guterrez's brow.
Guterrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Guterrez, not yet. #SUB2#
Guterrez has his foot on Belyaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belyaev works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Belyaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guterrez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belyaev has managed to get both his arms back between Guterrez's legs - danger averted.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Guterrez is retaining full guard.
Belyaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guterrez can do to turn this around?
Belyaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guterrez's guard.
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Guterrez's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guterrez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belyaev is working away from the top position though.
Guterrez is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
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. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Guterrez's temple.
Belyaev lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Guterrez quite badly. Guterrez pulls Belyaev in close trying to recover. Belyaev postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Guterrez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Guterrez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
After winning the bout, Daniel Belyaev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RSE 33: Blood Red Throne
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1##TD#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammerstein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Belyaev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Belyaev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Hammerstein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Belyaev grinds an elbow into Hammerstein's temple.
Hammerstein is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belyaev off and has taken his back!
Hammerstein trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Belyaev doesn't escape.
Belyaev tries to escape but Hammerstein has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Belyaev do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerstein is hanging on to Belyaev's back as he tries to escape.
Belyaev is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Belyaev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Belyaev trying to get back to full guard but Hammerstein takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Belyaev is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerstein is looking to stand but Belyaev has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Belyaev working to try and regain half guard.
Belyaev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hammerstein sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belyaev is looking to improve his position but Hammerstein isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
Hammerstein controlling from the full mount.
Belyaev is trying to escape the mount. #SU2#
Hammerstein stands up from mount. Strange move.
Daniel Belyaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerstein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammerstein is looking for the big counter here.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammerstein as he jumps to the side.
Jerry Hammerstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Hammerstein throws a head kick but Belyaev moves out of range.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Hammerstein shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerstein throws a head kick but Belyaev moves out of range.
Hammerstein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belyaev.
Belyaev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammerstein is fending him off so far but Belyaev persists. Nope, Hammerstein circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammerstein throws a sloppy head kick and Belyaev moves out of range easily.
Belyaev walks into a jab.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Belyaev gets a double leg takedown into Hammerstein's guard.
Hammerstein wants to sweep but no luck.
Belyaev is in close to Hammerstein's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Hammerstein has his foot on Belyaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belyaev works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belyaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammerstein is keeping the position for now.
Belyaev throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Belyaev 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!
Belyaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Hammerstein is keeping the position.
Hammerstein wants to sweep here but Belyaev controlling him for the moment.
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammerstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belyaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Belyaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belyaev is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerstein has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Hammerstein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammerstein sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Hammerstein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammerstein misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belyaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Belyaev wants to take the fight to the mat but Hammerstein manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammerstein after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Hammerstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammerstein throws a head kick but Belyaev moves out of range.
Hammerstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belyaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belyaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belyaev has a takedown stuffed.
Belyaev avoids the head kick by Hammerstein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammerstein sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt - Hammerstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammerstein misses with a head kick.
Belyaev goes for a double leg but Hammerstein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hammerstein continues to drive forward.
Belyaev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hammerstein is defending well.
Belyaev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammerstein pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Hammerstein with a jab.
Belyaev dives in and grabs Hammerstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammerstein pushes down on Belyaev's head and hops out.
Hammerstein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammerstein scores with a jab. Belyaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belyaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hammerstein defends well and Belyaev ends up having to push Hammerstein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
Belyaev has hold of one of Hammerstein's legs. Hammerstein is fighting the takedown attempt but Belyaev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Belyaev won't allow Hammerstein to sweep him here.
Hammerstein pulls Belyaev in to control the position.
Belyaev throws an elbow that misses. Hammerstein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belyaev's guard. Nice move by Hammerstein!#REVB#
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammerstein is one step ahead there. #T2#
Belyaev being controlled here, momentarily.
Belyaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Belyaev, not yet.
Hammerstein wants to stand but Belyaev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belyaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Belyaev, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerstein wanted to stand there but Belyaev had control of the position.
Belyaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hammerstein controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Hammerstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Belyaev is retaining full guard.
Hammerstein won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Belyaev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hammerstein has passed into side control.
Belyaev tries to bench press Hammerstein off him but Hammerstein keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Hammerstein stalls from top position.#T4#
Belyaev is looking for a sweep.
Belyaev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Belyaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerstein sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Hammerstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Hammerstein leaves Belyaev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammerstein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammerstein! But no joy.
Hammerstein lands with a nice combination. Belyaev backs away looking to recover.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammerstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belyaev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammerstein circles away.
Hammerstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hammerstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Hammerstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belyaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammerstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammerstein works over Belyaev's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Belyaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammerstein defends it nicely.#T1#
Belyaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammerstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammerstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belyaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammerstein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammerstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Hammerstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammerstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belyaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammerstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belyaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniel Belyaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belyaev shoots in and drives through. Hammerstein sprawls well.
Hammerstein throws a head kick that misses.
Belyaev takes one on the button.
Hammerstein throws a head kick that misses.
Belyaev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammerstein.
Belyaev shoots for a takedown but Hammerstein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hammerstein looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hammerstein tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Hammerstein pushes Belyaev up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerstein lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Belyaev has Hammerstein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammerstein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Hammerstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Hammerstein forces Belyaev back against the cage and clinches.
Hammerstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Hammerstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belyaev dives in and grabs Hammerstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammerstein pushes down on Belyaev's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Hammerstein both land. Nice combination.
Hammerstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belyaev feinted with a counter takedown.
A left and a right from Hammerstein both land. Nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Hammerstein. No joy for Belyaev on that attempt.
Hammerstein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belyaev.
Hammerstein leaves Belyaev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammerstein is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hammerstein has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hammerstein pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Hammerstein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammerstein works on Belyaev's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Hammerstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammerstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belyaev ducks right into an uppercut from Hammerstein.
Hammerstein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belyaev at a distance.
Hammerstein digs a good hook to Belyaev's body.
Hammerstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammerstein throws a low kick but Belyaev avoids it.
No luck for Belyaev with that takedown attempt.
Hammerstein lands a jab.
Belyaev dives in and grabs Hammerstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammerstein pushes down on Belyaev's head and hops out.
Hammerstein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belyaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammerstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Jerry Hammerstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belyaev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Hammerstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammerstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerstein throws a combination. Belyaev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hammerstein misses with a head kick.
Hammerstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Hammerstein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammerstein throws a right hand that Belyaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Belyaev also avoids with ease.
Hammerstein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belyaev darts in looking for a takedown but Hammerstein gets double underhooks and turns Belyaev into the cage. #BC2#
Hammerstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammerstein as he jumps to the side.
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammerstein sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hammerstein unleashes a big counter combination but Belyaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Hammerstein gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Hammerstein breaks the clinch.
Belyaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belyaev shoots in for a double leg but Hammerstein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A clash of legs there as Belyaev blocks the low kick.
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Hammerstein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Belyaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerstein dodges the punch combination from Belyaev.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Hammerstein!
Jerry Hammerstein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 602
Date: Nov 03, 2023

#R1#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown but Daniel Philips shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Belyaev's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Philips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniel Philips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Daniel Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniel Philips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev slips a jab and a cross from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips throws a jab when Belyaev was well out of range.#TD#
Belyaev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Daniel Philips tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Belyaev is in Daniel Philips's guard.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniel Philips seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daniel Philips's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belyaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Daniel Philips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belyaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belyaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belyaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniel Philips pulls Belyaev in to control the position.
Belyaev 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.
Daniel Philips is trying to control the position but Belyaev postures up. #T1#
Belyaev being controlled here momentarily.
Belyaev distracts Daniel Philips with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Belyaev cracks Daniel Philips with a solid left hand.
Daniel Philips seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belyaev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belyaev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belyaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belyaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daniel Philips's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Daniel Philips has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belyaev lands with a punch from half guard.
Belyaev wants to free his trapped foot but Daniel Philips is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Daniel Philips looking for submissions off his back.
Daniel Philips is trying to control but can't.
Daniel Philips regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniel Philips controls Belyaev momentarily but Belyaev frees himself.
Belyaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniel Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belyaev lands a couple of elbows.
Belyaev works over Daniel Philips with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Daniel Philips seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belyaev slips nicely into half guard.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy. #T3#
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belyaev uses his free foot to push down on Daniel Philips's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Daniel Philips.
Belyaev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Belyaev pushes him away.
Belyaev landing punches.
Daniel Philips regains half 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. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Daniel Philips's temple.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Daniel Philips's head.
Daniel Philips is concentrating on defense, preventing Belyaev from advancing position.
Daniel Philips taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Belyaev lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy. #T4#
Daniel Philips is trying is best to control the position here.
Daniel Philips taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Daniel Philips has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC#Daniel Philips is rocked!
Belyaev tries to pass to full mount but Daniel Philips defends it.
Daniel Philips is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Belyaev is working hard here to advance position.
Daniel Philips seems to have recovered his senses.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daniel Philips is concentrating on defense, preventing Belyaev from advancing position.
Belyaev tries to pass to full mount but Daniel Philips defends it. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev tries to pass to full mount but Daniel Philips defends it. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belyaev pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Daniel Philips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Belyaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Belyaev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daniel Philips gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniel Philips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belyaev is working away from the top position though.
Belyaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daniel Philips knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniel Philips trying to control but Belyaev postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belyaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniel Philips can do to turn this around?
Belyaev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Belyaev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daniel Philips looks a forlorn figure.
Daniel Philips prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Belyaev working the ground and pound effectively.
Belyaev lands a big elbow.
Daniel Philips can't escape the position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Belyaev! Daniel Philips is hurt baaadly! Belyaev is firing away with more strikes - Daniel Philips is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
A victorious Daniel Belyaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CFC 592
Date: Sep 29, 2023

#R1##TD#
Belyaev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamasaki did well to prevent Belyaev getting side control.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Yamasaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belyaev pulls his head out easily.
Belyaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belyaev prevents Yamasaki from improving his position.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Yamasaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yamasaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belyaev is working away from the top position though.
Belyaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.#T1#
Belyaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belyaev works his way into full mount!
Belyaev lands with some strikes.
Belyaev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev lands a big elbow.
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yamasaki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard but Yamasaki defending well.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Yamasaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belyaev pulls his head out easily. #T2#
Belyaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamasaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamasaki taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Belyaev working over Yamasaki with some ground and pound. Yamasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Ground and pound from Belyaev.
Belyaev lands strikes from half guard.#ROC#Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Belyaev is nestled in close to Yamasaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamasaki has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Yamasaki is defending well.
Belyaev working over Yamasaki with some ground and pound. Yamasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.#T4#
Yamasaki has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki manages to get to full guard.
Yamasaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Belyaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Belyaev. #SUB2#
Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev working Yamasaki over with strikes.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Yamasaki has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Belyaev. Oh but Yamasaki has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Belyaev goes limp - he's gone! Yamasaki jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hiroshi Yamasaki!
Hiroshi Yamasaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 580
Date: Aug 19, 2023

#R1#
Belyaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rizzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Belyaev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Belyaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belyaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belyaev cracks Rizzo with a solid left hand.
Belyaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rizzo's head.
Belyaev is fighting to break Rizzo's control of his arms but Rizzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Belyaev preventing the sweep.
Belyaev connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rizzo working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Belyaev works over Rizzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Belyaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
Belyaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Belyaev tries to pass.
Belyaev advances position into side control!
Belyaev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rizzo!
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Belyaev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rizzo's face.
Belyaev lands a big shot there that rocks Rizzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev prevents Rizzo from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Rizzo tries to lock up and control but Belyaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #ROC#Rizzo is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Rizzo is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?#T2#
Rizzo is working to get back to half guard.
Belyaev drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rizzo! More shots from Belyaev and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
A victorious Daniel Belyaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CFC 570
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1#
Gordy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordy tries to clinch up but Belyaev circles away and keeps his distance.#TD#
Belyaev shoots in and gets a takedown into Gordy's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Belyaev advances to half guard.
Belyaev works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gordy tries to lock up and control but Belyaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gordy manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Gordy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belyaev pulls his head out easily.
Belyaev trying to advance position but Gordy counters by regaining guard. #SUB2#
Gordy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belyaev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belyaev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belyaev pushes down on Gordy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belyaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belyaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Belyaev is looking to advance position but Gordy won't allow it.
Gordy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gordy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Gordy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belyaev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Belyaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gordy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belyaev has managed to get both his arms back between Gordy's legs - danger averted.
Belyaev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gordy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belyaev stands and throws Gordy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Belyaev tries to advance to mount but Gordy denies him.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.
Gordy can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Gordy taking a bit of punishment here - Belyaev scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordy stops Belyaev from passing to mount.
Gordy tries to buck Belyaev off but Belyaev is having none of it.
Belyaev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gordy's legs.
Gordy is looking to reverse the position.
Belyaev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gordy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half 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. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Gordy's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Gordy actively working from the bottom here.
Gordy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3##SUB2#
Gordy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Gordy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gordy manages to get to full guard.
Belyaev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gordy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Belyaev 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.
Belyaev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gordy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gordy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belyaev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belyaev regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
Belyaev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gordy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Belyaev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belyaev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Belyaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Gordy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belyaev pushing down on Gordy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Gordy looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev works his way into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belyaev landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Belyaev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Belyaev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gordy's guard.
Belyaev is pushing down on Gordy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gordy is fighting to maintain full guard but Belyaev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard but Gordy defending well.
Gordy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belyaev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belyaev's back!
You can see the frustration on Belyaev's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Belyaev is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gordy.
Gordy has the hooks in. Belyaev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gordy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Belyaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev is keeping busy.
Gordy controlling well, preventing Belyaev from escaping the position. #T1#
Well, with Gordy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Belyaev is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Daniel Belyaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belyaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordy can do to turn this around?
Gordy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gordy keeps control of the position as Belyaev tries to break free.
Belyaev looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gordy.
Belyaev tries to escape but Gordy has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T2#
Belyaev tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Belyaev is looking to get to half guard.
Gordy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belyaev is looking to escape. #T3#
Belyaev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Belyaev is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev is squirming around, avoiding Gordy's attempts to control the action.
Belyaev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gordy looking to control but Belyaev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gordy prevents Belyaev from getting the reversal.
Gordy wants to control the pace but Belyaev is squirming around nicely.
Belyaev working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
Gordy controlling the pace for now.
Belyaev is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gordy controlling from mount.
Gordy tries to control but Belyaev wriggling away.
Belyaev is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Gordy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Belyaev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gordy can't do much from the bottom here.
Gordy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gordy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belyaev's best efforts.
Gordy is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Gordy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belyaev is thwarting Gordy's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Gordy actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Gordy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gordy keeps trying to improve his position.
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belyaev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Belyaev landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belyaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belyaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #ROC#Gordy is rocked!
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gordy is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Belyaev connects with a bit shot that sees Gordy covering up! More strikes from Belyaev and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Belyaev is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Belyaev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CFC 562
Date: Jun 17, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Yamasaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Belyaev's guard.
Belyaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belyaev 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#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Yamasaki's hands, connecting with Yamasaki's forehead.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
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. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Yamasaki's temple.
Belyaev tries to pass to full mount but Yamasaki defends it.
Belyaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamasaki trying to control from the bottom.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Yamasaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev works his way into full mount!
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Belyaev with good strikes from the mount here!
Belyaev working Yamasaki over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev lands a nice shot to the head. #T2#
Yamasaki is bucking up trying to escape but Belyaev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamasaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belyaev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamasaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Belyaev raining down shots from the mount!
Belyaev is landing with some decent strikes but Yamasaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belyaev scoring with strikes but Yamasaki is staying in there.
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.#ROC#Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Yamasaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yamasaki is trying to escape the mount.
Yamasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamasaki taking shots to the head.
Belyaev unloading with bombs!
Yamasaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Belyaev working Yamasaki over with strikes here.
Yamasaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Belyaev unloading with bombs!#T3#
Yamasaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Belyaev postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Yamasaki badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Belyaev around the waist but Belyaev pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Belyaev is the winner by TKO! Belyaev jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
After winning the bout, Daniel Belyaev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: CFC 550
Date: May 06, 2023

#R1#
Belyaev fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Norman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Norman trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norman's guard. #REVR#
Belyaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belyaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Norman has his foot on Belyaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belyaev works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Belyaev throws a sloppy strike and Norman has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Belyaev is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Norman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Norman!
Mark Norman is the new featherweight champion!
Mark Norman thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CFC 542
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Belyaev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hale defending well though.
Hale is looking for a sweep. Belyaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belyaev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zero Tolerance. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belyaev wants to free his trapped foot but Hale is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belyaev is nestled in close to Hale, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Hale's head.
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belyaev throwing shots but Hale is blocking nicely.
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belyaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1#
Belyaev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hale defending well though.
Belyaev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hale defending well though.
Belyaev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hale!
Hale in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belyaev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Belyaev lands a big elbow.
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hale tries to lock up and control but Belyaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belyaev landing punches.
Belyaev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hale looks a forlorn figure.
Hale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belyaev on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belyaev with the ground and pound from mount.
Belyaev dominating with strikes here.
Hale takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC2#Hale is rocked!#T2#
Belyaev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Hale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belyaev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Belyaev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Belyaev connects with a bit shot that sees Hale covering up! More strikes from Belyaev and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Belyaev is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
Daniel Belyaev is the new featherweight champion!
Daniel Belyaev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated George Hale had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.

Event: CFC 513
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1#
Belyaev closes the distance and clinches up with Yamasaki, looking for a takedown. Belyaev pushes Yamasaki against the cage but Yamasaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Belyaev with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Yamasaki. No joy for Belyaev on that attempt.
Belyaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Belyaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belyaev has his takedown stuffed
and Yamasaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belyaev or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamasaki, which made it look bad.
Yamasaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamasaki's coach down at Brotherhood MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamasaki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Belyaev ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Belyaev misses with a takedown
and Yamasaki counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Daniel Belyaev has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belyaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamasaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belyaev backs up against the cage. #TD#
Belyaev gets a double leg takedown into Yamasaki's guard.

Yamasaki has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Belyaev has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T1#
Yamasaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belyaev.
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Yamasaki manages to get underhooks.
Yamasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belyaev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamasaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Yamasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belyaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamasaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belyaev somewhat.
Yamasaki throws out a counter right but Belyaev avoids it with no problem.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belyaev misses with a takedown attempt - Yamasaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamasaki is looking for the big counter here.
Belyaev shoots and misses
and Yamasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Belyaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belyaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Belyaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Belyaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Yamasaki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Belyaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belyaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamasaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Belyaev. Belyaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamasaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD#
Belyaev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Yamasaki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3#
Belyaev with a poor takedown
and Yamasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Belyaev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yamasaki is trying to control Belyaev's posture but Belyaev avoids it.
Belyaev lands an elbow.
Yamasaki prevents Belyaev from moving into mount.
Belyaev working the body and head with strikes.
Yamasaki sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Belyaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Yamasaki's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki has his hands clasped together around Belyaev's back. He's all about the action.
Belyaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belyaev is nestled in close to Yamasaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
Belyaev throws a strike but Yamasaki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Yamasaki is keeping the position.
Belyaev scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Yamasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Belyaev's cut.
That's time! Belyaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Belyaev tries for a takedown but Yamasaki circles away easily
and Yamasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Belyaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Belyaev.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belyaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamasaki trying to control here.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamasaki tries to kick Belyaev off but Belyaev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Belyaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belyaev with the ground and pound but Yamasaki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belyaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev forces his way into half guard.
Yamasaki is looking to improve his position.
Yamasaki is breathing heavily.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belyaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belyaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamasaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyaev thows a huge punch but Yamasaki dodges it nicely.
Yamasaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belyaev.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belyaev looks to land a strike but Yamasaki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Belyaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Belyaev cracks Yamasaki with a solid left hand.
Belyaev pushing down on Yamasaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belyaev works his way into side control.
Belyaev cracks Yamasaki with a big right hand but Yamasaki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Belyaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyaev working the ground and pound.
Belyaev lands a nice forearm strike.
Belyaev working the ground and pound.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yamasaki to see if he's OK.
Belyaev 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.
Belyaev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Belyaev scores with punches from side control.
Belyaev lands a few punches from side control.#T3#
Belyaev landing strikes. #ROC#Yamasaki is rocked!
Belyaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yamasaki is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Belyaev lands an elbow.
Belyaev is chipping away with strikes.
Belyaev landing strikes.
Belyaev landing strikes.
Belyaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Belyaev lands some shots froms side control.
Belyaev scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Yamasaki is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Belyaev can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2022

#R1#
Belyaev goes for a double leg but Shaheed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaheed continues to drive forward.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shaheed.
Belyaev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shaheed off and has taken his back!
Belyaev lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Shaheed.
Belyaev lands with a hammerfist to the side of Shaheed's head.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Shaheed. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belyaev lands strikes from the back and Shaheed isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Belyaev drives through with a takedown into Eriksson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belyaev throwing strikes from guard but Eriksson blocks nicely.
Belyaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belyaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belyaev stands and throws Eriksson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Belyaev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Belyaev is putting a hurting on Eriksson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Belyaev works to advance to full mount. Eriksson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Belyaev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belyaev unloading with bombs!#ROC2#Eriksson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belyaev lands a big elbow - Eriksson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Eriksson is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 01, 2022

#R1##TD#
Belyaev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Belyaev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yamaguchi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Belyaev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yamaguchi !
Belyaev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belyaev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamaguchi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Belyaev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamaguchi hang on?#ROC#Yamaguchi 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!
Belyaev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yamaguchi is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Yamaguchi takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Belyaev's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2022

#R1##TD#
Belyaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Belyaev there.
Belyaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belyaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev lands with a punch from half guard.
Belyaev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belyaev thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.
Belyaev throwing shots but Tanaka is blocking nicely.
Belyaev is nestled in close to Tanaka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belyaev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belyaev trying to mount his opponent but Tanaka defends it.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belyaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belyaev lands strikes from half guard.
Belyaev 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.
Tanaka taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Tanaka's hands, connecting with Tanaka's forehead.#ROC#Tanaka is rocked!
Belyaev passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tanaka is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belyaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Tanaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belyaev unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tanaka wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Belyaev celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2022

#R1#
Tanaka tries to clinch but Belyaev is having none of it. #TD#
Belyaev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Tanaka is keeping the position.
Tanaka has momentary wrist control but Belyaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Belyaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belyaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanaka is retaining full guard.
Belyaev advances to half guard.
Belyaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belyaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belyaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belyaev passes the guard and advances to mount!
Belyaev unloads with some shots from mount but Tanaka bucks and avoids them well.
Belyaev lands a big elbow. #T1#
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Belyaev with shots to the head and body - Tanaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belyaev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tanaka's face.
Belyaev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belyaev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tanaka hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #ROC#Tanaka is rocked!
Belyaev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tanaka is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Belyaev! Tanaka is hurt baaadly! Belyaev is firing away with more strikes - Tanaka is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!

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