The first round began. Kongo lands a right. He looks sharp early. Volkov stuffs a double, knees the head. Volkov lands a leg kick. 4:00. Volkov landsa body kick, eats a counter right, lands a body kick. Kongo lands an inside kick. Volkov lands a body kick and a jab. And a leg kick. And another. Volkov checks one. 3:00. Volkov defends a single. Kongo switches to a double. Working hard. Slams him. Half-guard. Right to body. 2:00. Volkov turtling up. Kongo knees the body. Underhooking the leg. Volkov stands, Kongo gets another double to guard. Left to body, left elbow. Left elbow, right elbow. 1:00. "Got a cut due to an elbow!" Two or three more big right elbows. 35 with a right elbow. Left elbow. Two right elbows to body. Left elbow. Cut above Volkov's right eye. Kongo right hammerfist. 10. Left elbow, right elbow, R1 ends, 10-9 Kongo.
R2 began. Kongo shoots a double, only slightly telegraphed, Volkov defending. Gets it to half-guard does Kongo. 4:00. A few short left elbows. Right elbow to the thigh. Right elbow. "Left elbow!" A few short right elbows. Right elbow to body. Right to body. Hard right elbows to the hip. Over and over, 3:00. More right elbows to the ribs. A hard one. A few more to the hip. A hard left elbow. More right ones to the hip. More. Right to body. Right elbow. 2:00. Not much happening now. Volkov working to stand. Thinking guillotine. Boos. Kongo with a few more right elbows to the body. Volkov thinking kimura, 1:00. Kongo defending well. Volkov tried a kimura sweep, lost it. 35. Kongo lands a big right elbow. A few rights to body. 15. Big right elbow. Boos, a few right elbows to the body, R2 ends, 10-8 Kongo, domination.
R3 began. Volkov pressing forward, showing urgency. Lands a knee as Kongo comes in, defends a double. Kongo gets it to half-guard. Volkov regains guard, eats a right elbow. A big right elbow there. Big one. Another. Another. Another. 4:00. Short left elbow. Volkov trying to stand. Kongo keeps him down. Solid right elbow. Two left elbows, another, another. 3:00. Solid right elbow. Two more. Passing. Can't. Volkov keeps guard. Big John wants work. Kongo lands two right elbows. 2:00. Boos. A good left to the body. Boos. Short right elbow. Boos. Another right elbow, bigger one, another. Big John stands them up lol.. Wow. Volkov sprawls a single to the clinch, trying a standing guillotine. Has it with guard. Cranking it. 1:00. Kongo escapes. 30. Left elbow to body. Boos. 15. R3 ends, 10-9 Kongo, 30-26 Kongo IMO. Jimmy thinks 30-27. Kongo seems exhausted. 30-27 UD. They hug.