PCL 119: Advance to Taxila PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brashear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricius Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brashear's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Machine Head - Imperium. Donald Brashear is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Brashear
vs
Satanae

188 cm
26
260 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

187 cm
22
230 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Brashear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patricius Satanae!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Satanae darts in and clinches Brashear up against the cage.
Satanae lands a knee to the head.
Satanae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brashear tries to circle away but Satanae has him pinned against the cage.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satanae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brashear is trying to maintain a safe position but Satanae gets an underhook and turns Brashear into the cage.
Brashear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brashear is trying to force a seperation but Satanae has the dominant position.
Brashear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brashear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Satanae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Donald Brashear has been cut.
Satanae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brashear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satanae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satanae lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brashear is breathing heavily.
Satanae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Satanae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satanae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanae scores with a knee to the head.
Satanae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Satanae lands a body punch in the clinch.
Satanae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Satanae.
Brashear is trying to force a seperation but Satanae has the dominant position.
Brashear tries a knee to the head but Satanae blocks it.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satanae lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satanae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satanae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Brashear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satanae unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satanae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanae is leaning against Brashear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanae misses with a knee to the head.
Satanae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brashear's face.
Satanae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brashear backwards.

Brashear is rocked!
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satanae scores a nice knee to the body.
Brashear is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Brashear is blocking nicely.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brashear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satanae gets through Brashear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Satanae pushes Brashear against the cage. Satanae is working some dirty boxing. Satanae pushes off with a quick right hook! Brashear goes down! Brashear tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Satanae moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patricius Satanae!
An intense looking Patricius Satanae took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ave Satanae!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Diskoteka avaria-Nebo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fierro's choice of entrance music: Punkrocker. Jonnie Fierro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kvasov
vs
Fierro

185 cm
28
203 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

185 cm
23
226 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kvasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonnie Fierro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fierro.
Kvasov is looking to clinch but Fierro is avoiding it.
Fierro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fierro misses with a series of wild punches.
Fierro lands the left hand.
Fierro connects with the punch.
Fierro scores with a one two! Kvasov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fierro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kvasov has time to react.
Kvasov wants to clinch
and Fierro counters with a straight right hand.
Fierro swats away the attempt to clinch by Kvasov.
Good standup being displayed there by Fierro as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fierro cracks Kvasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kvasov is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Fierro! Kvasov is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonnie Fierro!
After winning the bout, Jonnie Fierro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrall has chosen Pantera's Domination as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Duddy
vs
Ferrall

190 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

180 cm
32
184 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ferrall scores with a hook to the body. Duddy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferrall throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
Duddy throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ferrall counter with a right hand.
Ferrall lands a nice hook to Duddy's body. Duddy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferrall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duddy. Duddy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Ferrall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Ferrall avoids them all with ease.

Duddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Duddy breaks from the clinch.
Ferrall closes the distance and clinches up with Duddy, looking for a takedown. Ferrall pushes Duddy against the cage but Duddy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Ferrall avoids them all with ease.
Ferrall avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrall misses with a body kick.
Ferrall slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Ferrall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duddy lands a head shot.
Ferrall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duddy.
Duddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferrall.
Duddy misses with a combination

and Ferrall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duddy'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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Duddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferrall is one step ahead there.
Duddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duddy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferrall working some strikes from top position.
Ferrall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferrall passes Duddy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferrall lands with a punch from half guard.

Ferrall is looking for a kimura here.
Ferrall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferrall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ferrall is keen to just control but Duddy is a slippery customer.
Ferrall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duddy defending well though.
Ferrall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Duddy looking for submissions off his back.
Duddy is trying to stand.
Ferrall scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Duddy is defending against the submission attempts here by Ferrall.
Duddy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall lands with a punch from half guard.
Duddy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duddy is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrall wants to sweep but no luck.
Duddy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Duddy gets to his feet - Ferrall follows without any prompting.
Duddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrall looks to score with a jab to the body but Duddy is just out of range.
Ferrall slips a straight right by Duddy.
Duddy moves out of range as Ferrall throws a body kick.
Duddy lands with a nice combination. Ferrall backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Ferrall dominated that round.
That's time! Duddy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body punch from Ferrall.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Declan Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrall throws a right hand that Duddy ducks under and follows up with a left that Duddy also avoids with ease.
Ferrall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferrall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duddy throws a low kick but Ferrall moves out of range easily.
Ferrall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferrall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrall lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferrall lands a nice shot that snaps Duddy's head back.
Ferrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duddy throws a right hand that Ferrall ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrall also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duddy.
Duddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferrall jabs Duddy to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Ferrall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duddy's half guard.
Nice strikes from Ferrall there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy is in trouble now - Ferrall has advanced to mount!
Ferrall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferrall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Duddy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Duddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Duddy is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Duddy in real trouble here! The ref calls for Duddy 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 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Ferrall!
In his post fight interview, Scott Ferrall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanko Velilkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steele
vs
Velilkov

198 cm
33
260 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

200 cm
29
249 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffer Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanko Velilkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velilkov throws a body kick that misses.
Steele scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Velilkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Velilkov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Steele lands a big uppercut and Velilkov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Velilkov looks OK. Steele waves Velilkov back to his feet!

Velilkov is rocked!

It looks like Stanko Velilkov has been cut.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Velilkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Steele throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Velilkov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raffer Steele!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyril's entrance music is HS Rockers. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kyril
vs
Ferreira

184 cm
31
198 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

193 cm
25
223 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyril tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferreira is able to avoid easily.
Kyril ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Kyril throws a low kick, looking for Ferreira's leg but Ferreira calmly moves out of range.

Kyril takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyril tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Ferreira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kyril up against the cage.
Kyril looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferreira dodges an elbow strike from Kyril.
Kyril pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferreira is stalling here.
Ferreira goes for a takedown attempt but Kyril pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Kyril clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira goes for a takedown attempt but Kyril pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Viktor Kyril has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a jab to the head.
Kyril throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyril. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
Kyril takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kyril drops his hands momentarily and Ferreira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kyril takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kyril takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Kyril forces Ferreira back against the cage and clinches.
Kyril throws an elbow that misses.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Kyril shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyril prevents a body shot from Ferreira.

Ferreira has clasped his hands together around Kyril's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kyril tries to buck Ferreira off but Ferreira is having none of it.
Kyril is trying to control Ferreira's posture but Ferreira avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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Kyril on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kyril tries to get out of the position.
Kyril is looking for a sweep.

Ferreira has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kyril is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ferreira yanks on the arm and Kyril is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ferreira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Ferreira!
After the big win, Gabriel Ferreira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kusok Govna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Govna has chosen Morbid Angel - Day of Suffering as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kukuev
vs
Govna

198 cm
31
240 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kusok Govna!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukuev fails with a takedown attempt.
Govna throws out a loose jab but Kukuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Govna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kukuev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukuev avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Govna. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Govna.
Govna stuffs the takedown.

Kukuev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Kukuev is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Govna has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Govna!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukuev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Govna.
Govna is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kukuev keeping moving, preventing Govna from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Govna has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kukuev is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Govna got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kukuev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Govna has managed to get both his arms back between Kukuev's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Govna trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukuev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kukuev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kukuev keeping moving, preventing Govna from controlling successfully.

Kukuev working for submissions but it's allowed Govna to get to half guard.
Govna not doing much here.
Kukuev is pressing down on Govna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kukuev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kukuev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Govna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kukuev is keeping the position for now.

Kukuev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Govna has passed into half guard!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kukuev looking for submissions off his back.
Govna wants to stand up but Kukuev is controlling the position.
Kukuev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Govna is working away from the top position though.
Kukuev wants to improve his position but Govna is controlling well.
Govna tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kukuev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Govna missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Govna wants to stand but Kukuev has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Govna is nestled in close to Kukuev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Govna tries to pass to full mount but Kukuev defends it.
Govna is keen to just control but Kukuev is a slippery customer.

Kukuev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kukuev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Govna pulls his head out easily.

Kukuev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Govna lands a nice short elbow.
Govna tries to stand and escape but Kukuev is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev gets full guard.

Govna gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown but Govna shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Govna throws a leg kick but Kukuev checks it.

Govna gets caught flat footed, as Kukuev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Kukuev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Govna dives on top into guard.

Govna gets to his feet. Kukuev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Govna misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kukuev drives through with a takedown into Govna's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Govna keeping moving, preventing Kukuev from controlling successfully.
Kukuev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Govna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Govna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Govna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolai Kukuev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Govna misses.
Govna throws a right hand that Kukuev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kukuev also avoids with ease.
Govna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kukuev circles away quickly and effectively.
Govna looks to land a combination but Kukuev avoids it well.

Kukuev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Kukuev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Govna doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kukuev.
Govna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kukuev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kukuev's back!
Kukuev is really stuck here.
Govna cracks Kukuev with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kukuev from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Govna doesn't have the hooks in and Kukuev manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Govna controls Kukuev momentarily but Kukuev frees himself.
Govna wants to stand but Kukuev is controlling the position.
Govna wants to sweep but no luck.

Kukuev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Govna manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kukuev has Govna in his guard.

Govna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Govna must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Govna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Govna wants to pass the guard but Kukuev is keeping the position.

Govna decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Govna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Govna.
Kukuev tries for a takedown but Govna circles away easily
and Govna counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Govna tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukuev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kukuev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Govna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Govna jabs at Kukuev's body.
Govna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Govna throws out a powerful jab.
Govna throws a nice looking combination but Kukuev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kukuev slips a jab and a cross from Govna.
Kukuev dodges the punch combination from Govna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Govna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Govna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kukuev looks for a takedown but Govna sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Govna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kukuev defending well as Govna loads up on a big left hand.
Govna tries to bum rush Kukuev with a series of wild strikes but Kukuev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kusok Govna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Kukuev with that takedown attempt.
Govna misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Govna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kukuev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kukuev lands in his opponent's guard.
Govna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kukuev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kukuev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Govna is keeping the position for now.

Kukuev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kukuev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Govna 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Govna looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kusok Govna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A punch combination from Govna misses.
A clash of legs there as Kukuev blocks the low kick.
Govna is looking to clinch but Kukuev is avoiding it.
Kukuev tries for a takedown but Govna circles away easily
and Govna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Govna misses with the combination.
Kukuev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Govna is fending him off so far but Kukuev persists. Nope, Govna circles away and we're back to standing.
Govna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Govna throws a sloppy head kick and Kukuev moves out of range easily.
Govna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Govna wants to clinch up but Kukuev keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Govna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kukuev on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Govna.
Kukuev slips a jab and a cross from Govna.
Kukuev has a takedown stuffed.
Kukuev shoots for a takedown but Govna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Govna throws a leg kick

and Kukuev counters with a takedown into side control.
Govna prevents Kukuev from moving into mount.

Kukuev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kukuev tries for a kimura but Govna is defending well.

Kukuev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Govna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Kukuev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Govna has managed to free his arm - good work.
Govna is trying to stand back up but Kukuev is controlling him
Govna trying to control here.

Kukuev wants to work for an arm triangle but Govna is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Govna trying to hold on to Kukuev's head to control him but Kukuev postures up.

Kukuev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Govna wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Govna is looking to improve his position.
Govna preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Kukuev seems to be working for a kimura but Govna defends the submission attempt.
Govna is trying to stand up here but Kukuev is controlling him well.
Govna wants to get back to full guard.
Govna tries to kick Kukuev off but Kukuev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kukuev is looking for a kimura but Govna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kukuev to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Govna tries to get to full guard but Kukuev has control of the leg.

Kukuev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kukuev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Govna sees it coming and defends easily.
Govna tries to kick Kukuev off but Kukuev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kukuev seems to be working for a kimura but Govna defends the submission attempt.
Govna trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kukuev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kukuev seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolai Kukuev.
I think Kukuev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolai Kukuev!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Fighting Man. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mababa
vs
Reinhardt

210 cm
32
225 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt tests Mababa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mababa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mababa takes the fight into the clinch.
Mababa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mababa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Mababa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mababa.
Mababa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mababa can't find room to land a body shot as Reinhardt controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mababa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andreas Reinhardt has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mababa has Reinhardt pressed against the cage, preventing Reinhardt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reinhardt blocking some punches.

Mababa manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Mababa as he connects with a hook.
Mababa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Reinhardt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mababa trying to hold on to Reinhardt's head to control him but Reinhardt postures up.
Reinhardt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mababa is trying to maintain the position but Reinhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mababa wants to get back to full guard.
Reinhardt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mababa keeps working.
Mababa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mababa throws an off balance right hand
and Reinhardt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mababa fails with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mababa connects with the punch.
Mababa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Reinhardt right on the button. Reinhardt goes down! Mababa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mababa gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaka Mababa!
Chaka Mababa made sure to mention his sponsor, Murder Inc. in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. De la Souls, by POS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Little
vs
Alli

188 cm
30
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
34
214 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR (CLOSED FOR THE MONTH!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli misses the shot to the body.
Alli misses with a looping right.
Alli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little digs a good hook to Alli's body.
Alli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alli tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Alli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little.
Alli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little walks into a left hand.

It looks like Richard Little has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alli.
Alli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alli tries to clinch up.
Alli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alli tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Alli clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alli is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Alli back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Alli can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Alli is pressed up against the cage. Little has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alli down to the mat. Alli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alli keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Alli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Little is fighting to break Alli's control of his arms but Alli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Little looking to sit in guard and control but Alli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Alli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Little, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Alli coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Little has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alli.
Alli wants to clinch.

Alli closes the distance and pushes Little back into the cage.
Alli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Alli.
Alli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little gets through Alli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alli throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Alli working aggressively here.
Alli misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alli struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Little lands with a short shot to the head.
Alli throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Alli tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Alli back against the cage.
Little trying to control the position but instead, Alli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Little into the cage.
Alli misses with the head strike.
Alli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Alli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Little is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little blocks a body shot from Alli.
Alli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alli's elbow.
Alli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alli.

Little is rocked!
Alli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Alli.
Alli creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Little out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muhamad Alli!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Muhamad Alli made sure he mentioned PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR (CLOSED FOR THE MONTH!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music. Richard Hosnia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hosnia
vs
Kharitonov

200 cm
31
168 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

170 cm
24
156 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR (CLOSED FOR THE MONTH!)

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hosnia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kharitonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kharitonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kharitonov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kharitonov blocks the leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Hosnia counters with a low kick, right behind Kharitonov 's knee.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hosnia.
Kharitonov takes a swing at Hosnia's ribcage but misses.
Vladimir Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosnia blocks the body kick.
Hosnia moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Hosnia misses.
Hosnia wants to land a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range.
Hosnia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hosnia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hosnia throws a leg kick
and Kharitonov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hosnia's knee momentarily.
Hosnia misses with a leg kick.
Hosnia blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kharitonov is able to avoid easily.
Hosnia 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.
Hosnia throws a wild body kick that Kharitonov sees coming a mile off.
Kharitonov throws a right hand that misses
and Hosnia counters with a leg kick.
Kharitonov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hosnia off the cage and back into range.
Hosnia checks a leg kick nicely.
Hosnia misses with a head kick.
Hosnia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kharitonov.
Hosnia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov throws a body kick that misses.
Hosnia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range and Hosnia settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.
Hosnia avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kharitonov tenderised Hosnia's leg. Hosnia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hosnia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hosnia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosnia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharitonov lands a nice hook to Hosnia's body. Hosnia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Hosnia.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Hosnia throws a body kick.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Hosnia tries to land a leg kick but Kharitonov saw it coming and moves away.
Hosnia connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Hosnia throws out a leg kick but Kharitonov moves out of range and Hosnia only half commits.
A cross from Kharitonov lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hosnia.
Kharitonov connects with a crisp jab.
Kharitonov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Kharitonov.
Hosnia throws a head kick but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hosnia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick.
Hosnia lands a leg kick that knocks Kharitonov off balance momentarily.
Hosnia throws a head kick but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Hosnia moves out of range.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hosnia checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharitonov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hosnia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hosnia.
Kharitonov jabs Hosnia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hosnia moves out of range as Kharitonov strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov pushes Hosnia away with a front kick.
Hosnia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kharitonov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kharitonov throws a leg kick which misses Hosnia's front leg but catches the back leg as Hosnia tries to avoid it.
Kharitonov scores with a push kick.
Hosnia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharitonov.
Good leg kick by Kharitonov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hosnia blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharitonov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Hosnia.
Hosnia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharitonov takes a swing at Hosnia's ribcage but misses.
Hosnia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick from Hosnia.
Kharitonov misses with a leg kick.
Kharitonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hosnia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kharitonov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hosnia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kharitonov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hosnia checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov blocks the body kick.
Kharitonov slips under a jab.
Kharitonov swings for the body but Hosnia moves out of range.
Hosnia moves out of range as Kharitonov throws a body kick.
Vladimir Kharitonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kharitonov lands a body shot.
Kharitonov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hosnia is out of range and Kharitonov settles back down.
Kharitonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hosnia's calf.
Kharitonov works Hosnia's body with a nice hook.
Kharitonov swings for the body but Hosnia moves out of range.
Kharitonov throws out a loose jab but Hosnia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vladimir Kharitonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov scores with a hook.
Hosnia is looking to score with low kicks.
Kharitonov tests Hosnia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hosnia throws a leg kick
and Kharitonov counters with a nice body kick.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the side of Hosnia's head but Hosnia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Hosnia is predictable there
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Kharitonov thumps Hosnia with a low kick.
Kharitonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that Hosnia semi-blocks.
Hosnia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov scores with a hook to the body. Hosnia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hosnia blocks a leg kick.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kharitonov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hosnia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hosnia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharitonov throws a big shot that misses.
Kharitonov thows a leg kick but Hosnia checks it
and Hosnia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kharitonov catches Hosnia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Kharitonov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hosnia throws out a leg kick but Kharitonov moves out of range and Hosnia only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Kharitonov. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hosnia.
Hosnia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kharitonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kharitonov blocks a head kick by Hosnia.
Hosnia throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hosnia misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hosnia blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kharitonov thumps Hosnia with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Kharitonov.
A big right from Kharitonov misses.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharitonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kharitonov connects with a body shot that sends Hosnia's belly button to the back.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kharitonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hosnia misses with a low kick as Kharitonov jumps back.
Kharitonov with a jab.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov throws a lazy head kick
and Hosnia counters with a solid body kick.
Kharitonov slips under a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hosnia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Kharitonov finds it's target.
Hosnia moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Nice uppercut lands for Kharitonov. That snapped Hosnia's head back.
Kharitonov delivers a nice body kick.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov loads up on a big right hand but Hosnia slips the punch.
Kharitonov throws a right hand that Hosnia ducks under and follows up with a left that Hosnia also avoids with ease.
Kharitonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hosnia. That's going to slow Kharitonov down.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kharitonov.
Hosnia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hosnia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hosnia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hosnia misses with a low kick.
Hosnia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kharitonov as he jumps to the side.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Richard Hosnia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hosnia moves away.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Hosnia throws a body kick.
Hosnia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kharitonov.
Hosnia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hosnia throws a head kick but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Hosnia tries to land a front kick but Kharitonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosnia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov thumps Hosnia with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Kharitonov moved away.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov works the jab nicely.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Hosnia moved out of range.
Hosnia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharitonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Hosnia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hosnia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Kharitonov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kharitonov misses with a hook
and Hosnia counters with a body kick.
Hosnia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hosnia tries a head kick but it misses.
Vladimir Kharitonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kharitonov jabs Hosnia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov thows a body kick. Hosnia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kharitonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hosnia's hands.
Kharitonov scores with a body shot.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kharitonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia throws a low kick but Kharitonov avoids it.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Kharitonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kharitonov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kharitonov!
Vladimir Kharitonov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Arvid Nordemar. Fender comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Arvid Nordemar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sam Fender
vs
Nordemar

197 cm
31
218 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

225 cm
25
225 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordemar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nordemar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Fender does no damage.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses
and Fender counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nordemar moves out of range as Fender throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Fender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fender tries a head kick but it misses.
Fender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fender throws a low kick but Nordemar avoids it.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses.
Nordemar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nordemar blocks the body kick.
Fender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nordemar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fender. Fender obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fender scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender looks to land a left hand but Nordemar moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Nordemar.
Nordemar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fender misses with a body kick.
Arvid Nordemar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fender throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Fender misses its intended target.
Nordemar blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Nordemar.
Fender throws a leg kick but Nordemar moved away.
Nordemar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fender.
Fender goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fender scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Fender moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nordemar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fender.
Nordemar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fender lands a leg kick that knocks Nordemar off balance momentarily.
Fender connects with an inside leg kick.
Fender is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fender.
Fender throws out a loose jab but Nordemar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fender moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Nordemar is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fender throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Nordemar is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cpl. Sam Fender!
Cpl. Sam Fender seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.