VVT-24 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hagan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jamal Jordan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jordan
vs
Henry

190 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hagan Henry!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a combination

and Henry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jordan's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henry distracts Jordan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry stops Jordan from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jordan's guard.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jordan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jordan taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.

Jordan is rocked!
Henry lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jordan! More strikes land and this one is all over! Henry jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hagan Henry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

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 Ruslan Guloev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacksaw Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hacksaw Henry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Guloev
vs
Henry

179 cm
25
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Guloev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hacksaw Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Guloev or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry which made him look bad.
Henry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henry wants it to stay on the feet.
Guloev misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Guloev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry throws the left hand but Guloev avoids the punch easily.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Guloev slips the punch.
Guloev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guloev somewhat.
Guloev moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guloev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hacksaw Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Henry misses.
Guloev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henry pinned against the ropes. Henry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guloev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.
Guloev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henry is fending him off so far but Guloev persists. Nope, Henry circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry lands with a right hand.

It looks like Ruslan Guloev has been cut.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Henry looks for the body kick but Guloev saw that one coming.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guloev in his tracks.
Henry misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guloev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guloev.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guloev misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guloev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch

and Guloev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henry!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Henry really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Guloev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Guloev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guloev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry is desperately trying to improve his position but Guloev has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Guloev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Guloev throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Guloev 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.
Guloev misses with a head shot.
Guloev 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.

Guloev working for a guillotine from mount but Henry is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guloev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hacksaw Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Guloev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guloev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guloev scrambles back to his feet.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Guloev is just out of range.
Guloev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guloev fails to land the takedown.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guloev moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry throws an off balance right hand

and Guloev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guloev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guloev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guloev stops Henry from standing up.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guloev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guloev with a nice head shot there.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Guloev slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
Guloev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guloev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guloev thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Guloev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guloev thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Guloev slips a nice elbow through Henry's hands, connecting with Henry's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guloev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guloev.
Guloev tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guloev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guloev is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guloev throws a strike but Henry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henry is looking to stand up but Guloev isn't so interested in that idea.
Guloev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guloev trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Guloev trying to move into half guard but instead Henry has managed to sweep!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guloev trying to control the position.
Henry wanted to stand there but Guloev had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Guloev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Guloev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Guloev misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Guloev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Guloev scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Guloev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guloev lands a big elbow.

Henry is rocked!
Guloev postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Henry is out cold - huge knockout for Guloev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruslan Guloev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kutowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kutowski
vs
Ruggiero

188 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Kutowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero throws out a powerful jab.
Ruggiero misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Kutowski is predictable there
and Ruggiero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kutowski scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutowski.
Kutowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kutowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruggiero looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutowski is just out of range.
Kutowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a hook. Kutowski ducked under it nicely.
Kutowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero misses with a hook. Kutowski ducked under it nicely.
Kutowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kutowski scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero misses with an uppercut.
Kutowski lands a head kick!
Ruggiero throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutowski.
Kutowski lands with a nice body kick.
Ruggiero misses with a wild combination.
Kutowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruggiero misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Kutowski lands but Ruggiero takes it in his stride.
Ruggiero moves out of range of the leg kick from Kutowski.
Ruggiero looks to land a left hand but Kutowski moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a series of punches but Kutowski moves out of range.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Ruggiero's leg. Ruggiero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kutowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero takes a swing at Kutowski's ribcage but misses.
Ruggiero looks winded!
Kutowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruggiero misses with a double jab
and Kutowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Kutowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kutowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Kutowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Ruggiero's leg. Ruggiero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruggiero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kutowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruggiero if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kutowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Kutowski throws a leg kick which misses Ruggiero's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruggiero tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kutowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Kutowski scores with a head kick.
Kutowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski throws a head kick that Ruggiero semi-blocks.
Kutowski throws a leg kick which misses Ruggiero's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruggiero tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kutowski.
Kutowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruggiero if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski throws a front kick that sends Ruggiero stumbling back into the ropes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutowski.
Kutowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruggiero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Kutowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kutowski.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Ruggiero's leg. Ruggiero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruggiero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kutowski. Kutowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruggiero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kutowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutowski throws a leg kick which misses Ruggiero's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruggiero tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski feints and then cracks Ruggiero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruggiero down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kutowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kutowski lands with a kick to the temple. Ruggiero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruggiero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruggiero misses with the combination.
Kutowski misses with a head kick.
Ruggiero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kutowski.
Kutowski throws a sloppy head kick and Ruggiero moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kutowski manages to avoid it.
Kutowski misses with a head kick.
Ruggiero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kutowski is looking to slow Ruggiero down with leg kicks.
Ruggiero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruggiero is breathing heavily.
Kutowski lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kutowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruggiero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kutowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karl Kutowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kutowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kutowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kutowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kutowski, right into the meat.
Kutowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kutowski tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kutowski.
Kutowski lands a leg kick that knocks Ruggiero off balance momentarily.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Kutowski is looking to slow Ruggiero down with leg kicks.
Ruggiero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kutowski scores with a head kick. Ruggiero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kutowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kutowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kutowski connects with a high kick.
Ruggiero throws a hook to the side of Kutowski's head but Kutowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruggiero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruggiero throws a series of punches but Kutowski moves out of range.
Kutowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruggiero. That did some damage!
Kutowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ruggiero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kutowski.
Ruggiero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruggiero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kutowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Kutowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruggiero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kutowski cracks the inside of Ruggiero's front leg.
Kutowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruggiero throws a right hand that Kutowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kutowski also avoids with ease.
Kutowski cracks the inside of Ruggiero's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kutowski. That's going to slow Ruggiero down.
Kutowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kutowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutowski thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Ruggiero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kutowski.
Kutowski delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kutowski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kutowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero takes a swing at Kutowski's ribcage but misses.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Kutowski throws a head kick that misses.
Kutowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruggiero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruggiero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kutowski back to the ropes. Ruggiero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benjamin Ruggiero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruggiero swings for the body but Kutowski moves out of range.
Kutowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruggiero!
Kutowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kutowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruggiero.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kutowski. That's going to slow Ruggiero down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kutowski, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kutowski.
Kutowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruggiero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kutowski staying out of range there.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Kutowski scores with a head kick.
Kutowski throws a leg kick which misses Ruggiero's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruggiero tries to avoid it.
Ruggiero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kutowski can pounce on him.
Kutowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruggiero looks to land a combination but Kutowski avoids it well.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruggiero. That did some damage!
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!
Kutowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruggiero.
Kutowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruggiero can do to turn this around?
Kutowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kutowski!
Kutowski blocks a jab.
Kutowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kutowski!
Ruggiero looks to land a left hand but Kutowski moved out of range nicely.
Ruggiero misses with an uppercut.
Karl Kutowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kutowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kutowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body punch from Ruggiero.
Kutowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruggiero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero swings for the body but Kutowski moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kutowski, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kutowski.
Ruggiero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruggiero tries to bum rush Kutowski with a series of wild strikes but Kutowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a body shot
and Kutowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruggiero's knee momentarily.
Kutowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kutowski, right into the meat.
Kutowski scores with a leg kick.
Kutowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruggiero.
Kutowski thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Kutowski thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Ruggiero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kutowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kutowski.
Kutowski scores with a push kick.
Benjamin Ruggiero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutowski throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kutowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kutowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Karl Kutowski!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Karl Kutowski!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Karl Kutowski!

Karl Kutowski wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sotto
vs
Anier

180 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 13 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sotto tries to keep at a distance but Anier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anier is looking for a takedown.
Sotto avoids a wild elbow strike from Anier.
Anier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotto walks away with a smile on his face. Anier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Sotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sotto's waist but Sotto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anier off to one side.
Vic Sotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Anier tries to clinch but Sotto is having none of it.

Anier moves into the clinch.

Anier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sotto throws a combination that misses

so Anier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Anier gets to his feet. Sotto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anier manages to avoid it.
Petter Anier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier jabs Sotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sotto scores with a punch to the head.
Sotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anier throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Anier is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Anier.

Anier closes the distance and clinches.
Sotto tries to break the clinch but Anier is controlling the position.
Sotto working hard to break the clinch.
Anier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sotto's efforts to push away.

Anier pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to sweep but no luck.
Sotto wants to stand and escape but instead Anier has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier is pushing down on Sotto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sotto is fighting to maintain full guard but Anier has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anier is trying to control. Sotto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sotto strikes from the bottom but Anier passes into mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sotto throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Anier is hanging on to Sotto's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Anier.
Sotto's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Anier's hands.
Anier controlling well, preventing Sotto from escaping the position.
Anier biding his time, controlling Sotto.

Anier is cranking Sotto's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Sotto! He's tightened the choke and Sotto is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Petter Anier!
After winning the bout, Petter Anier 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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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard comes into the arena with Montivantion blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Bastard
vs
Arvanitidis

175 cm
31
168 lbs
25 - 21 - 0

169 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vitality
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « your org name? ↑ 5x160Q

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 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannis Arvanitidis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard with a jab.
A head kick by Arvanitidis misses

and Bastard counters with a single leg into guard. Arvanitidis didn't expect that.

Bastard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Arvanitidis keeps moving.
Arvanitidis wants to get back to his feet but Bastard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Arvanitidis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Arvanitidis has his foot on Bastard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bastard works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Arvanitidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bastard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bastard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Arvanitidis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arvanitidis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arvanitidis keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.

Arvanitidis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bastard is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Arvanitidis looking for a guillotine here but Bastard defends easily.

Arvanitidis is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.

Arvanitidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arvanitidis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control but Arvanitidis is working from the bottom.
Bastard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bastard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arvanitidis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bastard has managed to get both his arms back between Arvanitidis's legs - danger averted.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.

Arvanitidis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bastard stacks Arvanitidis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bastard!
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!
Arvanitidis regains half guard.

Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bastard is working for a submission of some sort.

Bastard seems to be working for a kimura but Arvanitidis defends the submission attempt.
Arvanitidis is trying to stand back up but Bastard is controlling him

Arvanitidis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bastard pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arvanitidis actively working from the bottom here.
Bastard trying to control from half guard but Arvanitidis is working away.
Bastard prevents Arvanitidis from standing back up.
Bastard passes to full mount!
Arvanitidis is in a horrible position here. Bastard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arvanitidis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arvanitidis can't escape the position.
Bastard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arvanitidis hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard scoring with strikes but Arvanitidis is staying in there.
Arvanitidis tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bastard wants to finish this one by submission but Arvanitidis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bastard.
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 Ol Bastard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arvanitidis dodges the punch combination from Bastard.

Arvanitidis lands a big head kick that sends Bastard tumbling to the mat! Arvanitidis takes a step backwards and waves Bastard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bastard is rocked!
Ol Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arvanitidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arvanitidis lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bastard - he's out on his feet here! Arvanitidis follows up with another monster hook that separates Bastard from consciousness! Bastard falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Arvanitidis stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jannis Arvanitidis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jannis Arvanitidis thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « your org name? ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedi Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Rentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knight might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Why Can't We be Friends. Damian Rentz 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!

Knight
vs
Rentz

191 cm
28
259 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

210 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jedi Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Rentz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rentz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Knight counters by moving into the clinch.
Rentz tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Rentz controls the action.
Rentz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knight avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jedi Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Rentz.

Knight has Rentz pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Knight pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Rentz tumbling to the mat - Knight dives into Rentz's guard.
Rentz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight trying to control but Rentz is working from the bottom.
Knight has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knight postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rentz controlling Knight's posture.
Rentz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rentz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight connects with a couple of short punches.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knight trying to control but Rentz is working from the bottom.
Knight working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rentz's head.
Rentz trying to control the position.
Knight working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rentz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rentz working a defensive guard here.
Knight lands a couple of digs.
Knight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rentz looking to control.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Rentz is keeping the position.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rentz looking for a sweep. Not yet Rentz, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to advance position but Rentz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rentz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knight is looking to escape.
Rentz looking to ground and pound but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight controls the position.
Rentz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rentz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rentz thowing shots but they're missing.
Rentz tries to control but Knight wriggling away.

Rentz working for a guillotine from mount but Knight is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Rentz's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Knight moves into the clinch.
Knight prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rentz is keeping busy.
Rentz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Rentz pulls guard successfully.
Rentz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knight wants to control from the top but Rentz keeps moving.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Rentz keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jedi Knight just wasn't active enough.
Rentz tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damian Rentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rentz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rentz fails with a takedown attempt.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight prevents the takedown attempt.
Jedi Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Rentz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knight has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rentz is trying to keep an underhook but Knight manages to get the takedown into half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Knight here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rentz tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Rentz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Rentz is working away.
Rentz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rentz trying to control from the bottom.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Rentz defends it.
Rentz wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
Knight scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight prevents Rentz from standing back up.
Rentz is breathing heavily.
Knight wants to take a breather but Rentz is having none of it.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jedi Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rentz has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rentz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rentz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knight controlling the action here.
Rentz has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Rentz's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rentz is in trouble now - Knight has advanced to mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rentz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knight unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rentz wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Knight celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jedi Knight!
After winning the bout, Jedi Knight 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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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Driello Touredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Vanagandr
vs
Touredo

199 cm
27
230 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
242 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Driello Touredo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touredo takes one on the button.
Touredo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Touredo avoids nicely.
Vanagandr misses with a looping right.
Vanagandr avoids the head kick by Touredo.
A head kick misses from Touredo.
Touredo swinging wildly here.
Vanagandr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vanagandr digs a good body shot into Touredo's ribs.
Vanagandr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Touredo.
Touredo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vanagandr tries to sprawl but Touredo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vanagandr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vanagandr tries to get out of the position.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vanagandr wants to control but Touredo is keeping busy.
Vanagandr wants to improve his position but Touredo is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Touredo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanagandr's head.

Touredo wants to work for an arm triangle but Vanagandr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Touredo is looking to take a break and control but Vanagandr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Touredo prevents Vanagandr from improving his position.

Touredo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanagandr sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr is looking to control Touredo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vanagandr avoid being mounted?
Touredo is trying to control the action in half guard but Vanagandr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vanagandr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Touredo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Touredo's back!
Touredo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vanagandr wants to control but Touredo is keeping busy.
Touredo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Touredo is squirming around, avoiding Vanagandr's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanagandr looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touredo'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.
Touredo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vanagandr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vanagandr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Touredo on the ground.
Vanagandr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Touredo is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Katla Vanagandr.
A jab from Vanagandr misses.
Vanagandr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Touredo moves away.
Vanagandr throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touredo throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Vanagandr as Touredo shoots in.
Touredo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katla Vanagandr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Touredo.
Vanagandr looks to throw the jab but Touredo is out of range.
Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Touredo.
Vanagandr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanagandr misses the target.
Touredo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Driello Touredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanagandr swats away the attempt to clinch by Touredo.
Touredo looks to land a combination but Vanagandr avoids it well.
Touredo misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr misses with a body shot.
Vanagandr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Touredo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Touredo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vanagandr eats them both and turns towards Touredo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vanagandr misses with a combination
enabling Touredo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Touredo avoids the body shot from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Touredo on the side of the head.
Touredo looks to land a right hand but Vanagandr moved out of range.
Touredo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vanagandr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vanagandr misses with a left hand
and Touredo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Touredo connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Touredo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanagandr throws out a powerful jab.
Vanagandr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Touredo throws a right hand that Vanagandr ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanagandr also avoids with ease.

Vanagandr lands a left and a right that send Touredo crashing to the mat, dazed. Vanagandr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Driello Touredo has been cut.
Vanagandr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanagandr cracks Touredo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vanagandr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vanagandr swats away the attempt to clinch by Touredo.
Touredo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vanagandr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Touredo misses with a takedown attempt - Vanagandr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vanagandr misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touredo misses with a takedown attempt - Vanagandr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Vanagandr misses.
Vanagandr throws out a powerful jab.
Touredo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Touredo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vanagandr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touredo punishes Vanagandr's body with a nice straight punch.
Vanagandr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Touredo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanagandr throws a body punch but Touredo moves out of range.
Vanagandr misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touredo misses with a two punch combination.
Touredo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Katla Vanagandr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Driello Touredo.
Touredo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Touredo throws a low kick but Vanagandr avoids it.
Vanagandr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vanagandr connects with a right that clearly hurt Touredo. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Vanagandr proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Touredo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katla Vanagandr!
Katla Vanagandr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Full damage, POW right in the kisser!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, keep running up that hill. Berik Yawoka had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the ring it seems that Berik Yawoka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Berik Yawoka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yawoka
vs
Jaa

180 cm
31
187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
30
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka misses with a body kick.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Yawoka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.
Jaa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yawoka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Yawoka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaa defending against the ground and pound.
Jaa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Yawoka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yawoka lands a nice short elbow.

Yawoka is trying to work for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.

Yawoka is working for a submission of some sort.
Jaa wants to control but Yawoka is keeping busy.
Yawoka controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaa defending well though.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yawoka trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Yawoka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yawoka is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Yawoka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa is not content to let Yawoka control the position.
Jaa tries to get to full guard but Yawoka has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
Jaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Yawoka lands a couple of elbows.

Jaa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yawoka defends well.
Yawoka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yawoka passes Jaa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yawoka content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa gets full guard.
Yawoka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yawoka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
Yawoka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yawoka wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jaa is looking for a triangle but Yawoka pushes his legs off easily.
Yawoka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berik Yawoka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yawoka is defended easily by Jaa.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Yawoka avoids them all with ease.
Yawoka shoots in but no luck this time.
Yawoka closes the distance and clinches up with Jaa, looking for a takedown. Yawoka pushes Jaa against the ropes but Jaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Yawoka circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yawoka, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Yawoka wants a takedown.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka working aggressively here.
Yawoka managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa is pressed up against the ropes. Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Yawoka moves away from the strike by Jaa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yawoka.
Jaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaa wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Jaa with that takedown attempt.

Jaa moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Yawoka avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yawoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Yawoka manages to break the clinch.

Yawoka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yawoka looking to secure an arm triangle but Jaa defends it well.
Yawoka avoids the attempt from Jaa to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Yawoka swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jaa is now in Yawoka's guard. A big mistake from Yawoka there, giving up the dominant position!

Yawoka is looking for a triangle but Jaa pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Yawoka is keeping the position.
Yawoka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yawoka wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
Jaa trying to control but Yawoka is working from the bottom.
Yawoka is looking to stand up but Jaa isn't so interested in that idea.

Yawoka looking for a guillotine here but Jaa defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa pushes down on Yawoka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet.
Yawoka is refusing to be controlled, as Jaa sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yawoka is trying to get back to full guard.
Berik Yawoka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaa works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Yawoka fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yawoka.

Jaa has Yawoka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yawoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaa walks away with a smile on his face. Yawoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka dives in and grabs Jaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaa pushes down on Yawoka's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Yawoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yawoka.
Berik Yawoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Yawoka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yawoka shoots for a takedown but Jaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yawoka misses the shot to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Yawoka rushes Jaa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Yawoka avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yawoka is defending well for now.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yawoka's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Yawoka blocks it.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Yawoka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jaa to keep the fight standing.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yawoka can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Yawoka wants to take the fight to the mat but Jaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yawoka avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Yawoka misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka wants a takedown.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Yawoka is working for takedown but Jaa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yawoka tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Yawoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Yawoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tony Jaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa stops a takedown attempt from Yawoka.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!

Tony Jaa wins by unanimous decision!

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B

energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammarskjold comes into the arena with Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan blaring out of the sound system. Cabollaro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Javier Cabollaro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hammarskjold
vs
Cabollaro

183 cm
26
290 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

195 cm
32
275 lbs
16 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Hammarskjold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabollaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammarskjold circles away.
Cabollaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammarskjold.
Cabollaro misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Cabollaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabollaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabollaro darts in trying to clinch
and Hammarskjold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabollaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammarskjold connects with a body shot that sends Cabollaro's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabollaro tries to clinch but Hammarskjold moves away

and Hammarskjold counters with a takedown into side control.
Hammarskjold taking a breather here.
Hammarskjold scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cabollaro is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hammarskjold can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfred Hammarskjold!
Alfred Hammarskjold retains his heavyweight title!
Alfred Hammarskjold decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.