VVT-34 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Henry had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, 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. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Henry
vs
Melendez

183 cm
30
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Henry!
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, Javier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Melendez moves away and avoids it.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Melendez moves away and avoids it.
Melendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melendez.
Melendez misses with a hook to the body
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry connects with a jab.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melendez.
Michael Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Melendez.
Melendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Melendez scores with a jab.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez misses with a looping right.
Melendez slips a jab and a cross from Henry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melendez checks the leg kick.
Melendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henry is looking to land body kicks.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Henry tries to bum rush Melendez with a series of wild strikes but Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Melendez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Melendez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Henry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Melendez to the mat. Melendez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Melendez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Melendez looking to control.

Henry is sitting in close to Melendez's body. Melendez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Henry is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Henry is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Melendez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Javier Melendez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaa
vs
Por Pramuki

180 cm
32
180 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

174 cm
27
176 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Por Pramuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Por Pramuki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jaa's head backwards.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Por Pramuki is avoiding it.

Por Pramuki steps into range and cracks Jaa with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Jaa flops backwards and Por Pramuki dives into his guard looking to finish!

Jaa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuki wants to get up but he can't break Jaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oh Jaa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaa seems to have got his legs back now.

Jaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jaa working for a triangle but Por Pramuki defends it easily.
Por Pramuki wants to get up but he can't break Jaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jaa is proving hard to escape from.

Por Pramuki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Por Pramuki 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.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa shoots in for a double leg but Por Pramuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Por Pramuki misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuki.
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaa dives in and grabs Por Pramuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki pushes down on Jaa's head and hops out.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Nice sprawl there from Por Pramuki as Jaa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Por Pramuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaa somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuki. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Por Pramuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Por Pramuki throws a left that rocks Jaa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Por Pramuki dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jaa regain composure!

It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Jaa is controlling his arm.
Jaa tries to bench press Por Pramuki off him but Por Pramuki keeps the position.
Por Pramuki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Por Pramuki has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Por Pramuki tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaa tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Por Pramuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuki.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Por Pramuki is avoiding it.
Por Pramuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Jaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki tests Jaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Por Pramuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Por Pramuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jaa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Por Pramuki tries to pull guard but Jaa won't allow it.
Por Pramuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Por Pramuki 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. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki cracks Jaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Por Pramuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Por Pramuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Por Pramuki - just one landing.
Por Pramuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Por Pramuki lands a nice hook to Jaa's body. Jaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Por Pramuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaa drops his hands momentarily and Por Pramuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Por Pramuki knocks Jaa out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Buakaw Por Pramuki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Dunch Henry has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dunch Henry seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Henry
vs
Green

175 cm
30
175 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

177 cm
30
180 lbs
12 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green walks into a jab.
Dunch Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Henry throws a good cross that connects.
Henry misses the body punch
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.

Henry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Green tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henry is in Green's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.

Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green controlling Henry's posture.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.

Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Green is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.

Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.

Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.

Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry won't allow Green to get back to his feet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henry!
Green throws a strike there. Henry manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Green seems to be working for a kimura but Henry defends the submission attempt.
Henry moves into full guard.
Green trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Green wants to stand and escape but instead Henry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry passes Green's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Henry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Green trying to hold on to Henry's head to control him but Henry postures up.

Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dunch Henry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Henry feints a jab promting Green to slip. Henry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Green dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Green.

Green is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henry's half guard.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Green is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Green is looking to stall here but Henry recovers full guard.
Green wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Green showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green advances to half guard.

Green is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Green is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green stops Henry from standing up.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Green controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry pulls Green in to control the position.
Green throws a strike but Henry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Dunch Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dunch Henry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunch Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Green shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry stalks Green and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Green's face. Green staggers backwards, shaken.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Henry works Green's body with a nice hook.
Green avoids the body shot from Henry.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Henry tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.

Henry closes the distance and pushes Green back into the ropes.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry looking for a takedown.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Henry drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green stalling in the clinch but Henry improves position.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Green shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunch Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Green.
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!
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green misses with a double jab
and Henry counters with a one-two to the body.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Henry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Henry finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henry stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Henry lands a couple of digs.

Green is rocked!

Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Henry finish him?

Green has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henry is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry cracks Green with a solid left hand.
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!
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Henry gets to his feet and stands over Green, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Green felt that one! Henry unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Green from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dunch 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schwarzeneg
vs
Lombard

175 cm
33
175 lbs
20 - 32 - 2

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ultra Fight Gear

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 20 - 32 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lombard did well to prevent Schwarzeneg getting side control.
Lombard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwarzeneg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lombard's head.
Lombard wants to get back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Lombard has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lombard is doing well to control the position and prevent Schwarzeneg from advancing to side control.
Schwarzeneg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lombard defending well though.
Lombard moves into full guard.
Schwarzeneg preventing the sweep.
Schwarzeneg wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneg is one step ahead there.
Lombard pulls Schwarzeneg in to control the position.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Lombard is controlling from the bottom.
Lombard working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Schwarzeneg shoots in and bounces Lombard off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schwarzeneg postures up in Lombard's guard and throws a big left but Lombard blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg wanted to stand there but Lombard had control of the position.
Lombard looking for a sweep. Not yet Lombard, not yet.
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 ref stands the fighters back up. Veli Schwarzeneg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch there but Lombard circles away.
Schwarzeneg moves in looking to clinch but Lombard pushes him off.

Schwarzeneg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg prevents Lombard from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lombard gets back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand and escape but instead Lombard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lombard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep here but Lombard controlling him for the moment.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Lombard won't let him.
Schwarzeneg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schwarzeneg stopping the sweep attempt from Lombard.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but Lombard is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lombard is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 Veli Schwarzeneg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schwarzeneg tries to clinch but Lombard is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg ducks right into an uppercut from Lombard.

Schwarzeneg gets the takedown into side control.
Lombard regains half guard.
Lombard tries to roll over but Schwarzeneg keeps him under control.
Schwarzeneg tries to pass to full mount but Lombard defends it.
Schwarzeneg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lombard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schwarzeneg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schwarzeneg's back!

Schwarzeneg preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lombard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lombard is working for a rear naked choke. Schwarzeneg is not defending it well and Lombard has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Schwarzeneg refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Schwarzeneg's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Lombard!
After the fight, Ricardo Lombard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev has chosen Aria - Volja i Razum as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Louner
vs
Zhuravlev

178 cm
33
183 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

162 cm
32
170 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hardcore Nutrition

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuravlev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Louner tries to avoid it but Zhuravlev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Louner to the ground. Louner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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

Zhuravlev is looking for a kimura here.
Louner is controlling Zhuravlev's trapped leg to prevent Zhuravlev from advancing to side control.
Zhuravlev is trying to control the action in half guard but Louner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Louner controlling the position well.
Louner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zhuravlev is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zhuravlev thows a huge punch but Louner dodges it nicely.
Zhuravlev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhuravlev throwing shots but Louner is blocking nicely.
Zhuravlev tries to pass to full mount but Louner defends it.
Louner wants to get back to full guard.
Zhuravlev looks to land a strike but Louner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zhuravlev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhuravlev wants to control from the top but Louner keeps moving.
Zhuravlev trying to move into half guard but instead Louner has managed to sweep!
Zhuravlev keeping moving, preventing Louner from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louner's guard.
Louner keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlev from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louner keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlev from controlling successfully.
Louner wants to stand and escape but Zhuravlev is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louner is looking to stand up but Zhuravlev isn't so interested in that idea.
Zhuravlev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Zhuravlev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Louner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zhuravlev has Louner in his guard.
Louner throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhuravlev wants to stand and escape but Louner is having none of it.
Louner wants to control from the top but Zhuravlev keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zhuravlev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Louner defends it easily.
Louner trying to control but Zhuravlev is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Louner connects with a couple of short punches.
Louner is stalling in the full guard.
Louner with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhuravlev keeping moving, preventing Louner from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlev working a defensive guard but Louner passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zhuravlev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Louner is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Zhuravlev is looking to take a break and control but Louner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zhuravlev.

Zhuravlev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Louner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zhuravlev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Louner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zhuravlev.
Louner regains half guard there - taking advantage of Zhuravlev's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Zhuravlev looks to land a strike but Louner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Louner trying to keep a closed guard but Zhuravlev is proving a slippery customer.
Louner tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner controls Zhuravlev momentarily but Zhuravlev frees himself.
Zhuravlev looking to sit in guard and control but Louner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Louner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Zhuravlev working for a triangle but Louner defends it easily.
Zhuravlev tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev is trying to keep Louner in close.
Louner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Louner distracts Zhuravlev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kostya Zhuravlev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhuravlev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zhuravlev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Zhuravlev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Louner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louner.
Zhuravlev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Louner is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhuravlev has wrist control.
Zhuravlev keeping full guard, as Louner tries to pass.
Louner lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuravlev keeping moving, preventing Louner from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlev wants to sweep here but Louner controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louner works over Zhuravlev with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Uno Louner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Louner cracks Zhuravlev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Louner as he connects with a hook.
Louner slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhuravlev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zhuravlev with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Louner to counter with a crisp jab.
Louner lands a head kick!

Louner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louner passes to full mount!
Louner with good strikes from the mount here!
Zhuravlev gets back to half guard.
Zhuravlev is pressing down on Louner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zhuravlev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louner stopping the sweep attempt from Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louner trying to control but Zhuravlev is working from the bottom.
Louner postures up.
Louner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Zhuravlev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhuravlev wants to hit a switch here but Louner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zhuravlev there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner lands a big elbow.
Louner raining down shots from the mount!
Zhuravlev is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Zhuravlev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Louner has a closed guard, preventing Zhuravlev from standing up.
Zhuravlev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louner controls Zhuravlev momentarily but Zhuravlev frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhuravlev trying to control but Louner is working from the bottom.
Zhuravlev cracks Louner with a solid left hand.
Zhuravlev wants to control from the top but Louner keeps moving.
Zhuravlev wants to pass the guard but Louner is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner wants to stand up but Zhuravlev is controlling him.
Zhuravlev passes Louner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Louner wants to get back to full guard.
Zhuravlev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zhuravlev is keen to just control but Louner is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuravlev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Louner is pressing down on Zhuravlev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zhuravlev looking to sit in guard and control but Louner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Louner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Louner 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Kostya Zhuravlev!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Uno Louner!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Uno Louner!

Uno Louner wins by split decision!
Uno Louner gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khosrow Shimardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewell comes to the ring accompanied by White Dude. Shimardi has chosen Masters of Persian Music - Saz va Avaz as his entrance music. 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.

Ewell
vs
Shimardi

187 cm
24
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
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, Khosrow Shimardi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimardi just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimardi looks to land a left hand but Ewell moved out of range nicely.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shimardi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewell tries to clinch but Shimardi is having none of it.
Ewell tries to clinch up but Shimardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Shimardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ewell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ewell wants to clinch
and Shimardi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ewell tries to clinch there but Shimardi circles away.
Ewell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimardi.
Shimardi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ewell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimardi throws an overhand right that lands on Ewell's shoulder, as Ewell tries to avoid the shot.
Shimardi throws an overhand right that lands on Ewell's shoulder, as Ewell tries to avoid the shot.

Shimardi tries to keep at a distance but Ewell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Shimardi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Khosrow Shimardi has been cut.
Shimardi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shimardi's brow.
Shimardi misses with a punch to the body.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewell.
Shimardi trying to stall but Ewell improves his position.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shimardi's defenses.
Shimardi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Khosrow Shimardi's cut even more.
Shimardi tries to work over Ewell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimardi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ewell controls his hands.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shimardi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimardi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Shimardi blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Shimardi blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Shimardi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shimardi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shimardi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimardi takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Khosrow Shimardi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shimardi has a couple of punches blocked by Ewell.
Ewell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shimardi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shimardi blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shimardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.

Khosrow Shimardi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shimardi dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Shimardi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ewell is keeping busy.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Shimardi in his tracks for a moment.

Shimardi is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khosrow Shimardi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Ewell!
After winning the bout, Steve Ewell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka comes to the ring accompanied by keep running up that hill. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yawoka
vs
Cascara

180 cm
33
187 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

182 cm
29
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 13 - 8 - 1, 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka is looking to clinch.
Yawoka avoids the body shot from Cascara.

Yawoka closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Cascara.
Yawoka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cascara.
Cascara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cascara misses with some punches.
Cascara stalling in the clinch but Yawoka improves position.
Cascara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yawoka pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Cascara lands a nice knee to the body.
Yawoka tries to stall but Cascara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cascara pushes off an throws an elbow but Yawoka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cascara prevents a body shot from Yawoka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara being controlled against the ropes.
Yawoka is working Cascara over against the ropes.
Cascara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yawoka controls his hands.
Cascara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yawoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yawoka takes an elbow to the temple.
Yawoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yawoka wants to get back to striking at distance but Cascara won't allow it.

Cascara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yawoka is looking to clinch but Cascara is avoiding it.
Cascara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yawoka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cascara drives through and clinches with Yawoka against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cascara fails to land.
Cascara stalling in the clinch but Yawoka improves position.
Cascara lands with a light punch inside.
Cascara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yawoka or not.
Cascara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yawoka avoids it.
Cascara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yawoka blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yawoka looking to throw knees to the head but Cascara is blocking nicely.

Cascara manages to break the clinch.
Yawoka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yawoka closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cascara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cascara.
Yawoka stalling in the clinch but Cascara improves position.
Cascara is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara gets through Yawoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Yawoka.
Cascara tries to land knees in the clinch but Yawoka avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Cascara.
Yawoka wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yawoka.
Yawoka blocking some punches.
Cascara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yawoka has Cascara pushed against the ropes.
Cascara looking to slow down the pace here.
Cascara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yawoka missing with knees to the body.
Yawoka tries to break the clinch but Cascara is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara missing with knees to the body.
Cascara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cascara wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cascara.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cascara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cascara misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascara tries a knee to the head but Yawoka blocks it.
Cascara misses with a knee to the head.
Cascara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Cascara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Cascara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cascara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cascara swats away the attempt to clinch by Yawoka.
Yawoka wants to clinch

and Cascara counters by moving into the clinch.
Yawoka looking to stall.
Cascara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cascara lands an elbow that stopped Yawoka in his tracks for a moment.
Yawoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cascara's elbow.
Yawoka looking to slow down the pace here.
Yawoka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cascara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yawoka darts in trying to clinch

and Cascara moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara misses with a punch to the body.
Yawoka tries a knee to the head but Cascara blocks it.
Yawoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Cascara avoids the damage to the body.
Yawoka misses with a punch to the body.
Cascara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cascara content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Cascara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berik Yawoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yawoka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cascara counters with a nice leg kick.

Cascara drives through and clinches with Yawoka against the ropes.
Cascara changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yawoka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yawoka moves to clinch but Cascara breaks away

and Cascara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka trying to stall but Cascara improves his position.
Yawoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cascara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cascara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cascara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Yawoka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cascara tries to land knees in the clinch but Yawoka avoids the damage to the body.

Cascara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yawoka fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Cascara.
Cascara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cascara unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara tries a body shot but Yawoka blocks it.
Cascara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yawoka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cascara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cascara as Yawoka tries to tie him up.
Lionel Cascara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cascara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yawoka backwards.
Cascara prevents Yawoka from breaking the clinch.
Cascara blocks the elbow strike.
Cascara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yawoka's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cascara swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yawoka is keeping busy.
Cascara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cascara working Yawoka over with knees to the body.
Yawoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cascara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yawoka tries to throw a body punch but Cascara avoids it by throwing Yawoka back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cascara lands with a light punch inside.
Cascara throws an elbow that misses.
Yawoka takes a shot to the head.
Yawoka is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascara lands with a light punch inside.
Cascara landing knees to the head.
Cascara managing to block the knees to the body from Yawoka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Cascara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yawoka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cascara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yawoka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Cascara catches Yawoka right on the button with a cross.

Yawoka gets a clinch.
Cascara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cascara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cascara tries a body shot but Yawoka blocks it.
Yawoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yawoka tries to stall but Cascara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cascara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cascara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cascara is trying to maintain a safe position but Yawoka gets an underhook and turns Cascara into the ropes.
Yawoka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cascara backwards.
Yawoka is trying to stall.
Yawoka tries to break free but Cascara pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara can't find room to land a body shot as Yawoka controls the action.
Cascara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cascara throws an elbow but it misses.
Cascara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Cascara is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Yawoka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cascara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cascara.
Cascara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cascara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yawoka misses with a knee strike.
Cascara misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cascara.
A nice left hand lands by Yawoka.
Cascara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yawoka's defenses.
Cascara pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascara is trying to stall.
Cascara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cascara looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Cascara misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cascara missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yawoka.
Cascara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Well,Yawoka is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yawoka.
Yawoka blocks a body shot from Cascara.
Yawoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cascara avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka tries to stall but Cascara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yawoka blocks an uppercut.
Cascara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yawoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cascara avoids it.

Cascara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cascara moves into the clinch.
Yawoka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yawoka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yawoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cascara lands a hook that snaps the head of Yawoka backwards.
Yawoka can't break the clinch.
Cascara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yawoka avoids it.
Cascara stalling in the clinch but Yawoka improves position.
Cascara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cascara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berik Yawoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cascara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cascara.
Cascara tries a body shot but Yawoka blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lionel Cascara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Cascara.
Yawoka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cascara is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yawoka misses with a knee to the head.
Cascara avoiding damage as Yawoka throws knees to the body.
Yawoka can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yawoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Cascara controls his hands.
Yawoka is looking to control Cascara's arms but Cascara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yawoka has his back to the ropes.
Cascara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yawoka misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Cascara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cascara 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Lionel Cascara!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Lionel Cascara!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Lionel Cascara!

Lionel Cascara wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lionel Cascara made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven has chosen Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Crown
vs
Van Duijnhoven

183 cm
26
186 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

180 cm
26
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Crown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crown misses with a low kick.
Van Duijnhoven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Duijnhoven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Duijnhoven catches Crown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crown throws a jab when Van Duijnhoven was well out of range.
Van Duijnhoven delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick but Crown moves out of range.
Crown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Crown.
Van Duijnhoven scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a low kick as Crown jumps back.
Van Duijnhoven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Duijnhoven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a right hand. Crown shakes it off.
Van Duijnhoven 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.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a hook to the body. Crown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Duijnhoven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crowns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Crown is rocked!
Van Duijnhoven cracks Crown with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Crown falls to his knees and Van Duijnhoven doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
Wilco Van Duijnhoven is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Wilco Van Duijnhoven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Impaler
vs
Schwager

174 cm
32
160 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

175 cm
26
158 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

DoofenshmirtzDoofenshmirtz All 160 Supplements Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
Schwager swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Impaler shoots in looking for a takedown. Schwager tries to sprawl out of it but Impaler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schwager manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schwager swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Impaler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwager.
Impaler tries a low kick but Schwager avoids it.
Impaler throws a jab when Schwager was well out of range.
Schwager swings for the body but Impaler moves out of range.
Impaler dodges the punch combination from Schwager.
Schwager throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Impaler moves away from the strike by Schwager.
Impaler avoids the body shot from Schwager.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Impaler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schwager quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Impaler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schwager is looking to escape.
Impaler is pressing down on Schwager's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schwager is holding on for now.
Schwager is trying to stand back up but Impaler is controlling him
Impaler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Impaler is looking for a kimura here.
Schwager is looking to escape.
Impaler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Impaler prevents Schwager from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Impaler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schwager defending well though.
Impaler content to control rather than advance.
Schwager wants to get back to his feet.
Schwager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Impaler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Impaler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Schwager!
Impaler with good strikes from the mount here!
Schwager squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Impaler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schwager is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Impaler is landing with some decent strikes but Schwager is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Impaler wants to control the pace but Schwager is squirming around nicely.
Impaler working the ground and pound effectively.
Schwager is bucking up trying to escape but Impaler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler looking to control but Schwager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schwager squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Impaler dominating with strikes here.
Impaler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schwager wants to try and get back to his feet.
Impaler controlling the position easily from mount.
Schwager trying desperately to get to his feet.
Impaler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schwager is trying to stand up.
Impaler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Impaler.

Schwager is rocked!
Impaler breaks from Schwager's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schwager is still in real trouble! Can Impaler finish him?
The referee warns Schwager that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Impaler 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.
Schwager wants to try and get back to his feet.
Impaler controlling from mount.
Schwager is squirming around, avoiding Impaler's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schwager looks a forlorn figure.
Schwager seems to have recovered his senses.
Impaler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Impaler tries to control but Schwager wriggling away.
Impaler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Impaler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Impaler with shots to the head and body - Schwager looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwager is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Impaler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Impaler connects with a bit shot that sees Schwager covering up! More strikes from Impaler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Impaler is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Impaler!
Vlad Impaler retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Vlad Impaler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.