VVT-37 Combat Heaven PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attila Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You ain't stoppin me. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Henry
vs
Browne

183 cm
31
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 3 - 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Browne!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Browne's calf.
Attila Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Browne takes one to the side of the head.
Browne lands the left hand.
Browne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne closes the distance but Henry moves to the side
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry scores with the left hand. Browne knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Browne momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Henry. Beautiful body shot.
Browne misses with a two punch combination.
Henry scores with a jab.
Browne moves to clinch but Henry breaks away

and Henry counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Henry.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Browne throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Browne shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a left and a right... And another left! Browne is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Henry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

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

Schwager
vs
Sotto

175 cm
26
158 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sotto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schwager.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto.
Sotto connects with a looping right hand.
Schwager slips a jab and a cross from Sotto.
Schwager throws a body punch but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwager.
Schwager ducks under a wild hook from Sotto.
Schwager throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Schwager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Schwager.
Schwager just misses with a punch to the body.
Norbert Schwager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager scores with the left hand. Sotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Schwager fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schwager swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwager moves away from the strike by Sotto.
Schwager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwager misses with a hook
and Sotto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schwager swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto misses with a straight right.
Schwager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwager throws a poor cross that misses
and Sotto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schwager thinking.
Schwager takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Schwager there.
Schwager misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sotto misses the target.
Schwager scores with a jab to the body.
Sotto misses with a shot to the body
and Schwager counters with a series of strikes. Sotto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sotto ducks under a wild hook from Schwager.
Sotto blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schwager in his tracks.
Schwager misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwager connects with a jab.
Sotto misses with a straight right.
Schwager scores with a jab.
Schwager is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schwager lands a two punch combo.
Schwager dodges the punch combination from Sotto.
Sotto drops his hands momentarily and Schwager takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schwager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Schwager lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto slips a straight right by Schwager.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Sotto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwager doesn't seem phased though.
Sotto throws a good cross that connects.
Schwager lands a head shot.
Schwager wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sotto looks to land a combination but Schwager avoids it well.
Sotto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Nice combo by Schwager! Oh, that's hurt him - Sotto falls to the canvas and Schwager follows him into side control.

Sotto is rocked!

Schwager stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sotto is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwager finish him?
Some wild striking there from Sotto.
A shot to the body from Sotto misses
and Schwager counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Sotto to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Schwager!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Norbert Schwager!
In his post fight interview, Norbert Schwager started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by You've Seen the Butcher. Steele has chosen Lil Wayne-Drop the World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Steele

193 cm
27
250 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

194 cm
35
288 lbs
24 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith prevents Steele from getting back to his feet.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steele wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Steele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Steele!

Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.

Steele has gone for a leg lock! Smith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steele's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Steele from standing up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Steele is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.

Leon Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Steele scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Leon Smith has been cut.
Steele throws a right hand that misses

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Steele wants to break the clinch but can't.

Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries for a takedown but Steele sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Steele sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Steele's guard.
Smith prevents Steele from getting back to his feet.
Steele is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steele wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Leon Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is looking to advance position but Steele has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Steele maintains control.
Smith tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steele landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Steele maintains control.
Steele is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Steele looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Steele avoids the attempt from Smith to control.

Steele is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smith shrugs it off.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.

Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Steele.
Steele breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith tries to buck Steele off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Smith is rocked!
A big strike lands for Steele! That's really hurt Smith and he's turned his back - Steele keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Steele jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Steele!
In his post fight interview, Ben Steele started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

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

Jaa
vs
Belhanda

180 cm
32
180 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

173 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 15 - 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riad Belhanda!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belhanda throws a hook to the side of Jaa's head but Jaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaa walks into a left hand.
Jaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belhanda defends it nicely.
Jaa shoots in but Belhanda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belhanda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Jaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Belhanda which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Belhanda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Belhanda trying to control from half guard but Jaa is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belhanda content to control rather than advance.
Jaa wants to improve his position but Belhanda is controlling well.
Belhanda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belhanda wants to free his trapped foot but Jaa is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Jaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jaa won't allow Belhanda to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belhanda trying to control the pace.
Jaa trying to control from the bottom.

Jaa actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belhanda connects with a nice short shot to Jaa's temple.

Jaa looking for a kimura from the bottom but Belhanda passes into side control!
Belhanda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jaa sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belhanda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jaa wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belhanda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Belhanda works his foot free and advances to mount.
Belhanda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jaa is in a horrible position here. Belhanda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jaa is looking to get to half guard.
Belhanda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa tries to reverse the position but Belhanda maintains control.
Jaa gets back to half guard.
Belhanda is looking to advance position but Jaa won't allow it.
Belhanda winds up and cracks Jaa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Belhanda from controlling successfully.

Jaa is working an open guard so Belhanda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Jaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Belhanda which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riad Belhanda 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.

Belhanda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belhanda scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Belhanda.
Jaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belhanda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

A big head kick from Belhanda and Jaa is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Jaa is rocked!
Belhanda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jaa's guard.
Oh Jaa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belhanda is looking to take a break and control but Jaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belhanda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jaa!
Belhanda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belhanda controlling his opponent.
Belhanda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belhanda softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Jaa is out cold! Belhanda jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riad Belhanda!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabollaro's entrance music is La Cuaracha. A fine choice. Benjamin has chosen lions sleeps tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cabollaro
vs
Benjamin

195 cm
34
275 lbs
21 - 36 - 1

189 cm
37
276 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 36 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabollaro has a takedown stuffed.

Benjamin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabollaro trying to control but Benjamin postures up.

Cabollaro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cabollaro wants to control but Benjamin is keeping busy.
Benjamin trying to control the action but Cabollaro is working from the bottom.
Benjamin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Benjamin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cabollaro.
Benjamin controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabollaro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Benjamin connects with a decent elbow.
Benjamin controls the position.
Benjamin is looking to take a break and control but Cabollaro is keeping him honest, looking to work 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.
Benjamin scores with punches from side control.
Cabollaro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Benjamin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Benjamin decides to stand up.
Cabollaro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Benjamin instigates a clinch.
Benjamin is working Cabollaro over against the ropes.
Cabollaro is breathing heavily.

Benjamin has picked Cabollaro up - he's going for a ride! Benjamin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Benjamin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cabollaro taking shots to the head.
Benjamin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cabollaro badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Benjamin around the waist but Benjamin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Benjamin is the winner by TKO! Benjamin jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Benjamin!
A victorious Judah Benjamin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lombard
vs
Pokousha

178 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pokousha drives through and clinches with Lombard against the ropes.
Lombard is working for takedown but Pokousha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lombard wants a takedown but no success here.
Lombard wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokousha is trying to stall.
Lombard wants a takedown but no success here.

Pokousha jumps guard and drags Lombard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pokousha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pokousha is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Lombard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pokousha trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Pokousha has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lombard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pokousha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lombard manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha throws a strike but Lombard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pokousha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lombard.
Pokousha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lombard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pokousha's head.
Lombard throws an elbow that misses. Pokousha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lombard's guard. Nice move by Pokousha!
Lombard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pokousha is now in half guard.
Lombard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lombard trying to control here.
Lombard tries to get to full guard but Pokousha has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pokousha.
Pokousha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lombard trying to hold on to Pokousha's head to control him but Pokousha postures up.
Pokousha is looking to take a break and control but Lombard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pokousha lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pokousha is nestled in close to Lombard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lombard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pokousha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pokousha's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lombard misses with a punch to the head.
Lombard is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pokousha. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Lombard working for the choke.
Lombard gets his hands free as Pokousha looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lombard is persistently looking for the submission but Pokousha is defending it well.
Lombard is not going to allow Pokousha to sit and survive in this position.

Lombard is looking for a choke. Pokousha gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Pokousha manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Pokousha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pokousha throws a big elbow that misses.
Lombard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lombard is pulling down on Pokousha's head to control his posture.
Lombard 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pokousha trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pokousha postures up.
Lombard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pokousha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricardo Lombard just wasn't active enough.

Pokousha has managed to clinch.
Pokousha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lombard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pokousha manages to pull guard.
Pokousha punching from the bottom - just letting Lombard know he's still in a fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokousha is trying to keep Lombard in close.
Lombard throws an elbow that misses. Pokousha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lombard's guard. Nice move by Pokousha!
Pokousha lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hedrig Pokousha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lombard fails with the takedown.

Pokousha has closed the distance and engaged Lombard in a clinch.
Lombard goes for a takedown attempt but Pokousha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lombard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pokousha's waist but Pokousha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lombard off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lombard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pokousha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lombard has Pokousha pulled in close to control his posture.
Lombard controls Pokousha momentarily but Pokousha frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha scoring with some ground and pound.
Pokousha stopping the sweep attempt from Lombard.
Pokousha looking to sit in guard and control but Lombard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lombard throwing strikes from guard but Pokousha blocks nicely.
Lombard throws an elbow that misses. Pokousha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lombard's guard. Nice move by Pokousha!
Pokousha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pokousha is working Lombard over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lombard is trying to improve his position.
Lombard taking a bit of punishment here - Pokousha scoring with strikes.
Pokousha scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard is trying to improve his position.
Lombard is not content to let Pokousha control the position.
Lombard is trying to control Pokousha's posture but Pokousha avoids it.
Pokousha grinds an elbow into Lombard's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pokousha lands a nice forearm strike.
Lombard manages to get back to half guard.
Pokousha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pokousha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lombard is staying active underneath Pokousha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lombard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lombard.
Lombard looking for a sweep. Not yet Lombard, not yet.
Hedrig Pokousha has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is working hard here to advance position.
Pokousha sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pokousha preventing the sweep.
Pokousha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pokousha postures up in Lombard's guard and throws a big left but Lombard blocks it.
Pokousha pushes down on Lombard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pokousha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pokousha is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lombard has an active guard here but Pokousha has managed to pass into half guard.
Pokousha passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hedrig Pokousha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pokousha lands a nice looking body shot.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Lombard moves out of range.
Pokousha throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pokousha tries to clinch up.

Pokousha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lombard goes for a takedown attempt but Pokousha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pokousha is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Pokousha wants to clinch up but Lombard keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Lombard moves out of range.
Pokousha closes the distance but Lombard moves to the side
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.

Pokousha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pokousha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lombard is keeping the position for now.
Lombard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pokousha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha won't allow Lombard to sweep him here.
Pokousha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pokousha preventing the sweep.
Lombard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pokousha.
Lombard keeping full guard, as Pokousha tries to pass.
Pokousha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pokousha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Pokousha controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pokousha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lombard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!

Lombard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pokousha is trying to defend but Lombard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha trying to control but Lombard postures up.
Pokousha is looking to improve his position.

Lombard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pokousha is trying to get back to full guard.
Lombard thows a huge punch but Pokousha dodges it nicely.
Lombard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lombard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pokousha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lombard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lombard is working away from the top position though.

Lombard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Lombard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pokousha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lombard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pokousha has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hedrig Pokousha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pokousha 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Hedrig Pokousha!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Hedrig Pokousha!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Hedrig Pokousha!

Hedrig Pokousha wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Hedrig Pokousha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege comes into the arena with Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liege
vs
Bravo

183 cm
33
188 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

182 cm
30
180 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160
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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Liege looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Liege drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Liege jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Liege tries to pass.

Liege drops back looking for a leg! Bravo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bravo manages to kick Liege off! Liege jumps back into Bravo's guard.

Liege drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Liege jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Liege is looking to pass into half guard but Bravo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bravo is in guard.
Liege working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bravo.

Liege working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bravo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bravo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bravo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liege's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is stalling here. Liege is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bravo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Liege has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Liege tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bravo tries to escape but Liege is in control.

Liege wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bravo, who protects the arm well.
Bravo tries to bench press Liege off him but Liege keeps the position.
Bravo can't do much from the bottom here.

Liege goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bravo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Liege's guard! Nice work there by Bravo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege is looking to stand up but Bravo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Liege keeps moving.
Liege is trying to keep Bravo in close.
Liege keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.

Bravo sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Liege doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Bravo paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Liege - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Caeas Liege!
Caeas Liege spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjalmar Soderberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quentin Costa's chin.

Soderberg
vs
Costa

189 cm
28
225 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

184 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soderberg.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Soderberg on that attempt.

Costa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Soderberg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Soderberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soderberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Soderberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soderberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Soderberg is trying to work for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costa is not content to let Soderberg control the position.
Costa won't allow Soderberg to pass to mount.
Costa wants to control but Soderberg is keeping busy.
Soderberg 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.

Soderberg is trying to work for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Costa is not content to let Soderberg control the position.
Soderberg thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
Soderberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Soderberg seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg content to control rather than advance.
Soderberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soderberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Costa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soderberg.

Soderberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Costa is just riding it out for now. Soderberg eventually gives up the hold.
Costa is looking for a sweep. Soderberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg trying to mount his opponent but Costa defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soderberg.
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.
Costa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soderberg is working away from the top position though.
Soderberg working over Costa with some ground and pound. Costa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soderberg throwing shots but Costa is blocking nicely.
Soderberg is looking to advance position but Costa won't allow it.
Soderberg thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.

Soderberg is trying to work for a kimura but Costa 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.
Costa is looking for a sweep. Soderberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soderberg is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soderberg connects with a nice short shot to Costa's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soderberg lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soderberg throwing shots but Costa is blocking nicely.
Costa is trying to maintain the position but Soderberg is very close to passing his half guard.

Soderberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Costa sees it coming and defends easily.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.

Soderberg is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Costa reverses the position - he's now on top in Soderberg's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Soderberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Soderberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Soderberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soderberg working the head and body with strikes.
Costa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Soderberg.
Costa tries to buck Soderberg off but Soderberg is having none of it.
Costa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soderberg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Costa some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Soderberg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Costa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Soderberg but great work by Costa.
Costa is looking to take a break and control but Soderberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soderberg sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is pressing down on Costa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soderberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Soderberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soderberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses.
Soderberg is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa stands up over Soderberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soderberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costa cracks Soderberg with a solid left hand.
Costa stands up over Soderberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soderberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Soderberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Costa postures up.

Soderberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costa is aware though and is defending well.

Soderberg has his foot on Costa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Costa works his way back into a safe position though.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soderberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa throws an elbow that misses. Soderberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costa's guard. Nice move by Soderberg!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soderberg stopping the sweep attempt from Costa.
Costa controls Soderberg momentarily but Soderberg frees himself.
Soderberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soderberg with a flurry of punches that miss.

Soderberg has gone for a leg lock! Costa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Soderberg's guard.
Hjalmar Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soderberg is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Costa wants to stand and escape but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soderberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costa's head.
Costa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soderberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soderberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soderberg looks up at the clock and then as Costa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soderberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soderberg cracks Costa with a big elbow.
Soderberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Soderberg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Costa tries to bench press Soderberg off him but Soderberg keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Soderberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Soderberg.
Soderberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Costa's calf.

Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Soderberg is looking to reverse the position.
Soderberg is trying to control Costa's posture but Costa avoids it.
Costa trying to control the action but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
Soderberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working away.
Costa is looking to take a break and control but Soderberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soderberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Soderberg sneaks back into half guard.
Soderberg is staying active underneath Costa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Costa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is pressing down on Costa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Soderberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Costa keeping full guard, as Soderberg tries to pass.
Soderberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soderberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soderberg trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Soderberg is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Soderberg is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quentin Costa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Soderberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soderberg throws a wild body kick that Costa sees coming a mile off.
Soderberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soderberg thumps Costa with a low kick.
Soderberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa walks into a jab.
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!
Costa leaves Soderberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Costa. Those never looked like landing.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Soderberg slips the punch.
Soderberg delivers a nice body kick.
Soderberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Soderberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Costa struggling a bit here.
Soderberg working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Soderberg clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Soderberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown but Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Soderberg fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Costa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soderberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Costa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soderberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soderberg is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Costa.
Costa working Soderberg over with strikes.

Soderberg is rocked!

Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Oh Soderberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, if Costa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg trying to hold on to Costa's head to control him but Costa postures up.

Costa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Costa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Soderberg! More strikes land and this one is all over! Costa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quentin Costa!
Quentin Costa is the new light heavyweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Impaler
vs
Kalaso

174 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

174 cm
38
159 lbs
34 - 26 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 22 - 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 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalaso clinches up with Impaler and pushes him back against the ropes.

Impaler jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kalaso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kalaso throws a strike but Impaler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Impaler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Impaler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Impaler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Impaler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kalaso's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Impaler.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kalaso is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Impaler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kalaso wants to get back to his feet.
Kalaso wants to get back to full guard.

Kalaso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalaso wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Impaler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Impaler trying to control from half guard but Kalaso is working away.
Nice strikes from Impaler there.
Kalaso is trying to stand back up but Impaler is controlling him
Impaler winds up and cracks Kalaso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Impaler is trying to work for a kimura but Kalaso is defending well.
Impaler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Impaler lands strikes from half guard.
Impaler is thwarting Kalaso's attempts to control the position.

Impaler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Impaler is trying to control. Kalaso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Impaler stops Kalaso from getting back to his feet.
Impaler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kalaso is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kalaso is looking to improve his position.
Impaler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Impaler wants to take a breather but Kalaso is having none of it.
Impaler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kalaso defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalaso is looking to escape.

Impaler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kalaso is just riding it out for now. Impaler eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Impaler lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler slows the pace down in half guard.
Impaler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalaso keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Impaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kalaso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaso moves away.
Kalaso is looking to clinch but Impaler is avoiding it.
Impaler misses the shot to the body.
Kalaso misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalaso looks to clinch

and Impaler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Impaler trying to control but Kalaso is working from the bottom.

Kalaso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impaler defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Impaler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Impaler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kalaso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler cracks Kalaso with a solid left hand.

Kalaso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Impaler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Impaler stopping the sweep attempt from Kalaso.
Impaler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Kalaso keeps moving.
Kalaso looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalaso, not yet.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Impaler connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Impaler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Impaler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Impaler landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kalaso wants to sweep but no luck.
Impaler is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalaso has wrist control.
Impaler is standing up over Kalaso. Kalaso looks to escape but Impaler dives into side control.
Impaler working the ground and pound from side control.
Kalaso can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalaso tries to bench press Impaler off him but Impaler keeps the position.
Impaler is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kalaso will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler wants to control but Kalaso is keeping him busy.
Kalaso is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Impaler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kalaso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kalaso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Impaler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Impaler lands a nice forearm strike.
Impaler wants to control but Kalaso is keeping him busy.
Impaler scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kalaso wants to get back to his feet but Impaler drags him back down.
Impaler scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kalaso clinches up against the ropes.

Impaler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalaso misses with the combination.
Impaler punishes Kalaso's body with a nice straight punch.
Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Impaler is having none of it.
Impaler misses with a body shot.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Impaler moves out of range.
Kalaso staying out of range there.
Kalaso defending well as Impaler loads up on a big left hand.
Kalaso connects with a high kick.

It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Impaler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Impaler scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler throws a big right hand that misses.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso looking to control.
Kalaso wants to stand and escape but Impaler is having none of it.
Impaler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kalaso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalaso is trying to force a seperation but Impaler has the dominant position.
Kalaso is trying to break free.
Impaler is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalaso gets an underhook and turns Impaler into the ropes.
Impaler can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Impaler takes an elbow to the forehead.

Impaler ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Impaler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Kalaso is proving a slippery customer.
Impaler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalaso is one step ahead there.
Kalaso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalaso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kalaso!
Kalaso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vlad Impaler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalaso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Impaler avoids the attempt from Kalaso to control.
Impaler controlling from the full mount.
Impaler lands a nice shot to the head.
Kalaso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Impaler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalaso is trying to stand.
Impaler landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalaso wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Impaler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kalaso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Impaler dominating with strikes here.
Impaler with a couple of short strikes.
Impaler tries to control but Kalaso wriggling away.
Impaler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Impaler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalaso can do to turn this around?
Impaler lands a nice shot to the head.
Impaler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kalaso wants to get back to his feet.
Kalaso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Impaler trying to control but Kalaso is having none of it.
Impaler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Impaler clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kalaso looks to clinch

and Impaler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kalaso's guard now.
Impaler advances position into side control!
Kalaso is trying to buck Impaler off.
Impaler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalaso to see if he's OK.
Impaler landing a few strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Impaler scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler working the head with strikes.
Impaler scores with punches from side control.
Impaler working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso taking punishment in the form of punches.
Impaler scoring with punches from side control.
Impaler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Impaler trying to control the action but Kalaso is working from the bottom.
Impaler controls the position.
Impaler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kalaso sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kalaso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Impaler is staying tight to Kalaso's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kalaso is looking to reverse the position.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler grinds an elbow into Kalaso's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Impaler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalaso to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler landing strikes.
Impaler lands a nice forearm strike.
Impaler trying to control the position but Kalaso is working away.
Impaler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Kalaso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler working the ground and pound from side control.
Impaler is chipping away with strikes.
Impaler working away.
Kalaso is being controlled here.
Kalaso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Impaler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kalaso some visible discomfort.

Kalaso is rocked!
Impaler lands a nice forearm strike.
Kalaso is still in real trouble! Can Impaler finish him?
Impaler trying to control the position but Kalaso is working away.
Impaler working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Impaler scores with punches from side control.
Impaler trying to control the action but Kalaso is working from the bottom.
Kalaso takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is not content to let Impaler control the position.
Kalaso taking a bit of punishment here - Impaler scoring with strikes.
A big shot lands for Impaler! That's hurt Kalaso! Will he recover? Impaler fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Impaler!
Vlad Impaler retains his lightweight title!
Vlad Impaler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.