RCD 47: Hard Core PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doros Dimisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Spyridon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doros Dimisco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dimisco
vs
Spyridon

192 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

193 cm
26
187 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Doros Dimisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Spyridon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spyridon throws a one two combo.
Spyridon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimisco as he jumps to the side.
Spyridon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimisco as he avoids it easily.

Dimisco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimisco lands a body punch.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spyridon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spyridon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spyridon looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimisco digs a right hand underneath Spyridon's ribcage. Spyridon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimisco digs a right hand into Spyridon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spyridon's gas tank.
Dimisco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimisco scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Leon Spyridon has been cut.
Dimisco lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimisco lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
Dimisco lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimisco digs a right hand underneath Spyridon's ribcage. Spyridon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimisco lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Dimisco on the inside.
Dimisco lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimisco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spyridon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimisco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimisco cracks Spyridon with a nice body shot.
Dimisco pushes Spyridon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Leon Spyridon's cut even more.
Dimisco scores with a knee to the head.

Spyridon is rocked!

The cut above Leon Spyridon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A body shot lands from Dimisco.
Dimisco lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spyridon backwards.
Spyridon is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimisco finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Dimisco.
Spyridon seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimisco lands a big knee to the head and Spyridon goes down! Dimisco pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doros Dimisco!

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C
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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 BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluyanov has chosen The battle is going again as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Poluyanov

184 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
BeeJay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poluyanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn gets in close and tags Poluyanov with a short punch that almost sends Poluyanov to the mat! Oh Poluyanov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Penn, trying to create some distance but Penn rushes him, striking wildly and Poluyanov goes down! The referee tackles Penn into the cage to end the fight! Penn is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BeeJay Penn!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe has chosen The Ramones - Blitzkreig Bop! as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kilgore
vs
Wolfe

189 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
21
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Eric Kilgore has been cut.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolfe should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Kilgore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilgore throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wolfe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Kilgore looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Wolfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore lands with a right hand.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kilgore tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kilgore to the ground. Kilgore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kilgore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kilgore gets caught flat footed, as Wolfe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wolfe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
Wolfe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wolfe tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilgore is retaining full guard.
Wolfe trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wolfe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Wolfe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kilgore tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kilgore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kilgore misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolfe misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolfe throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilgore throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfe moves out of range easily.
Kilgore fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a wild combination.

Wolfe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wolfe cracks Kilgore with a big elbow.
Wolfe in side control, throwing shots but Kilgore defends.
Kilgore is breathing heavily.
Wolfe wants to control but Kilgore is keeping him busy.
Kilgore trying to remain calm as Wolfe controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wolfe trying to control the action but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wolfe misses with the ground and pound.
Wolfe landing strikes.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The strikes coming from Wolfe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wolfe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Wolfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Kilgore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wolfe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kilgore was covering up waiting for the punch and Wolfe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wolfe passes into half guard.

Wolfe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilgore defends it well.
Wolfe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kilgore to regain full guard.
Wolfe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
Wolfe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wolfe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilgore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilgore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolfe is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe pushes down on Kilgore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wolfe is pressing down on Kilgore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kilgore is holding on for now.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilgore's head.
Wolfe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wolfe is looking to take a break and control but Kilgore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolfe is pressing down on Kilgore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kilgore is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wolfe is working for a kimura but Kilgore is defending it quite comfortably.

Wolfe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kilgore is just riding it out for now. Wolfe eventually gives up the hold.
Wolfe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is stalling here. Kilgore is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wolfe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kilgore has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wolfe tries to bench press Kilgore off him but Kilgore keeps the position.
Wolfe can't do much from the bottom here.

Kilgore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wolfe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kilgore's best efforts.
Wolfe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Wolfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Kilgore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kilgore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolfe's hands.
Wolfe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Eric Kilgore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilgore throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kilgore!
Wolfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Kilgore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Wolfe lands but Kilgore takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Wolfe moves away and avoids it.

Wolfe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Kilgore is rocked!

Wolfe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolfe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh Kilgore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolfe cracks Kilgore with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wolfe immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kilgore is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wolfe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Wolfe!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out! as his entrance music. Alf Tanner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lennon Lewis's chin.

Tanner
vs
Lewis

190 cm
23
223 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

190 cm
30
219 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lennon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Tanner throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner connects with a looping right hand.
Tanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner drops his hands momentarily and Lewis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Alf Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanner defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Tanner slips a straight right by Lewis.
Tanner throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Tanner tries to clinch
and Lewis counters with a three punch combo that has Tanner backing up. Tanner nods at Lewis to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tanner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis jabs Tanner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Tanner shakes it off.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lewis and sends Tanner crashing to the mat! Lewis follows him down to the mat - Tanner regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Tanner is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lewis is controlling the pace.
Oh Tanner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Tanner defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanner seems to have got his legs back now.
Lewis trying to control the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lennon Lewis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner.
Tanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lennon Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
A good leg kick by Tanner.
Lewis tries to move into range but Tanner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tanner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner with a nice cross.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Tanner moves out of range.
Lewis throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Lewis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanner rather than just go for the knockout.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tanner misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Lewis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanner eats them both and turns towards Lewis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Tanner is rocked!
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tanner.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a crisp right that sends Tanner to the canvas! Lewis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennon Lewis!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Yours (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev comes to the cage accompanied by Aria - Volja i Razum. Kostya Zhuravlev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Zhuravlev
vs
Yours

162 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Up Yours!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yours keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zhuravlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yours swivels and escapes.
Zhuravlev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yours counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostya Zhuravlev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuravlev thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhuravlev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kostya Zhuravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yours shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zhuravlev is breathing heavily.

Yours is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zhuravlev defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yours wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhuravlev keeps working.

Yours seems to be looking for submissions.

Yours seems to be working for a kimura but Zhuravlev defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yours is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Yours is trying to work for a kimura but Zhuravlev is defending well.

Yours seems to be looking for submissions.
Zhuravlev gets full guard.
Zhuravlev wants to sweep here but Yours controlling him for the moment.

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

Yours drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zhuravlev dives on top into guard.
Zhuravlev throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev lands a couple of digs.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yours is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zhuravlev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yours is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zhuravlev, into his guard.
Zhuravlev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yours trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yours drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yours jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zhuravlev really is a fat lump.

Zhuravlev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zhuravlev keeping moving, preventing Yours from controlling successfully.

Zhuravlev is working an open guard so Yours takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev with a poor takedown

and Yours counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Yours is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Yours is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zhuravlev defends it well.

Zhuravlev is defending against the submission attempts here by Yours.
Yours prevents Zhuravlev from improving his position.
Yours content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zhuravlev is refusing to be controlled, as Yours sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Yours is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zhuravlev is just riding it out for now. Yours eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuravlev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yours's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yours's back!
Yours rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Zhuravlev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Yours kicks Zhuravlev off and gets back to his feet.
Zhuravlev shoots in and drives through. Yours sprawls well.
Yours throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yours tries to clinch there but Zhuravlev circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zhuravlev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostya Zhuravlev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yours avoids the body shot from Zhuravlev.
Nice takedown defense from Yours. No joy for Zhuravlev on that attempt.
Yours throws a series of strikes that have Zhuravlev backpedaling.
Zhuravlev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yours is fending him off so far but Zhuravlev persists. Nope, Yours circles away and we're back to standing.
Yours closes the distance and clinches up with Zhuravlev, looking for a takedown. Yours pushes Zhuravlev against the cage but Zhuravlev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yours misses with the combination.
Yours is looking to clinch but Zhuravlev is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yours is looking to clinch but Zhuravlev is avoiding it.
Yours is looking to clinch.
Yours throws a sloppy head kick and Zhuravlev moves out of range easily.
Yours misses with a body kick.
Zhuravlev shoots in for a double leg but Yours sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zhuravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Yours is just out of range.
Zhuravlev fails with the takedown
and Yours counters with a big head kick but Zhuravlev shrugs it off.

Zhuravlev tries to keep at a distance but Yours has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yours with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhuravlev wants a takedown.
Yours lands a knee to the head.

Yours pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yours looks for a takedown but Zhuravlev sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Yours counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yours.
Yours scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yours tries to score a body lock takedown but Zhuravlev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhuravlev tries for a takedown but Yours manages to get underhooks.
Zhuravlev is looking to break free of the clinch but Yours has double underhooks.
Yours tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yours stops a takedown attempt from Zhuravlev.
Yours using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhuravlev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhuravlev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zhuravlev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yours prevents Zhuravlev from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Yours.
Yours lands with a left to the head.
Zhuravlev wants a takedown.

Yours pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev throwing strikes but missing.
Up Yours has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yours working a defensive guard here.

Yours is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zhuravlev defends well.
Zhuravlev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yours utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Yours is looking for a triangle but Zhuravlev pushes his legs off easily.
Zhuravlev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhuravlev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zhuravlev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhuravlev won't allow Yours to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Yours has his foot on Zhuravlev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zhuravlev works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yours working a defensive guard here.

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

Yours looking for a guillotine here but Zhuravlev defends easily.
Zhuravlev postures up in Yours's guard and throws a big left but Yours blocks it.
Zhuravlev wants to control from the top but Yours keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuravlev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yours is keeping the position for now.

Zhuravlev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yours has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zhuravlev has managed to get both his arms back between Yours's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Up Yours showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zhuravlev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Zhuravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Yours.
Zhuravlev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yours sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhuravlev tries for a takedown but Yours circles away easily

and Yours counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yours advances to half guard.

Yours has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zhuravlev defend it? Yours steps over the head and cranks it - Zhuravlev is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yours!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Up Yours!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. 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.

Rutten
vs
Henry

190 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
221 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a hook.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
A big left from Henry misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Henry down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Henry looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henry under the eye.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Rutten jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.

Rutten has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry slips a straight right by Rutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henry throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Henry tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutten lands an elbow inside.
Henry is trying to stall.
Rutten misses with an elbow over the top.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rutten drives through and clinches with Henry against the cage.
Rutten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry can't break the clinch.
Rutten prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.

It looks like Hungy Henry has been cut.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Henry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutten is keeping busy.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Rutten gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
Rutten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutten obliges.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Hungy Henry's cut even more.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hungy Henry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice body kick there by Rutten.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Henry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Hungy Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Henry is rocked!
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutten feints a jab and as Henry dips his head, Rutten unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Henry right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Henry falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rutten smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bas Rutten!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alla Pugacheva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pugacheva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alla Pugacheva - osenny pocelyi. Kline has chosen Rock'n me as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pugacheva
vs
Kline

187 cm
24
253 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

180 cm
25
278 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alla Pugacheva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Kline!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kline misses with a body shot.
Kline takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Kenny Kline has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pugacheva is looking to clinch.
Kline misses with an uppercut
and Pugacheva counters with a three punch combo that has Kline backing up. Kline nods at Pugacheva to acknowledge the strikes.
Pugacheva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kline back to the cage. Pugacheva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That has opened up Kenny Kline's cut even more.
Pugacheva shoots in but Kline avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kline misses with a low kick.
Pugacheva fails with the takedown.
Pugacheva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alla Pugacheva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugacheva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kline but Kline pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kline wants to clinch up but Pugacheva keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Pugacheva misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kline wants it to stay on the feet.
Pugacheva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kline defends it nicely.
Pugacheva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kline avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pugacheva.
Pugacheva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pugacheva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pugacheva tries to keep at a distance but Kline has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pugacheva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline missing with knees to the body.
Pugacheva is trying to break the clinch but Kline is controlling him.
Kline prevents Pugacheva from breaking the clinch.
Kline trying to land knees to the body.
Pugacheva is trying to push Kline away but Kline has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kline prevents Pugacheva from breaking the clinch.
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!
Kline tries to land knees in the clinch but Pugacheva avoids the damage to the body.
Kline scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pugacheva scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Kenny Kline's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kline with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kline with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Pugacheva.
Pugacheva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kline missing with knees to the body.
Kline utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kline unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pugacheva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pugacheva tries to work over Kline's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pugacheva takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Alla Pugacheva has been cut.
Pugacheva tries to work over Kline's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kline trying to land knees to the body.
Kline landing knees to the body.
Kline lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pugacheva blocks the elbow strike.
Pugacheva lands with a right to the head.

Kenny Kline's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kline tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pugacheva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pugacheva misses with a body punch.
Kline scores with a knee to the head.
Pugacheva avoiding damage as Kline throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline throws an elbow that misses.

Pugacheva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugacheva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kline's waist but Kline gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pugacheva off to one side.
Pugacheva misses with a series of wild punches.
Pugacheva is breathing heavily.
Kline lands with a shot to the body.
Alla Pugacheva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pugacheva throws a body punch but Kline moves out of range.
Pugacheva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kline sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pugacheva throws a series of punches but Kline moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kline has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kline tries a knee to the head but Pugacheva blocks it.
Kline misses with a knee to the head.
Pugacheva is trying to break the clinch but Kline is controlling him.
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 Alla Pugacheva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kline tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pugacheva swivels and escapes.
Kline tests Pugacheva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pugacheva cracks Kline with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kline lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pugacheva tries to clinch there but Kline circles away.
Kline connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kline fails with a takedown attempt.
Pugacheva shoots in looking for a takedown. Kline tries to sprawl out of it but Pugacheva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kline manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kline fails to land the takedown.
Alla Pugacheva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Kline.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pugacheva is able to avoid easily.
Pugacheva wants to clinch.
Pugacheva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pugacheva lands a two punch combo.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alla Pugacheva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Euringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Turk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Euringer
vs
Turk

199 cm
27
296 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Euringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Euringer fails to land with a series of punches.
Euringer moves forwards but Turk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Euringer.

It looks like Johnny Turk has been cut.
Turk fails with a takedown attempt.
Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk tries to clinch up but Euringer circles away and keeps his distance.
Turk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Euringer pinned against the cage. Euringer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Euringer.

It looks like Jimmy Euringer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk lands with a hook. Euringer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Euringer lands a right hook to the body.

Euringer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Turk sprawling to the canvas! Turk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Euringer finish him?!
Euringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turk throws the left hand but Euringer avoids the punch easily.
Euringer throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt - Euringer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimmy Euringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Turk.
Turk looks gassed!
Turk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Euringer steps in with a hook that catches Turk right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Euringer follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Turk looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Euringer!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Maydugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant VanWinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maydugo comes into the arena with Calogero / Passi - Face à la mer blaring out of the sound system. VanWinkle has chosen AC/DC - For Those About To Rock as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Maydugo
vs
VanWinkle

178 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Maydugo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant VanWinkle!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanWinkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by VanWinkle.
Maydugo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maydugo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
VanWinkle lands a brutal head kick. Maydugo looks out on his feet and VanWinkle throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Grant VanWinkle!
Grant VanWinkle is the new light heavyweight champion!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (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!

Morozov
vs
England

190 cm
25
290 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

199 cm
21
298 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Pavel Morozov has been cut.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses.
England smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
England on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from England misses.
Morozov lands with a nice body punch.
England scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morozov slips a jab from England.
Morozov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like John England has been cut.
Pavel Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
England uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morozov.
A slow jab from England misses its intended target.
England tries a head kick but it misses.
Morozov misses with a looping right.
England lands a really nice looking cross but Morozov seems unphased.

Morozov is rocked!

Pavel Morozov's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from England misses the target.
Oh Morozov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
England looks to land a left hand but Morozov moved out of range nicely.
Morozov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
England missing with a left hand there. Morozov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
England lands a nice shot to the body.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
England misses the jab.
The fighters circling - England throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from England misses the target.
England misses with a hook. Morozov ducked under it nicely.
England connects with a superb combination that knocks Morozov out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles England before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Morozov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John England!