VVT-5 It just got REAL! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Istvan Schaviel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cabollaro's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Javier Cabollaro enters the ring!

Schaviel
vs
Cabollaro

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
275 lbs
8 - 19 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Istvan Schaviel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cabollaro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schaviel sprawls well initially but Cabollaro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cabollaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaviel keeps working.
Cabollaro prevents Schaviel from standing back up.
Cabollaro is looking to take a break and control but Schaviel 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.
Schaviel looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Cabollaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schaviel is not content to let Cabollaro control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Javier Cabollaro.

Schaviel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cabollaro did well to prevent Schaviel getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaviel not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaviel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schaviel throws some wild stikes that Cabollaro manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Schaviel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cabollaro taking shots to the head.

Schaviel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cabollaro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cabollaro!
Cabollaro prevents Schaviel from getting back to his feet.
Cabollaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabollaro wants to control from the top but Schaviel keeps moving.
Schaviel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cabollaro dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schaviel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabollaro is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Schaviel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cabollaro is working the ground and pound. Can Schaviel escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schaviel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cabollaro is looking to control Schaviel but Schaviel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Cabollaro manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Schaviel is trying to stand back up.
Cabollaro trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Schaviel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Schaviel wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel is keeping busy.
Schaviel is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabollaro trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Cabollaro will probably get the nod.
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.

Cabollaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Schaviel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabollaro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cabollaro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schaviel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Cabollaro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Istvan Schaviel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schaviel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Cabollaro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schaviel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schaviel wriggles free and stands up.

Schaviel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cabollaro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaviel trying to control but Cabollaro is working from the bottom.
Cabollaro wants to stand and escape but Schaviel is having none of it.
Cabollaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schaviel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schaviel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schaviel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schaviel trying to control but Cabollaro is working from the bottom.
Istvan Schaviel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schaviel won't allow Cabollaro to get back to his feet.
Schaviel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabollaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schaviel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schaviel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schaviel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schaviel looking to pass the guard.
Cabollaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schaviel lands a couple of digs.

Cabollaro uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

Schaviel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cabollaro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cabollaro prevents Schaviel from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro trying to control but Schaviel is working from the bottom.

Schaviel has his feet on Cabollaro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cabollaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Istvan Schaviel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Cabollaro.

Schaviel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schaviel won't allow Cabollaro to get back to his feet.
Schaviel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro wants to stand up but Schaviel is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaviel pushes down on Cabollaro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cabollaro is trying to stand up here but Schaviel is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schaviel in particular looking to stall.
Schaviel prevents Cabollaro from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabollaro is refusing to be controlled, as Schaviel sits in half guard.
Cabollaro has hold of Schaviel's hands but Schaviel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schaviel working over Cabollaro with some ground and pound. Cabollaro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Istvan Schaviel dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cabollaro enables Schaviel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cabollaro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schaviel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabollaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schaviel.
Schaviel connects with a couple of short punches.
Schaviel is looking to advance position but Cabollaro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Schaviel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabollaro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schaviel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabollaro is landing with some decent strikes but Schaviel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabollaro with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabollaro unloading with bombs!
Cabollaro with the ground and pound from mount.
Cabollaro breaks from Schaviel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cabollaro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaviel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Schaviel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cabollaro controlling the position easily from mount.
Cabollaro is landing with some decent strikes but Schaviel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Cabollaro working for a submission but Schaviel is keeping him at bay.
Schaviel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel is in a horrible position here. Cabollaro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Schaviel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabollaro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schaviel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabollaro lands a big elbow.
Cabollaro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schaviel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cabollaro is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Schaviel is rocked!
Cabollaro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Schaviel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabollaro drops a big elbow. That's hurt Schaviel! More shots from Cabollaro and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Cabollaro!

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 Juris Dicktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Speedy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dicktion
vs
Speedy

180 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juris Dicktion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Speedy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicktion lands a nice looking body shot.
Speedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Look low, kick high! Dicktion uses the oldest trick in the book to send Speedy tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Dicktion is absolutely delighted - when Speedy wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juris Dicktion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tiger JonesJr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

JonesJr
vs
Sevchenko

183 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

165 cm
26
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Sevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevchenko shoots in for a double leg but JonesJr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sevchenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. JonesJr is trying to defend but Sevchenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Sevchenko is working for a submission of some sort.

JonesJr kicks off Sevchenko and gets to his feet.
Sevchenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
JonesJr throws a right and a left that Sevchenko avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - JonesJr scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sevchenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
JonesJr wants to get back to his feet.
Sevchenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
JonesJr is trying to stand back up but Sevchenko is controlling him

Sevchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Sevchenko lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevchenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. JonesJr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sevchenko.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
JonesJr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if JonesJr tries to get out of the position.
JonesJr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sevchenko prevents JonesJr from standing back up.
Sevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sevchenko is taking a breather. JonesJr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr is trying to stand back up but Sevchenko is controlling him
Sevchenko content to control rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Sevchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sevchenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sevchenko slips a nice elbow through JonesJr's hands, connecting with JonesJr's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr is looking to escape.
Sevchenko 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.
Sevchenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. JonesJr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
JonesJr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sevchenko.
Sevchenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sevchenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sevchenko wants to take a breather but JonesJr is having none of it.
Sevchenko prevents JonesJr from standing back up.
JonesJr has hold of Sevchenko's hands but Sevchenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
JonesJr pushes Sevchenko off looking to stand but Sevchenko dives back in and keeps control.
Sevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sevchenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sevchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. JonesJr defending well though.
Sevchenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. JonesJr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sevchenko wants to take a breather but JonesJr is having none of it.
Sevchenko working over JonesJr with some ground and pound. JonesJr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sevchenko lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sevchenko thows a huge punch but JonesJr dodges it nicely.
Sevchenko working the head and body with strikes.

JonesJr is rocked!
Sevchenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sevchenko 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.
Oh JonesJr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ground and pound from Sevchenko.
JonesJr is trying to stand back up but Sevchenko is controlling him
Sevchenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Sevchenko is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, JonesJr is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sevchenko fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save JonesJr from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sevchenko! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Sevchenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piugnu Kopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Hearn
vs
Kopo

185 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

169 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dweezil O Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piugnu Kopo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kopo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kopo fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Hearn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kopo tries to avoid it but O Hearn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kopo to the ground. Kopo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kopo throws a sloppy head kick and O Hearn moves out of range easily.
Kopo fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Hearn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Hearn duly obliges.
O Hearn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

O Hearn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

O Hearn drops back looking for a leg! Kopo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kopo manages to kick O Hearn off! O Hearn jumps back into Kopo's guard.
O Hearn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kopo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Hearn is controlling him.

O Hearn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Hearn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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

O Hearn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopo wants to get back to his feet but O Hearn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

O Hearn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Hearn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

O Hearn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kopo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Hearn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Hearn stops Kopo from standing up.

O Hearn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
O Hearn pushes down on Kopo's leg and manages to get into half guard.

O Hearn 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.

O Hearn is trying to work for a kimura but Kopo is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Hearn is looking for a kimura here.

Kopo is defending against the submission attempts here by O Hearn.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

O Hearn is looking for a kimura here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

O Hearn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kopo won't allow O Hearn to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn stops Kopo from getting back to his feet.

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

O Hearn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kopo sees it coming and defends easily.

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

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

O Hearn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kopo defends it well.
Kopo pushes O Hearn off looking to stand but O Hearn dives back in and keeps control.

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

O Hearn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kopo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from O Hearn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dweezil O Hearn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athelston Cupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cupp's choice of entrance music: Seek and Destroy. Veli Schwarzeneg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Athelston Cupp's chin.

Schwarzeneg
vs
Cupp

175 cm
28
175 lbs
12 - 23 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Athelston Cupp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzeneg shoots in and bounces Cupp off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cupp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Cupp is controlling his posture from full guard.

Schwarzeneg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cupp manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schwarzeneg has Cupp in his guard.
Schwarzeneg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cupp's guard.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cupp thows a leg kick but Schwarzeneg checks it

and Schwarzeneg counters with a single leg into guard. Cupp didn't expect that.
Schwarzeneg throws a big elbow that misses.
Cupp keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Cupp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Schwarzeneg stands up and waves to Cupp to follow him.
Cupp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cupp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown. Cupp tries to sprawl out of it but Schwarzeneg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cupp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Schwarzeneg tries to keep at a distance but Cupp has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cupp tries to break free but Schwarzeneg pushes him back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Cupp manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Schwarzeneg pulls guard.
Cupp wants to stand but Schwarzeneg is controlling his posture from full guard.

Cupp decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schwarzeneg, up you get!
Cupp looks gassed!
Cupp misses with a wild body shot.

Schwarzeneg darts in and clinches Cupp up against the ropes.
Cupp wants to take the fight to the mat but Schwarzeneg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schwarzeneg blocking some punches.

Schwarzeneg has Cupp pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schwarzeneg pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Cupp tumbling to the mat - Schwarzeneg dives into Cupp's guard.
Schwarzeneg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cupp swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Cupp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Cupp keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Cupp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzeneg stands and steps away. Cupp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cupp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schwarzeneg tries to avoid it but Cupp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schwarzeneg to the ground. Schwarzeneg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and pushes Cupp back into the ropes.

Schwarzeneg successfully pulls guard.
Cupp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cupp throws a big elbow that misses.
Schwarzeneg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schwarzeneg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cupp manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schwarzeneg looking to score a takedown here. Cupp is defending well but Schwarzeneg drives through and ends up in Cupp's guard.
Schwarzeneg chips away with some ground and pound.

Cupp is looking for a triangle but Schwarzeneg pushes his legs off easily.
Schwarzeneg pushes down on Cupp's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Schwarzeneg postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cupp to stand up.
Cupp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schwarzeneg as he jumps to the side.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Cupp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Schwarzeneg is looking for a kimura here.
Cupp is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Cupp is having none of it.
Schwarzeneg landing strikes from the mount and Cupp is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Veli Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Schwarzeneg connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Cupp is rocked!
Schwarzeneg looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cupp covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Schwarzeneg!

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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen shut em down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leek
vs
Kalaso

185 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

174 cm
32
159 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leek throws a right and a left that Kalaso avoids nicely.

Kalaso clinches with his opponent.
Kalaso misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Leek fails to land.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalaso lands with a right to the head.

Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso lands with a kick to the temple. Leek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leek wants to clinch.
Kalaso throws a sloppy head kick and Leek moves out of range easily.
Leek avoids the head kick by Kalaso.
Kalaso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leek throws a jab when Kalaso was well out of range.
Leek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leek clinches.
Leek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek lands a shoulder strike.
Kalaso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leek as Kalaso tries to tie him up.
Kalaso scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Leek misses with a two punch combination.
Leek tries to work over Kalaso's front leg with a kick but Kalaso checks it.
Leek tries to land a leg kick but Kalaso saw it coming and moves away.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Leek lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalaso off the ropes and back into range.
Kalaso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leek.

Kalaso pushes Leek up against the ropes in a clinch.
Leek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leek working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leek lands with a light punch inside.

That's two 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!

Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Leek circles away and keeps his distance.
Leek tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalaso looking to throw knees to the head but Leek is blocking nicely.
Leek wants to stall.
Kalaso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalaso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leek backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalaso.
Kalaso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leek blocking some punches.

Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Leek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leek lands a head kick!
Leek fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso throws a nice head kick!

Leek drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Leek lands a shoulder strike.
Leek misses with a body punch.
A short left from Leek.
Leek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leek tries to throw a body punch but Kalaso avoids it by throwing Leek back against the ropes.
Leek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kalaso lands a nice elbow.
Leek struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalaso controls his hands.
Leek pushes Kalaso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leek stuns Kalaso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kalaso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leek counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek wants to clinch up but Kalaso keeps it at a distance.
Leek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalaso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leek scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leek.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Leek circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Leek.

Kalaso has closed the distance and engaged Leek in a clinch.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Kalaso.
Leek throws a right hand that Kalaso ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalaso also avoids with ease.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leek throws a right hand that Kalaso ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalaso also avoids with ease.
Kalaso moves out of range as Leek strikes.
Kalaso blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kalaso moves into the clinch successfully.

Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leek tries to clinch but Kalaso moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jargo Leek 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalaso throws a series of punches but Leek moves out of range.

Kalaso has managed to clinch.
Leek throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leek.
Kalaso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leek's elbow.
Jargo Leek has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leek scores with a leg kick.
Leek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kalaso. Kalaso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Leek is having none of it.
Leek scores with a shot to the body.
Kalaso tries to clinch
and Kalaso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leek throws a low kick, looking for Kalaso's leg but Kalaso calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leek, right into the meat.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kalaso.
Leek thuds a left hand into Kalaso's body.
Kalaso wants to clinch up but Leek keeps it at a distance.
Leek wants to clinch.
Jargo Leek is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalaso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leek tries to keep at a distance but Kalaso has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kalaso's head backwards.
Leek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalaso scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Leek.

Leek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kalaso, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kalaso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalaso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leek misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalaso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!

Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalaso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalaso checks it well.
Leek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalaso sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Kalaso.
Kalaso slips a jab and a cross from Leek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kalaso moves into range and clinches up with Leek.
A short left from Leek.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Leek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Kalaso moves into range and clinches up with Leek.
Leek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalaso pushes Leek back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Leek cracks Kalaso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leek throws a body punch but Kalaso moves out of range.
Leek throws a series of punches but Kalaso moves out of range.
Jab from Leek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leek throws a nice looking combination but Kalaso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Leek lands a shot to the body.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalaso.
Good work by Kalaso as he checks the leg kick.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Kalaso.
Kalaso scoring well with a low kick there.
Leek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Kalaso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Leek circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kalaso takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso lands an elbow inside that Leek shrugs off.
Leek working aggressively here.
Kalaso tries to stall but Leek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalaso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalaso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leek's defenses.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Kalaso stalling.
Kalaso trying to stall but Leek improves his position.
Leek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leek tries a body shot but Kalaso blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Leek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalaso's brow.

Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso moves away from the strike by Leek.
Sloppy strikes from Kalaso. Those never looked like landing.
Kalaso swings for the body but Leek moves out of range.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Leek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalaso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvi Kalaso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Leek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalaso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso walks into a stiff left hand from Leek.
Kalaso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leek's sensitive parts.
A big right from Leek misses.

Kalaso rushes Leek and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kalaso lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jargo Leek has been cut.
Kalaso scores with a knee to the head.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Leek misses with some punches.
A short right from Kalaso.
Leek lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Leek.
Kalaso is pushing Leek up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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 nice glancing elbow lands by Kalaso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek misses with a body punch.
Kalaso blocks a body shot from Leek.
Leek misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Leek misses.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leek connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalaso avoids the body shot from Leek.

Kalaso clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalaso.

Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Leek circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Leek circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Leek is having none of it.
Kalaso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek misses the shot to the body.
Leek swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
Nice uppercut lands for Leek. That snapped Kalaso's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek wants to slow Kalaso down by chopping away at his legs.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leek wants to clinch.
Leek lands with a cross.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kalaso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leek takes an elbow to the temple.

Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Leek circles away.
Leek wants to clinch.
Leek tries a head kick but it misses.
Leek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kalaso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leek thinking.
Leek tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Leek.
Leek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalaso.

Oooooh!!! Kalaso has knocked Leek down with a huge combo! Kalaso steps away and waves a wobbly Leek back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Leek is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek misses with a body shot.
Oh Leek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leek tries to clinch but Kalaso moves out of range.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Leek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leek.

Leek gets tackled into the ropes by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
Leek seems to have got his legs back now.
Leek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leek throws a head punch that misses.
Leek lands a nice uppercut.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above Leek 's eye.
Leek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kalaso breaks the clinch.

Kalaso drives through and clinches with Leek against the ropes.
Kalaso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leek's defenses.

Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalaso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalaso. Leek does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Leek circles away.
Kalaso is looking to chop away at Leek's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvi Kalaso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalaso 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!

Harvi Kalaso wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Harvi Kalaso made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodriguez Julien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the ring accompanied by Mortal Kombat. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rivera
vs
Julien

177 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

177 cm
26
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodriguez Julien!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Julien was covering up waiting for the punch and Rivera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rivera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Julien wants to sweep here but Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Rivera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rivera prevents Julien from getting back to his feet.

Diego Rivera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivera.
Nice defenses there by Julien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses the body punch
letting Julien counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez Julien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julien misses with a head kick.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julien swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Julien both land. Nice combination.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Julien counters with a head kick.
Julien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Julien as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Julien defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera swinging wildly here.
Julien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Julien leaves Rivera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Julien ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julien defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Julien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diego Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Rivera misses the body punch

and Julien counters with a head kick that drops Rivera - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera keeping hold of Julien's head, controlling as best he can.
Julien wants to stand but Rivera has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julien tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rivera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rivera tries to roll over but Julien keeps him under control.
Rivera is trying to control but can't.
Rivera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rivera.
Rivera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Julien manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Julien leaves Rivera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivera misses with a takedown attempt - Julien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Julien moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera misses the jab.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julien.
Rodriguez Julien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Julien looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Julien to the mat! Julien manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Julien is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rivera trying to control but Julien postures up.
It looks like Julien is going to stand back up.
Julien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivera keeps working.
Julien trying to advance position but Rivera counters by regaining guard.
Julien wants to get up but he can't break Rivera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julien is pushing down on Rivera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rivera is fighting to maintain full guard but Julien has managed to sneak the leg through.
Julien working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rivera's thigh. Rivera counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Julien won't allow Rivera to sweep him here.
Rivera pulls Julien in to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julien looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julien looking to sit in guard and control but Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Julien is keeping the position.
Rivera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Julien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivera trying to control but Julien is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julien is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rivera is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julien as he avoids it easily.

Rivera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Julien's half guard.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Julien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Rivera prevents Julien from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Julien is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rivera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Julien.
Rivera shoots in and drives through. Julien sprawls well.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Rivera looks for a takedown but Julien sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Julien.
Rivera shoots in for a double leg but Julien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Julien as Rivera shoots in.
Julien lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Diego Rivera has been cut.
Julien scores with a head kick. Rivera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Julien lands a left and a right that sends Rivera crashing to the canvas! Julien dives into mount looking to finish!

Rivera is rocked!
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!
Julien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Rivera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julien trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Julien controlling the pace for now.
Rivera tries to hold on but Julien postures up.
Rivera seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Julien trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodriguez Julien.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Rivera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Julien pinned against the ropes. Julien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julien misses with a two punch combination.

Rivera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Julien is trying to stand.
Julien wants to improve his position but Rivera is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera thows a huge punch but Julien dodges it nicely.
Rivera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rivera wants to pass to mount but Julien is defending the position.
Julien is pressing down on Rivera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera looking to pass the guard.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Julien.
Julien keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Julien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Julien misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez Julien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rivera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Julien manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

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

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

Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Rodriguez Julien!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Rodriguez Julien!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Rodriguez Julien!

Rodriguez Julien wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark has chosen shut em down as his entrance music. Dale Bellido could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oakley Bark's chin.

Bellido
vs
Bark

178 cm
31
168 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

190 cm
31
175 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dale Bellido!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellido fails with a takedown attempt.
Bark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bellido on the side of the head.

It looks like Dale Bellido has been cut.
Bellido slips a jab from Bark.

Bark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bellido's half guard.

Bark 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.
Bellido wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bark is looking for a kimura here.
Bark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Bark is working for a kimura but Bellido is defending it quite comfortably.
Bark throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bellido to regain full guard.
Bark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark prevents Bellido from getting back to his feet.

Bark is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bellido is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bellido has escaped and now he's on top!
Bark keeping moving, preventing Bellido from controlling successfully.

Bellido avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bellido makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bellido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido wants to control from the top but Bark keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bellido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bellido postures up.
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.
Bellido's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bellido seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bark for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Dale Bellido has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bellido shoots in and drives through. Bark sprawls well.

Bark looking to score a takedown here. Bellido is defending well but Bark drives through and ends up in Bellido's guard.
Bellido might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark postures up in Bellido's guard and throws a big left but Bellido blocks it.
Bellido preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bellido keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.
Bark won't allow Bellido to get back to his feet.
Bellido keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.
Bellido controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oakley Bark wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Bark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bellido is just riding it out for now. Bark eventually gives up the hold.
Bark prevents Bellido from improving his position.
Bark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bellido defending well though.
Bellido on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bark frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bark looking to finish Bellido with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bellido!
Bellido can't escape the position.
Bellido is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Bark looking for a guillotine from mount but Bellido is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bark moves to take his opponent's back.

Bellido won't enjoy being in this position. Bark looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Bellido is tapping - it's over boys! Bark picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oakley Bark! Oakley Bark retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Oakley Bark 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
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punski Nub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punski Nub is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Desmond
vs
Nub

200 cm
24
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
272 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30
Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Desmond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Punski Nub!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desmond cracks the inside of Nub's front leg.
Desmond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nubs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Punski Nub has been cut.
Desmond throws a sloppy head kick and Nub moves out of range easily.
Nub misses with a hook. Desmond ducked under it nicely.
Desmond connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nub on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nub looks gassed!
Desmond lands with a thumping leg kick.

Desmond bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Nub! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Nub is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Desmond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nub is still in real trouble! Can Desmond finish him?
Desmond passes Nub's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Desmond scores with a big shot! Nub's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nub! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Desmond!
Erik Desmond retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Erik Desmond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.