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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stas Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivanov Tuschtikuzowjek (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.

Andreev
vs
Tuschtikuzowjek

204 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

195 cm
27
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stas Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivanov Tuschtikuzowjek!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuschtikuzowjek throws a low kick but Andreev moves out of range easily.
Tuschtikuzowjek looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tuschtikuzowjek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andreev.
Andreev is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Tuschtikuzowjek hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stas Andreev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Bratus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacksaw Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bratus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm a Realist. Hacksaw Henry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Artyom Bratus's chin.

Bratus
vs
Henry

182 cm
21
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artyom Bratus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hacksaw Henry!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a right hand
and Bratus counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bratus under the eye.

Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bratus is trying to get back to half guard.
Bratus defending against the ground and pound.
Bratus tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloppy strikes there by Henry.
Henry cracks Bratus with a big right hand but Bratus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bratus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bratus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bratus has one of Henry's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratus defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry in side control, throwing shots but Bratus defends.
Bratus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bratus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Henry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bratus is avoiding damage well.
Bratus wants to get back to his feet.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bratus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bratus some visible discomfort.
Bratus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a strike aimed at the side of Bratus's head but Bratus avoids it well.
Bratus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Henry has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Henry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bratus tries to bench press Henry off him but Henry keeps the position.
Henry misses with the ground and pound.
Bratus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bratus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bratus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bratus wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bratus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry prevents Bratus from standing back up.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry thows a huge punch but Bratus dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bratus pushes Henry off and gets back to his feet.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bratus counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Bratus tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bratus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Bratus ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Henry misses.
Henry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bratus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bratus takes one to the side of the head.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Bratus is out of range.

Henry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bratus wants to get back to his feet but Henry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bratus is controlling Henry's posture.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bratus trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bratus wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bratus shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bratus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bratus shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Bratus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artyom Bratus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Bratus moved out of range.
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bratus.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bratus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bratus is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bratus moves into full mount! Henry won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry is squirming around, avoiding Bratus's attempts to control the action.
Bratus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry wants to hold on but Bratus pushes him away.
Hacksaw Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bratus controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artyom Bratus.
Henry is looking to chop away at Bratus's legs.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Bratus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hacksaw Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bratus defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bratus defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Bratus dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Bratus's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a leg kick but Bratus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bratus slips a straight right by Henry.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Bratus on that attempt.
Henry throws a hook but Bratus blocks it.
Bratus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henry circles away.
Bratus scores with a nice head shot.
Bratus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henry but Henry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bratus.
Bratus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bratus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henry's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bratus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bratus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bratus tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Bratus trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bratus won't allow Henry to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artyom Bratus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry with a poor takedown
and Bratus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bratus in his tracks.
Bratus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bratus off to one side.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Bratus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Bratus with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bratus is defended easily by Henry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artyom Bratus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Henry throws a jab when Bratus was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratus connects with a nice looking jab.
Bratus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Bratus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Bratus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Bratus tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bratus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bratus shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bratus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bratus shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Bratus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Henry lands.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bratus swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Bratus with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Bratus or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bratus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bratus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
No luck for Bratus with that takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bratus to counter with a crisp jab.
Hacksaw Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bratus has a takedown stuffed.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Bratus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bratus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bratus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Bratus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bratus misses with a takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a series of strikes. Bratus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bratus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bratus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bratus ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bratus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bratus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Bratus shoots in but no luck this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bratus missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bratus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bratus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hacksaw Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henry 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 Hacksaw Henry!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Hacksaw Henry!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Hacksaw Henry!

Hacksaw Henry wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kodarc Beastmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabollaro has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related as his entrance music. Kodarc Beastmaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beastmaster
vs
Cabollaro

193 cm
28
285 lbs
9 - 12 - 1

195 cm
31
275 lbs
15 - 30 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kodarc Beastmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabollaro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabollaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Beastmaster takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beastmaster.
A right hand to the body from Beastmaster.
Cabollaro looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beastmaster pushes Cabollaro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beastmaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Beastmaster.
Beastmaster lands an uppercut.
Cabollaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beastmaster lands a big right hand that drops Cabollaro! The killer instinct kicks in and Beastmaster finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Beastmaster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kodarc Beastmaster!
Kodarc Beastmaster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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 Aleks Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nord
vs
Schwarzeneg

174 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
31
175 lbs
16 - 28 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleks Nord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwarzeneg is just out of range.
Nord throws a right hand that Schwarzeneg ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwarzeneg also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Nord.
Schwarzeneg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nord but Nord pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Schwarzeneg scores with a takedown into Nord's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nord misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nord.
Nord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nord throws a looping overhand right but Schwarzeneg ducks down to avoid it.

Schwarzeneg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nord tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schwarzeneg is in Nord's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg landing with the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Nord to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Schwarzeneg might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Schwarzeneg stands up from Nord's guard - Schwarzeneg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aleks Nord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg lands with a nice combination. Nord backs away looking to recover.
Nord misses with a left hand

and Schwarzeneg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwarzeneg.

Nord is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Schwarzeneg drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Schwarzeneg seems to have locked his on tight now - Nord screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Schwarzeneg, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Veli Schwarzeneg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piugnu Kopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen's entrance music is Surfing with the Alien. A fine choice. Piugnu Kopo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chen
vs
Kopo

180 cm
31
180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

169 cm
29
165 lbs
3 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piugnu Kopo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the ropes. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kopo misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chen thows a body shot but no joy.

Kopo moves into range and clinches up with Chen.
Chen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kopo breaks from the clinch.
Kopo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chen but Chen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piugnu Kopo.
Kopo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopo tries to clinch but Chen moves away

and Chen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kopo! Chen lets Kopo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Kopo is rocked!

It looks like Piugnu Kopo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen wants to clinch up but Kopo keeps it at a distance.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kopo moves into the clinch.
Kopo has Chen pressed against the ropes, preventing Chen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kopo is trying to break free.
Kopo wants a takedown but no success here.
Chen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kopo breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Chen counters by clinching up.
Kopo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chen prevents the takedown attempt.
Kopo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chen keeps control of Kopo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kopo prevents Chen from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Chen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kopo jumps guard but Chen turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Chen is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Kopo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kopo moves into the clinch.

Kopo breaks from the clinch.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Kopo pushes him off.
Chen stuns Kopo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chen cracks Kopo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kopo falls backwards against the ropes. Chen follows up with more strikes that drop Kopo to his knees. Chen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kopo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Chen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mussardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Soloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mussardo
vs
Soloman

175 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mussardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Soloman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soloman circles away.

Soloman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mussardo prevents Soloman from moving into mount.
Soloman taking a breather here.
Mussardo taking a bit of punishment here - Soloman scoring with strikes.
Mussardo regains half guard.
Mussardo is trying is best to control the position here.
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.
Mussardo gets back to full guard.
Soloman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soloman stopping the sweep attempt from Mussardo.
Soloman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mussardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mussardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soloman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mussardo looking to control.
Soloman with a nice head shot there.
Soloman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Mussardo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soloman is aware though and is defending well.
Soloman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mussardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soloman trying to control but Mussardo is working from the bottom.
Mussardo working a defensive guard here.
Mussardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mussardo is on top in guard.
Mussardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Soloman uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Soloman looks gassed!
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!
Soloman misses with a head kick.
Mussardo tries to clinch up but Soloman circles away and keeps his distance.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mussardo but Mussardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mussardo misses with a kick to the body.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mussardo as he jumps to the side.
Soloman slips under a jab from Mussardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo blocks a head kick by Soloman.
Mussardo jabs Soloman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soloman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mussardo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soloman is out of range and Mussardo settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mussardo.
Mussardo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mussardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soloman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mussardo lands a jab to the head.
Mussardo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soloman sprawls well. Soloman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mussardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Mussardo is looking to chop away at Soloman's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mussardo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soloman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mussardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soloman manages to get himself to full guard.
Mussardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mussardo trying to control but Soloman is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mussardo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mussardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Mussardo gets to his feet - Soloman follows without any prompting.
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 Ivan Mussardo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soloman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mussardo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Soloman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soloman wants to take a breather but Mussardo is having none of it.
Mussardo gets back to full guard.
Soloman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mussardo is proving hard to escape from.
Soloman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soloman is breathing heavily.
Mussardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mussardo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Soloman postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Mussardo keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Mussardo.
Soloman slaps away a takedown attempt from Mussardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mussardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soloman circles away.
Mussardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mussardo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soloman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Mussardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soloman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mussardo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soloman as he jumps to the side.

Soloman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman controlling the action here.
Soloman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Mussardo actively working from the bottom here.
Soloman working over Mussardo with some ground and pound. Mussardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mussardo trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soloman is looking to advance position but Mussardo won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo wants to control but Soloman is keeping busy.

Soloman wants to work for an arm triangle but Mussardo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mussardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soloman.
Mussardo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mussardo is trying to control the position but Soloman postures up.
Soloman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mussardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mussardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soloman is one step ahead there.
Mussardo looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman is pushing down on Mussardo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mussardo is fighting to maintain full guard but Soloman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mussardo is trying to maintain the position but Soloman is very close to passing his half guard.
Mussardo tries to roll over but Soloman keeps him under control.
Soloman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mussardo is trying to maintain the position but Soloman is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Mussardo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Soloman lands with a slapping head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mussardo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Soloman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Soloman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soloman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Soloman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soloman wants to control for a moment but Mussardo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mussardo wants to control but Soloman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soloman is trying to control the action in half guard but Mussardo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mussardo is looking to control Soloman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mussardo avoid being mounted?
Mussardo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mussardo.
Mussardo trying to control the position here.
Soloman wants to pass the guard but Mussardo is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussardo keeping moving, preventing Soloman from controlling successfully.
Soloman being controlled here momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mussardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soloman fails with a takedown attempt.
Mussardo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo stuns Soloman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mussardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mussardo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mussardo throws a series of punches but Soloman moves out of range.
Soloman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mussardo tests Soloman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soloman dodges the punch combination from Mussardo.

Soloman closes the distance and pushes Mussardo back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman is working for takedown but Mussardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivan Mussardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Soloman.
Mussardo is trying to break the clinch but Soloman has him pressed against the ropes.
Soloman wants a takedown.
Mussardo can't get the takedown.
Mussardo goes for a takedown attempt but Soloman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Soloman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mussardo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soloman is in Mussardo's guard.
Mussardo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Soloman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mussardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mussardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soloman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mussardo is retaining full guard.
Soloman trying to control but Mussardo is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mussardo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mussardo throws a right and a left that Soloman avoids nicely.
Ivan Mussardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soloman ducks under a wild hook from Mussardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soloman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mussardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mussardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soloman moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Soloman.
I think Soloman 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for James Soloman!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for James Soloman!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for James Soloman!

James Soloman wins by unanimous decision!
James Soloman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the ring accompanied by RUN DMC its like that. This should be a great matchup!

Bark
vs
Baird

190 cm
35
187 lbs
31 - 15 - 0

175 cm
32
177 lbs
12 - 26 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baird duly obliges.
Baird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baird connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bark. Bark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baird.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baird motions for Bark to come forward. Baird throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baird lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bark's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bark shoots in for a double leg but Baird sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Baird gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baird walks away with a smile on his face. Bark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird throws a front kick aimed at Bark's knee but Bark avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bark or perhaps it was just good defense by Baird which made him look bad.
Bark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baird throws a right hand that misses

and Bark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baird's guard.
Bark throws a big elbow that misses.
Bark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baird has control of Bark's left arm, preventing Bark from doing any damage.
Bark advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bark lands with a punch from half guard.
Bark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bark wants to free his trapped foot but Baird is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird is staying active underneath Bark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bark wants to work for an arm triangle but Baird is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bark throwing shots but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird tries to kick Bark off but Bark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baird trying to control from the bottom.
Bark thows a huge punch but Baird dodges it nicely.
Bark wants to control but Baird is keeping him busy.
Bark lands strikes from half guard.
Bark passes to full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baird is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark with shots to the head and body - Baird looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bark landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Baird that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baird wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

Bark goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Baird is on top in guard.
Baird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baird controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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!
Bark trying to keep a closed guard but Baird is proving a slippery customer.
Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bark is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Baird frees his head nicely. Oh but Bark has switched to an armbar! Baird is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Oakley Bark!
Oakley Bark retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oakley Bark made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso comes to the ring accompanied by Hank Williams SR. . Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kalaso
vs
Arvanitidis

174 cm
35
159 lbs
30 - 24 - 0

169 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannis Arvanitidis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arvanitidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Arvanitidis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arvanitidis wants to sweep here but Kalaso controlling him for the moment.

Arvanitidis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalaso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalaso trying to control the position from guard on top but Arvanitidis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arvanitidis wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but Arvanitidis keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Harvi Kalaso just wasn't active enough.
Arvanitidis works over Kalaso's head and body with a nice combination.
Arvanitidis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Arvanitidis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Arvanitidis moves out of range.
Kalaso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arvanitidis.
Kalaso throws a sloppy head kick and Arvanitidis moves out of range easily.
Arvanitidis fails with a takedown attempt.
Arvanitidis misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kalaso shoots in and gets a takedown into Arvanitidis's guard.
Kalaso trying to control but Arvanitidis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kalaso with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Arvanitidis working for submissions but it's allowed Kalaso to get to half guard.

Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalaso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arvanitidis tries to roll over but Kalaso keeps him under control.

Arvanitidis actively working from the bottom here.
Kalaso controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arvanitidis wants to get back to full guard but Kalaso has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Arvanitidis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kalaso sees it coming and defends easily.

Arvanitidis seems to be looking for submissions.

Kalaso is defending against the submission attempts here by Arvanitidis.
Kalaso trying to control from the bottom.
Kalaso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arvanitidis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arvanitidis wants to control from the top but Kalaso keeps moving.
Arvanitidis is fighting to break Kalaso's control of his arms but Kalaso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arvanitidis is controlling him.
Arvanitidis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalaso is keeping the position for now.

Kalaso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arvanitidis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kalaso keeping moving, preventing Arvanitidis from controlling successfully.

Kalaso has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Arvanitidis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arvanitidis misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso throws a series of punches but Arvanitidis moves out of range.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arvanitidis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Harvi Kalaso will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arvanitidis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kalaso to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kalaso throwing strikes but missing.

Arvanitidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalaso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalaso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kalaso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arvanitidis is keeping the position for now.
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.
Arvanitidis keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Arvanitidis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

Arvanitidis looking for a guillotine here but Kalaso defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso controlling from the top position.
Kalaso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kalaso takes a little break here. Arvanitidis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kalaso is looking to take a break and control but Arvanitidis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arvanitidis tries to bench press Kalaso off him but Kalaso keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalaso slows the pace down.

Kalaso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here as Kalaso stalls from top position.
Kalaso wants to control but Arvanitidis is keeping him busy.
Arvanitidis is trying to control Kalaso's posture but Kalaso avoids it.
Arvanitidis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kalaso trying to control the position but Arvanitidis is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis manages to get back to half guard.

Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arvanitidis won't allow Kalaso to pass to mount.

Arvanitidis looking for submissions off his back.

Arvanitidis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalaso pulls his head out easily.
Kalaso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kalaso prevents Arvanitidis from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso moves nicely into side control.
Arvanitidis is looking to reverse the position.
Arvanitidis is not content to let Kalaso control the position.
Kalaso cracks Arvanitidis with a big right hand but Arvanitidis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kalaso working away.
Arvanitidis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kalaso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arvanitidis prevents Kalaso from moving into mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalaso is looking to take a break and control but Arvanitidis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arvanitidis is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kalaso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arvanitidis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Arvanitidis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kalaso tries to clinch there but Arvanitidis circles away.
No luck for Arvanitidis with that takedown attempt.

Kalaso shoots in and gets a takedown into Arvanitidis's guard.
Kalaso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arvanitidis keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.

Arvanitidis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Arvanitidis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalaso is aware though and is defending well.
Kalaso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalaso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kalaso advances to half guard.
Arvanitidis is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso wants to take a breather but Arvanitidis is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Kalaso seems content to control.
Kalaso works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kalaso landing strikes from the mount and Arvanitidis is in trouble!
Arvanitidis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kalaso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kalaso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kalaso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arvanitidis is looking to escape.
Arvanitidis is working to get back to half guard.
Kalaso punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso prevents Arvanitidis from getting the reversal.
Kalaso controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalaso lands a nice shot to the head.
Kalaso wants to control the pace but Arvanitidis is squirming around nicely.
Kalaso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Arvanitidis is trying desperately to improve position.
Kalaso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arvanitidis looks a forlorn figure.
Arvanitidis tries to lock up and control but Kalaso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kalaso landing punches.

Arvanitidis is rocked!
Kalaso postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Arvanitidis in real trouble here! The ref calls for Arvanitidis to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvi Kalaso!
Harvi Kalaso retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Harvi Kalaso started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ex Perimental (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjalmar Soderberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soderberg
vs
Perimental

189 cm
25
202 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
30
215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ex Perimental!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perimental misses with a kick to the body.
Perimental moves out of range of the strikes.
Perimental throws a sloppy head kick and Soderberg moves out of range easily.
Perimental misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Soderberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perimental's guard.
Perimental is trying to control the position but Soderberg postures up.

Soderberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Perimental is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soderberg, into his guard.
Soderberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soderberg has a closed guard, preventing Perimental from standing 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.
Soderberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Perimental is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soderberg wants to pass to mount but Perimental is defending the position.

Soderberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Perimental sees it coming and defends easily.
Soderberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Perimental is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perimental trying to control from the bottom.
Perimental is positioning himself well to prevent Soderberg advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg wants to free his trapped foot but Perimental is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perimental is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ex Perimental was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Perimental tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Perimental misses.
Perimental thows a body shot but no joy.
Perimental dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perimental misses with a shot to the body
and Soderberg counters with a three punch combo that has Perimental backing up. Perimental nods at Soderberg to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perimental misses with a looping right.
Soderberg slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perimental misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soderberg cracks Perimental with a good jab.
Perimental swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soderberg counters with a nice body shot.
Perimental tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perimental looks gassed!
Perimental throws a head kick but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soderberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soderberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perimentals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Ex Perimental has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Soderberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perimental goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soderberg lands a really nice looking cross but Perimental seems unphased.

Perimental is rocked!
Perimental thows a body shot but no joy.
Perimental throws an off balance right hand
letting Soderberg counter with a right hand.
Perimental is still on wobbly legs! Can Soderberg finish him?
Soderberg connects with a body shot that sends Perimental's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soderberg checks a leg kick.
Perimental seems to have recovered his senses.
Ex Perimental seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Soderberg lands a beautiful left hook that drops Perimental. Perimental tries to recover but Soderberg is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Perimental lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg retains his light heavyweight title!
Hjalmar Soderberg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hammarskjold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan. Alfred Hammarskjold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Katla Vanagandr's chin.

Hammarskjold
vs
Vanagandr

183 cm
25
290 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

199 cm
26
230 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Hammarskjold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr dodges the punch combination from Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammarskjold's waist but Hammarskjold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vanagandr off to one side.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanagandr fails with a takedown attempt.

Hammarskjold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vanagandr taking a bit of punishment here - Hammarskjold scoring with strikes.

It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Vanagandr wants to get back to his feet but Hammarskjold drags him back down.
Hammarskjold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammarskjold lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vanagandr down.

That has opened up Katla Vanagandr's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammarskjold working the head and body with strikes.

The cut above Katla Vanagandr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vanagandr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vanagandr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammarskjold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammarskjold lands a few punches from side control.

Katla Vanagandr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

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