Survivor Tribal Stage Round 2a PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Enlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Enlow
vs
Tucker

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Enlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enlow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Enlow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tucker sprawls and moves away.
Enlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Enlow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tucker as he jumps to the side.
Tucker jabs Enlow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tucker lands a body shot.

Tucker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tucker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tucker digs a right hand into Enlow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Enlow's gas tank.
A short right from Tucker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enlow tries to pull guard but Tucker holds him up against the cage and eventually Enlow drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Tucker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Tucker.

Enlow pulls guard successfully.
Enlow is trying to keep Tucker in close.
Enlow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tucker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Enlow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Enlow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tucker is aware though and is defending well.
Enlow looking for a sweep. Not yet Enlow, not yet.

Enlow working for a triangle but Tucker defends it easily.
Tucker sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Enlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Enlow trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tucker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tucker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Enlow moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enlow shoots for a double leg takedown but Tucker sprawls well. He's pushed Enlow'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 Ken Enlow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enlow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Enlow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.

Tucker drops Enlow with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Enlow looks back up at him and smiles so Tucker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tucker takes the fight into the clinch.
Enlow is trying to pull guard but Tucker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker is leaning against Enlow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.

Enlow is rocked!
Enlow tries to pull guard but Tucker holds him up against the cage and eventually Enlow drops back down to his feet.
Enlow has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enlow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tucker walks away with a smile on his face. Enlow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Enlow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Tucker instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Enlow jumps guard but Tucker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tucker.
Tucker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker is pushing Enlow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Enlow is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tucker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tucker sends Enlow crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tucker is motioning to the referee to let Enlow up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Enlow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tucker cracks Enlow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Enlow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tucker finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enlow moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Enlow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Enlow seems to have got his legs back now.
Enlow is aggressively charging in as Tucker backs up avoiding any damage. Tucker tosses out a jab and Enlow runs right into it face first! Enlow is out cold! Tucker dropped down on all fours and is barking in Enlow's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Tucker!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ewald Beltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junkyard Dog is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Beltz
vs
Dog

189 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewald Beltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltz throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Beltz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dog tries to clinch but Beltz moves away
and Beltz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beltz scores with a jab to the jaw.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dog enables Beltz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dog manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dog is looking to stand up but Beltz isn't so interested in that idea.
Beltz chips away with some ground and pound.
Beltz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beltz won't allow Dog to get back to his feet.
Beltz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beltz 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.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Beltz is having none of it.
Beltz lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog wants to get back to his feet but Beltz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beltz works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Beltz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltz is in close to Dog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beltz scoring with some ground and pound.
Beltz works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Beltz lands a couple of digs.
Beltz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beltz works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beltz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dog wants to stand but Beltz is controlling the position.
Beltz works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Beltz is in close to Dog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beltz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beltz lands a couple of elbows.
Dog is looking to stand up but Beltz isn't so interested in that idea.
Beltz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dog's head.
Beltz won't allow Dog to get back to his feet.
Beltz cracks Dog with a solid left hand.
Beltz is working Dog over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beltz is controlling him.
Dog has momentary wrist control but Beltz slips an elbow through the middle.
Dog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Beltz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dog's head.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Beltz is having none of it.
Beltz landing with the ground and pound.
Dog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltz lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dog can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beltz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beltz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beltz landing some decent shots from guard.
Beltz won't allow Dog to get back to his feet.
Beltz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dog's head.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Beltz is having none of it.
Beltz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beltz works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Beltz won't allow Dog to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltz chips away with some ground and pound.
Dog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beltz is controlling him.
Beltz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beltz postures up and lands a big shot to Dog's brow.
Beltz is working Dog over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beltz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beltz works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beltz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dog is looking to stand up but Beltz isn't so interested in that idea.
Dog is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Beltz working some strikes from top position.

Dog manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Beltz tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beltz gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beltz.
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beltz misses with some punches.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Beltz.
Beltz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beltz pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog prevents a body shot from Beltz.
Dog pushes Beltz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dog working aggressively here.
Beltz misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beltz pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog prevents a body shot from Beltz.
Dog prevents a body shot from Beltz.
Dog lands a body punch.
Beltz is breathing heavily.
Dog misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ewald Beltz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dog jabs Beltz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltz.
Dog tries to counter by closing the distance.
Beltz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beltz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dog connects with a right hand. Beltz shakes it off.
Beltz swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Dog wants to clinch but Beltz slips to the side
and Beltz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beltz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dog pinned against the cage. Dog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dog tries to counter with a clinch but Beltz shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Beltz pushes him off.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Beltz pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dog has Beltz up against the cage in a clinch.
Beltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beltz.
Beltz tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beltz takes a shot to the head.
Beltz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dog.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog blocks a body shot from Beltz.
Dog lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Dog on the inside.

Beltz is rocked!
Beltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Beltz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beltz lands with a left to the head.
Beltz seems to have got his legs back now.
Junkyard Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beltz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Dog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog lands a nice uppercut.
Dog unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Beltz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dog is unloading with more strikes now! Beltz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
Junkyard Dog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Kulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dmitry Kulik's chin.

Sanchez
vs
Kulik

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kulik closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.

Kulik decides to stand up.
Dmitry Kulik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulik leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Kulik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Kulik has an Americana. Sanchez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kulik is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kulik hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dmitry Kulik!
Dmitry Kulik got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djimon Babayega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djimon Babayega could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julian Lane's chin.

Babayega
vs
Lane

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Urban Fighter
Sully's Bar & Grill

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Djimon Babayega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Lane!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babayega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lane works Babayega's body with a nice hook.
Babayega moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lane slips a jab from Babayega.
Lane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Babayega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Julian Lane has been cut.
Lane moves away from the strike by Babayega.
Lane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babayega on the side of the head.
A jab from Lane misses.
Babayega scores with a body shot.
Lane misses with a wild body shot.

Babayega lands a big right hand that sends Lane crashing to the mat! Babayega stays standing though and waves Lane back to his feet!

Lane is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lane throws a looping overhand right but Babayega ducks down to avoid it.
Babayega appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lane is still on wobbly legs! Can Babayega finish him?
Babayega weaves into range and cracks Lane right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Lane goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Babayega is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djimon Babayega!
In his post fight interview, Djimon Babayega started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Simeone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nicolas
vs
Simeone

187 cm
18
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Urban Fighter
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilberto Simeone!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas misses with a hook. Simeone ducked under it nicely.
Nicolas throws a big shot that misses.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simeone counters with a straight right hand.
Nicolas looks to land a left hand but Simeone moved out of range nicely.
Nicolas throws a hook but Simeone blocks it.
Simeone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Simeone scores with a body shot.
Nicolas throws a lazy uppercut
and Simeone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolas scores with a jab.

It looks like Gilberto Simeone has been cut.
Simeone lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nicolas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nicolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicolas misses with a right hand
and Simeone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simeone works Nicolas's body with a nice hook.
Simeone lands a body shot.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Simeone lands with a good body shot.
Simeone lands with an uppercut that bounces Nicolas off the cage and back into range.
Nicolas misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone moves away from the strike by Nicolas.
Simeone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicolas.

Simeone clinches up with Nicolas and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Simeone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simeone is working Nicolas over against the cage.
Simeone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicolass head.
Nicolas is looking to control Simeone's arms but Simeone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nicolas has his back to the cage.
Simeone tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Simeone tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Simeone back against the cage.
Simeone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas is pushing Simeone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simeone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
A nice left hand lands by Simeone.
Nicolas looking to stall.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simeone stalls.
Simeone lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Nicolas leaning against his opponent.
Simeone taking a breather.
Simeone has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Simeone blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simeone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nicolas up against the cage.
Nicolas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simeone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolas blocks a body shot from Simeone.
Nicolas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nicolas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simeone up against the cage.
Simeone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simeone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simeone as Nicolas tries to tie him up.
Nicolas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicolas taking a breather.
Simeone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Simeone.
Simeone scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Simeone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Simeone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicolas swings widly with a right hand
and Simeone counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicolas connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simeone. Nicolas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolas is looking to counter punch.
Simeone connects with a single shot there.
Gilberto Simeone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simeone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicolas at a distance.
Simeone lands a head shot.
Nicolas connects with the punch.
Simeone 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.
Nicolas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simeone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Nicolas catches Simeone right on the button with a cross.
Nicolas throws a shot from downtown. Simeone moves away and avoids it.
Simeone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simeone misses with a hook.
Simeone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simeone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicolas missing with a left hand there. Simeone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas throws an off balance right hand
and Simeone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone scores with a jab.
Simeone cracks Nicolas with a good jab.
Nicolas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simeone ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Simeone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicolas throws out a loose jab but Simeone uses good head movement to avoid it.

Simeone instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simeone.
Simeone misses with a punch on the inside.
Simeone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simeone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simeone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nicolas prevents a body shot from Simeone.
Simeone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simeone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Gilberto Simeone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simeone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simeone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeone stalls.
Simeone misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone misses with some punches.
Simeone working aggressively here.

Nicolas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simeone throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a lazy right hand but Simeone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicolas misses with a left hand
and Simeone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simeone lands a nice shot to the body.
Nicolas misses with an uppercut
enabling Simeone to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Nicolas.
Nicolas is looking to counter punch.
Simeone lands a body shot.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the body.
Nicolas misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simeone! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simeone misses with a looping left.
Nicolas scores with the left hand. Simeone knows he should have avoided that one.
Simeone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simeone slips a straight right by Nicolas.
Simeone scores with a hook to the body. Nicolas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicolas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Nicolas misses its intended target.
Nicolas throws a hook but Simeone blocks it.
Simeone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Simeone does it's job there.

Simeone takes the fight into the clinch.
Simeone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Simeone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nicolas misses with a hook
and Nicolas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simeone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas defending well as Simeone loads up on a big left hand.
Simeone lands a head shot.
Nicolas walks into a left hand.
Simeone sizes up Nicolas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Nicolas is rocked!
Simeone circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nicolas to the canvas! Nicolas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Simeone keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Simeone!
Gilberto Simeone bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kulina
vs
Cranium

193 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Cranium !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranium .
Kulina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cranium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina misses with a left hand

and Cranium counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kulina!
Cranium grinds an elbow into Kulina's temple.
Cranium scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Jay Kulina has been cut.
Kulina taking punishment in the form of punches.

Jay Kulina's cut is getting worse.
Kulina's coaches at TM Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kulina's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kulina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Cranium 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cranium working the ground and pound.
Cranium looks up at the clock and then as Kulina takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cranium smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kulina manages to get back to half guard.
Kulina wants to improve his position but Cranium is controlling well.
Cranium thows a huge punch but Kulina dodges it nicely.
Kulina slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cranium must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cranium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Kulina is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cranium is aware though and is defending well.
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Cranium from controlling successfully.
Cranium makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Jay Kulina's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium preventing the sweep.
Cranium missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cranium keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kulina's head.

Jeez, Jay Kulina's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Cranium !
Richard Cranium was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hati Hroovitnisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hati Hroovitnisson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hroovitnisson
vs
Bounty

192 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hati Hroovitnisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty misses with a hook
and Hroovitnisson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hroovitnisson scores with a hook.

It looks like Jamie Bounty has been cut.
Bounty throws a poor cross that misses
and Hroovitnisson counters with a straight right hand.
Hroovitnisson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bounty.
Jamie Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hroovitnisson feints and then cracks Bounty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bounty down.
Bounty throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bounty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hroovitnisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bounty throws a series of punches but Hroovitnisson moves out of range.
Hroovitnisson misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty's corner calls for a 1-2. Bounty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bounty has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bounty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hroovitnisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hroovitnisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hroovitnisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hroovitnisson finds it's target.
Hroovitnisson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hroovitnisson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bounty looks winded!
Bounty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bounty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Hroovitnisson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bounty sprawling to the canvas! Bounty rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hroovitnisson finish him?!
Hroovitnisson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
and Hroovitnisson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bounty! He's just covering up as Hroovitnisson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hati Hroovitnisson!
Our winner, Hati Hroovitnisson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella comes to the cage accompanied by Scampia 167. King Phol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Capotella
vs
Phol

190 cm
19
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

KnockOut
Bullet Proof System

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genaro Capotella!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capotella on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phol. Phol obviously looking to wear him down.
Phol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phol scores with a hook.
Phol misses with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a straight right hand.
Phol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phol misses with a combination
and Capotella connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Capotella looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phol thows a leg kick but Capotella checks it
and Phol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Capotella misses with a body shot.
Capotella staying out of range there.
Capotella misses with a lunging right hand

and Phol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Capotella is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phol blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol gets through Capotella's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.

Capotella manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol lands with a nice body punch.
Phol looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capotella.
Phol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Capotella slips a straight right by Phol.
Capotella is looking to counter punch.
King Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capotella walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phol throws a jab when Capotella was well out of range.
Phol connects with a nice looking jab.
Phol looks to land a left hand but Capotella moved out of range nicely.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capotella moves away.
Capotella checks a low kick from Phol.
Capotella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Capotella throws a hook but Phol blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Phol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Capotella slips a jab from Phol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capotella swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Phol catches Capotella right on the button with a cross.
Phol cracks the inside of Capotella's front leg.
Phol jabs Capotella right on the nose. Capotella blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol throws a leg kick but Capotella checks it.
Phol throws a leg kick but Capotella checks it.
Phol throws an off balance right hand
and Capotella counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phol throws a front kick aimed at Capotella's knee but Capotella avoids it well.
Phol slips under a jab from Capotella.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phol! But no joy.
Capotella scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phol misses with an uppercut
and Capotella counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phol thinking.
Capotella walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capotella takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Genaro Capotella has been cut.
Capotella throws a right and a left that Phol avoids nicely.
Phol misses with a straight left.
Capotella swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Phol lands.
Phol is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Capotella had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Phol loads up on a big right hand but Capotella slips the punch.
Phol misses with a body shot.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capotella went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phol motions for Capotella to come forward. Phol throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Capotella tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capotella takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Capotella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
An attempted straight right counter from Capotella misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capotella takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Capotella was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phol lands a nice hook to Capotella's body. Capotella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capotella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phol is looking to chop away at Capotella's legs.
Capotella looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Phol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Capotella on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phol.
Nice straight punches there by Phol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phol.
Phol misses with a looping right.
Capotella defending well as Phol loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Phol as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Phol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genaro Capotella's cut.
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.

Capotella staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Capotella misses its target.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phol tries to clinch there but Capotella circles away.
King Phol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Capotella was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phol.
Phol misses with a body kick.
Phol avoids the body shot from Capotella.
Phol misses with a hook
and Capotella counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol digs a good hook to Capotella's body.
Capotella tries to bum rush Phol with a series of wild strikes but Phol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Phol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Capotella has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phol finds it's way round the side to connect with Capotella's head.
Capotella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phol, as that shot connected.
Phol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Phol gets a clinch.
Phol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capotella can't break the clinch.
Capotella tries to circle away but Phol has him pinned against the cage.
Phol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phol cracks Capotella with a nice body shot.
Phol stalls.
A short uppercut from Phol.
Phol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phol leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Capotella creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Capotella tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Capotella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phol connects with a right hand. Capotella shakes it off.
Nice cross by Phol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capotella was well out of range. Poor timing from Phol.
Capotella slips under a jab from Phol.
Phol misses with a hook. Capotella ducked under it nicely.
Capotella throwing a counter right hand but Phol manages to avoid it.
Phol looks to throw the jab but Capotella is out of range.
Phol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Capotella is out of range.
Phol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capotella counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Capotella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phol moves away.

Phol instigates a clinch.
Phol misses with a body punch.
Capotella is trying to push Phol away but Phol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Capotella is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Phol can't fight it off and eventually Capotella manages to take the fight to the floor. Phol looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Capotella drops back looking for a leg! Phol is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phol manages to kick Capotella off! Capotella jumps back into Phol's guard.
Phol keeping moving, preventing Capotella from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phol is controlling Capotella's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Capotella trying to control but Phol is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phol can do anything to dispel that myth.
Capotella wants to pass the guard but Phol is keeping the position.
Phol wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Capotella trying to control the position from guard on top but Phol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice combination there by Phol.
Capotella throws a jab but it's blocked by Phol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Phol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Genaro Capotella's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Phol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Capotella.
Phol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Capotella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Capotella misses the target.
Phol lands with a hook. Capotella tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phol misses with a wild body shot.
Phol cracks Capotella with a right hand to the side of the head.
Capotella lands a nice looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Capotella blocks the leg kick.
Capotella fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol tries to clinch but Capotella moves out of range.
Phol misses with a lunging right hand
and Capotella counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phol misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Capotella on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phol throws a lazy uppercut
and Capotella counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capotella ducks right into an uppercut from Phol.
Phol throws a shot from downtown. Capotella moves away and avoids it.
Phol throws a poor cross that misses
and Capotella counters with a straight right hand.
Phol misses with a left hand
letting Capotella counter with a right hand.
Phol lands a slapping body shot.

Phol gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Capotella.
Capotella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Capotella misses with a body punch.
Phol leaning against his opponent.
Capotella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phol digs a right hand into Capotella's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capotella's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Phol.
Phol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Capotella's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol lands a hook that snaps the head of Capotella backwards.
Capotella tries to break the clinch but Phol is controlling the position.
Phol will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Capotella up against the cage.
Phol has Capotella pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Phol.
Phol is leaning against Capotella and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Capotellas head.

Phol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capotella has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Capotella there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phol moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King Phol seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phol struggles to land a body shot inside as Capotella controls his hands.
Capotella misses with some punches.
Capotella tries to break free but Phol pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phol.
Phol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phol lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Phol cracks Capotella with a nice body shot.

Phol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phol wants to clinch but Capotella slips to the side
and Capotella counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capotella throws a right and a left that Phol avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capotella. Phol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capotella moves away.
Capotella swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch combination from Phol misses.
Capotella seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Capotella slips a jab from Phol.
Capotella looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phol connects with a right hand. Capotella shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capotella drops his hands momentarily and Phol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phol throws a good cross that connects.

Capotella is rocked!
A lazy left from Capotella finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Phol really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genaro Capotella's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Capotella closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Capotella slips a straight right by Phol.
Capotella slips under a jab.
Capotella scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Capotella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capotella connects with a body shot.
Capotella on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Capotella slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Capotella's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phol under the eye.
Capotella takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phol clinches up against the cage.
Phol lands an uppercut.
Phol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Capotellas head.
Phol slowing the pace effectively.
Phol working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phol.
Oh Capotella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phol can't find room to land a body shot as Capotella controls the action.
Capotella seems to have got his legs back now.
Phol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Capotella backwards.
Phol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capotella blocks a body shot from Phol.

Phol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phol connects with a jab.
No joy there for Phol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Capotella is looking to wear down Phol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phol sizes up Capotella with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol slips under a jab.
Phol just misses with a punch to the body.
As Phol looks to move away, Capotella throws a big counter combo but Phol just gets out of the way.
Phol throws a shot from downtown. Capotella moves away and avoids it.
Capotella drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Capotella misses the shot to the body.
Phol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Capotella checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Phol throws a hook to the side of Capotella's head but Capotella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Capotella tries to keep at a distance but Phol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Phol tries to work over Capotella's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capotella tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phol just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phol is pressed up against the cage. Capotella has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Phol down to the mat. Phol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab lands there for Phol.
Phol scores with a leg kick.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Capotella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capotella stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phol.

Genaro Capotella's cut is getting worse.
Phol throws a predictable looking body shot
and Capotella counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Capotella. That snapped Phol's head back.
Phol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Capotella's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capotella with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol scores with a jab to the body.
Phol misses with a shot to the body
and Capotella counters with a right hand to the body.
Phol throws a lazy uppercut
and Capotella counters with a series of strikes. Phol will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phol misses with a wild combination.
Phol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phol misses with a body shot
and Capotella counters with a stiff right hand.
Phol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capotella counters with a straight right hand.
Phol misses with a body shot
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Phol dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Genaro Capotella's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Phol throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Phol loads up on a big right hand but Capotella slips the punch.
Capotella swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phol throws an off balance right hand
and Capotella counters with a right hand to the body.
Phol throws an off balance right hand
and Capotella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phol punishes Capotella's body with a nice straight punch.
Phol is looking to clinch.

Phol instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol keeps control of Capotella as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phol pushes Capotella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capotella wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phol lands with a left to the head.

Capotella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phol tests Capotella's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phol connects with a body shot that sends Capotella's belly button to the back.
Capotella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Capotella backs off Phol throws a huge counter combo but Capotella manages to avoid it all.
Capotella scores with the left hand. Phol knows he should have avoided that one.
Phol throws the left hand but Capotella avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Phol misses.
It looked like Capotella was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phol.
Phol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phol thumps Capotella with a low kick.
Phol tries to clinch but Capotella moves away
and Capotella counters with a straight right hand.
Capotella dodges the punch combination from Phol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Capotella there.
Capotella takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phol throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Phol connects with a body shot.
Phol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capotella avoids the body shot from Phol.
Capotella throws a body shot but no joy.
Phol throws a hook but Capotella blocks it.
Capotella was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Capotella waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phol.
Phol connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Capotella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol jabs Capotella to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phol throws a jab but it's blocked by Capotella.
Phol misses with a body shot
and Capotella counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phol digs a good body shot into Capotella's ribs.
Capotella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phol.
Phol throws a combination that misses
and Capotella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol throws the left hand but Capotella avoids the punch easily.
Capotella is looking for a counter combo.
Capotella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phol.
Capotella appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phol works the jab nicely.
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!
Phol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Capotella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phol moves away.
Genaro Capotella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phol stuns Capotella with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phol swings for the body but Capotella moves out of range.
Capotella scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phol in his tracks.
Capotella just misses with a punch to the body.
Phol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Phol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phol winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Phol!
King Phol is the new middleweight champion!