PCL 87: Susa Surrender PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Junakovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Zimmerman
vs
Junakovic

198 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adolf Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junakovic cracks Zimmerman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zimmerman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junakovic misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Junakovic checks a leg kick.
Zimmerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junakovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junakovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Junakovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zimmerman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Mario Junakovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Junakovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Junakovic.
Zimmerman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Junakovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Junakovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Zimmerman is looking to control Junakovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zimmerman avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junakovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Junakovic thows a huge punch but Zimmerman dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junakovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junakovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Junakovic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Junakovic throwing shots but Zimmerman is blocking nicely.
Zimmerman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zimmerman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junakovic.
Junakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zimmerman defending well though.
Zimmerman is trying to get back to full guard.
Junakovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman taking some punishment here, with Junakovic in his half guard.
Junakovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zimmerman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junakovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Junakovic drops an elbow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
Junakovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zimmerman's head.
Junakovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junakovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zimmerman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zimmerman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zimmerman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junakovic on the ground.
Junakovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junakovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zimmerman's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junakovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Junakovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Junakovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Junakovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Junakovic.
Junakovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zimmerman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zimmerman is breathing heavily.
Junakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zimmerman defending well though.
Junakovic drops an elbow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
Junakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zimmerman defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Junakovic lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Junakovic thows a huge punch but Zimmerman dodges it nicely.
Zimmerman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junakovic.
Junakovic lands strikes from half guard.
Junakovic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Junakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zimmerman defending well though.
Junakovic drops an elbow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
Junakovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zimmerman defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junakovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junakovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Junakovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Junakovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Junakovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zimmerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Zimmerman drops Junakovic with a beautiful combination! Junakovic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zimmerman is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junakovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zimmerman throws a right and a left that Junakovic avoids nicely.
Zimmerman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mario Junakovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junakovic.
Adolf Zimmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Junakovic with that takedown attempt.
Zimmerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junakovic is breathing heavily.
Zimmerman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands with a shot to the body.
Junakovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adolf Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Junakovic.
Junakovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zimmerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman lands with a right and another and another! Junakovic is in big trouble! Zimmerman lands again and this time it's lights out for Junakovic! A quality knockout there for Zimmerman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adolf Zimmerman!
Adolf Zimmerman thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Rogerio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio Silva has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Voskresensky
vs
Rogerio Silva

198 cm
29
281 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

195 cm
25
267 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geronimo Rogerio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogerio Silva checks a leg kick.
Voskresensky tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogerio Silva connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Felix Voskresensky has been cut.
Rogerio Silva lands a head shot.
Voskresensky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogerio Silva.
Voskresensky throws a hook but Rogerio Silva avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Voskresensky.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voskresensky.
Rogerio Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogerio Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voskresensky momentarily.
Voskresensky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogerio Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Rogerio Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Geronimo Rogerio Silva has been cut.
Rogerio Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Felix Voskresensky's cut is getting worse.

Voskresensky drops his shoulder and cracks Rogerio Silva with a huge uppercut! Rogerio Silva goes down! Can Voskresensky finish him?

Rogerio Silva is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Voskresensky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rogerio Silva is still in real trouble! Can Voskresensky finish him?
Voskresensky is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rogerio Silva is hurt! He's hurt bad - Voskresensky fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rogerio Silva from any more punishment! Congratulations to Voskresensky! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Voskresensky!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Voskresensky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakradze comes into the arena with Good Feeling blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bakradze
vs
Muhomorov

208 cm
21
273 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
28
250 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikheil Bakradze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakradze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muhomorov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artem Muhomorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakradze throws a sloppy head kick and Muhomorov moves out of range easily.
Muhomorov avoids a kick to the body.
Muhomorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakradze.
Bakradze scores with a body shot.
Bakradze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Muhomorov.
Sloppy strikes from Muhomorov. Those never looked like landing.
Muhomorov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bakradze slips a straight right by Muhomorov.
Muhomorov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muhomorov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bakradze is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhomorov throws a looping overhand right but Bakradze ducks down to avoid it.
Muhomorov throws out a loose jab but Bakradze uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Bakradze lands but Muhomorov takes it in his stride.
Muhomorov with a hook.
Nice body punch from Muhomorov.
Bakradze thuds a left hand into Muhomorov's body.
Muhomorov misses with a wild combination.
Muhomorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakradze is just out of range.
Muhomorov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!

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

Bakradze is rocked!
Bakradze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that Bakradze avoids nicely.
Muhomorov throws a lazy right hand but Bakradze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muhomorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakradze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bakradze missing with a left hand there. Muhomorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Muhomorov lands a left and a right that send Bakradze crashing to the mat, dazed. Muhomorov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Bakradze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muhomorov misses with a wild combination.
Bakradze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muhomorov throws an overhand right that has Bakradze reeling! Muhomorov follows up with more punches and Bakradze is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Artem Muhomorov!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malone's choice of entrance music: up with the Cock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Malone

183 cm
29
188 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

189 cm
29
198 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Malone!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leon Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry jabs at Malone's body.
Henry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Malone takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Henry scores with a four punch combination!
Malone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Henry cracks Malone with a good jab.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Malone's head back.
Malone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.

Malone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malone lands with a left to the head.
Henry is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Malone digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Leon Henry has been cut.
Malone is stalling here.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henry circles away.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malone throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malone at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone slips under a jab.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Malone is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone blocks a jab.

Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry's brow.
Malone tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Henry wants to break free but Malone has control.
Malone has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Malone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone with a knee to the head.
Henry can't break the clinch.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Malone.
Malone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Malone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Malone tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Malone is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leon Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Malone.
Malone keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Malone.
Malone tries to pull guard but Henry won't allow it.

Malone gets control of Henry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Malone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry postures up in Malone's guard and throws a big left but Malone blocks it.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry postures up.
Henry stops Malone from standing up.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Leon Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Henry closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.
Malone is trying to maintain a safe position but Henry gets an underhook and turns Malone into the cage.
Malone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malone taking a breather.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Malone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malone keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malone with a knee to the head.
Malone tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry wants to break free but Malone has control.
Malone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malone fails to pull guard.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malone has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Malone has double underhooks.
Malone keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Malone keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Malone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leon Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Malone.

Malone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henry's half guard.
Malone throwing shots but Henry is blocking nicely.
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Malone working over Henry with some ground and pound. Henry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malone looks to land a strike but Henry avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone being controlled here momentarily.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malone pushes down on Henry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Malone there.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malone is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone working the head and body with strikes.
Malone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Henry.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Henry.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malone misses with a wild body shot.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry lunges at Malone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone's hand.
Henry throws a hook but Malone avoids it easily.
Malone throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Malone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry lands with a good body shot.
Leon Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Malone's head.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.

Henry closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henry avoids it really well and circles away.
Malone throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Malone shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone moves away from the strike by Henry.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Malone.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malone somewhat.
Mick Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Henry catches Malone right on the button with a cross.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Malone misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry scores with a three punch combo!
Henry looks to throw the jab but Malone is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.

Malone clinches with his opponent.
Malone scores a nice knee to the body.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Malone trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Malone.
Malone leaning his opponent against the cage.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Henry. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malone's head.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Malone moved out of range nicely.
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Malone's head back.

Henry rushes Malone and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
Malone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Malone is trying to stall.
Malone can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malone slowing the pace effectively.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Henry!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asgaard comes to the cage accompanied by The Dragonborn Comes. Kick has chosen M.O.P. - Ante Up as his entrance music. Mike Kick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Asgaard
vs
Kick

189 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

206 cm
31
196 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Asgaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kick walks into a left hand.
A big right from Asgaard misses.

Kick gets caught flat footed, as Asgaard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Asgaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kick is keeping the position for now.
Asgaard advances to half guard.
Kick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Asgaard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kick's head.
Kick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Asgaard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Asgaard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asgaard.
Asgaard thows a huge punch but Kick dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgaard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Asgaard.
Asgaard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Asgaard thows a huge punch but Kick dodges it nicely.
Asgaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asgaard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asgaard trying to mount his opponent but Kick defends it.
Asgaard thows a huge punch but Kick dodges it nicely.
Asgaard wants to free his trapped foot but Kick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kick is looking for a sweep. Asgaard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Asgaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard throwing shots but Kick is blocking nicely.

Asgaard is working for a submission of some sort.
Kick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asgaard.
Asgaard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Asgaard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kick is looking to improve his position.
Asgaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asgaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Asgaard works his way into full mount!
Asgaard landing strikes from the mount and Kick is in trouble!
Asgaard throwing strikes here but Kick is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Asgaard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Asgaard unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asgaard unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kick blocking the ground and pound.
Asgaard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kick is desperately trying to improve his position but Asgaard has a good base and remains in mount.

Kick defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Asgaard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Asgaard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Asgaard avoids the attempt from Kick to control.
Asgaard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kick?
Asgaard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asgaard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kick is working to get back to half guard.
Asgaard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Asgaard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kick is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kick and Asgaard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Asgaard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kick ducks under a wild hook from Asgaard.
Sloppy strikes from Kick. Those never looked like landing.

Asgaard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Asgaard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kick's head.
Kick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asgaard.
Asgaard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Asgaard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kick wants to control but Asgaard passes into side.
Kick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Asgaard connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgaard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Asgaard 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.
Asgaard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Asgaard lands a nice forearm strike.
Tyr Asgaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Asgaard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kick down.

Asgaard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kick is looking for a sweep.
Asgaard throws a strike aimed at the side of Kick's head but Kick avoids it well.
Kick dodges the ground and pound from Asgaard.
Asgaard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asgaard tries to score with some ground and pound. Kick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Asgaard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Asgaard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Asgaard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Asgaard lands some shots froms side control.
Asgaard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Asgaard in side control, throwing shots but Kick defends.
Asgaard throws a strike aimed at the side of Kick's head but Kick avoids it well.
Kick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Kick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Asgaard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kick is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard wants to control but Kick is keeping him busy.
Kick dodges the ground and pound from Asgaard.
Asgaard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Asgaard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Asgaard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Asgaard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Asgaard works to advance to full mount. Kick defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard lands a heavy elbow.
Asgaard landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asgaard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Asgaard has control of Kick's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kick regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Asgaard thowing shots but they're missing.
Asgaard thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kick blocking the ground and pound.
Kick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Asgaard dominated that second round.
That's time! Asgaard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Asgaard swinging wildly here.
Asgaard throws a hook but Kick blocks it.
Asgaard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kick.
Kick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asgaard.
Tyr Asgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asgaard.
Asgaard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kick swivels and escapes.
A big left from Asgaard misses.
A combination from Kick does no damage.
Kick misses with a body shot.
Asgaard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kick can do to turn this around?
Asgaard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kick on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asgaard.
Kick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kick blocks a jab.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Asgaard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Asgaard slips a jab and a cross from Kick.
Nice defenses there by Kick.
Kick misses with a double jab.
Kick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asgaard.
Asgaard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kick takes one on the button.
Asgaard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kick as he avoids it easily.
Asgaard looks to land a left hand but Kick moved out of range nicely.
Mike Kick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick takes one to the chin there.
Asgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kick.
Asgaard misses with a looping right.
Asgaard throws an overhand right that lands on Kick's shoulder, as Kick tries to avoid the shot.
Asgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Kick.
Asgaard tries a low kick but Kick avoids it.
Kick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asgaard with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asgaard throws a front kick aimed at Kick's knee but Kick avoids it well.
Asgaard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asgaard throws the left hand but Kick avoids the punch easily.
Asgaard looks to throw the jab but Kick is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick takes one to the side of the head.
Kick slips under a jab.
Asgaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Asgaard misses its intended target.
Mike Kick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asgaard missing with a left hand there. Kick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asgaard misses with a looping right.
Kick swings for the body but Asgaard moves out of range.
Kick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asgaard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyr Asgaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asgaard avoids the body shot from Kick.
Kick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asgaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Kick misses with a two punch combination.
Kick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asgaard rather than just go for the knockout.
Kick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Asgaard. Beautiful body shot.
Asgaard lands a jab.

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

Kick looking for a guillotine here but Asgaard defends easily.
Kick keeping moving, preventing Asgaard from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyr Asgaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asgaard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyr Asgaard!
As Tyr Asgaard got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night! All day!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusman comes to the cage accompanied by La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario. Ultra has chosen Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gusman
vs
Ultra

180 cm
31
191 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Ultra!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ultra slips under a jab from Gusman.
Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusman moves away.
Ultra throws a body punch but Gusman moves out of range.

Ultra clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gusman fails to land.
Gusman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ultra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Gusman misses with a punch to the body.
Gusman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ultra pushes Gusman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gusman looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ultra.
Ultra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ultra avoids a wild elbow strike from Gusman.
Gusman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusman working aggressively here.
Gusman is working for takedown but Ultra is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman throws a head punch that misses.
Gusman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ultra's brow.
Ultra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gusman up against the cage.
Ultra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusman misses with some punches.
Gusman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ultra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Gusman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ultra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Gusman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ultra can't fight it off and eventually Gusman manages to take the fight to the floor. Ultra looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ultra is trying to control the position but Gusman postures up.
Ultra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gusman is controlling him.
Gusman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusman trying to control but Ultra 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 Ultra can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gusman stops Ultra from standing up.
Gusman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gusman controlling from the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ultra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ultra blocks a low kick nicely.
Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gusman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jakob Ultra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ultra ducks under a wild hook from Gusman.
Gusman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gusman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ultra swivels and escapes.
Gusman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ultra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman misses with an uppercut. Ultra saw that one coming.
Ultra swings for the body but Gusman moves out of range.
Gusman thumps Ultra with a low kick.
Ultra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Ultra.
Ultra throws a head kick that Gusman semi-blocks.

It looks like Rodolfo Gusman has been cut.
Ultra is looking to slow Gusman down with leg kicks.
Ultra leaves Gusman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ultra avoids the body shot from Gusman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ultra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusman throws out the jab.
Gusman throws a body punch but Ultra moves out of range.
Ultra tries to work over Gusman's front leg with a kick but Gusman checks it.
Ultra throws a leg kick which misses Gusman's front leg but catches the back leg as Gusman tries to avoid it.
Ultra jabs at Gusman's body.
Gusman checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ultra manages to avoid it.
Gusman tried to score with a low kick but Ultra checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman thows a leg kick but Ultra checks it
and Ultra counters with a good low kick that Gusman was not able to check.
Gusman throws a jab when Ultra was well out of range.
Gusman tries to clinch up but Ultra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ultra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusman.
Ultra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gusman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gusman blocks a head kick by Ultra.
Ultra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusman.
Ultra swings for the body but Gusman moves out of range.
Gusman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ultra wants to slow Gusman down by chopping away at his legs.
Ultra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ultra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gusman rather than just go for the knockout.
Gusman throws the left hand but Ultra avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gusman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ultra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ultra throws a body punch but Gusman moves out of range.
Gusman lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakob Ultra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Gusman's cut.
That's time! Gusman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gusman throws a jab when Ultra was well out of range.
Gusman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gusman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gusman tries to move into range but Ultra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gusman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ultra. Ultra obviously looking to wear him down.
Jakob Ultra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ultra takes one on the button.
Ultra clobbers Gusman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ultra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusman.
Ultra with a hook.
Gusman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ultra as he avoids it easily.
Gusman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ultra circles away.
Ultra digs a good body shot into Gusman's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Gusman finds it's target.
Ultra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ultra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ultra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gusman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gusman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Gusman misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gusman misses with an uppercut
and Ultra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ultra lands a left and a right that send Gusman crashing to the mat, dazed. Ultra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gusman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ultra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Gusman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ultra throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Gusman is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jakob Ultra!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria has chosen Kronos - Bloodtower as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franklin
vs
Maria

190 cm
25
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
237 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maria moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maria blocks the body kick.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Maria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Maria slips a straight right by Franklin.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Maria avoids them all with ease.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Maria pushes him off.
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maria pinned against the cage. Maria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Maria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
Maria blocks a jab.
Maria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Maria as Franklin shoots in.
Maria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franklin.
Maria throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maria counters with a low kick, right behind Franklin 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin looks for a takedown but Maria sprawls well.
Franklin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maria avoids the body shot from Franklin.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Maria moved out of range nicely.
Franklin misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Franklin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Franklin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin prevents Maria from improving his position.
Franklin trying to control from Maria's half guard. Maria has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin stays in close to Maria's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franklinis looking to pass into half guard but Maria pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maria is in guard.
Maria controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Franklin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maria is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maria doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maria manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Franklin working a defensive guard but Maria passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Franklin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin throws a shot from downtown. Maria moves away and avoids it.
Maria staying out of range there.
Franklin tries for a takedown but Maria circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franklin shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a nice leg kick.
Franklin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Maria throws a push kick but Franklin slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Maria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Franklin misses.
Franklin with a jab.
Franklin misses with a jab to the body
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuck Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maria as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maria counters with a nice leg kick.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maria was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
A jab from Maria does it's job there.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franklin misses with a jab to the body
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
Maria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franklin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Franklin loads up on a big right hand but Maria slips the punch.
Franklin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin throws a looping overhand right but Maria ducks down to avoid it.
Franklin shoots in and drives through. Maria sprawls well.
Franklin misses with a right hand
and Maria counters with a stiff right hand.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franklin throws a lazy uppercut
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
Franklin tries to clinch but Maria moves away
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Maria throws a head kick that Franklin semi-blocks.

It looks like Chuck Franklin has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maria checks a low kick from Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maria lands a jab to the nose.
No luck for Franklin with that takedown attempt.
Maria lands a head kick. Franklin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chuck Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin lands a nice shot that snaps Maria's head back.
Maria tried to score with a low kick but Franklin checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Maria as Franklin shoots in.
Franklin throws a hook but Maria blocks it.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin throws a push kick but Maria slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Franklin checks the leg kick.
Franklin misses with a right hand
and Maria counters with a good, hard body kick but Franklin shrugs it off.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Franklin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franklin lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maria stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maria lands a head kick. Franklin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin throws a looping overhand right but Maria ducks down to avoid it.
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maria pinned against the cage. Maria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Maria is just out of range.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Franklin takes a step back to recover.
Franklin misses with an uppercut
and Maria counters with a thumping low kick.
Maria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maria avoids the body shot from Franklin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franklin feints and as Maria raises his hands in defense, Franklin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maria pulls Franklin in close to prevent any damage.
Franklin postures up.
Franklin throws an elbow that misses. Maria uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franklin's guard. Nice move by Maria!
Franklin trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Franklin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maria is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquim Maria really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Franklin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maria moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Franklin scores with a jab to the head.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Maria.
Maria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
Franklin jabs at Maria's body.
Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maria stuffs the takedown.
Franklin takes a swing at Maria's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Maria as Franklin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Franklin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maria makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Franklin really felt that one!
Franklin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maria is fending him off so far but Franklin persists. Nope, Maria circles away and we're back to standing.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin misses with a body kick.
Franklin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Franklin down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franklin. That did some damage!
That kick from Maria tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franklin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maria.
Maria throws a low kick but Franklin moves out of range easily.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maria lands with a kick to the temple. Franklin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maria throws out a leg kick but Franklin moves out of range and Maria only half commits.
Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maria sprawls well. Maria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Maria finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franklin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maria cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maria stuffs the takedown.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maria sprawls well. Maria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquim Maria dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Franklin'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. This is the final round!

Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Maria counters with a head kick.
Franklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maria walks into a jab.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown but Maria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franklin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
Maria blocks a jab.
Maria thuds his right hand into Franklin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Franklin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maria keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Franklin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maria stuffs the takedown.
Maria throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Franklin checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maria.
Franklin throws a hook to the side of Maria's head but Maria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin with a poor takedown
and Maria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maria.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franklin scrambles back to his feet.
Maria defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Franklin tries for a takedown but Maria circles away easily
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Franklin was not able to check.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Franklin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maria counters with a nice kick to the body.
Franklin misses with an uppercut. Maria saw that one coming.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maria.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin misses with a hook. Maria ducked under it nicely.
Chuck Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maria 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Maria! Joaquim Maria retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Joaquim Maria was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.