VVT-19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joules Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Guloev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Johnson
vs
Guloev

190 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joules Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Guloev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guloev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guloev.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Guloev lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guloev.
Guloev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guloev is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Guloev throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Guloev thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Guloev scoring with strikes to the body and 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!
Guloev thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Guloev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Guloev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guloev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guloev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guloev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Guloev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guloev.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guloev.
Guloev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Guloev is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guloev is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Guloev's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guloev on the ground.
Johnson works over Guloev with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guloev is on top in guard.
Guloev looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Guloev pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots and misses

and Guloev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Guloev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guloev with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Guloev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Guloev's attempts to control the action.
Guloev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Guloev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guloev lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guloev looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guloev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Guloev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guloev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guloev controlling from mount.
Guloev raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guloev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Guloev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Guloev shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guloev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Joules Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Guloev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Guloev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guloev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Guloev prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Guloev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guloev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is in trouble now - Guloev has advanced to mount!
Guloev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guloev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Guloev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Guloev scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guloev controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Guloev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Guloev landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Guloev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guloev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guloev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Guloev landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Guloev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guloev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Guloev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Johnson is rocked!
A big strike lands for Guloev! That's really hurt Johnson and he's turned his back - Guloev keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Guloev jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Guloev!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Muter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silva
vs
Muter

180 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Muter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muter circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Muter wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Randy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Muter.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a combination
and Muter counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muter tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to bum rush Muter with a series of wild strikes but Muter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Muter counters with a nice body kick.
Muter tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a right and a left that Muter avoids nicely.
Muter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Muter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muter looking for a takedown.
Muter has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Randy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Muter.
Muter missing with knees to the body.
Muter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Muter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muter tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Muter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Muter.
Muter throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Muter colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Silva as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Muter is left battered and dazed whilst Silva and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Silva!
Randy Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between aj jt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger JonesJr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

jt
vs
JonesJr

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
169 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aj jt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr looks to land a combination but jt avoids it well.
jt looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
JonesJr swings for the body but jt moves out of range.
JonesJr tries to bum rush jt with a series of wild strikes but jt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
JonesJr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
jt wants to clinch
and JonesJr counters with a stiff right hand.
jt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

jt is rocked!
Tiger JonesJr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
JonesJr swinging wildly here.
JonesJr throws an overhand right that has jt reeling! JonesJr follows up with more punches and jt is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tiger JonesJr!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiger JonesJr 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
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev has chosen Aria - Volja i Razum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kostya Zhuravlev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaa
vs
Zhuravlev

180 cm
29
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

162 cm
30
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuravlev misses with a takedown attempt - Jaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Zhuravlev with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Jaa as Zhuravlev shoots in.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostya Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaa pinned against the ropes. Jaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhuravlev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
Zhuravlev has a takedown stuffed.
Zhuravlev shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhuravlev shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaa tries to sprawl out of it but Zhuravlev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zhuravlev has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaa defends it nicely.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Zhuravlev avoids it.
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaa shoots for a double leg takedown but Zhuravlev sprawls well. He's pushed Jaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zhuravlev but Zhuravlev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Zhuravlev circles away.
Jaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhuravlev. Zhuravlev gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhuravlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaa swivels and escapes.
Kostya Zhuravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaa wants it to stay on the feet.

Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhuravlev avoids it.
Zhuravlev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaa smiles and moves away.
Zhuravlev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zhuravlev avoids the body shot from Jaa.
A shot to the body from Zhuravlev misses

and Jaa counters by clinching up.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhuravlev can't get the takedown.
Zhuravlev tries to pull guard but Jaa forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Zhuravlev looks gassed!
Zhuravlev tries to pull guard but Jaa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Zhuravlev drops back down to his feet.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhuravlev won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhuravlev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Zhuravlev jumps guard but Jaa stands there with Zhuravlev around his waist. Zhuravlev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.

Zhuravlev jumps guard and drags Jaa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jaa postures up.
Jaa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zhuravlev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jaa defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to control from the top but Zhuravlev keeps moving.
Zhuravlev wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zhuravlev working a defensive guard here.
Jaa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuravlev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Jaa as Zhuravlev shoots in.

Zhuravlev looking to score a takedown here. Jaa is defending well but Zhuravlev drives through and ends up in Jaa's guard.
Zhuravlev wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Zhuravlev pushing down on Jaa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zhuravlev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zhuravlev is looking to take a break and control but Jaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhuravlev passes to side control.
Zhuravlev trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Zhuravlev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Zhuravlev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev working away.
Zhuravlev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.

Zhuravlev is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaa is defending well.

Zhuravlev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zhuravlev is breathing heavily.

Zhuravlev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zhuravlev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Zhuravlev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaa prevents Zhuravlev from improving position.
Jaa is trying to control Zhuravlev's posture but Zhuravlev avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev trying to control the position but Jaa is working away.
Zhuravlev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jaa's legs.
Zhuravlev trying to control the position but Jaa is working away.
Zhuravlev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zhuravlev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zhuravlev lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jaa wants to control but Zhuravlev postures up.
Kostya Zhuravlev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhuravlev tries to move to mount but Jaa blocks the move with his legs.
Zhuravlev advances to mount.
Jaa is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zhuravlev is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Zhuravlev fails to land the takedown.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Zhuravlev circles away.
Zhuravlev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaa sprawls well. Jaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zhuravlev gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostya Zhuravlev.
Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Zhuravlev misses its intended target.
Zhuravlev circles away from the clinch attempt.

Zhuravlev gets tackled into the ropes by Jaa. Jaa maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostya Zhuravlev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Zhuravlev shoots in for a double leg but Jaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zhuravlev misses with a takedown attempt - Jaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zhuravlev shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaa tries to sprawl out of it but Zhuravlev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostya Zhuravlev.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhuravlev circles away.
Zhuravlev slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Zhuravlev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhuravlev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaa pinned against the ropes. Jaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaa thuds his shin into the meat of Zhuravlev's side.

Jaa clinches with his opponent.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Zhuravlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Zhuravlev blocks it.
Zhuravlev tries to pull guard but Jaa forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhuravlev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jaa to keep the fight standing.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhuravlev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Zhuravlev jumps guard but Jaa turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Zhuravlev is trying to pull guard but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhuravlev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Zhuravlev pulls guard effortlessly.
Zhuravlev is trying to keep Jaa in close.
Zhuravlev trying to control the position here.
Jaa pushing down on Zhuravlev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Zhuravlev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jaa pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaa trying to mount his opponent but Zhuravlev defends it.
Zhuravlev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zhuravlev pulls Jaa in close to prevent any damage.
Zhuravlev working a defensive guard here.
Zhuravlev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Zhuravlev is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zhuravlev is on top in guard.
Zhuravlev trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.

Jaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlev from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlev advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jaa 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!

Tony Jaa wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat McGroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turbo Negro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Pat McGroin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McGroin
vs
Negro

188 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pat McGroin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turbo Negro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGroin throws a hook but Negro blocks it.
Negro lunges at McGroin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGroin's hand.
McGroin cracks Negro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Negro shoots in but no luck this time.
McGroin misses the shot to the body.
McGroin throws a poor cross that misses

and Negro moves into the clinch.

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

Negro clinches up with McGroin and pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGroin.
McGroin throws a punch but it's blocked by Negro.
Nice body punch from Negro - that landed with a thud.
McGroin working aggressively here.
Negro blocks an uppercut.
Negro blocking some punches.
McGroin swings wildly with an uppercut but Negro uses good head movement to avoid it.

Negro ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Negro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGroin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Negro wants to get back to his feet but McGroin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Negro keeping moving, preventing McGroin from controlling successfully.

McGroin drops back looking for a leg! Negro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Negro manages to kick McGroin off! McGroin jumps back into Negro's guard.
McGroin won't allow Negro to sweep him here.
Negro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McGroin won't allow Negro to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Negro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGroin is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Negro tries to close the distance and clinch but McGroin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Negro defending well as McGroin loads up on a big left hand.
McGroin throws out a loose jab but Negro uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGroin lands a lovely overhand right.
Negro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McGroin sends Negro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGroin is motioning to the referee to let Negro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Negro is rocked!
McGroin misses with an uppercut

and Negro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Negro is still on wobbly legs! Can McGroin finish him?
McGroin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Negro blocking some punches.
Negro prevents a body shot from McGroin.
Negro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Negro seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGroin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGroin missing with knees to the body.

Negro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGroin loads up on a big right hand but Negro slips the punch.
Pat McGroin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGroin misses with a looping right.
Pat McGroin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGroin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Negro was well out of range. Poor timing from McGroin.
Negro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. McGroin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Negro tries to clinch but McGroin moves out of range.
McGroin misses with a hook.

Negro moves into the clinch.
McGroin tries to work over Negro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Negro manages to break the clinch.
Negro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGroin misses the shot to the body.
Negro slips a straight right by McGroin.
Negro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Negro tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGroin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGroin swats away the attempt to clinch by Negro.
McGroin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Negro.
McGroin misses the jab.
McGroin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGroin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Negro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGroin's guard now.
Negro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGroin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negro throws a big right hand that misses.
Negro throws a strike but McGroin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat McGroin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Negro takes one to the chin there.
Negro tries to clinch up.
Negro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. McGroin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGroin misses with a combination

and Negro counters by clinching up.
McGroin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Negro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Negro breaks the clinch.
Negro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pat McGroin is winning the standup battle so far.
McGroin throws an off balance right hand
and Negro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from McGroin misses.
Negro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good shot there by McGroin.

It looks like Turbo Negro has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negro closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGroin circles away.
Negro moves in looking to clinch but McGroin pushes him off.
McGroin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Negro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Negro tries to clinch up.
McGroin lands with a straight right. Negro didn't see that one coming.
McGroin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Negro's jaw. Negro's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! McGroin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat McGroin!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pagpilon BawKor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BawKor comes to the ring accompanied by spectrum. Pagpilon BawKor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Marley's chin.

BawKor
vs
Marley

171 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

158 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pagpilon BawKor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Marley!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BawKor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Bob Marley has been cut.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by BawKor.
BawKor slips under a jab.
BawKor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

BawKor clinches up against the ropes.
BawKor lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BawKor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but BawKor won't allow it.
BawKor lands an elbow inside.
A short right from BawKor.

BawKor breaks the clinch.
BawKor lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by BawKor.
A nice leg kick lands there from BawKor.
Marley looks gassed!
BawKor is looking to clinch.
BawKor misses with a head kick.

BawKor closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the ropes.

BawKor manages to break the clinch.
BawKor connects with an inside leg kick.

BawKor closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BawKor lands a knee to the head.
BawKor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
BawKor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
BawKor landing knees to the 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!
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BawKor.
Marley takes a knee right on the jaw!
BawKor lands a knee to the head.

BawKor breaks the clinch.
BawKor doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.

BawKor darts in and clinches Marley up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley taking a breather.
BawKor scores a nice knee to the body.
BawKor connects with a knee to the head.
BawKor crunches a lovely knee into Marley's ribcage.

BawKor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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

Marley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BawKor jabs at Marley's body.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can BawKor finish him?
BawKor throws a monster overhand right that drops Marley! BawKor follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pagpilon BawKor!
A very excited looking Pagpilon BawKor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Julien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez Julien could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vic Sotto's chin.

Julien
vs
Sotto

177 cm
29
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

180 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodriguez Julien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julien is looking to clinch but Sotto is avoiding it.
Julien throws a wild body kick that Sotto sees coming a mile off.

Julien clinches up with Sotto and pushes him back against the ropes.

Julien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Julien lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Vic Sotto has been cut.
Sotto looks to land a combination. Julien sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Rodriguez Julien has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Julien throws a sloppy head kick and Sotto moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez Julien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julien throws a poor cross that misses
and Sotto counters with a nice body shot.
Julien plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Julien is breathing heavily.
Sotto lands with a good body shot.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Julien.
Julien loses concentration momentarily and Sotto pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Julien crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Sotto finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vic Sotto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lions sleeps tonight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Biggs
vs
Benjamin

189 cm
23
233 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
34
276 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin tries for a takedown but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benjamin wants to clinch up but Biggs keeps it at a distance.

Biggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Biggs.

It looks like Judah Benjamin has been cut.
Biggs is pressed up against the ropes. Benjamin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Biggs down to the mat. Biggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benjamin misses with a low kick.

Biggs has Benjamin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Biggs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Benjamin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Biggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Willy Biggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Benjamin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Biggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Biggs managing to block the knees to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin avoids a wild elbow strike from Biggs.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
Biggs stops a takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Benjamin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Biggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Biggs is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Biggs has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Benjamin regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Biggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggs scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Benjamin wriggles free and stands up.
Benjamin tries to clinch up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Biggs.
Biggs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Biggs tries to score with some ground and pound. Benjamin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Benjamin parries the strikes from Biggs easily there. Biggs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Benjamin to escape.
Biggs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet.
Biggs in side control, throwing shots but Benjamin defends.
Biggs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Benjamin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Biggs working the strikes but Benjamin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Biggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benjamin defending well though.
Benjamin tries to kick Biggs off but Biggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Biggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benjamin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Biggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Biggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benjamin defending well though.
Biggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benjamin defending well though.
Biggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benjamin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biggs.
Biggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Biggs lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Biggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs throws a strike but Benjamin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Benjamin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biggs.
Biggs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Biggs 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.
Biggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biggs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Biggs prevents Benjamin from getting back to his feet.
Benjamin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biggs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Biggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Biggs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benjamin's guard.
Benjamin wants to get back to his feet.
Biggs working Benjamin over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin is trying to stand back up but Biggs is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Benjamin!
Biggs breaks from Benjamin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Biggs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Biggs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Judah Benjamin's cut even more.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Biggs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Biggs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee warns Benjamin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

The cut above Judah Benjamin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willy Biggs!
A relieved looking Willy Biggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Bauer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergio Duff's chin.

Bauer
vs
Duff

191 cm
23
245 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Duff!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff fails with a takedown attempt.
Duff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bauer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bauer sprawls well. Bauer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duff gets slowly back to his feet.
Todd Bauer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Duff.
Duff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Duff scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bauer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Duff is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bauer is surviving well by controlling Duff's body position as best he can.

Duff is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bauer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bauer shrugs it off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bauer is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff wants to control the pace but Bauer is squirming around nicely.
Duff seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bauer is holding on tight.
Bauer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Duff is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bauer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bauer shrugs it off.
Bauer wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Duff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Duff with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bauer is trying to stand up.
Bauer blocking the ground and pound.

Duff working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bauer wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duff has hold of Bauer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bauer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Duff working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bauer is trying to stand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duff wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bauer is trying to stand up.
Bauer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duff on the ground.
Duff dominating with strikes here.
Bauer wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bauer is breathing heavily.

Duff has control of Bauer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bauer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bauer wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Duff has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bauer's face.
Bauer is trying to stand.
Duff tries to control but Bauer wriggling away.

Duff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Duff is working for a guillotine from mount but Bauer frees his head quite easily.
Bauer is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Duff is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bauer throws a head kick but Duff moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bauer.
Duff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duff tries for a takedown but Bauer circles away easily
enabling Bauer to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer scores with a one two! Duff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Duff dominated that round.
That's time! Bauer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bauer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bauer pinned against the ropes. Bauer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duff throws a jab when Bauer was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bauer.
Bauer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Duff is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauer throws a head kick but Duff moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bauer.
Duff is still on wobbly legs! Can Bauer finish him?
Bauer punishes Duff's body with a nice straight punch.
Bauer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duff.
Duff seems to have recovered his senses.
Duff is breathing heavily.
Bauer slaps away a takedown attempt from Duff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Todd Bauer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Duff.
Duff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bauer sprawls well. Bauer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duff gets slowly back to his feet.
Duff fails with the takedown
and Bauer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duff really felt that one!
Todd Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bauer drops Duff with a beautiful combination! Duff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bauer is looking for the KO!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bauer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Duff is out on his feet! Bauer sets himself and nearly takes Duff's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Todd Bauer!
A very excited looking Todd Bauer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.