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GFC 8 - Heavy Hitters PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schnitz.
Ricardo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Schnitz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Schnitz looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schnitz blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller sizes up Schnitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schnitz avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schnitz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schnitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Schnitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Schnitz is looking to clinch.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schnitz.
Miller works Schnitz's body with a nice hook.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schnitz avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schnitz is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Schnitz moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Schnitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schnitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller looks to land a combination but Schnitz avoids it well.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Miller.
A punch lands to the side of Schnitz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schnitz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Schnitz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Miller swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Schnitz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Meis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Von Hammerstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, marvelous time. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Meis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Von Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hammerstein lands a two punch combo.
Meis swinging wildly here.
Von Hammerstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meis manages to avoid it.
Von Hammerstein throws a nice looking combination but Meis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Von Hammerstein.
Dick Von Hammerstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meis walks into a stiff left hand from Von Hammerstein.
Meis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Von Hammerstein works the jab nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Von Hammerstein. No joy for Meis on that attempt.
Meis fails to land the takedown.
Von Hammerstein stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Meis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Hammerstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Meis takes one to the side of the head.
Meis is rocked!
Meis blocks a jab.
Oh Meis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meis slips under a jab from Von Hammerstein.
Meis loses concentration momentarily and Von Hammerstein pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Meis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Von Hammerstein finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Von Hammerstein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Basic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tif Da Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Basic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tif Da Cat!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Cat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Da Cat in side control, throwing shots but Basic defends.
Da Cat slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Cat tries to advance to mount but can't.
Da Cat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Da Cat takes a little break here. Basic wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Basic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Cat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Basic has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee asks Da Cat politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Da Cat prefers to stall for the moment though.
Da Cat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basic parries the strikes from Da Cat easily there. Da Cat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Basic to escape.
Da Cat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Basic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A lull in the action here as Da Cat stalls from top position.
Da Cat throws an elbow but Basic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Da Cat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Basic's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Da Cat has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tif Da Cat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Da Cat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Da Cat controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tif Da Cat 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.
Da Cat moves in looking to clinch but Basic pushes him off.
Da Cat gets a takedown into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Da Cat has eaten all the pies!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Basic wants to get back to his feet.
Da Cat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Da Cat trying to control from half guard but Basic is working away.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tif Da Cat wasn't active enough on the ground.
Basic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Da Cat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Da Cat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Cat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Da Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Basic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Da Cat controlling the pace.
Da Cat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Basic's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tif Da Cat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Da Cat throws a series of punches but Basic moves out of range.
John Basic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Basic with a lazy takedown attempt
so Da Cat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tif Da Cat has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Cat cracks Basic with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Cat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Da Cat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Basic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da Cat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Basic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Basic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Da Cat wants to control from the top but Basic keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tif Da Cat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Basic misses with a takedown
and Da Cat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Basic's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Basic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Cat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Da Cat scores with a four punch combination!
Da Cat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Da Cat tries to control but Basic wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Cat controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tif Da Cat 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!
Da Cat misses with a double jab.
Basic tries for a takedown but Da Cat circles away easily
and Da Cat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Basic's guard.
Da Cat wants to control from the top but Basic keeps moving.
Da Cat connects with a couple of short punches.
Da Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Basic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Cat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Basic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Cat stands and throws Basic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Da Cat taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Da Cat wants to control but Basic is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tif Da Cat.
Da Cat clinches up against the cage.
Da Cat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Basic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Basic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Cat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Basic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Cat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Basic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Cat has a takedown stuffed.
John Basic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tif Da Cat.
Basic misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Cat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Basic fails with the takedown
so Da Cat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Da Cat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Da Cat won't allow Basic to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Cat stays in close to Basic's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Da Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Basic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basic being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tif Da Cat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Cat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tif Da Cat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aengus Americium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aengus Americium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Americium scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castro is in trouble now - Americium has advanced to mount!
Americium takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Americium tries to control but Castro wriggling away.
Castro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is looking to get to half guard.
Americium is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Americium!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aengus Americium!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Kreutzberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreutzberg's entrance music is "Engel" by Rammstein. A fine choice. Mario Kreutzberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Kreutzberg!
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, Anderson Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyson tries to pass to full mount but Kreutzberg defends it.
Tyson stalling.
Tyson is looking for a kimura but Kreutzberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Kreutzberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kreutzberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kreutzberg is defending against the submission attempts here by Tyson.
Tyson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tyson trying to control the action but Kreutzberg is working from the bottom.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kreutzberg wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kreutzberg to regain full guard.
Kreutzberg keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Kreutzberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Tyson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tyson scores with a takedown into Kreutzberg's guard.
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stands and steps away. Kreutzberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kreutzberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Tyson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kreutzberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyson wants to take a breather but Kreutzberg is having none of it.
Tyson trying to mount his opponent but Kreutzberg defends it.
Tyson prevents Kreutzberg from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyson in particular looking to stall.
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.
Kreutzberg trying to get back to full guard but Tyson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kreutzberg is breathing heavily.
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Kreutzberg to control.
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Tyson lands a big shot there that rocks Kreutzberg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kreutzberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson taking a break here but Kreutzberg is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson wants to control but Kreutzberg is keeping him busy.
Kreutzberg is looking to control Tyson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kreutzberg avoid being mounted?
Kreutzberg is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson working Kreutzberg over with strikes.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreutzberg trying to control here.
Kreutzberg tries to kick Tyson off but Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tyson is looking for a kimura here.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson seems to be working for a kimura but Kreutzberg defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working Kreutzberg over with strikes.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.
Tyson seems to be working for a kimura but Kreutzberg defends the submission attempt.
Tyson is thwarting Kreutzberg's attempts to control the position.
Tyson lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreutzberg taking some punishment here, with Tyson in his half guard.
Tyson throwing shots but Kreutzberg is blocking nicely.
Tyson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kreutzberg is trying to control but can't.
Tyson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tyson has isolated one of Kreutzberg's arms. Kreutzberg looking to fight him off but Tyson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Tyson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Gorki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groove's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kasta - Dyi-dyi-dyim (smoke). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladislav Gorki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorki fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorki wants to clinch.
Gorki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorki is looking to clinch but Groove is avoiding it.
Gorki wants to clinch.
Gorki doesn't manage to clinch there - Groove circles away.
Groove gets caught flat footed, as Gorki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gorki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Groove looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Groove is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorki is aware though and is defending well.
Groove looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorki preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorki is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Groove has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gorki is looking to defend but Groove has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gorki! Groove pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gorki taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kendall Groove!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Care Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Lil Wayne-Drop the World as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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288 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Less.
Steele shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Less but Less pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Less throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Steele with that takedown attempt.
Less just misses with a punch to the body.
Less lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Steele fails to land the takedown.
Care Less has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steele.
Steele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele dives in and grabs Less's left leg, looking for a takedown. Less pushes down on Steele's head and hops out.
Less misses with a kick to the body.
Less throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Less scores with a jab. Steele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Less looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Less scores with a hook to the body. Steele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steele looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less works the jab nicely.
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Less scores with a body shot.
Steele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Less connects with a nice cross there... Steele is looking wobbly and Less recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Steele to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Less jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Care Less!
Care Less retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocki Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocki Balboa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
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, Rocki Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Balboa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Cat on that attempt.
Balboa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
Balboa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balboa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Cat shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balboa as he jumps to the side.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cat is breathing heavily.
Balboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa working over Cat with some ground and pound. Cat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cat wants to get back to full guard.
Balboa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Balboa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cat controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to work for a kimura but Cat is defending well.
Balboa prevents Cat from improving his position.
Balboa is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cat looking for submissions off his back.
Balboa tries to pass to full mount but Cat defends it.
Balboa tries to stand and escape but Cat is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cat has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Balboa. Oh but Cat has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Balboa goes limp - he's gone! Cat jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killa Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Lavronenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killa Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bee.
Bee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lavronenko sprawls well. Lavronenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lavronenko blocks a head kick by Bee.
Killa Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavronenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bee's head.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bee shoots in and bounces Lavronenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lavronenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavronenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lavronenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Bee.
Bee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavronenko avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killa Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lavronenko tries to sprawl out of it but Bee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lavronenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lavronenko tries to sprawl out of it but Bee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lavronenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bee fails with a takedown attempt.
Bee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lavronenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bee is breathing heavily.
Lavronenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Bee misses.
Lavronenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavronenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bee backs up against the cage.
Lavronenko misses with the combination.
Lavronenko misses with a wild combination.
Lavronenko swinging wildly here.
Lavronenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lavronenko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bee down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Lavronenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lavronenko wants to control but Bee is keeping him busy.
Lavronenko controlling the position from side mount.
Lavronenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lavronenko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lavronenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavronenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lavronenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lavronenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lavronenko is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lavronenko scoring with punches from side control.
Lavronenko cracks Bee with a big elbow.
Lavronenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lavronenko misses with the ground and pound.
Lavronenko cracks Bee with a big elbow.
Bee defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lavronenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lavronenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lavronenko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bee some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lavronenko 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.
Lavronenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lavronenko.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavronenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lavronenko misses the shot to the body.
Lavronenko clinches.
Bee has had enough of the clinch but Lavronenko keeps him there for the moment.
Lavronenko blocks a body shot from Bee.
Bee breaks the clinch.
Bee wants to clinch
and Lavronenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bee's knee momentarily.
Lavronenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavronenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lavronenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Killa Bee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Lavronenko has Bee up against the cage in a clinch.
Bee tries to land knees in the clinch but Lavronenko avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lavronenko - that landed with a thud.
Lavronenko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bee is trying to keep an underhook but Lavronenko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lavronenko is nestled in close to Bee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lavronenko drops an elbow to the side of Bee's head.
Lavronenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lavronenko landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lavronenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lavronenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lavronenko landing punches.
Lavronenko with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lavronenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Lavronenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bee is rocked!
Lavronenko lands a big elbow - Bee is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bee is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Lavronenko!
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