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FFF NOVIKOV VS RIVALDI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Dants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Divan MEBELSHIK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Divan MEBELSHIK will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriy Dants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Divan MEBELSHIK!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dants throws a jab but it's blocked by MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dants throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MEBELSHIK slips a jab and a cross from Dants.
Dants goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dants throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dants misses with a series of wild punches.
MEBELSHIK tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MEBELSHIK moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dants misses with a double jab.
MEBELSHIK closes the distance and clinches.
Dants breaks from the clinch.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that half lands.
Dants takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
MEBELSHIK moves into the clinch.
Dants has had enough of the clinch but MEBELSHIK keeps him there for the moment.
MEBELSHIK trying to control the position but instead, Dants has worked for underhooks and has pushed MEBELSHIK into the cage.
Dants tries to break free but MEBELSHIK pushes him back against the cage.
MEBELSHIK's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Dants misses.
Dants throws a lazy head kick
and MEBELSHIK counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dants is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dants throws a combination that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a flying knee. Nice.
MEBELSHIK takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that half lands.
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dants really felt that one!
MEBELSHIK throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dants's head.
Dants is breathing heavily.
MEBELSHIK stalks Dants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dants's face. Dants staggers backwards, shaken.
MEBELSHIK goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick. That will keep Dants thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
MEBELSHIK clinches up with Dants and pushes him back against the cage.
MEBELSHIK breaks from the clinch.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that Dants semi-blocks.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that Dants semi-blocks.
MEBELSHIK goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick from MEBELSHIK lands but Dants takes it in his stride.
MEBELSHIK closes the distance and clinches.
Dants is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MEBELSHIK unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dants lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MEBELSHIK breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MEBELSHIK lands with a slapping head kick.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that Dants semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK lands with a slapping head kick.
MEBELSHIK takes the fight into the clinch.
MEBELSHIK lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from MEBELSHIK on the inside.
MEBELSHIK effectively controlling the action here.
MEBELSHIK lands an elbow inside.
MEBELSHIK lands an elbow just above Dants 's eye.
MEBELSHIK lands an elbow just above Dants 's eye.
MEBELSHIK breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dants takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MEBELSHIK gets a clinch.
MEBELSHIK manages to break the clinch.
MEBELSHIK lands with a kick to the temple. Dants shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MEBELSHIK creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dants's defenses.
MEBELSHIK gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MEBELSHIK keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dants's efforts to push away.
MEBELSHIK manages to break the clinch.
Dants takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK looks to land a combination. Dants sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
MEBELSHIK throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dants.
MEBELSHIK throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dants.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that Dants semi-blocks.
Dants tries to keep at a distance but MEBELSHIK has taken the fight into the clinch.
MEBELSHIK breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dants takes a kick to the side of the head.
MEBELSHIK throws a one two combo.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
MEBELSHIK lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that half lands.
Dants takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
MEBELSHIK lands with a slapping head kick.
MEBELSHIK throws a series of strikes that have Dants backpedaling.
MEBELSHIK scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that Dants semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK lands with a kick to the temple. Dants shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
MEBELSHIK lands with a kick to the temple. Dants shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
MEBELSHIK lands a high kick!
Dants takes a kick to the side of the head.
MEBELSHIK plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
MEBELSHIK throws a nice head kick!
MEBELSHIK forces Dants back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dants takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grigoriy Dants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MEBELSHIK ducks under a wild hook from Dants.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MEBELSHIK clinches with his opponent.
MEBELSHIK pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dants throws a left and a right that both miss
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick.
Dants misses with a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick. That will keep Dants thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divan MEBELSHIK dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MEBELSHIK has Dants up against the cage in a clinch.
Dants can't break the clinch.
MEBELSHIK has Dants pressed against the cage, preventing Dants from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MEBELSHIK connects with a knee to the head.
MEBELSHIK manages to break the clinch.
MEBELSHIK lands with a kick to the temple. Dants shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dants closes this distance looking for a takedown but MEBELSHIK circles away.
MEBELSHIK throws a nice head kick!
MEBELSHIK goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick but Dants moves out of range.
Dants throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MEBELSHIK sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MEBELSHIK counters with a flying knee. Nice.
MEBELSHIK has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MEBELSHIK throws a nice head kick!
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Dants misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that half lands.
Grigoriy Dants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MEBELSHIK lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MEBELSHIK connects with a high kick.
MEBELSHIK goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick. That will keep Dants thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MEBELSHIK lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from MEBELSHIK lands but Dants takes it in his stride.
MEBELSHIK plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dants is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MEBELSHIK.
Dants on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MEBELSHIK. MEBELSHIK obviously looking to wear him down.
MEBELSHIK lands a high kick!
MEBELSHIK lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
MEBELSHIK connects with a high kick.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that half lands.
Dants loads up on a big right hand but MEBELSHIK slips the punch.
MEBELSHIK lands with a kick to the temple. Dants shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dants tries to keep at a distance but MEBELSHIK has taken the fight into the clinch.
MEBELSHIK with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MEBELSHIK breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MEBELSHIK counters with a three punch combo that has Dants backing up. Dants nods at MEBELSHIK to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dants misses with an uppercut. MEBELSHIK saw that one coming.
Dants falls off balance throwing a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick. That will keep Dants thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
MEBELSHIK is looking to slow Dants down with leg kicks.
MEBELSHIK tries to clinch up but Dants circles away and keeps his distance.
Dants misses with a double jab
and MEBELSHIK counters with a big head kick but Dants shrugs it off.
MEBELSHIK lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dants backs up against the cage.
Dants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick.
MEBELSHIK checks a low kick from Dants.
Dants misses with a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick.
MEBELSHIK lands a head kick. Dants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick.
MEBELSHIK lands a head kick. Dants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dants lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MEBELSHIK throws a sloppy head kick and Dants moves out of range easily.
Dants throws a head kick that MEBELSHIK semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dants throws a combination that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dants is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dants throws a left and a right that both miss
and MEBELSHIK makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dants throws a jab when MEBELSHIK was well out of range.
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dants looks to land a left hand but MEBELSHIK moved out of range nicely.
Dants throws a hook but MEBELSHIK blocks it.
Dants takes a kick to the side of the head.
MEBELSHIK connects with a high kick.
MEBELSHIK plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that half lands.
MEBELSHIK lands a head kick. Dants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
MEBELSHIK misses with a wild combination.
Divan MEBELSHIK seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK counters with a body kick.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MEBELSHIK pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dants throws a combination that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a two punch combo.
MEBELSHIK takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK defending well as Dants loads up on a big left hand.
Dants avoids the head kick by MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK scores with a head kick.
Dants is really struggling to find his range with his punches. MEBELSHIK's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Dants finds it's way through MEBELSHIK's defenses.
MEBELSHIK bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MEBELSHIK throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dants.
MEBELSHIK with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dants to score with a decent uppercut.
MEBELSHIK throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dants's head.
Dants throws a combination that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a flying knee. Nice.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick but Dants moves out of range.
MEBELSHIK lands with a slapping head kick.
MEBELSHIK scores with a head kick.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that Dants semi-blocks.
MEBELSHIK lands a head kick. Dants smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dants throws a left and a right that both miss
and MEBELSHIK counters with a big head kick but Dants shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dants's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divan MEBELSHIK showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MEBELSHIK uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dants.
MEBELSHIK bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
MEBELSHIK gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MEBELSHIK has Dants pressed against the cage, preventing Dants from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dants wants to get back to striking at distance but MEBELSHIK won't allow it.
MEBELSHIK's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MEBELSHIK clinches up against the cage.
MEBELSHIK stalling.
Dants has had enough of the clinch but MEBELSHIK keeps him there for the moment.
Dants is trying to break the clinch but MEBELSHIK is controlling him.
MEBELSHIK stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MEBELSHIK lands a good knee to the midsection. Dants won't want to take too many of those.
MEBELSHIK breaks from the clinch.
MEBELSHIK tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dants paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MEBELSHIK plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dants throws a combination that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a big head kick but Dants shrugs it off.
Dants blocks a head kick by MEBELSHIK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MEBELSHIK throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK lands with a nice combination. Dants backs away looking to recover.
Dants misses with a double jab
and MEBELSHIK counters by moving into the clinch.
MEBELSHIK lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MEBELSHIK obliges.
Dants is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MEBELSHIK lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MEBELSHIK wants to stall.
MEBELSHIK escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick.
MEBELSHIK stalks Dants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dants's face. Dants staggers backwards, shaken.
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dants throws a left and a right that both miss
and MEBELSHIK holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MEBELSHIK breaks the clinch.
MEBELSHIK feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dants's calf.
Dants throws a lazy head kick
and MEBELSHIK counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MEBELSHIK counters with a big head kick but Dants shrugs it off.
Dants throws a combination that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dants misses with a double jab
and MEBELSHIK counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MEBELSHIK lands an elbow inside.
Dants can't break the clinch.
Dants breaks from the clinch.
Dants is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dants avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dants throws a sloppy head kick
and MEBELSHIK counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dants is lucky that one didn't land flush.
MEBELSHIK looks to land a combination but Dants avoids it well.
MEBELSHIK throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dants's head.
MEBELSHIK instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MEBELSHIK scores with a head kick.
Dants throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MEBELSHIK counters with a big head kick but Dants shrugs it off.
Dants falls off balance throwing a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick. That will keep Dants thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dants falls off balance throwing a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dants misses with a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body kick there by MEBELSHIK.
Dants throws a head kick that misses
and MEBELSHIK counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dants is lucky that one didn't land flush.
MEBELSHIK scores with a head kick.
Dants misses with a combination
and MEBELSHIK counters with a head kick. That will keep Dants thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dants misses with a double jab
and MEBELSHIK counters with a big head kick but Dants shrugs it off.
MEBELSHIK scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
MEBELSHIK throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dants.
Dants misses with a leg kick
enabling MEBELSHIK to counter with a crisp jab.
Dants blocks a head kick by MEBELSHIK.
Dants lands with a right hand.
MEBELSHIK lands a head shot.
MEBELSHIK lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MEBELSHIK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dants misses with a double jab
and MEBELSHIK counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dants is lucky that one didn't land flush.
MEBELSHIK clinches with his opponent.
Dants wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dants will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MEBELSHIK lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MEBELSHIK keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dants's efforts to push away.
A short right from MEBELSHIK.
MEBELSHIK lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MEBELSHIK has Dants pressed against the cage.
MEBELSHIK lands a knee to the head.
MEBELSHIK creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dants's defenses.
Dants looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MEBELSHIK keeps control of Dants as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MEBELSHIK breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MEBELSHIK lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grigoriy Dants has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Divan MEBELSHIK is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MEBELSHIK lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Divan MEBELSHIK comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MEBELSHIK 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Divan MEBELSHIK!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boiko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to shinedown - diamond eyes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boiko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Boiko avoids it well.
Boiko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith looks gassed!
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Boiko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boiko cracks Smith with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Smith falls to his knees and Boiko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Boiko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uldis Bauska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uldis Bauska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hellscream defends it nicely.
Bauska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hellscream drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bauska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Bauska is going to stand back up.
Hellscream is looking to escape.
Bauska takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bauska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hellscream is looking to escape.
Bauska wants to take a breather but Hellscream is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Uldis Bauska wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hellscream shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bauska's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauska looking to control.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a solid left hand.
Hellscream throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bauska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hellscream throws a big right hand that misses.
Hellscream postures up and lands a big shot to Bauska's brow.
Hellscream lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hellscream with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellscream lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hellscream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bauska is breathing heavily.
Hellscream distracts Bauska with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hellscream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellscream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauska working a defensive guard here.
Hellscream has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hellscream is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bauska is trying to keep Hellscream in close.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a solid left hand.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hellscream advances position into side control!
Hellscream lands a nice forearm strike.
Bauska takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bauska tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream lands an elbow.
Hellscream scoring with punches from side control.
Hellscream lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bauska down.
Hellscream working the ground and pound from side control.
Hellscream thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hellscream landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hellscream is chipping away with strikes.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a big elbow.
Bauska is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hellscream working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hellscream working the body and head with strikes.
Bauska is looking for a sweep.
Hellscream cracks Bauska with a big right hand but Bauska just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hellscream scoring with punches from side control.
Hellscream landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hellscream working the head with strikes.
Hellscream is chipping away with strikes.
Bauska is trying to improve his position.
Bauska takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellscream landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grom Hellscream dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bauska misses with a takedown
and Hellscream counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bauska wants to improve his position but Hellscream is controlling well.
Hellscream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hellscream scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Hellscream is nestled in close to Bauska, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hellscream prevents Bauska from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellscream lands strikes from half guard.
Hellscream working over Bauska with some ground and pound. Bauska looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bauska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bauska is trying to control but can't.
Bauska is trying to get back to full guard.
Hellscream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Hellscream there.
Bauska has hold of Hellscream's hands but Hellscream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hellscream lands with a punch from half guard.
Bauska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hellscream is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bauska is trying to stand up here but Hellscream is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauska actively working from the bottom here.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Bauska tries to roll over but Hellscream keeps him under control.
Bauska is trying to maintain the position but Hellscream is very close to passing his half guard.
Hellscream prevents Bauska from standing back up.
Hellscream working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hellscream lands strikes from half guard.
Hellscream working Bauska over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hellscream looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hellscream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hellscream lands a nice short elbow.
Bauska has hold of Hellscream's hands but Hellscream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hellscream landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream drops an elbow to the side of Bauska's head.
Hellscream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bauska wants to improve his position but Hellscream is controlling well.
Bauska wants to get back to his feet.
Hellscream wants to work for an arm triangle but Bauska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hellscream working Bauska over with strikes.
Hellscream is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Bauska moves into full guard.
Hellscream postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grom Hellscream showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bauska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hellscream.
Hellscream changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bauska looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bauska can't do much from the bottom here.
Hellscream in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hellscream working the head and body with strikes.
Hellscream is working Bauska over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hellscream landing strikes.
Hellscream landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bauska takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bauska manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hellscream's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hellscream connects with a nice short shot to Bauska's temple.
Grom Hellscream has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bauska looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bauska is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hellscream scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hellscream is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bauska doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hellscream.
Bauska manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bauska is looking to clinch.
Hellscream drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hellscream manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hellscream can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hellscream keeping moving, preventing Bauska from controlling successfully.
Hellscream manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Hellscream scores with a four punch combination!
Bauska clinches but Hellscream breaks the clinch
so Hellscream counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellscream scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hellscream postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream stands up over Bauska, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellscream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hellscream throws and elbow that misses. Bauska uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hellscream's guard. Nice move by Bauska!
Hellscream is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bauska wants to stand but Hellscream has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hellscream is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bauska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellscream is keeping the position for now.
Hellscream pulls Bauska in close to his closed guard and prevents Bauska from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellscream looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uldis Bauska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grom Hellscream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellscream has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellscream seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grom Hellscream comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hellscream 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grom Hellscream!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TIRION hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinis Repss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TIRION hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinis Repss!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hellscream clinches.
hellscream working Repss over with knees to the body.
Repss throws a head punch that misses.
Repss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Repss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
hellscream misses with a knee strike.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
hellscream missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by hellscream.
It looks like Reinis Repss has been cut.
hellscream is trying to stall.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repss.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Repss's defenses.
Repss lands with a left to the head.
Repss lands a hook that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
hellscream scores a nice knee to the body.
Repss looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repss.
Repss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from hellscream.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream lands a nice elbow.
Repss takes an elbow to the temple.
hellscream lands a good knee to the midsection. Repss won't want to take too many of those.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
hellscream stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hellscream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
hellscream landing knees to the body.
hellscream lands a damaging elbow.
hellscream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hellscream lands a damaging elbow.
hellscream lands a damaging elbow.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Repss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
hellscream scores a nice knee to the body.
Repss swings wildly with an uppercut but hellscream uses good head movement to avoid it.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Repss with a knee to the head.
hellscream crunches a lovely knee into Repss's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for hellscream.
hellscream blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Repss takes a knee to the side of the body.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Repss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Repss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Repss fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hellscream displaying some good clinch control by pressing Repss up against the cage.
hellscream looking to throw knees to the head but Repss is blocking nicely.
Repss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Repss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Repss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of hellscreams head.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repss is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Repss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Repss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Repss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Repss scores with a shoulder strike.
Repss lands a hook that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
Repss lands a body shot in the clinch.
hellscream lands a nice knee to the body.
Repss misses with a knee strike.
hellscream holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Repss.
hellscream with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
Repss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Repss managing to block the knees to the body from hellscream.
Repss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Repss digs a right hand into hellscream's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on hellscream's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
hellscream landing knees to the head.
Repss trying to land knees to the body.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Repss being controlled against the cage.
hellscream tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Repss avoids it.
Repss lands with a light punch inside.
hellscream tries to land knees in the clinch but Repss avoids the damage to the body.
Repss managing to block the knees to the body from hellscream.
Repss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repss throws a punch but it's blocked by hellscream.
A knee to the head by hellscream.
Repss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
hellscream taking a breather.
Repss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Repss lands a right hand that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
Repss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hellscream leaning against his opponent.
hellscream connects with a nasty looking knee right to Repss's face.
A short right from Repss.
Repss lands a right hand that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Repss trying to control the position but instead, hellscream has worked for underhooks and has pushed Repss into the cage.
hellscream lands a good knee to the midsection. Repss won't want to take too many of those.
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
hellscream lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Repss has a couple of punches blocked by hellscream.
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
Repss throws a punch but it's blocked by hellscream.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Repss scores with a shot to the side of hellscream's head.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
Repss lands a shoulder strike.
Repss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Repss fails to land.
Repss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Repss lands an uppercut.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hellscream lands a nice knee to the body.
Repss managing to block the knees to the body from hellscream.
Repss lands with a left to the head.
Repss lands a left hand that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TIRION hellscream dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reinis Repss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Repss tries to clinch up
and hellscream counters by clinching up.
hellscream blocks an uppercut.
TIRION hellscream has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Repss letting hellscream take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
hellscream lands an elbow that stopped Repss in his tracks for a moment.
hellscream lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Repss lands a shot to the body.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
Repss tries to stall but hellscream uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Repss working aggressively here.
Repss misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hellscream tries to stall but Repss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Repss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Repss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Repss lands a left hand that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
Repss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Repss.
Repss swings wildly with an uppercut but hellscream uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repss working aggressively here.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Repss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Repss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Repss.
Repss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down hellscream.
Repss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Repss misses with a punch on the inside.
Repss wants to stall.
Repss lands an elbow just above hellscream 's eye.
Repss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
Repss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
hellscream trying to stall but Repss improves his position.
Repss misses with a knee strike.
Repss lands a nice uppercut.
hellscream working Repss over with knees to the body.
Repss lands an uppercut.
hellscream throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repss blocks it with crossed arms.
Repss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hellscream's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
hellscream has Repss pressed against the cage.
Repss throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Repss tries a knee to the head but hellscream blocks it.
Repss misses with a punch on the inside.
hellscream crunches a lovely knee into Repss's ribcage.
hellscream lands an elbow just above Repss 's eye.
hellscream misses with a knee strike.
hellscream blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
hellscream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Repss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section.
hellscream scores a nice knee to the body.
hellscream blocking some punches.
Repss avoiding damage.
hellscream lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
hellscream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Repss throws a head punch that misses.
hellscream throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Repss throws a punch but it's blocked by hellscream.
Repss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss trying to land knees to the body.
hellscream tries a knee to the head but Repss blocks it.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repss is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
hellscream misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Repss.
hellscream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section.
hellscream blocking some punches.
hellscream trying to stall but Repss improves his position.
Repss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Repss misses with the head strike.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
hellscream throws an elbow that misses.
hellscream blocking some punches.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repss is defending well for now.
hellscream throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repss blocks it with crossed arms.
Repss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Repss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Repss blocks the elbow strike.
hellscream is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Repss is keeping busy.
Repss taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Repss fails to land.
hellscream dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
hellscream working Repss over with knees to the body.
Repss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Repss on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repss.
hellscream with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Repss scores with a shoulder strike.
hellscream comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Repss digs a right hand underneath hellscream's ribcage. hellscream let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Repss.
hellscream blocks an uppercut.
hellscream is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
hellscream with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Repss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
hellscream is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Repss looking to throw knees to the head but hellscream is blocking nicely.
Repss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for hellscream.
hellscream has Repss pressed against the cage.
Repss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Repss misses with a knee strike.
hellscream leaning his opponent against the cage.
Repss working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reinis Repss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reinis Repss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Repss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between hellscream's hands.
Repss tries to clinch up
and hellscream counters by moving into the clinch.
Repss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Repss lands a hook that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Repss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
hellscream blocks an uppercut.
hellscream working Repss over with knees to the body.
hellscream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Repss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from hellscream.
hellscream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Repss takes a knee to the side of the body.
hellscream lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for hellscream.
Repss lands a right hand that snaps the head of hellscream backwards.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
hellscream putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Repss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
hellscream takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repss is defending well for now.
hellscream landing knees to the head.
Repss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repss misses with some punches.
Repss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repss is defending well for now.
Repss presses hellscream against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Repss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
hellscream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
hellscream crunches a lovely knee into Repss's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
hellscream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
hellscream landing knees to the body.
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
Repss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Repss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by hellscream.
hellscream controlling the action here for a moment.
Repss pushes hellscream back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
hellscream comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
hellscream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repss is defending well for now.
Repss looking to stall.
Repss pushes hellscream back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by hellscream.
hellscream blocking some punches.
hellscream landing some nice looking knees to the body.
hellscream crunches a lovely knee into Repss's ribcage.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Repss is trying to stall.
hellscream lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Repss.
Repss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Repss can't find room to land a body shot as hellscream controls the action.
hellscream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Repss takes an elbow to the temple.
hellscream lands an elbow just above Repss 's eye.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
Repss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but hellscream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Repss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
hellscream misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Repss.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Repss.
hellscream missing with knees to the body.
Repss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of hellscreams head.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
hellscream trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. hellscream obliges.
Repss lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Repss on the inside.
Repss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section.
hellscream looking to stall.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss avoiding damage.
hellscream is trying to maintain a safe position but Repss gets an underhook and turns hellscream into the cage.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but hellscream blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from hellscream.
hellscream putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Repss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
hellscream lands a nice elbow.
hellscream lands a knee to the head.
hellscream working Repss over with knees to the body.
Repss lands a nice uppercut.
Repss lands a shot to the body.
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Repss's defenses.
Repss scores with a shoulder strike.
hellscream missing with knees to the body.
Repss working aggressively here.
hellscream landing some nice looking knees to the body.
hellscream comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
hellscream utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
hellscream tries to land a knee to the head but Repss blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Repss.
hellscream managing to block the knees to the body from Repss.
hellscream unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Repss avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
Repss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
hellscream comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
hellscream tries to stall but Repss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Repss scores with a nice short uppercut.
hellscream working Repss over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
TIRION hellscream showed his dominance in that final round.
I think hellscream 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TIRION hellscream!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Dukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Amuy Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Dukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dukov has time to react.
Nikolay Dukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar looks to throw the jab but Dukov is out of range.
Jabbar shoots in but no luck this time.
Jabbar throws a big shot that misses.
Dukov checks a low kick from Jabbar.
Dukov fails with the takedown
and Jabbar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jabbar.
Jabbar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jabbar is looking to advance position but Dukov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Jabbar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dukov is working for a guillotine from mount but Jabbar frees his head quite easily.
Jabbar tries to lock up and control but Dukov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jabbar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jabbar shrugs it off.
Dukov throwing strikes here but Jabbar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dukov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jabbar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jabbar!
Jabbar throwing strikes but missing.
Jabbar trying to move into half guard but instead Dukov has managed to sweep!
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabbar is looking to stand up but Dukov isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jabbar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dukov pushes down on Jabbar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dukov is looking to take a break and control but Jabbar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jabbar trying to hold on to Dukov's head to control him but Dukov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dukov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jabbar!
Jabbar working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dukov lands a big elbow.
Dukov avoids the attempt from Jabbar to control.
Dukov content just to control the position here.
Jabbar is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikolay Dukov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dukov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dukov blocks a low kick nicely.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabbar is looking to clinch.
Jabbar gets the takedown into side control.
Jabbar is chipping away with strikes.
Dukov parries the strikes from Jabbar easily there. Jabbar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dukov to escape.
An elbow from Jabbar crashes against the mat.
Dukov regains half guard, as Jabbar was trying to land strikes.
Dukov trying to control here.
Jabbar is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukov keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
Jabbar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jabbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jabbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Dukov is retaining full guard.
Dukov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jabbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jabbaris looking to pass into half guard but Dukov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dukov is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dukov slips nicely into half guard.
Dukov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jabbar!
Jabbar is squirming around, avoiding Dukov's attempts to control the action.
Dukov with shots to the head and body - Jabbar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dukov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukov working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jabbar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dukov off and cradles Jabbar's limp body as Dukov celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Nikolay Dukov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ruslan agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ruslan agaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert West!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West rushes agaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from agaev.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from agaev.
A right hand to the body from West.
agaev wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ruslan agaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of agaev backwards.
West stalls.
agaev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but West gets the underhooks and prevents it.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like ruslan agaev has been cut.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but agaev won't allow it.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
agaev goes for a takedown in the clinch but West prevents it.
West gets through agaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
ruslan agaev's cut is getting worse.
West misses with some punches.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from agaev.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of agaev backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
agaev shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed agaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by agaev.
West works on agaev's body with a couple of short punches.
agaev is breathing heavily.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
agaev tries for a takedown. No joy.
agaev avoids the elbow strike from West, against the cage.
agaev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West throws a body punch but agaev moves out of range.
West throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West connects with a body shot.
agaev shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
West drops agaev with a straight right hand, right on the button! West follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert West!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juga Zmaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zmaj is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by zgazi jajare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jackson!
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, Juga Zmaj!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zmaj. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zmaj is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Zmaj tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zmaj.
Zmaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zmaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zmaj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zmaj off to one side.
Jon Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juga Zmaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Zmaj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zmaj fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zmaj is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Zmaj shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Zmaj moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Zmaj.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Zmaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zmaj fails to land the takedown.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zmaj.
Jackson tries to bum rush Zmaj with a series of wild strikes but Zmaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Zmaj fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zmaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Zmaj closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Zmaj is controlling him
Zmaj thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Zmaj sits in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zmaj is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson tries to kick Zmaj off but Zmaj keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zmaj is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zmaj on the ground.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Zmaj is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zmaj passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zmaj working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zmaj lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Zmaj there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Zmaj can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zmaj tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Zmaj won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juga Zmaj dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zmaj throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Zmaj finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zmaj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Zmaj isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zmaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Zmaj advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zmaj looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Zmaj is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmaj working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jackson's thigh. Jackson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Zmaj thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zmaj is controlling him.
Jackson 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.
Zmaj stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zmaj lands a couple of elbows.
Zmaj won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zmaj throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Zmaj forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zmaj wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Zmaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson won't allow Zmaj to pass to mount.
Zmaj is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zmaj to get the leverage.
Zmaj looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Zmaj takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zmaj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Zmaj is controlling him
Zmaj looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zmaj working Jackson over with strikes.
Zmaj wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zmaj.
Zmaj 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zmaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zmaj.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Zmaj is controlling him
Zmaj trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Zmaj is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Zmaj passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juga Zmaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zmaj.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Zmaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zmaj fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Zmaj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Zmaj persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jon Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juga Zmaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zmaj shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zmaj gets slowly back to his feet.
Zmaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Zmaj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zmaj fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zmaj is defended easily by Jackson.
Jon Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zmaj shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zmaj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson tries to bum rush Zmaj with a series of wild strikes but Zmaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zmaj is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Zmaj dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Zmaj walks into a left hand.
Zmaj will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jon Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zmaj backs up against the cage.
Zmaj shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Zmaj shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zmaj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zmaj slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Zmaj backpedaling.
Zmaj shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zmaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson cracks Zmaj with an open hand slap.
Zmaj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zmaj takes one on the button.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Zmaj.
Juga Zmaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zmaj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jon Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juga Zmaj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zmaj slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zmaj has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juga Zmaj!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Gluhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Gluhov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gluhov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drago somewhat.
Gluhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gluhov swinging wildly here.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gluhov moves out of range as Drago throws a body kick.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gluhov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gluhov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gluhov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gluhov misses with a double jab
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Gluhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago blocks a head kick by Gluhov.
Gluhov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gluhov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with an outside leg kick.
Drago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gluhov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gluhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Gluhov moves out of range easily.
Gluhov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Gluhov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago scores with a spinning back kick!
Oh Gluhov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gluhov is breathing heavily.
Drago fakes the body blow, causing Gluhov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gluhov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chun Rhialto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Serj Tankian - Sky is over. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chun Rhialto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhialto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rhialto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rhialto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rhialto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rhialto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rhialto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sato sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rhialto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato moves into full guard.
Sato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhialto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rhialto tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
Rhialto trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Rhialto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sato is keeping the position for now.
Sato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rhialto defends it easily.
Sato working for a triangle but Rhialto defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhialto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sato is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sato has escaped and now he's on top!
Rhialto wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sato seems to have locked his on tight now - Rhialto screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sato, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rumina Sato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. Andrey Novikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominick Rivaldi's chin.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Novikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi clinches up with Novikov and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novikov backwards.
Rivaldi lands a left hand.
Novikov fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Novikov.
Novikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivaldi drops Novikov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Novikov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Novikov is rocked!
It looks like Andrey Novikov has been cut.
A short left from Rivaldi.
Oh Novikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivaldi works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Novikov jumps guard but Rivaldi stands there with Novikov around his waist. Novikov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Rivaldi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not.
Novikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novikov backwards.
Novikov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Novikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivaldi lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novikov is breathing heavily.
Rivaldi loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Novikov senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi is the new welterweight champion!
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