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CCL HW Tourney: Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Baeyens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Didier Baeyens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Davi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baeyens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baeyens misses with a takedown attempt - Davi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davi cracks Baeyens with a good jab.
It looks like Didier Baeyens has been cut.
Baeyens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baeyens throws a leg kick
and Davi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davi lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davi scores with a sloppy right hand. Baeyens should have avoided that one.
Davi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baeyens is breathing heavily.
Davi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baeyens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baeyens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baeyens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baeyens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davi connects with a nice looking jab.
Davi scores with a jab.
Baeyens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Didier Baeyens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baeyens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davi lands a big head kick that sends Baeyens tumbling to the mat! Davi takes a step backwards and waves Baeyens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Didier Baeyens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davi punishes Baeyens's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baeyens's sensitive parts.
Baeyens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davi.
Davi scores with a hook to the body. Baeyens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baeyens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davi connects with a right hand. Baeyens shakes it off.
Davi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baeyens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davi connects with a leg kick. Baeyens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davi lands a big head kick that sends Baeyens tumbling to the mat! Davi takes a step backwards and waves Baeyens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Davi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davi fakes the leg kick and cracks Baeyens in the body.
Davi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baeyens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davi drops Baeyens with a beautiful combination! Baeyens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davi is looking for the KO!
A left lands for Davi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Davi.
Baeyens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baeyens walks into a left hand.
A jab from Davi does it's job there.
Davi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baeyens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davi scores with a hook to the body. Baeyens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baeyens. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davi sizes up Baeyens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davi scores with a jab.
Davi lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davi, right into the meat.
Davi scores with a push kick.
Baeyens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davi thumps Baeyens with a low kick.
Davi pushes Baeyens away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Davi finds it's way through Baeyens's defenses.
Nice body punch from Davi.
An inside leg kick lands from Davi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Davi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Didier Baeyens's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davi.
Davi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Didier Baeyens's cut is getting worse.
Davi cracks Baeyens with a good jab.
Baeyens is rocked!
Baeyens fails with the takedown
and Davi counters with a low kick, right behind Baeyens 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davi sends Baeyens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Davi is motioning to the referee to let Baeyens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Davi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Davi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davi works Baeyens's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davi lands a big head kick that sends Baeyens tumbling to the mat! Davi takes a step backwards and waves Baeyens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Baeyens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baeyens fails with the takedown
and Davi counters with an inside leg kick.
Baeyens seems to have got his legs back now.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baeyens might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davi lands a left and a right that send Baeyens crashing to the mat, dazed. Davi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Davi sends Baeyens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Davi is motioning to the referee to let Baeyens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Davi closes the distance and pushes Baeyens back into the cage.
Baeyens letting Davi take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Davi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baeyens or not.
Davi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davi digs a right hand underneath Baeyens's ribcage. Baeyens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davi lands a left hand.
A short right from Davi on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baeyens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Didier Baeyens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baeyens takes a shot to the head.
Davi pushes Baeyens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baeyens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Davi stalling against the cage.
Baeyens managing to block the knees to the body from Davi.
Davi breaks from the clinch.
Baeyens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circle, before Davi throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Baeyens's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Davi lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Thor Davi!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Cannistraro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciek Rostecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostecki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kobra "Witamy w mieście". We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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189 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Massimo Cannistraro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maciek Rostecki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostecki moves into the clinch.
Cannistraro goes for a takedown attempt but Rostecki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A cross from Rostecki lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cannistraro.
Rostecki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cannistraro 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.
Cannistraro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cannistraro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rostecki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rostecki tries to roll over but Cannistraro keeps him under control.
Rostecki manages to get to full guard.
Rostecki keeping full guard, as Cannistraro tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannistraro trying to control the position from guard on top but Rostecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cannistraro scoring with some ground and pound.
Cannistraro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rostecki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rostecki pulls Cannistraro in to control the position.
Cannistraro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rostecki on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rostecki is on top in guard.
Rostecki throwing strikes but missing.
Cannistraro wants to stand but Rostecki is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki throws and elbow that misses. Cannistraro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rostecki's guard. Nice move by Cannistraro!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rostecki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cannistraro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rostecki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cannistraro throws a strike but Rostecki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cannistraro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rostecki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki being controlled here momentarily.
Rostecki looking to sit in guard and control but Cannistraro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four 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.
Cannistraro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rostecki is on top in guard.
Rostecki throws a strike but Cannistraro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rostecki controls Cannistraro momentarily but Cannistraro frees himself.
Cannistraro stands up over Rostecki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cannistraro lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Cannistraro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cannistraro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cannistraro showed some decent athleticism there.
Cannistraro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rostecki wants to control but Cannistraro is keeping busy.
Rostecki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cannistraro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cannistraro's back!
Rostecki is looking to control Cannistraro but Cannistraro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rostecki is trying to stick to Cannistraro's back but Cannistraro is turning into Rostecki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rostecki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cannistraro.
Massimo Cannistraro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannistraro wants to control from the top but Rostecki keeps moving.
Cannistraro won't allow Rostecki to sweep him here.
Cannistraro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cannistraro cracks Rostecki with a solid left hand.
Cannistraro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cannistraro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cannistraro trying to move into half guard but instead Rostecki has managed to sweep!
Rostecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannistraro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rostecki is looking to work some ground and pound but Cannistraro has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki wants to control from the top but Cannistraro keeps moving.
Cannistraro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rostecki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rostecki throws a big right hand that misses.
Cannistraro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rostecki is controlling him.
Cannistraro keeping moving, preventing Rostecki from controlling successfully.
Rostecki is looking to advance position but Cannistraro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki tries to hold on but Cannistraro pushes him away.
Rostecki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rostecki trying to control here.
Rostecki wants to improve his position but Cannistraro is controlling well.
Cannistraro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rostecki wants to control but Cannistraro is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cannistraro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cannistraro is thwarting Rostecki's attempts to control the position.
Cannistraro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rostecki wants to improve his position but Cannistraro is controlling well.
Rostecki is breathing heavily.
Cannistraro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rostecki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cannistraro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cannistraro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cannistraro is trying to control. Rostecki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cannistraro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rostecki wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Cannistraro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cannistraro fails to land the takedown.
Cannistraro shoots in looking for a takedown but Rostecki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cannistraro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cannistraro fails to land with a series of punches.
Cannistraro slips a jab and a cross from Rostecki.
Cannistraro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rostecki quickly recovers to half guard.
Rostecki tries to get to full guard but Cannistraro has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rostecki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cannistraro distracts Rostecki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rostecki working for a triangle but Cannistraro defends it easily.
Cannistraro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cannistraro scoring with some ground and pound.
Cannistraro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannistraro stands and throws Rostecki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostecki sneaks back into half guard.
Rostecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rostecki is pressing down on Cannistraro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cannistraro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rostecki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rostecki is trying to control the position but Cannistraro postures up.
Cannistraro lands a couple of digs.
Cannistraro landing some decent shots from guard.
Cannistraro landing with the ground and pound.
Cannistraro trying to control the position from guard on top but Rostecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cannistraro distracts Rostecki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rostecki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannistraro forces his way into half guard.
Rostecki wants to improve his position but Cannistraro is controlling well.
Cannistraro 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.
Cannistraro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rostecki taking some punishment here, with Cannistraro in his half guard.
Cannistraro lands with a punch from half guard.
Cannistraro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannistraro trying to mount his opponent but Rostecki defends it.
Cannistraro slips a nice elbow through Rostecki's hands, connecting with Rostecki's forehead.
Cannistraro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rostecki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cannistraro trying to mount his opponent but Rostecki defends it.
Cannistraro is nestled in close to Rostecki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannistraro tries to pass to full mount but Rostecki defends it.
Cannistraro is nestled in close to Rostecki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rostecki is looking for a sweep. Cannistraro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cannistraro drops an elbow to the side of Rostecki's head.
Cannistraro trying to control from Rostecki's half guard. Rostecki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cannistraro looking to pass the guard.
Cannistraro throws a strike but Rostecki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cannistraro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannistraro looking for a sweep. Not yet Cannistraro, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rostecki wants to stand but Cannistraro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maciek Rostecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Massimo Cannistraro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cannistraro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Cannistraro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cannistraro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Cannistraro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Orakpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Helgarson (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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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Orakpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Helgarson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgarson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Helgarson does no damage.
Orakpo walks into a stiff left hand from Helgarson.
It looks like Marcus Orakpo has been cut.
Helgarson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnar Helgarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orakpo misses with the combination.
Orakpo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orakpo misses the shot to the body.
Orakpo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orakpo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Orakpo throws a combination that misses
and Helgarson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Helgarson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orakpo.
Orakpo misses with a few strikes there.
Helgarson throws a combination that misses
letting Orakpo counter with a right hand.
Helgarson misses with a combination
and Orakpo counters with a left and a right that stings Helgarson.
Orakpo throws the left hand but Helgarson avoids the punch easily.
Helgarson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orakpo counters with a left and a right that stings Helgarson.
Helgarson swinging wildly here.
Orakpo throws a series of punches but Helgarson avoids them all with ease.
Helgarson misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orakpo misses with a looping right.
Helgarson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Helgarson.
Helgarson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orakpo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orakpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orakpo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orakpo throws an overhand right that lands on Helgarson's shoulder, as Helgarson tries to avoid the shot.
Helgarson misses with a combination
and Orakpo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orakpo throws a series of punches but Helgarson avoids them all with ease.
Orakpo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helgarson counters with a series of strikes. Orakpo will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgarson. Orakpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Helgarson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Helgarson.
Helgarson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Orakpo to counter with a crisp jab.
Helgarson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helgarson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgarson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orakpo dodges the punch combination from Helgarson.
Helgarson misses with a combination
and Orakpo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orakpo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Helgarson misses with a hook. Orakpo ducked under it nicely.
Helgarson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Helgarson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orakpo counters with a nice uppercut.
Helgarson misses with a combination
and Orakpo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helgarson misses with a double jab.
Helgarson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orakpo counters with a left to the body.
Helgarson scores with a punch to the head.
Orakpo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orakpo throws a right and a left that Helgarson avoids nicely.
Helgarson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orakpo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Helgarson misses with a few strikes there.
Helgarson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgarson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Helgarson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orakpo.
Helgarson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orakpo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helgarson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orakpo counters with a left and a right that hurts Helgarson! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Orakpo jumps into full mount!
Helgarson is rocked!
Helgarson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Helgarson is still in real trouble! Can Orakpo finish him?
Orakpo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Helgarson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Helgarson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orakpo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Helgarson wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orakpo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ragnar Helgarson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Orakpo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orakpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Helgarson misses with a double jab
and Orakpo counters with a right hand to the body.
Helgarson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Helgarson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helgarson dodges the punch combination from Orakpo.
Helgarson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helgarson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Helgarson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helgarson takes one to the chin there.
Orakpo tries to work over Helgarson's front leg with a kick but Helgarson checks it.
Orakpo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Helgarson dodges the punch combination from Orakpo.
Helgarson scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgarson misses with a combination
and Orakpo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Helgarson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Orakpo shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Helgarson is backing up but Orakpo catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Helgarson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Orakpo Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Orakpo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksei Belov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Belov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov shoots in looking for a takedown. dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Belov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belov.
dos Santos misses with a hook. Belov ducked under it nicely.
Belov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
dos Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Belov with that takedown attempt.
Junior dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Belov.
Belov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dos Santos swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belov doesn't seem phased though.
Belov shoots in but dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by dos Santos - just one landing.
Belov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. dos Santos tries to avoid it but Belov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag dos Santos to the ground. dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belov shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Belov misses with a takedown attempt - dos Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belov closes the distance and clinches up with dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Belov pushes dos Santos against the cage but dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos leaves Belov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belov.
Belov is trying hard to land a takedown here. dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
dos Santos throws a push kick but Belov slaps the foot to one side.
Junior dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Belov avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belov doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is pushing Belov's head away, looking to escape. Belov manages to hold on to the position though.
dos Santos prevents Belov from moving into mount.
Belov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belov prevents dos Santos from escaping the position.
Belov tries to move to mount but dos Santos blocks the move with his legs.
dos Santos throws Belov to one side and escapes!
Belov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
Belov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov has hold of dos Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and dos Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
dos Santos tries to buck Belov off but he can't manage it.
Belov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and dos Santos is now in Belov's guard. A big mistake from Belov there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Belov's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Junior dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belov shoots for a double leg takedown but dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Belov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Santos.
Sloppy strikes from dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Belov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belov closes the distance and clinches up with dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Belov pushes dos Santos against the cage but dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Junior dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Belov.
Belov shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Belov with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belov scrambles back to his feet.
Belov ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos.
Belov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dos Santos is fending him off so far but Belov persists. Nope, dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Belov looks for a takedown but dos Santos sprawls well.
Belov shoots in but no luck this time.
dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Belov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belov shoots in and drives through. dos Santos sprawls well.
Belov avoids a punch combination nicely.
dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Belov dives in and grabs dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes down on Belov's head and hops out.
dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from dos Santos as Belov shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belov tries for a takedown but dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belov was well out of range. Poor timing from dos Santos.
Belov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dos Santos but dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belov checks a low kick from dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Junior dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belov gets a takedown into half guard.
dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belov on the ground.
Belov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Belov eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior dos Santos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belov shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Belov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Belov.
Belov tries for a kimura but dos Santos is defending well.
Belov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
dos Santos prevents Belov from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Belov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by dos Santos, who protects the arm well.
Belov advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Belov extends the arm and dos Santos is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksei Belov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Driello Touredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Kaputt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Driello Touredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergej Kaputt!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaputt lands with a kick to the temple. Touredo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Driello Touredo has been cut.
Kaputt throws a head kick but Touredo moves out of range.
Kaputt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Touredo avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaputt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaputt throws a hook but Touredo avoids it easily.
Kaputt misses with a head kick.
Touredo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Touredo thumps Kaputt with a low kick.
Touredo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaputt looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touredo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaputt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Touredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaputt is just out of range.
Touredo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touredo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaputt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Touredo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Touredo tries to clinch but Kaputt moves out of range.
Kaputt shoots for a takedown but Touredo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Touredo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Sergej Kaputt has been cut.
Touredo lands a big head kick that sends Kaputt tumbling to the mat! Touredo takes a step backwards and waves Kaputt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kaputt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Touredo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaputt keeps the fight on the outside.
Touredo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaputt misses the body punch
and Touredo counters with a body kick that stops Kaputt in his tracks momentarily.
Touredo lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Sergej Kaputt's cut even more.
Touredo throws a head kick but Kaputt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Touredo - that's a beauty! Kaputt is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Touredo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Driello Touredo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Scaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scaletti has chosen The XX - Intro as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Scaletti!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletti dodges the punch combination from Molotov.
Molotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molotov lands a head kick!
Molotov throws a sloppy head kick and Scaletti moves out of range easily.
Andrei Molotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molotov throws a sloppy head kick and Scaletti moves out of range easily.
Molotov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scaletti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Molotov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Molotov is looking to stand up but Scaletti isn't so interested in that idea.
Scaletti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Molotov is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletti has gone for a leg lock! Molotov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Scaletti's guard.
Molotov wants to stand but Scaletti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scaletti is trying to keep Molotov in close.
Scaletti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Molotov defends it easily.
Molotov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scaletti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Molotov has managed to get both his arms back between Scaletti's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletti is looking for a triangle here but Molotov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Scaletti struggling a bit here.
Scaletti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Molotov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Scaletti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Molotov's best efforts.
Scaletti actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletti is looking to improve his position.
Scaletti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Molotov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Scaletti to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Molotov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Scaletti pulls down on the head and he's put Molotov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vito Scaletti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeni Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokolov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: URSS ANTHEM. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Reva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeni Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov fails to land the takedown.
Sokolov closes the distance and clinches.
Reva tries to score a body lock takedown but Sokolov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sokolov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sokolov breaks the clinch.
Reva tries for a takedown but Sokolov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Reva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reva misses with a takedown
enabling Sokolov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alexander Reva has been cut.
Reva misses with a takedown attempt
and Sokolov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sokolov trying to control but Reva is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sokolov defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sokolov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reva looking for a guillotine here but Sokolov defends easily.
Sokolov wants to control from the top but Reva keeps moving.
Sokolov cracks Reva with a solid left hand.
Sokolov wanted to stand there but Reva had control of the position.
Sokolov trying to control but Reva is working from the bottom.
Reva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sokolov has his hands clasped together but Reva extends an breaks Sokolov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Reva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Reva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Vladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Vladimir!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimir fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Jong delivers a nice body kick.
De Jong closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Vladimir out cold! Vladimir corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alistair De Jong!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zolotarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Zolotarev struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mike Tyson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zolotarev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson leaves Zolotarev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Zolotarev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyson's waist but Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zolotarev off to one side.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Zolotarev.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Tyson.
Zolotarev tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Zolotarev looks gassed!
Zolotarev avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Zolotarev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tyson trying to control but Zolotarev is working from the bottom.
Zolotarev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyson controls the pace.
Tyson trying to control but Zolotarev is working from the bottom.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zolotarev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zolotarev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zolotarev's head.
Tyson controlling from the top position.
Tyson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zolotarev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zolotarev prevents Tyson from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controls the position.
Zolotarev is trying to control Tyson's posture but Tyson avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Zolotarev is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Tyson slows the pace down.
Mike Tyson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tyson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zolotarev sprawls well initially but Tyson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Zolotarev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zolotarev is trying to maintain the position but Tyson is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyson is controlling the pace.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zolotarev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zolotarev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zolotarev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyson is thwarting Zolotarev's attempts to control the position.
Tyson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zolotarev keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zolotarev misses with a takedown
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zolotarev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Zolotarev fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zolotarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zolotarev controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zolotarev has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Zolotarev shoots and misses
and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zolotarev's guard.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Zolotarev keeps moving.
Tyson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zolotarev is trying to hold Tyson in close to prevent damage but Tyson has managed to pass into half guard.
Zolotarev is breathing heavily.
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Zolotarev's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zolotarev defending well though.
Tyson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyson works his way into full mount!
Tyson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyson unloading with bombs!
Zolotarev tries to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zolotarev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zolotarev is looking to escape.
BOOM! Tyson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Tyson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zolotarev can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Mike Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyson lands with some strikes.
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zolotarev is rocked!
Tyson landing punches.
Zolotarev is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson breaks from Zolotarev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Zolotarev to control.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zolotarev looks a forlorn figure.
Zolotarev seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Tyson! Zolotarev is hurt baaadly! Tyson is firing away with more strikes - Zolotarev is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
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FIGHT
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