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GFC 16 - Insanity PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander comes to the cage accompanied by Backbone - Gojira. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aleksander avoids it really well and circles away.
Aleksander drops Castle with a nice combination! Aleksander dives into Castle's guard, looking to finish!
Castle is rocked!
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Aleksander postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Castle covers up, he's hurt! Aleksander keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Aleksander and the ref steps in to end the fight! Aleksander can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Aleksander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramond Lizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramond Lizard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lizard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Lizard fails to land the takedown.
Lizard tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Lizard slips the punch.
Lizard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramond Lizard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz is trying to trip Lizard. He has hold of a leg but Lizard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diaz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lizard controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Lizard working a defensive guard but Diaz manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz takes a little break here. Lizard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Diaz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lizard some visible discomfort.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Lizard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lizard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lizard, who protects the arm well.
Lizard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diaz connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lizard looks gassed!
Diaz landing a few strikes.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Lizard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diaz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diaz landing strikes.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Lizard is rocked!
A big shot lands for Diaz! That's hurt Lizard! Will he recover? Diaz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes into the arena with Mother blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
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, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.
Guy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Henry is looking to stand up but Guy isn't so interested in that idea.
Henry wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
Henry wants to stand but Guy is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry has control of Guy's left arm, preventing Guy from doing any damage.
Henry wants to get back to his feet but Guy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cowboy Henry was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Guy throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guy gets tackled into the cage by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henry has picked Guy up - he's going for a ride! Henry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Guy looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Guy is pressing down on Henry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guy's head.
Guy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Guy throws up his legs and catches Henry in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Henry tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Guy! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mr Guy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killa Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. headstrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killa Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Hart!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bee stops Hart from getting back to his feet.
Bee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bee.
Bee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bee is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee seems to be working for a kimura but Hart defends the submission attempt.
Bee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bee seems to be working for a kimura but Hart defends the submission attempt.
Bee has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hart defend it? Bee steps over the head and cranks it - Hart is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Killa Bee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between imants legzda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chop Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick has chosen Prodigy - No Good as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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258 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, imants legzda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chop Dick!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
legzda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
imants legzda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
legzda tries to clinch but Dick moves out of range.
legzda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
legzda is looking to clinch.
Dick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - legzda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
legzda tries to clinch but Dick moves out of range.
legzda connects with a jab.
It looks like Chop Dick has been cut.
legzda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dick throws the left hand but legzda avoids the punch easily.
legzda misses with a series of wild punches.
legzda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and legzda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from legzda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dick won't let legzda get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
legzda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dick on the ground.
Dick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
legzda is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick content just to control the position here.
Dick with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
legzda is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dick lands a heavy elbow.
Dick looking to ground and pound but legzda is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick working the ground and pound effectively.
legzda really wants to buck Dick off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dick is working for a guillotine from mount but legzda frees his head quite easily.
Dick controlling from mount.
legzda tries to buck Dick off but he can't manage it.
Dick with shots to the head and body - legzda looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. legzda looks a forlorn figure.
legzda is rocked!
Dick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dick postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked legzda badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Dick around the waist but Dick pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Dick is the winner by TKO! Dick jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chop Dick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stranglers - No More Heroes. 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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145 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara fails with the takedown.
Rautavaara clinches up against the cage.
Rautavaara lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rautavaara.
Rautavaara leaning his opponent against the cage.
More working hard to break the clinch.
Rautavaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. More is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautavaara.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rautavaara obliges.
Rautavaara landing knees to the body.
More wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage.
Rautavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. More is defending well for now.
Rautavaara lands an elbow inside that More shrugs off.
Rautavaara lands an elbow just above More 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite More's efforts to push away.
Rautavaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of More backwards.
More wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautavaara won't allow it.
Rautavaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Rautavaara has More pressed against the cage, preventing More from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rautavaara pushes More back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rautavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite More's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara is leaning against More and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautavaara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rautavaara prevents More from breaking the clinch.
Rautavaara cracks More with a nice body shot.
Rautavaara has More pressed against the cage, preventing More from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rautavaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rautavaara is leaning against More and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautavaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas More has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Rautavaara.
Rautavaara looks gassed!
A short body shot lands from Rautavaara as the two fighters clinch.
Rautavaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautavaara.
More has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rautavaara working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Rautavaara.
Good body shot from Rautavaara.
More wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rautavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
More has had enough of the clinch but Rautavaara keeps him there for the moment.
More wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
More is trying to break free.
Rautavaara lands a body punch.
More can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rautavaara as the two fighters clinch.
More wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautavaara won't allow it.
A short right from Rautavaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara lands an elbow just above More 's eye.
Rautavaara pushes More back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rautavaara ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rautavaara no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rautavaara looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but More puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rautavaara is controlling More's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rautavaara manages to get to full guard.
Rautavaara has a closed guard, preventing More from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rautavaara pulls More in to control the position.
More postures up.
More avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
More preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rautavaara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
More wants to stand and escape but instead Rautavaara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
More avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautavaara throwing strikes from guard but More blocks nicely.
Rautavaara wants to control from the top but More keeps moving.
Rautavaara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rautavaara with a jab.
Rautavaara scores with a three punch combo!
Thomas More is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautavaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as More throws out the jab.
More keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
More throws a big shot that misses.
More thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautavaara scores with a jab to the body.
Rautavaara walks straight into a right hand from More - that's dropped him! More jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rautavaara from any more punishment! Rautavaara complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas More!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano has chosen Disturbed - Decadance 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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212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavronenko.
Nakano connects with a nice looking jab.
Lavronenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivan Lavronenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavronenko moves in looking to clinch but Nakano pushes him off.
Lavronenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Lavronenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lavronenko throws a hook but Nakano avoids it easily.
Lavronenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lavronenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lavronenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakano throws a lazy right hand but Lavronenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavronenko throws a series of punches but Nakano avoids them all with ease.
Nakano closes the distance but Lavronenko moves to the side
and Lavronenko counters with a left and a right that stings Nakano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko throws a big shot that misses.
Nakano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Lavronenko misses.
A big right from Nakano misses.
Nakano looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
Nakano darts in trying to clinch
and Nakano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavronenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Lavronenko darts in and clinches Nakano up against the cage.
Lavronenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakano checks the leg kick.
Nakano is looking to clinch.
Lavronenko throws a head kick but Nakano moves out of range.
Nakano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakano blocks a leg kick.
Lavronenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakano jabs at Lavronenko's body.
Lavronenko misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with the combination.
Nakano scores with a jab.
Lavronenko swinging wildly here.
Lavronenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakano moves to clinch but Lavronenko breaks away
and Lavronenko counters with a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakano jumps guard but Lavronenko stands there with Nakano around his waist. Nakano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ivan Lavronenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuo Nakano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakano fails to pull guard.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavronenko misses with a few strikes there.
Lavronenko is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lavronenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lavronenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavronenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakano tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Lavronenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavronenko throws a lazy right hand but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakano tries to clinch
and Lavronenko counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lavronenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lavronenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Lavronenko. Those never looked like landing.
Nakano moves to clinch but Lavronenko breaks away
and Lavronenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakano jumps guard but Lavronenko stands there with Nakano around his waist. Nakano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakano tries to pull guard but Lavronenko won't allow it.
Ivan Lavronenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuo Nakano.
Nakano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lavronenko manages to break the clinch.
Lavronenko forces Nakano back against the cage and clinches.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Lavronenko.
Nakano lands a nice uppercut.
Nakano jumps guard but Lavronenko stands there with Nakano around his waist. Nakano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Lavronenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lavronenko misses with a jab to the body
and Nakano counters with a nice body shot.
Lavronenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lavronenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakano counters with a right hand to the body.
Lavronenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot
and Lavronenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakano moves away from the strike by Lavronenko.
Nakano misses with a wild body shot.
Nakano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lavronenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakano dodges the punch combination from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko forces Nakano back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko wants to stall.
Nakano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lavronenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakano has him pressed against the cage.
Lavronenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakano up against the cage.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch.
Lavronenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakano counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lavronenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lavronenko throws a right and a left that Nakano avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lavronenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Nakano tries to pull guard but Lavronenko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch.
Lavronenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakano misses the jab.
Lavronenko throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Nakano to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavronenko misses with the combination.
Nakano moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavronenko throws a series of punches but Nakano avoids them all with ease.
Lavronenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lavronenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakano moves to clinch but Lavronenko breaks away
and Lavronenko moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano tries to pull guard but Lavronenko won't allow it.
Lavronenko breaks from the clinch.
Nakano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lavronenko misses with a wild body shot.
Lavronenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lavronenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lavronenko misses with a combination
and Nakano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakano darts in trying to clinch
and Lavronenko counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakano tries to pull guard but Lavronenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakano drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lavronenko counters with a three punch combo that has Nakano backing up. Nakano nods at Lavronenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavronenko clinches up against the cage.
Nakano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lavronenko smiles and moves away.
Lavronenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lavronenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nakano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivan Lavronenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuo Nakano.
Nakano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakano fails to pull guard.
Lavronenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavronenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lavronenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavronenko misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lavronenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakano tries to pull guard but Lavronenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakano drops back down to his feet.
Nakano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano jumps into guard, dragging Lavronenko to the mat.
Lavronenko cracks Nakano with a solid left hand.
Lavronenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakano's head.
Lavronenko is in close to Nakano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lavronenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nakano working for a triangle but Lavronenko defends it easily.
Lavronenko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nakano is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nakano has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko wants to sweep here but Nakano controlling him for the moment.
Nakano looking to pass the guard.
Nakano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lavronenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lavronenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lavronenko!
Lavronenko controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lavronenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lavronenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakano is trying to get back to full guard.
Lavronenko decides to stand and escape the position.
Lavronenko throws a front kick aimed at Nakano's knee but Nakano avoids it well.
Nakano is looking to clinch but Lavronenko is avoiding it.
Nakano wants to clinch but Lavronenko slips to the side
and Lavronenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Lavronenko has closed the distance and engaged Nakano in a clinch.
Nakano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lavronenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano pulls guard.
Lavronenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavronenko working some strikes from top position.
Nakano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakano is working an open guard so Lavronenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tatsuo Nakano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Lavronenko misses.
Nakano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lavronenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavronenko throws a front kick aimed at Nakano's knee but Nakano avoids it well.
Nakano moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Lavronenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lavronenko 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Lavronenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HB Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taz Devil could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to HB Pencil's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, HB Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Devil misses.
Pencil throws a head kick but Devil moves out of range.
Devil lands a head shot.
It looks like HB Pencil has been cut.
Devil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pencil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Pencil.
Devil throws a jab but it's blocked by Pencil.
Pencil moves out of range of the body kick from Devil.
Devil scores with a sloppy right hand. Pencil should have avoided that one.
Devil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Devil drops Pencil with a big left hand! Pencil is injured, injured bad! Devil jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Devil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottatukka Oikenee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by THE PRODIGY - voodoo people. Demo Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ottatukka Oikenee's chin.
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ottatukka Oikenee!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oikenee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oikenee ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Oikenee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ottatukka Oikenee has been cut.
Man drops Oikenee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Oikenee looks back up at him and smiles so Man waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oikenee is rocked!
Oikenee is looking to clinch.
Oikenee is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man cracks Oikenee on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Oikenee falls backwards against the cage. Man follows up with more strikes that drop Oikenee to his knees. Man keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Oikenee! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demo Man!
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