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BHSP - Ivanov vs. Dude PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kokos Kok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovskii (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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250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kokos Kok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Arlovskii!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovskii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Andrei Arlovskii has been cut.
Kok thumps Arlovskii with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kok shoots and misses
and Arlovskii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kok's guard now.
Arlovskii won't allow Kok to sweep him here.
Kok controls Arlovskii momentarily but Arlovskii frees himself.
Kok trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kok is trying to control the position but Arlovskii postures up.
Kok is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kok doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kok controls Arlovskii momentarily but Arlovskii frees himself.
Kok 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kokos Kok wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arlovskii shoots in and gets a takedown into Kok's guard.
Arlovskii looks gassed!
Arlovskii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arlovskii passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Kok trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kok is looking to improve his position but Arlovskii isn't that keen on the idea.
Kok is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kok tries to hold on but Arlovskii postures up.
Kok is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arlovskii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arlovskii has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kok's face.
Kok is squirming around, avoiding Arlovskii's attempts to control the action.
Arlovskii controlling from the full mount.
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.
Arlovskii postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kok looks a forlorn figure.
Kok is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovskii controlling the pace for now.
Arlovskii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kok is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arlovskii dominating with strikes here.
Arlovskii raining down shots from the mount!
Kok tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arlovskii tries to control but Kok wriggling away.
Kok is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlovskii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kok bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Arlovskii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovskii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arlovskii misses with a takedown
and Kok counters with a shoot takedown. Arlovskii fights it but they end up in guard.
Kok stands up and waves to Arlovskii to follow him.
Kok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arlovskii staying out of range there.
Kok wants to clinch but Arlovskii slips to the side
and Arlovskii counters with a single leg into guard. Kok didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlovskii landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kok looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arlovskii passes into half guard.
Arlovskii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovskii is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kok wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Arlovskii seems content to control.
Kok is not content to let Arlovskii control the position.
Kok punching from the bottom.
Arlovskii stands up and beckons Kok to join him on the feet.
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.
Arlovskii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovskii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kok tries to avoid it but Arlovskii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kok to the ground. Kok escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arlovskii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kokos Kok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovskii.
Kok fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Arlovskii sprawls well initially but Kok persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kok trying to control from Arlovskii's half guard. Arlovskii has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Arlovskii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kok postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arlovskii can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kok postures up and lands a big shot to Arlovskii's brow.
Kok not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kok won't allow Arlovskii to sweep him here.
Arlovskii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kok looking to pass the guard.
Kok trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovskii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlovskii wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arlovskii keeping moving, preventing Kok from controlling successfully.
Kok wants to stand but Arlovskii is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kok trying to control but Arlovskii is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Kokos Kok wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kok wants to clinch.
Kok closes the distance and pushes Arlovskii back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kokos Kok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovskii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Arlovskii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arlovskii decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kok looking for submissions off his back.
Kok tries to roll over but Arlovskii keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arlovskii.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kok is trying to maintain the position but Arlovskii is very close to passing his half guard.
Kok is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Arlovskii wants to pass the guard but Kok is defending well.
Kok works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kok is trying to control the position but Arlovskii postures up.
Kok throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Arlovskii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kok keeping full guard, as Arlovskii tries to pass.
Arlovskii wants to control from the top but Kok keeps moving.
Kok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arlovskii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Arlovskii.
Kok rushes Arlovskii and presses him up against the cage.
Kok wants to break free but Arlovskii has control.
A frustrated look appears on Kok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kok breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovskii shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Arlovskii was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arlovskii is landing with some decent strikes but Kok is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kok can't escape the position.
Arlovskii looking to control but Kok is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kok is looking to get to half guard.
Arlovskii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kok?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovskii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kok tries to hold on but Arlovskii postures up.
Arlovskii wants to control the pace but Kok is squirming around nicely.
Kok is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kok wants to hold on but Arlovskii pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kok looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Arlovskii controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arlovskii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arlovskii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arlovskii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasgen Umarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Morozov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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228 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasgen Umarov!
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, Vladislav Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov tries for a takedown but Umarov circles away easily
letting Umarov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Vladislav Morozov has been cut.
Umarov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morozov is trying to defend but Umarov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morozov looks gassed!
Umarov thows a huge punch but Morozov dodges it nicely.
Morozov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morozov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umarov.
Umarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morozov's head.
Umarov working over Morozov with some ground and pound. Morozov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Umarov lands with a punch from half guard.
Morozov is rocked!
Umarov really is a fat lump.
Umarov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Morozov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Umarov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasgen Umarov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between big Ol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen you cant see me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, big Ol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ol blocks a low kick nicely.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ol walks into a stiff left hand from Cena.
It looks like big Ol has been cut.
Cena misses with a lunging right hand
and Ol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cena with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cena looks to clinch
and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cena prevents the takedown attempt.
Ol drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cena gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ol has Cena pressed against the cage.
Ol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cena looks to clinch
and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ol blocks an uppercut.
Cena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut
and Ol counters with a single leg into guard. Cena didn't expect that.
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.
Ol won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Ol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ol throws and elbow that misses. Cena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ol's guard. Nice move by Cena!
Ol is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cena is one step ahead there.
Ol pulls Cena in close to prevent any damage.
Ol pushes Cena off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut
and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to break free but Ol has control.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Ol controls his hands.
Ol keeps control of Cena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena tries for a takedown but Ol circles away easily
and Ol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ol.
Ol feints a jab promting Cena to slip. Ol then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cena slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cena forces Ol back against the cage and clinches.
Ol has clasped his hands together around Cena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena is trying to buck Ol off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ol throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cena keeps working.
Ol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cena avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ol.
Ol is working Cena over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ol working the strikes but Cena uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ol.
Cena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cena with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ol misses with a head shot. Cena uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ol.
Ol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ol scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ol chips away with some ground and pound.
Ol slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big Ol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on big Ol's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ol lands a body shot.
Ol has Cena up against the cage in a clinch.
Ol gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ol throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ol is looking to work some ground and pound but Cena has wrist control.
Ol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ol postures up.
Cena wants to stand and escape but Ol is having none of it.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ol.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Ol throwing strikes from guard but Cena blocks nicely.
Ol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ol distracts Cena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
big Ol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ol wants to pass the guard but Cena is keeping the position.
Ol landing some decent shots from guard.
Ol throws and elbow that misses. Cena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ol's guard. Nice move by Cena!
Ol is pulling down on Cena's head. It's preventing any offense from Cena, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ol is working an open guard so Cena takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cena drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ol pushes Cena up against the cage in a clinch.
Ol drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cena goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut
and Ol counters with a one-two to the body.
Cena misses with a takedown
and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ol works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ol connects with a couple of short punches.
Cena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ol throwing strikes from guard but Cena blocks nicely.
Cena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big Ol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on big Ol's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cena misses with a combination
and Ol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ol throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cena tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ol is in Cena's guard.
Ol lands a couple of elbows.
Ol with a nice head shot there.
Ol stops Cena from standing up.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ol scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ol trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
Ol is in close to Cena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ol postures up in Cena's guard and throws a big left but Cena blocks it.
Ol cracks Cena with a solid left hand.
Ol stands up over Cena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ol throwing strikes but missing.
Cena trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ol landing with the ground and pound.
Ol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ol is pushing down on Cena's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cena is fighting to maintain full guard but Ol has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ol is nestled in close to Cena, 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.
Ol wants to pass to mount but Cena is defending the position.
Ol throwing shots but Cena is blocking nicely.
Ol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ol moves into full mount! Cena won't be happy about that!
Cena is working to get back to half guard.
Ol landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ol unloading with bombs!
Ol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ol lands a nice shot to the head.
Ol dominating with strikes here.
Ol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cena hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cena's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ol cracks Cena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
big Ol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ol controlling from mount.
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cena throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ol. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
big Ol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ol, 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 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... big Ol!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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269 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Magomedov!
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, Ingo Pavlik!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pavlik tries to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlik is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov connects with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov drops back looking for a leg! Pavlik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pavlik manages to kick Magomedov off! Magomedov jumps back into Pavlik's guard.
Pavlik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magomedov.
Magomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavlik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pavlik wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pavlik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pavlik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pavlik!
Magomedov is trying to control Pavlik's posture but Pavlik avoids it.
Magomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Magomedov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pavlik off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magomedov missing with strikes from the back.
Magomedov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Magomedov struggling to land strikes to the head as Pavlik covers up.
Magomedov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Magomedov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Pavlik is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Magomedov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Pavlik taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shamil Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Vatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Shlemenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexandr Vatin's chin.
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244 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Shlemenko!
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, Alexandr Vatin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatin looks to clinch
and Shlemenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vatin tries to clinch but Shlemenko moves out of range.
Vatin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shlemenko working hard to break the clinch.
Vatin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shlemenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vatin is keeping busy.
Vatin stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Vatin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vatin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vatin throws a strike but Shlemenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vatin throws a big right hand that misses.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
Shlemenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vatin throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatin wants to control from the top but Shlemenko keeps moving.
Shlemenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vatin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vatin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vatin throwing strikes but missing.
Vatin throwing strikes from guard but Shlemenko blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko keeping moving, preventing Vatin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shlemenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vatin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shlemenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vatin throwing strikes from guard but Shlemenko blocks nicely.
Vatin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vatin trying to control the position from guard on top but Shlemenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatin throwing strikes but missing.
Vatin trying to control but Shlemenko is working from the bottom.
Vatin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vatin throwing strikes from guard but Shlemenko blocks nicely.
Vatin throws a big right hand that misses.
Vatin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vatin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Vatin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vatin postures up in Shlemenko's guard and throws a big left but Shlemenko blocks it.
Shlemenko keeping moving, preventing Vatin from controlling successfully.
Vatin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vatin is working Shlemenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vatin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vatin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vatin trying to control the position from guard on top but Shlemenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Vatin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vatin instigates a clinch.
Vatin wants a takedown but no success here.
Vatin stalling the fight.
Vatin digs a right hand underneath Shlemenko's ribcage. Shlemenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vatin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vatin is trying to trip Shlemenko. He has hold of a leg but Shlemenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vatin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vatin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vatin lands a couple of elbows.
Vatin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vatin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vatin is looking to work some ground and pound but Shlemenko has wrist control.
Vatin postures up in Shlemenko's guard and throws a big left but Shlemenko blocks it.
Vatin cracks Shlemenko with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatin trying to control but Shlemenko is working from the bottom.
Shlemenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vatin wants to control from the top but Shlemenko keeps moving.
Vatin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shlemenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shlemenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vatin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shlemenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vatin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vatin content to stall in guard here.
Vatin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vatin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vatin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vatin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vatin is looking to work some ground and pound but Shlemenko has wrist control.
Vatin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vatin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexandr Vatin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko keeping moving, preventing Vatin from controlling successfully.
Shlemenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vatin is looking to work some ground and pound but Shlemenko has wrist control.
Vatin throws a big right hand that misses.
Vatin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shlemenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vatin landing some decent shots from guard.
Shlemenko keeping moving, preventing Vatin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vatin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vatin trying to control the position from guard on top but Shlemenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vatin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shlemenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vatin works over Shlemenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Vatin lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Vatin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shlemenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vatin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vatin tries to clinch but Shlemenko is having none of it.
Vatin misses with a wild body shot.
Alexandr Vatin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatin instigates a clinch.
Vatin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vatin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vatin lands a damaging elbow.
Shlemenko being controlled against the cage.
Vatin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Vatin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vatin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shlemenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vatin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexandr Vatin.
Vatin looks to land a combination. Shlemenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vatin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shlemenko gets underhooks to prevent Vatin's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Vatin.
Vatin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vatin is trying to control. Shlemenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vatin working the head and body with strikes.
Vatin not doing much here.
Shlemenko taking some punishment here, with Vatin in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatin is looking to take a break and control but Shlemenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vatin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shlemenko defending well though.
Alexandr Vatin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vatin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vatin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shlemenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vatin controlling the action here.
Vatin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatin content just to control the position here.
Vatin landing punches.
Vatin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vatin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vatin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vatin controlling from mount.
Vatin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shlemenko looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatin landing strikes from the mount and Shlemenko is in trouble!
Vatin lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Vatin.
Vatin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aleksander Shlemenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vatin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shlemenko looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Vatin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vatin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Vatin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashe Corven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corven's entrance music is Escape. A fine choice. Junkyard Dog has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ashe Corven's chin.
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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, Ashe Corven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Corven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corven under the eye.
Junkyard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog misses with a shot to the body
and Corven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Corven moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Corven.
Corven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Corven.
Dog throws a combination that misses
and Corven counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Corven.
An elbow from Corven crashes against the mat.
Corven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Corven is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dog knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog dodges the ground and pound from Corven.
Corven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog tries to buck Corven off but Corven is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Corven.
Corven 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.
Corven controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to control but Corven postures up.
Corven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Dog is trying to get back to half guard.
Corven decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Corven throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dog tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Corven is in Dog's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corven trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog keeping full guard, as Corven tries to pass.
Dog can't keep his opponent in guard - Corven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Corven performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Corven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dog sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dog is just riding it out for now. Corven eventually gives up the hold.
Corven is keen to just control but Dog is a slippery customer.
Corven is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashe Corven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dog's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dog duly obliges.
Dog misses with a double jab
and Corven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dog's guard now.
Corven stands up and waves to Dog to follow him.
Dog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Corven counters with a single leg into guard. Dog didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Corven from controlling successfully.
Dog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dog can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dog is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corven scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Corven is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dog is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ashe Corven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paula Abdul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ottavainen misses with a wild combination.
Ottavainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Abdul finds it's way through Ottavainen's defenses.
Ottavainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ottavainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdul.
Ottavainen avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Abdul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ottavainen counters with a head kick.
Abdul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdul lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick from Ottavainen lands but Abdul takes it in his stride.
Abdul tries to bum rush Ottavainen with a series of wild strikes but Ottavainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdul lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdul misses with a shot to the body
and Ottavainen counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdul's face.
Abdul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ottavainen walks away with a smile on his face. Abdul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abdul throws a right hand that misses
and Ottavainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ottavainen moves away.
Abdul wants to clinch but Ottavainen slips to the side
and Ottavainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdul throws a right and a left that Ottavainen avoids nicely.
Abdul stuns Ottavainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abdul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ottavainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ottavainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ottavainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ottavainen backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottavainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul misses with a straight left.
Abdul throws out a powerful jab.
Ottavainen moves into the clinch.
Abdul lands an uppercut.
Abdul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ottavainen walks away with a smile on his face. Abdul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abdul wants to clinch up but Ottavainen keeps it at a distance.
Abdul throws the left hand but Ottavainen avoids the punch easily.
Ottavainen has managed to clinch.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abdul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Ottavainen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ottavainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdul stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ottavainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdul misses the jab.
Abdul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ottavainen scores with a leg kick.
Ottavainen has closed the distance and engaged Abdul in a clinch.
Ottavainen slows down the pace here.
Ottavainen landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ottavainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ottavainen lands a knee to the body.
Abdul lands with a short shot to the head.
Ottavainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdul is defending well for now.
Abdul just leaning against Ottavainen, taking a breather.
Abdul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ottavainen.
Ottavainen scores a nice knee to the body.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul taking a breather.
Ottavainen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumba Ottavainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdul is looking to clinch but Ottavainen is avoiding it.
Abdul swings for the body but Ottavainen moves out of range.
Abdul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ottavainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ottavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdul moves away.
Abdul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ottavainen counters with a left and a right that stings Abdul.
Abdul scores with the left hand. Ottavainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ottavainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abdul's knee momentarily.
Abdul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
Abdul tries to clinch up but Ottavainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdul jabs Ottavainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdul gets tackled into the cage by Ottavainen. Ottavainen maintains the clinch.
Ottavainen connects with a knee to the head.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen looking to throw knees to the head but Abdul is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ottavainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdul is defending well for now.
Abdul fails to pull guard.
Abdul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen wants to break free but Abdul has control.
Ottavainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdul lands with a short shot to the head.
Ottavainen misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ottavainen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
Abdul is pushing Ottavainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abdul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abdul is looking to control Ottavainen's arms but Ottavainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdul has his back to the cage.
Ottavainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdul.
Abdul pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul trying to control the position.
Abdul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdul pulls Ottavainen in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdul trying to keep a closed guard but Ottavainen is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paula Abdul hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abdul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ottavainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ottavainen misses with a leg kick
and Abdul counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdul looks to land a combination. Ottavainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abdul throws a shot to the body.
Abdul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdul moves into the clinch.
Ottavainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Ottavainen trying to stall but Abdul improves his position.
Abdul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Abdul tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ottavainen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ottavainen letting Abdul take a breather here.
Abdul pulls guard effortlessly.
Abdul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ottavainen controlling from the top position.
Abdul trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paula Abdul 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!
Abdul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ottavainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ottavainen avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Abdul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paula Abdul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Abdul.
Abdul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ottavainen.
Ottavainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdul.
Ottavainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ottavainen moves into the clinch.
Ottavainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdul blocks it with crossed arms.
Abdul pulls guard effortlessly.
Ottavainen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abdul misses with a straight left.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ottavainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ottavainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Ottavainen does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ottavainen looks to throw the jab but Abdul is out of range.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ottavainen manages to avoid it.
Abdul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdul rushes Ottavainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen tries to throw a body punch but Abdul avoids it by throwing Ottavainen back against the cage.
Ottavainen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Abdul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abdul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ottavainen smiles and moves away.
Ottavainen clinches with his opponent.
Ottavainen crunches a lovely knee into Abdul's ribcage.
Ottavainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Ottavainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ottavainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdul avoids it.
Ottavainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdul avoids it.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ottavainen landing knees to the body.
Abdul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ottavainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abdul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ottavainen.
Abdul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ottavainen taking a breather.
Ottavainen tries to work over Abdul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottavainen can't find room to land a body shot as Abdul controls the action.
Abdul trying to control the position but instead, Ottavainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abdul into the cage.
Abdul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ottavainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pumba Ottavainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ottavainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abduls head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ottavainen missing with knees to the body.
Ottavainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abdul's efforts to push away.
Ottavainen misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Abdul.
A knee to the head by Ottavainen.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen looking to throw knees to the head but Abdul is blocking nicely.
Ottavainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdul blocks it with crossed arms.
Abdul working hard to break the clinch.
Ottavainen looking to stall.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ottavainen has Abdul pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pumba Ottavainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ottavainen 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumba Ottavainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the rock says kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! ILja Muromets could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne johnson 's chin.
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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, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwayne johnson !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Muromets counters with a straight right hand.
Muromets shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
johnson is looking to improve his position but Muromets isn't that keen on the idea.
Muromets landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Dwayne johnson has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muromets postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. johnson looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muromets lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets loads up with a big shot that hurts johnson ! He's pulled Muromets in close but Muromets has postured up and lands more strikes. Can johnson survive? More strikes from Muromets and johnson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). ILja Muromets!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmos Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fast Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov's entrance music is Motorhead - Ace of Spades. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cosmos Ivanov!
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, Fast Dude!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanov backs up against the cage.
Dude scores with a nice head shot.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Dude throws a combination that misses
and Ivanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dude throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Dude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Dude shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Ivanov - just one landing.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Dude throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dude avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Fast Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dude swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivanov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dude!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dude can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ivanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dude is looking to escape.
Ivanov pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dude is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ivanov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dude manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dude tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ivanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ivanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dude keeps working.
Dude struggling a bit here.
Dude is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ivanov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ivanov uses his free foot to push down on Dude's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dude.
Dude is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ivanov wants to control the pace but Dude is squirming around nicely.
Ivanov landing shots from mount.
Dude is trying desperately to improve position.
Ivanov tries to control but Dude wriggling away.
Ivanov has hold of Dude's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dude manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ivanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dude is looking to escape.
Ivanov is looking to work his way around to Dude's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working for a guillotine from mount but Dude is in no mood to give up.
Ivanov mounts Dude! Really nice guard pass there!
Ivanov blocks Dude's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ivanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dude wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dude can't escape the position.
Dude won't enjoy being in this position. Ivanov looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Dude is tapping - it's over boys! Ivanov picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cosmos Ivanov!
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