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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Bloodstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. Marco Ruas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Bloodstone!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruas closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodstone, looking for a takedown. Ruas pushes Bloodstone against the cage but Bloodstone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marco Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodstone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ruas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bloodstone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bloodstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bloodstone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bloodstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bloodstone manages to get himself to full guard.
Bloodstone 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.
Ruas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloodstone is keeping the position for now.
Bloodstone trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodstone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bloodstone looking for a guillotine here but Ruas defends easily.
Bloodstone is trying to control the position but Ruas postures up.
Bloodstone 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.
Bloodstone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bloodstone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ruas's guard now.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Bloodstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodstone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bloodstone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bloodstone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bloodstone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bloodstone won't allow Ruas to sweep him here.
Bloodstone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bloodstone gets to his feet. Ruas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ruas fails with the takedown
and Bloodstone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodstone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bloodstone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bloodstone is posturing up here but Ruas has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bloodstone tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bloodstone has to tap! Slick submission there by Ruas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Ruas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Putte Pall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is sizzla - solid as a rock. Putte Pall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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240 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Putte Pall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pall misses with a two punch combination.
Pall throws a series of punches but Duncan avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pall.
Duncan is looking to clinch.
Putte Pall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan avoids the body shot from Pall.
Pall throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Pall shoots for a double leg takedown but Duncan sprawls well. He's pushed Pall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duncan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pall.
Pall throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Duncan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Pall keeps it at a distance.
Pall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duncan as he avoids it easily.
Pall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duncan tries to clinch but Pall is having none of it.
Derrick Duncan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Pall keeps it at a distance.
Pall throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pall throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Pall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Pall shoots in for a double leg but Duncan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Putte Pall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pall takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Pall is looking to land body kicks.
Pall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pall throws a nice looking combination but Duncan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pall misses with a head kick.
Pall is breathing heavily.
Pall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duncan's waist but Duncan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pall off to one side.
Pall keeps the fight on the outside.
Pall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pall misses with the combination.
Pall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duncan moves in looking to clinch but Pall pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Duncan as Pall shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duncan manages to avoid it.
Pall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duncan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pall.
Pall keeps the fight on the outside.
Pall misses with the combination.
Duncan wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Pall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duncan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duncan's waist but Duncan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pall off to one side.
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.
Pall misses with a wild body shot.
Pall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pall throws a head kick that misses.
Duncan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pall circles away.
Pall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Duncan slips a straight right by Pall.
Duncan avoids a kick to the body.
Pall swats away the attempt to clinch by Duncan.
Pall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pall misses with a double jab.
Pall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pall throws a nice looking combination but Duncan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Pall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duncan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pall is looking to wear down Duncan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duncan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Pall both land. Nice combination.
Pall throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Pall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duncan clinches with his opponent.
Duncan keeps control of Pall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duncan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duncan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pall blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duncan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Putte Pall has been cut.
Pall is trying to break free.
Pall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pall has Duncan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Duncan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pall has had enough of the clinch but Duncan keeps him there for the moment.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the head but Pall blocks with his arms.
Duncan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duncan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duncan scores with a knee to the head.
Pall is rocked!
Pall scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Pall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pall wants to break free but Duncan has control.
Pall seems to have got his legs back now.
Pall is trying to break the clinch but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Pall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pall has had enough of the clinch but Duncan keeps him there for the moment.
Duncan connects with a knee to the head.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the head but Pall blocks with his arms.
Duncan connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Pall badly! Pall tumbles to the floor and Duncan stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Duncan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danso Okeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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273 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danso Okeke!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat shoots in for a double leg but Okeke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sagat shoots for a double leg takedown but Okeke sprawls well. He's pushed Sagat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sagat as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Danso Okeke has been cut.
Okeke tries for a takedown but Sagat circles away easily
so Sagat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sagat advances position into side control!
Sagat stands up and beckons Okeke to his feet.
Okeke looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okeke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sagat is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Okeke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Okeke has escaped and now he's on top!
Sagat pushes Okeke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sagat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okeke fails with the takedown
and Sagat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okeke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sagat trying to mount his opponent but Okeke defends it.
Sagat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Okeke is looking to escape.
Sagat moves into full mount! Okeke won't be happy about that!
Sagat tries to control but Okeke wriggling away.
Sagat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Okeke hang on?
Sagat goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Okeke is on top in guard.
Sagat trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okeke won't allow Sagat to sweep him here.
Okeke looking to pass the guard.
Sagat is looking for a triangle but Okeke pushes his legs off easily.
Okeke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sagat looking for a guillotine here but Okeke defends easily.
Okeke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sagat's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okeke passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sagat wants to control but Okeke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Okeke postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sagat to stand up.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Okeke avoids it well.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sagat is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Okeke is pulling down on Sagat's head to control his posture.
Sagat wants to pass the guard but Okeke is keeping the position.
Okeke pulls Sagat in close to his closed guard and prevents Sagat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sagat with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okeke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sagat trying to control but Okeke is working from the bottom.
Sagat cracks Okeke with a solid left hand.
Sagat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okeke wants to sweep but no luck.
Sagat looking to pass the guard.
Sagat 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.
Sagat wants to control from the top but Okeke keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okeke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sagat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Okeke.
Sagat tries for a kimura but Okeke is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danso Okeke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sagat misses with a takedown attempt
and Okeke counters with a big head kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
Sagat drops Okeke with a left right combo! Sagat follows him down to the ground into side control.
Sagat grinds an elbow into Okeke's temple.
Sagat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Okeke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sagat is trying to get back to full guard.
Sagat trying to hold on to Okeke's head to control him but Okeke postures up.
Sagat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Okeke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Okeke's back!
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.
Sagat lands punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Okeke defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sagat doesn't have the hooks in and Okeke manages to turn into his guard.
Okeke is breathing heavily.
Sagat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sagat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Okeke!
Sagat looking to control but Okeke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sagat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat with shots to the head and body - Okeke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Okeke tries to lock up and control but Sagat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sagat is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Sagat shoots in for a double leg but Okeke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okeke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sagat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okeke's guard.
Sergei Sagat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sagat lands a nice short elbow.
Sagat seems to be looking for submissions.
Sagat postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Okeke to stand up.
Okeke fails to land the takedown.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Sagat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okeke gets caught flat footed, as Sagat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sagat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sagat passes Okeke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sagat decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okeke's head.
Sagat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okeke can do to turn this around?
Sagat misses the jab.
Okeke rushes Sagat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sagat.
Sagat fails to pull guard.
Sagat has picked Okeke up - he's going for a ride! Sagat dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okeke is defending against the submission attempts here by Sagat.
Sagat stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Danso Okeke's cut even more.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
Sagat with a poor takedown
and Okeke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Okeke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sagat lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Okeke is looking to close the distance but Sagat sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Okeke crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Okeke is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sergei Sagat!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markov Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
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277 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Yuri Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markov Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich wants to clinch.
Petrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Petrovich moves into the clinch.
Jankovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Petrovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Petrovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrovich lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Petrovich - that landed with a thud.
Petrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Jankovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jankovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrovich won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrovich.
Jankovic has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Jankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Petrovich.
Jankovic looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
Petrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Jankovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovich has double underhooks.
Jankovic is trying to stall.
Jankovic can't break the clinch.
Petrovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Petrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jankovic or not.
A short right from Petrovich on the inside.
Petrovich lands a body shot.
Petrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrovich prevents Jankovic from breaking the clinch.
Jankovic takes a shot to the head.
Jankovic wants to break free but Petrovich has control.
Jankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jankovic is rocked!
Petrovich lands a shot to the body.
Jankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrovich finish him?
Petrovich is leaning against Jankovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jankovic seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Petrovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jankovics head.
A head punch on the inside from Petrovich fails to land.
Jankovic wants to break free but Petrovich has control.
Still in the clinch, Petrovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jankovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jankovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic jumps guard but Petrovich stands there with Jankovic around his waist. Jankovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jankovic pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jankovic is on top in guard.
Jankovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jankovic stands and throws Petrovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jankovic advances to mount.
Jankovic looking to control but Petrovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jankovic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Petrovich manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petrovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jankovic on the ground.
Petrovich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jankovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jankovic tries to move to mount but Petrovich blocks the move with his legs.
Jankovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jankovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic trying to control the position but Petrovich is working away.
Jankovic advances to full mount.
Jankovic is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Jankovic extends the arm and Petrovich is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Markov Jankovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rekord Nadoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader's entrance music is Imperial March. A fine choice. Rekord Nadoev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Lord Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rekord Nadoev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader cracks Nadoev with a big right hand and Nadoev goes down!
It looks like Rekord Nadoev has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vader's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nadoev is rocked!
Vader drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vader jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nadoev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nadoev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vader has passed into side control.
Vader lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vader tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nadoev throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Vader has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Nadoev. He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Vader off and Vader celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lord Vader!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Rutledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrell Rutledge!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutledge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Rutledge is rocked!
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutledge.
Rutledge is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Rutledge moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali wants to break free but Rutledge has control.
Rutledge seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali can't get the takedown.
Rutledge breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Rutledge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali drops his shoulder and cracks Rutledge with a huge uppercut! Rutledge goes down! Can Ali finish him?
Ali wants to stand and escape but instead Rutledge has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rutledge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rutledge looking to pass the guard.
Rutledge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rutledge tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Ali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ali tries to get out of the position.
Rutledge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rutledge looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali wants to stand and escape but Rutledge is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutledge moves away.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rutledge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutledge throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Ali lands a body shot.
Rutledge looks gassed!
Ali drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rutledge's head, knocking him out cold! Ali is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sing Ali!
Sing Ali retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josarjanas Gerasis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Ng has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josarjanas Gerasis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng checks a low kick from Gerasis.
Gerasis is looking to clinch.
Ng avoids the head kick by Gerasis.
Gerasis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Josarjanas Gerasis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ng connects with a solid leg kick.
Gerasis wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Ng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerasis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerasis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerasis wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Gerasis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerasis throws the kick towards the body but Ng avoids it.
Ng moves into range and clinches up with Gerasis.
Gerasis manages to break the clinch.
Gerasis moves into the clinch.
Ng can't break the clinch.
Ng avoiding damage as Gerasis throws knees to the body.
Gerasis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ng wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ng wants to break free but Gerasis has control.
Gerasis scores with a knee to the head.
Ng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gerasis is keeping busy.
Gerasis manages to break the clinch.
Gerasis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ng throws a wild body kick that Gerasis sees coming a mile off.
Gerasis misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerasis thuds a left hand into Ng's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gerasis has managed to clinch.
Ng breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ng.
Gerasis is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ng.
Ng gets a clinch.
Ng wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gerasis has him pressed against the cage.
Ng breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Ng.
Gerasis avoids the head kick by Ng.
Gerasis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gerasis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gerasis misses with a hook
and Ng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerasis slips a straight right by Ng.
Ng misses with a head kick.
Gerasis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ng is looking to control Gerasis's arms but Gerasis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ng has his back to the cage.
Gerasis trying to land knees to the body.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerasis looks gassed!
Ng has managed to clinch.
Ng wants to break free but Gerasis has control.
Gerasis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ng breaks the clinch.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng thuds a left hand into Gerasis's body.
Ng throws a nice looking combination but Gerasis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ng wants to slow Gerasis down by chopping away at his legs.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng tests Gerasis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ng staying out of range there.
Gerasis moves in looking to clinch but Ng pushes him off.
Gerasis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ng is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ng.
Ng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gerasis, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ng wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ng managing to block the knees to the body from Gerasis.
Ng is trying to break the clinch but Gerasis has him pressed against the cage.
Ng managing to block the knees to the body from Gerasis.
Gerasis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ng wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerasis won't allow it.
Gerasis breaks the clinch.
Gerasis checks a leg kick.
Ng takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gerasis.
Gerasis can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerasis tries to land knees in the clinch but Ng avoids the damage to the body.
Ng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ng darts in trying to clinch
and Gerasis moves into the clinch.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ng looks to throw a body kick
and Gerasis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gerasis.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerasis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerasis throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ng stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Gerasis follows into mount!
Ng is rocked!
It looks like Nick Ng has been cut.
Gerasis content just to control the position here.
Oh Ng is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ng seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerasis looking to control but Ng is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Ng will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Ng's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gerasis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Gerasis.
Ng wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerasis won't allow it.
Gerasis keeps control of Ng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ng is trying to break the clinch but Gerasis has him pressed against the cage.
Gerasis landing knees to the head.
Ng throws a head punch that misses.
Ng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gerasis with a knee to the head.
Ng breaks from the clinch.
Gerasis connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ng to the floor! Gerasis dives in looking for the finish!
Gerasis is looking to take a break and control but Ng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerasis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ng controls his leg.
Ng might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ng kicks Gerasis off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ng digs a good hook to Gerasis's body.
Gerasis is breathing heavily.
Ng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gerasis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ng keeps control of Gerasis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ng looks to land a combination but Gerasis avoids it well.
Gerasis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ng.
Ng clinches but Gerasis breaks the clinch
and Gerasis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gerasis blocks a head kick by Ng.
No joy there for Ng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gerasis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng moves in looking to clinch but Gerasis pushes him off.
Gerasis slips a jab and a cross from Ng.
Ng fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Ng misses.
Ng moves in looking to clinch but Gerasis pushes him off.
Ng throws the kick towards the body but Gerasis avoids it.
Gerasis blocks a head kick by Ng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ng misses with a wild combination.
Gerasis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ng wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerasis won't allow it.
Ng keeps control of Gerasis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ng manages to break the clinch.
Ng scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ng looks to land a combination but Gerasis avoids it well.
Gerasis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ng.
Ng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gerasis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ng holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ng managing to block the knees to the body from Gerasis.
Gerasis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerasis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ng lands a high kick!
Nick Ng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Gerasis avoids the head kick by Ng.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ng here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gerasis tries to clinch
and Ng counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ng swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerasis.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gerasis, right into the meat.
Gerasis blocks the body kick.
Gerasis moves into range and clinches up with Ng.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ng tries to clinch up.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Gerasis connects with a nice looking jab.
Ng tries to clinch but Gerasis is having none of it.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.
Ng swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerasis.
Gerasis throws a sloppy head kick and Ng moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gerasis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerasis.
Gerasis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerasis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ng.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gerasis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gerasis with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gerasis.
Gerasis with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerasis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ng lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gerasis breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ng lands an elbow just above Gerasis 's eye.
Ng breaks the clinch.
Ng cracks a nice hook into Gerasis's ribs.
Ng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ng misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerasis tries to keep at a distance but Ng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gerasis digs a right hand into Ng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ng's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Gerasis.
Ng can't break the clinch.
Ng wants to break free but Gerasis has control.
Gerasis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ng is trying to break the clinch but Gerasis has him pressed against the cage.
Gerasis lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gerasis throws an elbow but misses.
Ng is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerasis has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerasis manages to break the clinch.
Gerasis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ng closes the distance but Gerasis moves to the side
and Gerasis moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Ng dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Ng's cut.
That's time! Ng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gerasis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Gerasis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Gerasis tries to clinch but Ng moves away
and Ng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerasis avoids the head kick by Ng.
Gerasis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ng darts in trying to clinch
and Gerasis counters by moving into the clinch.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerasis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Gerasis darts in trying to clinch
and Ng counters with an inside leg kick.
Ng closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gerasis counters with a head kick.
Gerasis connects with a high kick.
Nick Ng is winning the standup battle so far.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Gerasis rushes Ng and presses him up against the cage.
Ng wants to break free but Gerasis has control.
Gerasis breaks the clinch.
Gerasis wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerasis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ng is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerasis prevents Ng from breaking the clinch.
Ng takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Gerasis.
Ng wants to stall.
Gerasis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ng blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerasis lands a knee to the head.
Gerasis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerasis breaks from the clinch.
Gerasis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ng, pushing him back against the cage.
Ng letting Gerasis take a breather here.
Gerasis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerasis tries to clinch but Ng moves out of range.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ng swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerasis.
Ng is looking to wear down Gerasis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gerasis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ng counters with a leg kick.
Gerasis moves into the clinch successfully.
Gerasis scores with a knee to the head.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ng throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ng scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng wants to clinch
and Gerasis counters with a body kick that stops Ng in his tracks momentarily.
Gerasis tries to clinch but Ng is having none of it.
Ng throws a right and a left that Gerasis avoids nicely.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ng closes the distance and clinches.
Gerasis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ng lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ng throws a series of punches but Gerasis avoids them all with ease.
Ng throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Ng.
Gerasis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ng tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gerasis.
Ng throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gerasis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gerasis tries to clinch but Ng moves away
and Ng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gerasis prevents Ng from breaking the clinch.
Ng is trying to break the clinch but Gerasis has him pressed against the cage.
Ng blocks the elbow strike.
Gerasis tries to land knees in the clinch but Ng avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng manages to break the clinch.
Gerasis tries to clinch but Ng moves away
and Ng counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gerasis clinches with his opponent.
Gerasis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerasis forces Ng back against the cage and clinches.
Gerasis prevents Ng from breaking the clinch.
Josarjanas Gerasis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gerasis.
Gerasis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerasis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ng misses with a body kick.
Gerasis tries to clinch there but Ng circles away.
Gerasis doesn't manage to clinch there - Ng circles away.
Gerasis wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Ng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerasis tries to clinch
and Ng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ng avoids the elbow strike from Gerasis, against the cage.
Gerasis looking to throw knees to the head but Ng is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gerasis's brow.
Ng has had enough of the clinch but Gerasis keeps him there for the moment.
Ng wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerasis won't allow it.
Gerasis with a knee to the head.
Ng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ng breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Ng does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerasis avoids the head kick by Ng.
Gerasis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ng gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gerasis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gerasis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ng has double underhooks.
Ng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ng breaks the clinch.
Ng blocks a head kick by Gerasis.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ng avoids the head kick by Gerasis.
Gerasis is looking to clinch.
Gerasis tries to clinch but Ng moves away
and Ng counters with a straight right hand.
Gerasis wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Gerasis tries a head kick but it misses.
Gerasis has managed to clinch.
Gerasis manages to break the clinch.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerasis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gerasis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ng misses with the body kick
and Gerasis counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ng takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ng misses with a few strikes there.
Ng throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gerasis counters with a nice uppercut.
Josarjanas Gerasis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Ng.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ng, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Ng!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drake Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Tillman 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 lightweight 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, Drake Tillman!
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, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fish avoiding damage as Tillman throws knees to the body.
Tillman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Fish.
Tillman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tillman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tillman lands in his opponent's guard.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but Tillman is proving a slippery customer.
Tillman prevents Fish from getting back to his feet.
Tillman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tillman trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tillman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fish wants to sweep but no luck.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Tillman from controlling successfully.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but Tillman is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tillman moves into range and clinches up with Fish.
Fish has had enough of the clinch but Tillman keeps him there for the moment.
Fish blocks the elbow strike.
Tillman is trying to break free.
Fish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tillman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fish looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Tillman.
Tillman is looking to clinch.
Fish misses with a two punch combination.
Tillman is looking to clinch.
Tillman moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tillman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drake Tillman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Fish.
Fish looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Tillman there.
Tillman moves into full mount! Fish won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tillman 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.
Tillman takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman has Fish flattened out and is raining down punches.
Tillman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fish defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tillman avoiding Fish 's attempts to control his hands.
Tillman looking for the RNC.
Tillman is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Fish won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Tillman off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Drake Tillman!
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