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RMF 11: Rise of the Sickel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kiikuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry fist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Kiikuli!
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, Harry fist!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiikuli throws a head kick that misses.
fist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiikuli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
fist moves into the clinch successfully.
fist landing knees to the body.
fist stalling in the clinch.
fist lands a nice knee to the body.
fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiikuli shoots in looking for a takedown. fist tries to sprawl out of it but Kiikuli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. fist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalle Kiikuli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fist throws a head kick but Kiikuli moves out of range.
Kiikuli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiikuli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts fist as he jumps to the side.
Decent striking displayed by fist there.
fist misses with a double jab.
Harry fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiikuli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? fist is fending him off so far but Kiikuli persists. Nope, fist circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kiikuli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiikuli is breathing heavily.
fist stuns Kiikuli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiikuli fails to land the takedown.
Kiikuli throws a sloppy head kick and fist moves out of range easily.
fist tries to clinch but Kiikuli moves out of range.
fist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiikuli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and fist counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Kiikuli! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry fist!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Heydar Aliyev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
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, Moo Man!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Aliyev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Man ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Man no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man is controlling Aliyev's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aliyev has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Man stalling away here and it's allowed Aliyev to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Man cracks Aliyev with a solid left hand.
Aliyev is trying to keep Man in close.
Aliyev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Man tries to strike from the bottom.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Man pulls Aliyev in close to his closed guard and prevents Aliyev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aliyev pushing down on Man's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to full guard but Aliyev has mounted him!
Man can't escape the position.
Man tries to improve his position but Aliyev has taken his back! Aliyev has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Man tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Aliyev pushes Man away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Heydar Aliyev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo I Eat Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I Eat Iron's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Sabbath - Ironman. Timo I Eat Iron is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo I Eat Iron!
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, Oskari Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen throws a head kick but I Eat Iron moves out of range.
I Eat Iron scores with a one two! Jokinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
I Eat Iron throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
I Eat Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen darts in and clinches I Eat Iron up against the cage.
I Eat Iron managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
I Eat Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen breaks from the clinch.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Timo I Eat Iron has been cut.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
I Eat Iron has closed the distance and engaged Jokinen in a clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but I Eat Iron blocks with his arms.
I Eat Iron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I Eat Iron manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
I Eat Iron takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but I Eat Iron circles away.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
I Eat Iron throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from I Eat Iron.
I Eat Iron has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Eat Iron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jokinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
I Eat Iron goes for a takedown attempt but Jokinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
I Eat Iron is breathing heavily.
I Eat Iron looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jokinen is fending him off so far but I Eat Iron persists. Nope, Jokinen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo I Eat Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between I Eat Iron's hands.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
I Eat Iron takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
I Eat Iron is rocked!
Jokinen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! I Eat Iron drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jokinen follows I Eat Iron to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskari Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gregaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Gregaski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov misses with a straight left.
Tchepikov takes a swing at Gregaski's ribcage but misses.
Tchepikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tchepikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tchepikov cracks Gregaski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gregaski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tchepikov finish him?
Gregaski is rocked!
It looks like Victor Gregaski has been cut.
Gregaski looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Are you kidding me?! Tchepikov ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gregaski clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harumafuji Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. 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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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Determined |
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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, Xander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harumafuji Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harumafuji Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage works over Masaru's head and body with a nice combination.
Cage moves away from the strike by Masaru.
Masaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masaru lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Masaru.
Masaru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Masaru as he checks the leg kick.
Cage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Masaru avoids it.
Masaru throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masaru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Masaru throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masaru misses with a few strikes there.
Masaru fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Masaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masaru throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masaru.
Masaru tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Masaru is rocked!
Masaru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Masaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masaru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masaru.
Masaru seems to have recovered his senses.
Cage throws a combination. Masaru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Masaru misses.
Masaru throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Masaru only half commits.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masaru lands a head shot.
Masaru needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Masaru throws a leg kick which misses Cage's front leg but catches the back leg as Cage tries to avoid it.
Masaru looks gassed!
Masaru walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masaru blocks a head kick by Cage.
Masaru looks to land a combination. Cage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage throws a leg kick but Masaru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Cage thuds a left hand into Masaru's body.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masaru.
A right-left combo lands from Masaru.
Masaru misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Masaru.
Masaru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Masaru scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masaru looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Masaru walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masaru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masaru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cage.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masaru has time to react.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage lands a two punch combo.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cage throws a leg kick but Masaru checks it.
Masaru is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masaru.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masaru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masaru throws a push kick but Cage slaps the foot to one side.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage checks a low kick from Masaru.
Cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Masaru drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cage right on the button. Cage goes down! Masaru follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Masaru gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harumafuji Masaru!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rusty shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiban Tostito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shackleford comes to the cage accompanied by escape from imbred mountain. Tostito has chosen Hero - Nickelback as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. rusty shackleford has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, rusty shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ichiban Tostito!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shackleford moves away from the strike by Tostito.
Tostito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ichiban Tostito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for shackleford with that takedown attempt.
Tostito throws a leg kick that misses.
Tostito misses with a series of wild punches.
shackleford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tostito throws a head kick but shackleford moves out of range.
shackleford slips under a jab.
Tostito tries to close the distance and clinch up but shackleford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
shackleford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tostito takes a swing at shackleford's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Tostito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
shackleford slips a straight right by Tostito.
shackleford tries to clinch up
and shackleford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
shackleford has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rusty shackleford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tostito throws a lazy head kick
and shackleford counters with a shoot takedown. Tostito fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tostito working a defensive guard here.
Tostito might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control shackleford kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shackleford stopping the sweep attempt from Tostito.
Tostito is controlling shackleford's posture.
shackleford wants to pass the guard but Tostito is keeping the position.
shackleford trying to control the position from guard on top but Tostito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tostito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst shackleford is controlling him.
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.
shackleford wanted to stand there but Tostito had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tostito darts in trying to clinch
and shackleford counters with a shoot takedown. Tostito fights it but they end up in guard.
shackleford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tostito looking for a guillotine here but shackleford defends easily.
Tostito looks gassed!
Tostito working for a triangle but shackleford defends it easily.
shackleford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tostito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tostito looking for a guillotine here but shackleford defends easily.
Tostito is looking for a triangle but shackleford pushes his legs off easily.
Tostito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tostito is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tostito had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. shackleford is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tostito Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take shackleford's back instead.
Tostito lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can shackleford hold on?!
shackleford takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tostito connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for shackleford to escape the position.
shackleford prevents Tostito from getting a body triangle.
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 rusty shackleford will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tostito throws a right and a left that shackleford avoids nicely.
Tostito misses with the body kick
and shackleford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
shackleford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tostito wants to control but shackleford is keeping busy.
Tostito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tostito keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tostito regains full guard. Nicely done.
shackleford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tostito throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! shackleford escapes and throws Tostito's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tostito can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tostito is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tostito taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tostito tries to escape but shackleford is in control.
Tostito is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked shackleford 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.
Tostito tries to get the hooks in deep but shackleford pushed the leg off.
Tostito is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. shackleford is defending well though. Tostito let's go of the attempt for now.
shackleford has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
shackleford is in bad spot here.
Tostito is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften shackleford up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tostito is persistently looking for the submission but shackleford is defending it well.
Tostito is looking for the choke from the back position but shackleford is controlling his hands well.
Tostito looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tostito is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! shackleford is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ichiban Tostito!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn . 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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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Bam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Karlsson 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.
Bam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson controls Bam momentarily but Bam frees himself.
Bam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Karlsson has eaten all the pies!
Bam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Karlsson trying to keep a closed guard but Bam is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson wants to control but Bam passes easily into half guard.
Bam moves nicely into side control.
Bam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karlsson prevents Bam from improving position.
Karlsson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bam controlling the position.
Karlsson tries to improve position but can't.
Bam is staying tight to Karlsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bam Bam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karlsson looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bam sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam advances position into side control!
Karlsson wants to control but Bam postures up.
Bam in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bam advances to mount.
Bam controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bam closes the distance and clinches up with Karlsson, looking for a takedown. Bam pushes Karlsson against the cage but Karlsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Bam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bam misses with a takedown attempt
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bam is doing well to control the position and prevent Karlsson from advancing to side control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bam Bam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bam scores a takedown into full mount!
Bam controlling the pace for now.
Bam Bam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlsson wants to control but Bam is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam controlling from mount.
Bam is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Karlsson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Karlsson!
Bam trying to control the position here.
Karlsson stopping the sweep attempt from Bam.
Bam is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Bam keeping full guard, as Karlsson tries to pass.
Bam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bam is pulling down on Karlsson's head to control his posture.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bam Bam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam fails with the takedown
and Karlsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam wants to control but Karlsson is having none of it.
Bam is in a horrible position here. Karlsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karlsson controlling his opponent.
Karlsson wants to control the pace but Bam is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing punches.
Bam tries to hold on but Karlsson postures up.
Bam is desperately trying to improve his position but Karlsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Karlsson working for a submission but Bam is keeping him at bay.
Bam avoids a series of strikes thrown by Karlsson.
Karlsson punching from mount but Bam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bam throwing hammer fists to the chest of Karlsson. What's that going to do exactly?
Bam tries to hold on but Karlsson pushes him away.
Bam is desperately trying to improve his position but Karlsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bam wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Bam has picked Karlsson up - he's going for a ride! Bam dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Bam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bam wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bam manages to get himself to full guard.
Bam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
Bam seems keen to control Karlsson's posture.
Bam has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bam has a closed guard, preventing Karlsson from standing up.
Bam managing to control the position.
Bam keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bam looking to control.
Karlsson wants to pass the guard but Bam is keeping the position.
Karlsson tries to stand but Bam is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bam shoots and misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bam won't be happy with that.
Karlsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karlsson working away.
Bam is looking for a sweep.
Bam struggling a bit here.
Bam sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bam 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.
Bam pulls Karlsson in close to prevent any damage.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
Bam pulls Karlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Karlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bam keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Bam managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bam is on top in guard.
Bam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karlsson wants to sweep here but Bam controlling him for the moment.
Bam drops back looking for a leg! Karlsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karlsson manages to kick Bam off! Bam jumps back into Karlsson's guard.
Karlsson being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Karlsson.
I think Karlsson 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Karlsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vorst Vanvorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Molotov's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood. 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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250 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vorst Vanvorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanvorst tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Vanvorst with that takedown attempt.
Molotov scores with a nice head shot.
Molotov steps into range and cracks Vanvorst with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Vanvorst flops backwards and Molotov dives into his guard looking to finish!
Vanvorst is rocked!
Molotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanvorst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Vanvorst is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Molotov pushes down on Vanvorst's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Molotov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vanvorst seems to have got his legs back now.
Molotov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanvorst is staying active underneath Molotov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vanvorst regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vanvorst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanvorst is breathing heavily.
Molotov trying to control but Vanvorst is working from the bottom.
Vanvorst has momentary wrist control but Molotov slips an elbow through the middle.
Vanvorst is looking for a triangle but Molotov pushes his legs off easily.
Molotov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vanvorst looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanvorst, not yet.
Vanvorst keeping moving, preventing Molotov from controlling successfully.
Molotov working some strikes from top position.
Molotov stops Vanvorst from standing up.
Molotov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Molotov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vanvorst's head.
Vanvorst tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vanvorst had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Molotov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vanvorst Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Molotov's back instead.
Vanvorst punishes Molotov with strikes from the back mount.
Vanvorst is trying to stick to Molotov's back but Molotov is turning into Vanvorst. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vanvorst's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Molotov.
Vanvorst on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vanvorst tries to get out of the position.
Vanvorst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Molotov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Molotov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Molotov distracts Vanvorst with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Molotov working some strikes from top position.
Vanvorst working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molotov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molotov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vanvorst's head.
Vanvorst trying to control the position.
Molotov advances to half guard.
Molotov works his way into full mount!
Vanvorst can't escape the position.
Vanvorst throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vanvorst is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Molotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanvorst wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vanvorst tries to reverse the position but Molotov maintains control.
Molotov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Molotov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vanvorst wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vanvorst tries to hold on but Molotov pushes him away.
Molotov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vanvorst really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Molotov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Molotov working Vanvorst over with strikes here.
Vanvorst is desperately trying to improve his position but Molotov has a good base and remains in mount.
Vanvorst is working hard here to advance position.
Vanvorst is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Molotov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vanvorst is trying desperately to improve position.
Molotov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vanvorst hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanvorst gets back to half guard.
Molotov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vanvorst manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Molotov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanvorst is keeping the position for now.
Vanvorst thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vanvorst wants to stand up but Molotov is controlling him.
Molotov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vanvorst had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Molotov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vanvorst Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Molotov's back instead.
Molotov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanvorst moves nicely into side control.
Molotov tries to buck Vanvorst off but Vanvorst is having none of it.
Vanvorst decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Molotov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vanvorst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanvorst drops his hands momentarily and Molotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vanvorst ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Molotov fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanvorst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vanvorst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanvorst takes one on the chin but seems OK.
BOOM! Molotov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vanvorst. Vanvorst tries to recover but Molotov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vanvorst lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Molotov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladdy Stanislov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jukka Purjo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Stanislov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Stanislov.
Purjo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Purjo.
Stanislov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Purjo staying out of range there.
Purjo throws a right hand that misses
and Stanislov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stanislov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanislov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanislov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Purjo.
Purjo misses with a body punch
and Stanislov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stanislov looks to score with a jab to the body but Purjo is just out of range.
Purjo looks to clinch
and Stanislov counters with a one-two to the body.
Purjo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Purjo slips a straight right by Stanislov.
Purjo is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanislov finish him?
Purjo drops his hands momentarily. Stanislov doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Purjo staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Purjo doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladdy Stanislov!
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