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Onslaught II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bendekar Ebonhand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bendekar Ebonhand!
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, Jiu Jiet Siet!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siet wants to clinch.
Ebonhand swats away the attempt to clinch by Siet.
Ebonhand shoots in but Siet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Siet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ebonhand, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siet.
Ebonhand jumps guard but Siet stands there with Ebonhand around his waist. Ebonhand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siet.
Siet tries to land knees in the clinch but Ebonhand avoids the damage to the body.
Siet manages to pull guard.
Ebonhand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Siet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Siet keeping moving, preventing Ebonhand from controlling successfully.
Siet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Siet pulls Ebonhand in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Ebonhand trying to control the position from guard on top but Siet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ebonhand looks for a takedown but Siet sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendekar Ebonhand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siet fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siet feints and as Ebonhand raises his hands in defense, Siet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Siet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Siet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siet controlling the position.
Let's hope that Siet has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jiet Siet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Siet has closed the distance and engaged Ebonhand in a clinch.
Ebonhand tries to pull guard but Siet holds him up against the cage and eventually Ebonhand drops back down to his feet.
Ebonhand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siet avoiding damage.
Siet tries to pull guard but Ebonhand holds him up against the cage and eventually Siet drops back down to his feet.
Siet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ebonhand really is a fat lump.
Siet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Siet breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Siet.
Siet tries to clinch up but Ebonhand circles away and keeps his distance.
Siet clinches with his opponent.
Ebonhand tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siet tries to pull guard but Ebonhand holds him up against the cage and eventually Siet drops back down to his feet.
Siet pulls Ebonhand into guard.
Ebonhand trying to control the position from guard on top but Siet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ebonhand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ebonhand is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Siet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ebonhand is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siet controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ebonhand tries to hold on but Siet pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siet content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jiet Siet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Siet tries for a takedown but Ebonhand circles away easily
and Ebonhand decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Siet's guard.
Siet trying to keep a closed guard but Ebonhand is proving a slippery customer.
Ebonhand trying to control the position from guard on top but Siet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ebonhand is really struggling to control Siet but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Siet controlling Ebonhand's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siet keeping moving, preventing Ebonhand from controlling successfully.
Siet looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siet being controlled here, momentarily.
Ebonhand trying to control but Siet is working from the bottom.
Siet trying to keep a closed guard but Ebonhand is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siet is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jiu Jiet Siet just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Siet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ebonhand misses with a takedown
and Siet counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siet looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ebonhand drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siet is trying to control Ebonhand's posture but Ebonhand avoids it.
Bendekar Ebonhand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bendekar Ebonhand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiu Jiet Siet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Night Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Dick Night Train!
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, Rick Hart!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Night Train, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Night Train against the cage but Night Train circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Night Train finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Night Train misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hart passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Night Train is now in Hart's guard. A big mistake from Hart there, giving up the dominant position!
Night Train is looking to stand up but Hart won't let him.
Night Train trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart wants to stand but Night Train is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Night Train avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hart looks gassed!
Night Train has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hart is proving hard to escape from.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Night Train instigates a clinch.
Hart drags the fight down to the ground.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Night Train wants to stand and escape but instead Hart has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hart has gone for a leg lock! Night Train slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hart's guard.
Night Train wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hart is on top in guard.
Hart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart advances position into side control!
Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Night Train knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Night Train is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Night Train down.
Hart wants to control but Night Train is keeping him busy.
Hart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Night Train has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hart decides to stand back up. Hart steps back and let's Night Train get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night Train stuffs the takedown.
Night Train connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dick Night Train seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Night Train darts in and clinches Hart up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Night Train.
Hart can't get the takedown.
Dick Night Train has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Hart.
Night Train looking to slow down the pace here.
Hart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Night Train lands a knee to the body.
Night Train escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Night Train.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Night Train.
Night Train lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Night Train, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Night Train against the cage but Night Train circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Night Train doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Night Train drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Night Train avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Night Train dominated that round.
That's time! Night Train's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hart scores with a takedown into Night Train's guard.
Hart slips nicely into half guard.
Hart seems to be working for a kimura but Night Train defends the submission attempt.
Hart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Night Train knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Night Train knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Night Train is trying to control but can't.
Hart passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hart has hold of Night Train's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Night Train manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night Train is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hart looking for a guillotine from mount but Night Train is having none of it.
Hart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hart trying to control but Night Train is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hart content just to control the position here.
Night Train is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.
Hart has hold of Night Train's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Night Train manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rick Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Night Train's face.
Hart working for a submission but Night Train is keeping him at bay.
Night Train is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Hart get's back to his feet.
Hart 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.
Hart advances position into side control!
Night Train regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hart's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Night Train is working away.
Night Train is trying to stand up here but Hart is controlling him well.
Hart trying to pass the guard but Night Train defending well.
Hart seems to be looking for submissions.
Night Train is trying to get back to full guard.
Night Train is defending against the submission attempts here by Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
Night Train tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Night Train lands with a kick to the ribs.
Night Train throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart gets the takedown into side control.
Hart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Night Train knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hart moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night Train is not content to let Hart control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart controls the position.
Hart stands up.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Night Train stuffs the takedown attempt from Hart. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Night Train thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hart if he has to take too many more of those.
Night Train moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Night Train scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Night Train swivels and escapes.
Dick Night Train has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Hart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Night Train as he jumps to the side.
Night Train takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart lands a body shot.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Night Train tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Night Train tries to clinch up.
Night Train tries to clinch up.
Night Train tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Night Train shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hart as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Night Train.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Night Train, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Night Train against the cage but Night Train circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Night Train thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hart if he has to take too many more of those.
Night Train fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Night Train. That snapped Hart's head back.
Night Train fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Night Train.
Night Train tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Night Train as Hart shoots in.
Night Train moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Hart 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.
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!
Hart works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control but Night Train is keeping him busy.
Hart is taking a breather. Night Train says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hart passes to full mount!
Hart goes for an armbar but Night Train turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Night Train.
Night Train has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Night Train doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Night Train manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Night Train would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is pulling down on Night Train's head. It's preventing any offense from Night Train, at least for the moment.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart controlling his opponent.
Hart trying to control but Night Train is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart works his way to his opponent's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Hart!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaido Kuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aschenbreaker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feuer Frei. Kaido Kuba looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaido Kuba!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Aschenbreaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuba which made him look bad.
Kuba looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Aschenbreaker feints and as Kuba raises his hands in defense, Aschenbreaker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aschenbreaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aschenbreaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuba keeps working.
Aschenbreaker has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kuba is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Aschenbreaker yanks on the arm and Kuba is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Aschenbreaker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oleg Aschenbreaker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaux Lux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and quick hitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaux Lux had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaux Lux!
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, quick hitta!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. hitta doesn't seem bothered though.
hitta throws a leg kick but Lux checks it.
Lux darts in and clinches hitta up against the cage.
hitta prevents Lux from breaking the clinch.
Lux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lux has had enough of the clinch but hitta keeps him there for the moment.
Lux wants to break free but hitta has control.
hitta prevents Lux from breaking the clinch.
Lux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
hitta prevents Lux from breaking the clinch.
Lux tries to break the clinch but hitta is controlling the position.
Lux tries to break the clinch but hitta is controlling the position.
Lux is trying to break free.
Lux wants to get back to striking at distance but hitta won't allow it.
hitta just leaning against Lux, taking a breather.
Lux jumps guard but hitta stands there with Lux around his waist. Lux gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hitta scores with a takedown into Lux's guard.
hitta looks gassed!
hitta wants to control from the top but Lux keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hitta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lux is keeping the position for now.
Lux has control of hitta's left arm, preventing hitta from doing any damage.
hitta wants to stand but Lux has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lux is trying to keep hitta in close.
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.
Lux looking to hit a scissor sweep but hitta is one step ahead there.
hitta trying to control but Lux is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
hitta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
hitta gets a takedown into half guard.
hitta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from hitta.
hitta tries to pass to full mount but Lux defends it.
hitta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
hitta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hitta wants to pass to mount but Lux is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
hitta seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
hitta moves into the clinch.
Lux tries to break the clinch but hitta is controlling the position.
Lux wants to break the clinch but can't.
hitta prevents Lux from breaking the clinch.
Lux wants to break free but hitta has control.
Lux is pressed up against the cage. hitta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lux down to the mat. Lux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
hitta clinches up with Lux and pushes him back against the cage.
Lux wants to get back to striking at distance but hitta won't allow it.
Lux has had enough of the clinch but hitta keeps him there for the moment.
hitta keeps control of Lux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lux wants to break free but hitta has control.
Lux has had enough of the clinch but hitta keeps him there for the moment.
hitta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
hitta is working for takedown but Lux is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lux tries to pull guard but hitta won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beaux Lux dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lux lands a with a good body shot.
hitta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
hitta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lux fails with the takedown.
hitta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lux wants to stand and escape but hitta is having none of it.
hitta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lux lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for hitta!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hitta tries to improve his position but instead Lux has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
hitta rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
hitta is trying to stand.
hitta trying to control but Lux postures up.
hitta tries to roll over but Lux keeps him under control.
hitta throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
hitta trying to control from the bottom.
That's two 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.
hitta has a hand on Lux's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lux takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lux trying to control but hitta is having none of it.
Lux controlling from the full mount.
Lux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lux controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lux fails to advance to hitta's back.
hitta tries to control Lux's body but Lux pushes him off. hitta squirms to his side and now Lux has his back!
hitta is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lux is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but hitta has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lux has the hooks in. hitta is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
hitta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
hitta is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on hitta's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Beaux Lux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Lux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
hitta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lux with a lazy takedown attempt
and hitta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by hitta.
hitta wants to pass the guard but Lux is keeping the position.
hitta passes Lux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lux trying to control here.
hitta wants to stand up but Lux manages to regain full guard.
Lux controls hitta momentarily but hitta frees himself.
hitta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
hitta wants to control from the top but Lux keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lux is trying to control the position but hitta postures up.
Lux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lux is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
hitta wants to pass the guard but Lux is keeping the position.
Lux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lux thows a body shot but no joy.
hitta stuffs the takedown attempt from Lux. Lux gets slowly back to his feet.
hitta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hitta stalling.
Lux controlling the position for now.
Lux trying to control here.
hitta looks to land a strike but Lux avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lux is controlling hitta's posture.
hittais looking to pass into half guard but Lux pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lux is in guard.
hitta wants to improve his position but instead Lux has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lux in particular looking to stall.
hitta is controlling Lux's position as best he can from this difficult position.
hitta punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but hitta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
hitta trying to control from the bottom.
hitta punching from the bottom.
hitta gets full guard.
Lux wants to pass the guard but hitta is keeping the position.
Lux controlling from the top position.
quick hitta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
quick hitta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beaux Lux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval has chosen Enrique's Entrance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Power!
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, Enrique Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Power throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Sandoval stuffs the takedown.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandoval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Power dodges the punch combination from Sandoval.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power misses with a double jab
and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval passes into half guard.
Sandoval looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Power is defending well.
Power is trying to stand back up but Sandoval is controlling him
Sandoval is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sandoval seems to be working for a kimura but Power defends the submission attempt.
Sandoval is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sandoval looks gassed!
Power tries to kick Sandoval off but Sandoval keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Power moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power pulls Sandoval in close to prevent any damage.
Sandoval drops back, looking for a kneebar! Power looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Power looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Power!
Power decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Power.
A combination from Power does no damage.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Robert Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandoval throws a left and a right that both miss
and Power counters with a three punch combo that has Sandoval backing up. Sandoval nods at Power to acknowledge the strikes.
Sandoval is rocked!
Power tries to clinch but Sandoval moves away
and Sandoval counters with a left and a right that stings Power.
Sandoval is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
A combination from Power does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Power misses.
Power throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Power throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power misses with the combination.
Power misses with a hook.
Sandoval seems to have recovered his senses.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Sandoval.
Power throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandoval dodges the punch combination from Power.
Power with a poor takedown
and Sandoval counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sandoval.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Sandoval dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power misses with a double jab.
Power throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval counters with a takedown into side control.
Sandoval tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sandoval has an Americana. Power didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sandoval is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sandoval hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Enrique Sandoval!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imagonna Getusucka II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Streburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Streburg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imagonna Getusucka II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Streburg!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getusucka II works over Streburg's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jan Streburg has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Streburg. No joy for Getusucka II on that attempt.
Getusucka II pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Getusucka II wants to clinch.
Getusucka II is looking to land body kicks.
Streburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Streburg tries to clinch there but Getusucka II circles away.
Getusucka II throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Getusucka II, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Getusucka II could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Streburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Streburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Getusucka II, pushing him back against the cage.
Streburg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Getusucka II's face.
Getusucka II is breathing heavily.
Streburg scores with a knee to the head.
Streburg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Streburg lands an elbow just above Getusucka II 's eye.
Getusucka II is rocked!
Streburg with a knee to the head.
Oh Getusucka II is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Getusucka II tries to break the clinch but Streburg is controlling the position.
Streburg unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Getusucka II out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Getusucka II off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jan Streburg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramadan Qadirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramadan Qadirov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paddy Kirby's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paddy Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramadan Qadirov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qadirov shoots in but Kirby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kirby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Qadirov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kirby's guard.
Qadirov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirby's head.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
Qadirov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirby trying to strike off his back.
Qadirov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirby is trying to keep Qadirov in close.
Qadirov trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby working a defensive guard here.
Qadirov wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kirby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Qadirov tries for a takedown but Kirby circles away easily
and Kirby counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Qadirov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Qadirov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Kirby striking off his back but it's not causing Qadirov any problems.
Qadirov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirby is retaining full guard.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Qadirov from controlling successfully.
Qadirov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kirby looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kirby looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kirby!
Kirby is looking to take a break and control but Qadirov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qadirov manages to get back to half guard.
Qadirov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Qadirov looking for a guillotine here but Kirby defends easily.
Kirby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby is sitting in close to Qadirov's body. Qadirov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kirby is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kirby is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Qadirov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ramadan Qadirov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Austin clobbers Gaines with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaines clinches up against the cage.
Gaines drags the fight down to the ground.
Austin controlling from the top position.
Gaines is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Austin is looking to stand up but Gaines won't let him.
Gaines controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Gaines is pulling down on Austin's head. It's preventing any offense from Austin, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wanted to stand there but Gaines had control of the position.
Gaines working for a triangle but Austin defends it easily.
Austin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gaines trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Austin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Austin duly obliges.
Austin lands with a nice combination. Gaines backs away looking to recover.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Gaines shoots in but no luck this time.
Austin misses with a low kick as Gaines jumps back.
Gaines closes the distance and clinches up with Austin, looking for a takedown. Gaines pushes Austin against the cage but Austin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaines has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
Austin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Austin throws a series of punches but Gaines moves out of range.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Austin throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Gaines bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Austin swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Austin both land. Nice combination.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaines fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Austin but Austin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaines feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
Gaines shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
Gaines tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Austin swivels and escapes.
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaines.
Austin tries to keep at a distance but Gaines has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines can't get the takedown.
Austin stops a takedown attempt from Gaines.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaines successfully pulls guard.
Gaines looking for a guillotine here but Austin defends easily.
Gaines is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaines working a defensive guard but Austin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Austin happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Gaines moves in looking to clinch but Austin pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaines.
Gaines shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Austin cracks Gaines with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaines is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Austin scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Gaines fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaines backs up against the cage.
Austin tries to bum rush Gaines with a series of wild strikes but Gaines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Austin tries to bum rush Gaines with a series of wild strikes but Gaines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Austin scores with a four punch combination!
Gaines takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Austin throws a series of punches but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaines fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaines lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Austin has one foot on Gaines's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaines tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaines looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steve Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Austin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Austin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Gaines rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gaines tries to score a body lock takedown but Austin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Austin is trying to break free.
Austin is pressed up against the cage. Gaines has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Austin down to the mat. Austin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaines tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Austin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Austin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Austin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaines shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gaines showed some decent athleticism there.
Austin is staying active underneath Gaines, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaines tries to pass the half guard into mount. Austin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gaines is trying to control the action in half guard but Austin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gaines is looking to stall here but Austin recovers full guard.
Gaines tries to stand but Austin is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines prevents Austin from getting back to his feet.
Gaines trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaines has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gaines there as he acknowledges the shot.
Austin throws a wild body kick that Gaines sees coming a mile off.
Austin scores with a three punch combo!
Gaines shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Austin trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaines controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gaines 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.
Gaines wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Gaines trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaines would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Austin kicks Gaines off and gets to his feet.
Gaines clinches up against the cage.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaines won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines has Austin pressed against the cage.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Gaines is controlling the position.
Gaines wants to stall.
Gaines drags the fight down to the ground.
Austin wants to stand but Gaines is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gaines working for submissions but it's allowed Austin to get to half guard.
Austin wants to stand up but Gaines is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaines is controlling Austin's trapped leg to prevent Austin from advancing to side control.
Gaines tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
Gaines gets back to full guard.
Austin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Austin is posturing up here but Gaines has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Austin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Austin has to tap! Slick submission there by Gaines!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grant Gaines!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Tosic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Christian as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nemanja Tosic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Tosic!
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, Christian Steele!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Tosic.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tosic shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Tosic dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele tries to clinch but Tosic moves out of range.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele tries to clinch but Tosic is having none of it.
Tosic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tosic shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Tosic.
Tosic is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele darts in and clinches Tosic up against the cage.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Tosic won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Tosic.
Steele slows down the pace here.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tosic jumps guard.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Tosic is keeping the position.
Tosic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tosic has his hands on Steele's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tosic's head.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tosic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tosic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele is fighting to break Tosic's control of his arms but Tosic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steele stands up and waves to Tosic to follow him.
Christian Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosic tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosic tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tosic is looking to clinch.
Steele stalks Tosic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tosic's face. Tosic staggers backwards, shaken.
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
so Tosic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tosic is breathing heavily.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tosic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele keeping busy on the bottom but Tosic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steele missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Tosic seems to be looking for submissions.
Tosic wants to work for an arm triangle but Steele is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steele darts in and clinches Tosic up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tosic pulls Steele into guard.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tosic is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Tosic trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele postures up.
Steele stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Tosic has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Steele manages to get his head free but now Tosic has transitioned to an armbar! Steele grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Tosic! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nemanja Tosic!
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