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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cage's choice of entrance music: Indestructible. Xander Cage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Grigori Belikov!
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, Xander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cage is fending him off so far but Belikov persists. Nope, Cage circles away and we're back to standing.
Belikov wants to clinch.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Belikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belikov scores with a nice right hand.
Belikov misses with an uppercut
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Belikov off the cage and back into rage.
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!
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belikov is breathing heavily.
Belikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belikov shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cage.
Belikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belikov rather than just go for the knockout.
Belikov tries to clinch
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belikov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Belikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belikov shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circling - Belikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belikov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
Belikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belikov.
Xander Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Belikov shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Belikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cage is rocked!
Belikov shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Cage is on queer street and Belikov is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Grigori Belikov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greger Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall. 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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298 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 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, Greger Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tchepikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svensson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svensson is rocked!
Tchepikov misses with a looping left.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tchepikov finish him?
Tchepikov ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Maksimilian Tchepikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchepikov shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Svensson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tchepikov sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Svensson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cleveland Rocks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins swinging wilding here.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanner scores with a one two! Collins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Collins punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tanner lands in his opponent's guard.
Tanner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Collins.
Tanner misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with an inside leg kick.
Tanner tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collins misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Tanner.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanner tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins can't keep his opponent in guard - Tanner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Tanner seems to be working for a kimura but Collins defends the submission attempt.
Collins kicks Tanner off and gets back to his feet.
Collins throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanner.
Tanner is working Collins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Collins, who protects the arm well.
Tanner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Collins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to escape but Tanner is in control.
Tanner wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Tanner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Collins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Tanner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but Tanner persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanner takes one on the button.
Tanner throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins misses with a looping right.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Steve Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Collins misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins misses with a double jab
and Tanner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Collins's guard.
Tanner controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Collins tries to clinch up
and Tanner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Collins's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Tanner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tanner trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Tanner forces his way into half guard.
Tanner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shane Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins is not content to let Tanner control the position.
Collins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Collins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanner moves into the clinch.
Collins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanner has double underhooks.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collins.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanner.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Collins tries to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling the position.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Tanner - that landed with a thud.
Collins blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner fails with the takedown.
Collins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tanner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Collins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Collins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Collins!
Tanner regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to control but Collins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tanner manages to get to full guard.
Tanner managing to control the position.
Tanner trying to strike off his back.
Collins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tanner's guard.
Tanner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Collins!
Tanner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collins is looking to escape.
Steve Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanner looking to control but Collins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tanner looking to finish Collins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Collins!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Collins is surviving well by controlling Tanner's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Tanner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeeves Smith!
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, Sasha Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that Lebedev semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Lebedev down.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lebedev circles away.
Lebedev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Lebedev moves out of range easily.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick but Lebedev sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lebedev keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Lebedev wants to sweep but no luck.
Lebedev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lebedev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith stands and throws Lebedev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lebedev tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith wants to control but Lebedev is keeping him busy.
Lebedev regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lebedev!
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith prevents Lebedev from getting the reversal.
Smith avoids the attempt from Lebedev to control.
Lebedev can't escape the position.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Lebedev regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Lebedev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lebedev is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lebedev looks to move to half guard but instead Smith has passed into mount! Damn!
Lebedev is breathing heavily.
Lebedev working to try and regain half guard.
Lebedev gets back to half guard.
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.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Lebedev actively working from the bottom here.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lebedev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith is working for a kimura but Lebedev is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lebedev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has Lebedev up against the cage in a clinch.
Lebedev pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebedev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lebedev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lebedev trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith moves into full guard.
Lebedev tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Lebedev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lebedev stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Smith throws up his legs and catches Lebedev in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Lebedev tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Smith! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jeeves Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Idol's Rebel Yell. Crump has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Shane Tanner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Crump!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crump slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Crump misses with a looping right.
Crump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crump trying to control here.
Crump gets back to full guard.
Tanner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tanner works over Crump with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses.
Tanner won't allow Crump to sweep him here.
Crump utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner won't allow Crump to get back to his feet.
Crump punching to the body, from the bottom.
Tanner prevents Crump from getting back to his feet.
Tanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanner won't allow Crump to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crump keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alan Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Crump misses.
Alan Crump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanner. Tanner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Crump.
Tanner fails to land the takedown.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crump throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Crump.
Crump misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Shane Tanner will probably get the nod.
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.
Crump misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crump.
Crump closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Crump circles away.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crump.
Tanner shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crump scores with the left hand. Tanner knows he should have avoided that one.
Tanner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crump manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Crump escapes and gets back to his feet.
Crump takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crump but Crump pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crump connects with a crisp jab.
Crump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crump throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Crump. No joy for Tanner on that attempt.
Crump takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Tanner blocks the low kick.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches up with Crump, looking for a takedown. Tanner pushes Crump against the cage but Crump circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Crump circles away.
Tanner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crump tries to avoid it but Tanner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crump to the ground. Crump escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanner is working away from the top position though.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crump wants to get back to full guard.
Crump trying to control here.
Tanner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tanner lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alan Crump will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Crump sprawls well.
Crump misses with a straight right.
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shane Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crump throws a good cross that connects.
Crump misses with a two punch combination.
Crump misses with a few strikes there.
Crump misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crump throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crump throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Crump keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crump swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner moves out of range of the body kick from Crump.
Crump missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown but Crump sprawls well. He's pushed Tanner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crump throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Crump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Crump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Crump does no damage.
Crump lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tanner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crump wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tanner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner with a couple of short strikes.
Tanner with good strikes from the mount here!
Tanner landing punches.
Tanner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Tanner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crump is rocked!
Shane Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner looking to finish Crump with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crump!
Crump is still in real trouble! Can Tanner finish him?
Tanner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tanner working the ground and pound effectively.
Crump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanner postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Crump bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tanner and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Comte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comte comes to the cage accompanied by Laser life by Blood Brothers. Roberts has chosen "The Touch" by Stan Bush as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boxing Comte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comte lands a nice looking body shot.
Comte blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Comte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Comte throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Comte lands with a cross.
Roberts is rocked!
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Comte lands a hook that stumbles Roberts back into the cage. Comte follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Roberts to the canvas! Comte pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Roberts has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boxing Comte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olli Jokinen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hector Ramirez!
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, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jokinen pinned against the cage. Jokinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Jokinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Ramirez tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jokinen is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Jokinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Jokinen lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ramirez crumples to the floor! Jokinen milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Olli Jokinen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodge Elusive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MCJ Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodge Elusive!
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, MCJ Guti!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elusive has managed to clinch.
Guti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elusive gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Elusive gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guti regains guard.
Elusive has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elusive lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Elusive trying to control the position from guard on top but Guti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elusive is working Guti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guti working a defensive guard here.
Elusive works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Elusive is looking for a kimura here.
Elusive tries to pass to full mount but Guti defends it.
Guti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elusive stopping the sweep attempt from Guti.
Elusive postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Guti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Elusive, into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guti's guard.
Guti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elusive can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elusive wants to control from the top but Guti keeps moving.
Elusive stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guti keeping moving, preventing Elusive from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elusive manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guti looking to pass the guard.
Guti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Elusive trying to keep a closed guard but Guti is proving a slippery customer.
Guti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guti looks gassed!
Elusive kicks Guti off and gets to his feet.
Elusive fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guti sprawls well initially but Elusive persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Elusive connects with a nice short shot to Guti's temple.
Elusive seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Elusive looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guti is looking for a sweep. Elusive is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Elusive lands strikes from half guard.
Guti is trying to get back to full guard.
Guti wants to get back to full guard but Elusive has passed into side control.
Elusive goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Guti is on top in guard.
Guti postures up.
Elusive is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Elusive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elusive scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Guti tries for a takedown but Elusive circles away easily
and Elusive counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guti won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elusive is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elusive is looking to take a break and control but Guti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elusive tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elusive has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elusive tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guti tries to improve position but can't.
Elusive stands up and beckons Guti to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dodge Elusive 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.
Guti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Elusive is looking to improve his position but Guti isn't that keen on the idea.
Guti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Elusive is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guti working for a guillotine from mount but Elusive is in no mood to give up.
Elusive is working to get back to half guard.
Guti has control of Elusive's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Elusive regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Elusive tries to lock up and control but Guti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive is looking to get to half guard.
Guti is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Elusive can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Elusive stops Guti from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Guti looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Elusive is desperately trying to improve his position but Guti has a good base and remains in mount.
Guti fails to move to back control.
Guti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Guti working for a guillotine from mount but Elusive is in no mood to give up.
Guti trying to control but Elusive is having none of it.
Guti avoids the attempt from Elusive to control.
Elusive is working to get back to half guard.
Elusive wants to hold on but Guti pushes him away.
Guti working Elusive over with strikes here.
Elusive defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guti.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guti working for a guillotine from mount but Elusive is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive can't escape the position.
Guti looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Guti goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Elusive turns into him and now he's in Guti's guard.
Elusive wants to control from the top but Guti keeps moving.
Elusive slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elusive thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guti takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Elusive working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guti is not content to let Elusive control the position.
Guti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Elusive off and has taken his back!
Guti controlling well, preventing Elusive from escaping the position.
Elusive just trying to survive but Guti is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Guti has his arm under Elusive's chin here. Game over son! Guti squeezes tightly and Elusive is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). MCJ Guti!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumalaton Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumalaton Hirmu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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196 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Clothesoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jumalaton Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clothesoff loads up on a big right hand but Hirmu slips the punch.
Clothesoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirmu.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clothesoff, as that shot connected.
Clothesoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirmu throws a series of punches but Clothesoff moves out of range.
Clothesoff throws a combination that misses
and Hirmu counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Clothesoff is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jumalaton Hirmu!
Jumalaton Hirmu is the new middleweight champion!
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