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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Familin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Stranglov (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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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gareth Familin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Stranglov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Familin tries to clinch up but Stranglov circles away and keeps his distance.
Familin tries to clinch up.
Jab from Stranglov.
Familin is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Stranglov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kirill Stranglov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goal Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Eoghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is I Want To Conquer The World. Goal Blitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goal Blitz!
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, Gavin Eoghan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eoghan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eoghan prevents Blitz from improving his position.
Eoghan wants to pass to mount but Blitz is defending the position.
Blitz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eoghan trying to control the position from guard on top but Blitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eoghan wanted to stand there but Blitz had control of the position.
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.
Eoghan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Blitz, not yet.
Blitz trying to control the position.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Eoghan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eoghan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Blitz misses.
Nice combo by Blitz! Oh, that's hurt him - Eoghan falls to the canvas and Blitz follows him into side control.
Eoghan is rocked!
Blitz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eoghan is still in real trouble! Can Blitz finish him?
Eoghan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blitz connects with a decent elbow.
Eoghan looks gassed!
Eoghan is trying to escape the position but Blitz is controlling the position.
Eoghan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eoghan keeps working.
Blitz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Eoghan to his feet.
Blitz wants to clinch.
Blitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eoghan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blitz wants to clinch.
Eoghan shoots in for a double leg but Blitz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blitz closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Eoghan! Blitz dives in looking to finish! Eoghan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goal Blitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Parslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benson's choice of entrance music: Crazy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Scott Parslow!
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, Sebastian Benson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parslow throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Benson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Scott Parslow has been cut.
Parslow avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Benson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benson trying to pass the guard but Parslow defending well.
Parslow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parslow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Parslow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Benson is looking to defend but Parslow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Benson! Parslow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Benson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Parslow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre McDaniel looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero drops McDaniel with a right and a left! Escudero comes rushing in but McDaniel regains his composure and manages to keep Escudero in guard.
McDaniel is rocked!
It looks like Andre McDaniel has been cut.
McDaniel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escudero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escudero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oh McDaniel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDaniel is breathing heavily.
Escudero trying to control the position from guard on top but McDaniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDaniel seems to have got his legs back now.
McDaniel has a closed guard, preventing Escudero from standing up.
Escudero trying to control the position from guard on top but McDaniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escudero is looking to stand up but McDaniel won't let him.
McDaniel keeping moving, preventing Escudero from controlling successfully.
Escudero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDaniel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escudero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escudero trying to control the position from guard on top but McDaniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDaniel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escudero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McDaniel is looking for a triangle but Escudero pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Escudero is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McDaniel has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Escudero is looking to defend but McDaniel has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Escudero! McDaniel pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Escudero taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre McDaniel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Komarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komarov comes to the cage accompanied by The National Anthem of the Soviet Union. Paul Drago has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Komarov !
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, Paul Drago!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komarov throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Komarov ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Komarov lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into rage.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Komarov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drago!
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Komarov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drago's face.
Komarov is landing with some decent strikes but Drago is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drago is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drago looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Komarov .
Komarov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago is desperately trying to improve his position but Komarov has a good base and remains in mount.
Drago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Komarov controlling the position easily from mount.
Komarov landing shots from mount.
Komarov is landing with some decent strikes but Drago is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Komarov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Drago scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Komarov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Komarov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Komarov !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between pat sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ryan (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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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, pat sanchez!
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, David Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sanchez misses with a double jab.
Ryan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch combination from sanchez misses.
sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryan on the side of the head.
sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but sanchez persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from sanchez.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
Ryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
sanchez lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from sanchez misses.
sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
sanchez throws a left that rocks Ryan and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! sanchez dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ryan regain composure!
Ryan is rocked!
sanchez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can sanchez finish him?
sanchez dances in with a quick combination. Ryan is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from sanchez snaps Ryan's head back. Ryan stumbles backwards against the cage. sanchez steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ryan's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ryan just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). pat sanchez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Krakow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan kotoski (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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Krakow!
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, ivan kotoski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
kotoski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
kotoski throws a leg kick which misses Krakow's front leg but catches the back leg as Krakow tries to avoid it.
Krakow fails with a takedown attempt.
kotoski misses with a series of wild punches.
Krakow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krakow shoots in for a double leg but kotoski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
kotoski clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kotoski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
kotoski lands a knee to the head.
kotoski crunches a lovely knee into Krakow's ribcage.
Krakow is breathing heavily.
Krakow takes an elbow to the temple.
kotoski is pressed up against the cage. Krakow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag kotoski down to the mat. kotoski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
kotoski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krakow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krakow 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
kotoski working a defensive guard here.
Krakow wants to pass the guard but kotoski is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kotoski controlling Krakow's posture.
kotoski keeping moving, preventing Krakow from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if kotoski can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
kotoski seems keen to control Krakow's posture.
Krakow tries to free his leg and advance position but kotoski is retaining full guard.
kotoski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krakow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krakow trying to control but kotoski is working from the bottom.
Krakow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krakow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
kotoski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krakow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
kotoski throws a series of punches but Krakow avoids them all with ease.
kotoski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kotoski lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Krakow.
Krakow misses with a takedown attempt - kotoski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
kotoski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krakow.
kotoski throws a head kick that misses.
Krakow shoots for a double leg takedown but kotoski sprawls well. He's pushed Krakow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krakow misses with a takedown attempt - kotoski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
kotoski tries a head kick but it misses.
kotoski tries to clinch up but Krakow circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakow fails with the takedown.
kotoski knocks Krakow to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish 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!
kotoski controlling the position.
Krakow tries to bench press kotoski off him but kotoski keeps the position.
kotoski decides to stand back up. kotoski steps back and let's Krakow get back to his feet.
kotoski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
kotoski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krakow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip kotoski to the mat. kotoski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
kotoski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krakow is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kotoski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan kotoski 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.
A solid body kick from kotoski.
kotoski looks to land a combination. Krakow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Krakow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from kotoski.
Krakow shoots for a takedown but kotoski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
kotoski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from kotoski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kotoski throws a series of punches but Krakow avoids them all with ease.
Krakow throws a lazy head kick
and kotoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krakow fails with the takedown
and kotoski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by kotoski.
Knees to the body from kotoski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kotoski with a knee to the head.
kotoski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakow tries to pull guard but kotoski won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kotoski scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from kotoski.
Knees in the clinch landing for kotoski.
kotoski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krakow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
kotoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakow.
kotoski lands a knee to the head.
kotoski lands an elbow inside that Krakow shrugs off.
kotoski lands a knee to the head.
kotoski lands a damaging elbow.
kotoski misses with an elbow over the top.
Krakow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
Krakow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krakow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Krakow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krakow trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Krakow wants to sweep here but kotoski controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krakow is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kotoski wants to stand and escape but instead Krakow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
kotoski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
kotoski keeping moving, preventing Krakow from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Krakow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and kotoski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasily Krakow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kotoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
kotoski throws a right hand that Krakow ducks under and follows up with a left that Krakow also avoids with ease.
Krakow shoots and misses
and kotoski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krakow shoots and misses
and kotoski counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
kotoski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for kotoski.
Krakow with a poor takedown
and kotoski counters with a head kick. That will keep Krakow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
It looks like Vasily Krakow has been cut.
kotoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Krakow shoots and misses
and kotoski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
kotoski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krakow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krakow fails with the takedown
and kotoski counters with a nice kick to the body.
kotoski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ivan kotoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kotoski keeps the fight on the outside.
Krakow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and kotoski counters with a nice body kick.
kotoski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krakow's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kotoski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krakow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krakow tries to clinch up.
Krakow has his takedown stuffed
and kotoski counters with a nice body kick.
kotoski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
kotoski lands a two punch combo.
Krakow has his takedown stuffed
and kotoski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kotoski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
kotoski controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan kotoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasily Krakow's cut.
That's time! Krakow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
kotoski misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from kotoski both land. Nice combination.
ivan kotoski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
kotoski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! kotoski slams his shin into Krakow's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
kotoski lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Krakow is looking to close the distance but kotoski sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Krakow crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Krakow is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). ivan kotoski!
ivan kotoski is the new lightweight champion!
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