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RC 19.5 - Nikifor vs. Fistius PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Dig by Incubus as his entrance music. Cormack Labrador has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Likes ground |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
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, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Labrador but Labrador pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Labrador.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Labrador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson clinches.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Labrador tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Labrador.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Labrador lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Johnson goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Labrador in side control.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Labrador keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Labrador finish him?
A big shot lands for Labrador! That's hurt Johnson! Will he recover? Labrador fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormack Labrador!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh DeMann (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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209 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh DeMann !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartman scores with a body shot.
Hartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartman shoots for a double leg takedown but DeMann sprawls well. He's pushed Hartman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Hartman.
Hartman misses with the combination.
Hartman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hartman tries to close the distance and clinch but DeMann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeMann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartman throws a series of punches but DeMann moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Hartman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Hartman does no damage.
Hartman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartman tries to clinch but DeMann moves out of range.
DeMann shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hartman is breathing heavily.
DeMann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
DeMann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartman's head.
DeMann working over Hartman with some ground and pound. Hartman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hartman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
DeMann moves into full mount! Hartman won't be happy about that!
DeMann putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hartman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DeMann on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMann controlling the pace for now.
DeMann with a couple of short strikes.
Hartman wants to hold on but DeMann pushes him away.
DeMann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hartman is desperately trying to improve his position but DeMann has a good base and remains in mount.
DeMann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeMann controlling his opponent.
DeMann trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hartman is trying to escape the mount.
DeMann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman has given up his back here.
DeMann connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hartman to escape the position.
Will DeMann go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
DeMann lands strikes to the head.
Hartman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
DeMann is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hartman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hartman covers up after that shot from DeMann .
Can Hartman hold on?! DeMann is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
DeMann is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hartman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hartman for a finish.
DeMann is looking for the choke from the back position but Hartman is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMann is trying to stick to Hartman's back but Hartman is turning into DeMann . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in DeMann 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hartman.
Hartman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
DeMann is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeMann pushes a forearm under Hartman's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hartman is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugh DeMann !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Smolarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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, Gynther Gail!
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, Viktor Smolarek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolarek closes the distance and clinches.
Smolarek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gail has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smolarek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gail is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smolarek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smolarek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gail shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gail is tying to control. Smolarek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gail wants to pass the guard but Smolarek is defending well.
Gail is working hard here to advance position.
Gail throwing shots but Smolarek is blocking nicely.
Smolarek trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail is nestled in close to Smolarek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smolarek wants to improve his position but Gail is controlling well.
Gail thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smolarek's head.
Well, if Gail is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gail is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gail is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
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.
Gail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smolarek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smolarek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gail. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gail working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gail passes into half guard.
Smolarek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gail scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smolarek wants to get back to full guard.
Smolarek is looking to control Gail's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smolarek avoid being mounted?
Gail passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek prevents Gail from improving position.
Smolarek taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Gail.
Gail landing a few strikes.
Smolarek looks gassed!
Gail working the ground and pound.
Gail has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smolarek!
Gail dominating with strikes here.
Gail fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smolarek is rocked!
Gail has hold of Smolarek's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smolarek manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gail landing punches.
Smolarek is still in real trouble! Can Gail finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gail.
Gail is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gail connects with a bit shot that sees Smolarek covering up! More strikes from Smolarek and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gail is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gynther Gail!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valeri Bosjakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocko Juliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valeri Bosjakin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeri Bosjakin!
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, Rocko Juliano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosjakin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crack! A monster head kick from Juliano and Bosjakin falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Juliano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rocko Juliano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bragi Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sarge Dela!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson avoids the body shot from Dela.
Olafsson lands a nice shot that snaps Dela's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Dela. No joy for Olafsson on that attempt.
Olafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Dela. No joy for Olafsson on that attempt.
Olafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dela.
Dela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olafsson is rocked!
Olafsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dela as he jumps to the side.
Oh Olafsson 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 Bragi Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Olafsson! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sarge Dela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Vovchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Kroger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knut Kroger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vovchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knut Kroger!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vovchyn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kroger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kroger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vovchyn throws a hook but Kroger avoids it easily.
Vovchyn fails with the takedown.
Vovchyn shoots for a double leg takedown but Kroger sprawls well. He's pushed Vovchyn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Vovchyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vovchyn.
Vovchyn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kroger stops Vovchyn from passing to mount.
Kroger wants to get back to his feet but Vovchyn drags him back down.
Kroger tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kroger is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchyn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kroger bucks up and throws Vovchyn to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Vovchyn fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kroger.
Vovchyn is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchyn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kroger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Vovchyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kroger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchyn.
Vovchyn seems to have got his legs back now.
Kroger throws a series of punches but Vovchyn avoids them all with ease.
Vovchyn shoots in for a takedown but Kroger shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kroger scores with a shot to the body.
Kroger lands a big head kick that sends Vovchyn to the canvas! Kroger follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knut Kroger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bruzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruzinski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hello. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Bruzinski!
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, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bruzinski.
Karzamoff lands the left hand.
Karzamoff looks for the body kick but Bruzinski saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruzinski.
Karzamoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Bruzinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruzinski also avoids with ease.
Karzamoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruzinski tries to work over Karzamoff's front leg with a kick but Karzamoff checks it.
Bruzinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karzamoff's sensitive parts.
Karzamoff throws a one two combo.
Karzamoff misses with a kick to the body.
Bruzinski throws a low kick, looking for Karzamoff's leg but Karzamoff calmly moves out of range.
Bruzinski dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.
A head kick lands from Karzamoff that sends Bruzinski to the canvas. Bruzinski tries to scramble back to his feet but Karzamoff brings him back down into side control.
Bruzinski is rocked!
It looks like Vladimir Bruzinski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Bruzinski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruzinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Karzamoff working away.
Bruzinski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bruzinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karzamoff stands up from half guard.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that Bruzinski avoids nicely.
Bruzinski scores a takedown into full mount!
Bruzinski looking to control but Karzamoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karzamoff is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski with shots to the head and body - Karzamoff looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bruzinski wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Bruzinski misses with a head shot.
Karzamoff can't escape the position.
Bruzinski controlling from the full mount.
Karzamoff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karzamoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski controlling his opponent.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Karzamoff flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Karzamoff is trying to stand up.
Karzamoff prevents Bruzinski from taking his back.
Bruzinski tries to control but Karzamoff wriggling away.
Karzamoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karzamoff wants to control but Bruzinski is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bruzinski looking to control but Karzamoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Bruzinski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Karzamoff tries to hold on but Bruzinski postures up.
Bruzinski punching from mount but Karzamoff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karzamoff's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Karzamoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bruzinski.
Karzamoff tries to control the position but Bruzinski now has his back.
Karzamoff has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bruzinski.
Bruzinski misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruzinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruzinski misses with a kick to the body.
Bruzinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karzamoff's sensitive parts.
Karzamoff misses with a wild combination.
Vladimir Bruzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karzamoff stuffs the takedown.
Bruzinski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruzinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karzamoff is out of range and Bruzinski settles back down.
Bruzinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruzinski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karzamoff lands a jab-cross combination.
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bruzinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruzinski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Karzamoff trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bruzinski prevents Karzamoff from getting the reversal.
Bruzinski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karzamoff because Bruzinski loaded up on that one.
Karzamoff bucks Bruzinski off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bruzinski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karzamoff moves away from the strike by Bruzinski.
Bruzinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown but Karzamoff shows good takedown defense.
Karzamoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruzinski circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karzamoff.
Bruzinski scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karzamoff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruzinski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bruzinski wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Bruzinski is really struggling to control Karzamoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
BOOM! Bruzinski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruzinski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bruzinski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Karzamoff has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Karzamoff!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruzinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff is looking to stand up but Bruzinski won't let him.
Karzamoff stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bruzinski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karzamoff!
Karzamoff tries to lock up and control but Bruzinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruzinski wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Karzamoff is looking to improve his position but Bruzinski isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Karzamoff really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bruzinski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bruzinski looking to control but Karzamoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karzamoff wants to hold on but Bruzinski pushes him away.
Bruzinski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Karzamoff is on top in guard.
Bruzinski is trying to control the position but Karzamoff postures up.
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 Vladimir Bruzinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karzamoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruzinski misses with a takedown
and Karzamoff counters with a three punch combo that has Bruzinski backing up. Bruzinski nods at Karzamoff to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick but Karzamoff checks it.
Bruzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruzinski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Karzamoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karzamoff stops Bruzinski from standing up.
Bruzinski wants to control the position but Karzamoff says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bruzinski 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.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski is looking for a sweep. Karzamoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bruzinski trying to control but Karzamoff postures up.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Bruzinski is looking for a sweep. Karzamoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karzamoff scores with a one two! Bruzinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Karzamoff.
Bruzinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruzinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruzinski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruzinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karzamoff is out of range and Bruzinski settles back down.
Karzamoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruzinski, right into the meat.
Karzamoff checks the leg kick.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick which misses Karzamoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Karzamoff tries to avoid it.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karzamoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzinski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karzamoff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bruzinski's guard now.
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!
Bruzinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff wants to get up but he can't break Bruzinski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruzinski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Karzamoff has passed into side control.
Bruzinski is trying to control Karzamoff's posture but Karzamoff avoids it.
Sergei Karzamoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karzamoff decides to stand back up.
Bruzinski shoots and misses
and Karzamoff counters with a shoot takedown. Bruzinski fights it but they end up in guard.
Karzamoff drops back looking for a leg! Bruzinski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruzinski manages to kick Karzamoff off! Karzamoff jumps back into Bruzinski's guard.
Bruzinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski looking for a guillotine here but Karzamoff defends easily.
Karzamoff preventing the sweep.
Bruzinski is trying to control the position but Karzamoff postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruzinski working for a triangle but Karzamoff defends it easily.
Karzamoff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karzamoff stands up from Bruzinski's guard - Karzamoff perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruzinski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bruzinski trying to control the action but Karzamoff is working from the bottom.
Karzamoff gets back to full guard.
Karzamoff pulls Bruzinski in to control the position.
Bruzinski wants to pass the guard but Karzamoff is keeping the position.
Bruzinski looking to sit in guard and control but Karzamoff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karzamoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruzinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Karzamoff is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bruzinski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Karzamoff's back instead.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bruzinski is hanging on to Karzamoff's back as he tries to escape.
Bruzinski tries to keep control of the position but Karzamoff is staying busy.
Karzamoff defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bruzinski's arms.
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.
Karzamoff controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bruzinski trying to control momentarily.
Karzamoff rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Bruzinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruzinski also avoids with ease.
Bruzinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruzinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Karzamoff lands a jab to the nose.
Bruzinski misses with a low kick.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Karzamoff to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruzinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Karzamoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruzinski manages to avoid it.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karzamoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruzinski is looking to chop away at Karzamoff's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Karzamoff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karzamoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karzamoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruzinski clinches but Karzamoff breaks the clinch
and Karzamoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Bruzinski trying to control but Karzamoff postures up.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Bruzinski trying to control from the bottom.
Karzamoff prevents Bruzinski from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Bruzinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karzamoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karzamoff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruzinski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karzamoff sprawls well initially but Bruzinski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Karzamoff kicks Bruzinski off and gets back to his feet.
Bruzinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruzinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruzinski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karzamoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick which misses Karzamoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Karzamoff tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruzinski.
Karzamoff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bruzinski misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karzamoff pushes Bruzinski off looking to stand but Bruzinski dives back in and keeps control.
Bruzinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bruzinski is looking to advance position but Karzamoff won't allow it.
Karzamoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruzinski prevents Karzamoff from standing back up.
Bruzinski is keen to just control but Karzamoff is a slippery customer.
Bruzinski 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bruzinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruzinski thows a leg kick but Karzamoff checks it
and Karzamoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Karzamoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruzinski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karzamoff counters with a two punch combo.
Sergei Karzamoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karzamoff throws a hook to the side of Bruzinski's head but Bruzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruzinski.
Bruzinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karzamoff fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Bruzinski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by Bruzinski or perhaps it was just good defense by Karzamoff which made him look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karzamoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karzamoff throws a sloppy head kick and Bruzinski moves out of range easily.
Bruzinski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Karzamoff blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruzinski. That's going to slow Karzamoff down.
Karzamoff thows a leg kick but Bruzinski checks it
and Bruzinski counters with a leg kick.
Bruzinski is looking to slow Karzamoff down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Karzamoff misses with a few strikes there.
Karzamoff shoots in and drives through. Bruzinski sprawls well.
Bruzinski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bruzinski wants to pass the guard but Karzamoff is keeping the position.
Karzamoff keeping moving, preventing Bruzinski from controlling successfully.
Vladimir Bruzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruzinski passes Karzamoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Bruzinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karzamoff 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Karzamoff!
Sergei Karzamoff is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Largius Fistius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Largius Fistius!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikifor stuffs the takedown attempt from Fistius. Fistius gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikifor lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fistius sprawling to the canvas. Nikifor follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fistius hang on?
Fistius is rocked!
Fistius keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fistius is still in real trouble! Can Nikifor finish him?
Fistius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fistius seems to have recovered his senses.
Fistius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fistius is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nikifor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fistius on the ground.
Fistius actively working from the bottom here.
Fistius is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fistius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikifor swivels and escapes.
Fistius looks gassed!
Nikifor cracks Fistius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nikifor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fistius to stand back up!
Nikifor throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fistius clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nikifor stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maksim Nikifor!
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