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King of the Ring - Round 2! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dice - Abusing Drugs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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290 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ivanov!
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, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a left and a right that sends Ivanov crashing to the canvas! Taalasmaa dives into mount looking to finish!
Ivanov is rocked!
Taalasmaa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taalasmaa get's back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Taalasmaa misses.
Ivanov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa slips a jab from Ivanov.
Ivanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov staying out of range there.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
Sergei Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Ivanov hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between mitsi fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Georgievich Karpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, mitsi fili!
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, Valery Georgievich Karpin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpin doesn't manage to clinch there - fili circles away.
fili swats away the attempt to clinch by Karpin.
fili tries for a takedown but Karpin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
fili fails with the takedown.
fili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
fili scores with a jab. Karpin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
fili lands with a nice combination. Karpin backs away looking to recover.
Valery Georgievich Karpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karpin wants to clinch.
fili clinches up against the ropes.
Karpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
fili really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
fili wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mitsi fili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
fili can't break the clinch.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from fili.
fili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpin keeps control of fili as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like mitsi fili has been cut.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpin landing knees to the head.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
fili wants to get back to his feet but Karpin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
fili controls Karpin momentarily but Karpin frees himself.
Karpin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
fili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
fili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karpin wants to stand but fili has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Karpin wants to stand and escape but instead fili has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
fili is looking to stand up but Karpin won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
fili clinches with his opponent.
Karpin misses with a knee to the head.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpin looks gassed!
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili wants a takedown.
Karpin connects with a nasty looking knee right to fili's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili misses with a knee to the head.
fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
fili has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Karpin uses from the top position.
fili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karpin is controlling him.
Karpin won't allow fili to sweep him here.
fili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karpin is controlling him.
fili is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
fili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karpin prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karpin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Karpin.
Nice body punch from fili.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
fili is trying to break the clinch but Karpin has him pressed against the ropes.
fili wants a takedown but no success here.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
fili wants to break free but Karpin has control.
Karpin prevents fili from breaking the clinch.
Karpin is pressed up against the ropes. fili has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karpin down to the mat. Karpin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
fili has taken the fight to the clinch.
fili looking for a takedown.
Karpin prevents the takedown attempt.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
Karpin misses with a knee strike.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karpin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
fili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karpin smiles and moves away.
Karpin wants to clinch
and fili moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mitsi fili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mitsi fili's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
fili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili is looking to control Karpin's arms but Karpin gets an underhook and turns him. Now fili has his back to the ropes.
Karpin prevents fili from breaking the clinch.
Karpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
fili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fili blocks it with crossed arms.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
fili is looking to break free of the clinch but Karpin has double underhooks.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fili is looking to break free of the clinch but Karpin has double underhooks.
Karpin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from fili.
fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
fili scores with a hook.
fili shoots for a takedown but Karpin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpin tries to clinch up but fili circles away and keeps his distance.
fili pushes Karpin up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Karpin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
fili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fili blocks it with crossed arms.
fili has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karpin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mitsi fili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
fili tries to score a body lock takedown but Karpin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karpin prevents it.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
fili is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fili blocks it with crossed arms.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
fili lands a nice uppercut.
Karpin lands a knee to the head.
fili lands a body shot.
fili is trying to break the clinch but Karpin has him pressed against the ropes.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
fili works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from fili.
fili manages to break the clinch.
Karpin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and fili counters with a straight right hand.
fili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
fili has Karpin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Karpin with a knee to the head.
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.
fili can't break the clinch.
fili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpin misses with a knee to the head.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili missing with knees to the body.
Karpin keeps control of fili as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
fili manages to break the clinch.
Karpin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by fili.
Karpin is looking to clinch.
Valery Georgievich Karpin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
fili throws a combination. Karpin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
fili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karpin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but fili has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
fili tries to break the clinch but Karpin is controlling the position.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
fili is looking to break free of the clinch but Karpin has double underhooks.
Karpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
fili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karpin backwards.
fili wants a takedown but no success here.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
Karpin misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
fili is working for takedown but Karpin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
fili wants to get back to striking at distance but Karpin won't allow it.
Karpin misses with a knee strike.
fili tries for a takedown but Karpin manages to get underhooks.
Karpin connects with a nasty looking knee right to fili's face.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karpin lands a knee to the head.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fili is working for takedown but Karpin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
fili takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karpin lands a knee to the head.
fili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karpin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
Karpin misses with a knee strike.
fili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karpin prevents it.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karpin connects with a knee to the head.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
fili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karpin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
Karpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fili blocks it with crossed arms.
fili lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fili fails to pull guard.
fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
fili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karpin has him pressed against the ropes.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but fili blocks with his arms.
Karpin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fili blocks it with crossed arms.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fili tries to break the clinch but Karpin is controlling the position.
fili is looking to break free of the clinch but Karpin has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karpin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fili is trying to break free.
Karpin tries a knee to the head but fili blocks it.
Karpin keeps control of fili as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpin looking to throw knees to the head but fili is blocking nicely.
fili is trying to break free.
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 mitsi fili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mitsi fili's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karpin tries to clinch but fili moves away
enabling fili to counter with a crisp jab.
Karpin tries to close the distance and clinch up but fili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
fili drives through and clinches with Karpin against the ropes.
Karpin misses with a knee strike.
Karpin throws a knee to the head but misses.
fili lands a right hand.
Karpin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but fili has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
fili pulls guard successfully.
Karpin prevents fili from getting back to his feet.
fili manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
fili throws some wild stikes that Karpin manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili trying to control but Karpin is having none of it.
fili misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karpin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karpin is squirming around, avoiding fili's attempts to control the action.
fili controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
fili looking to control but Karpin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
fili looking to secure an arm triangle but Karpin defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili trying to control but Karpin is having none of it.
fili goes for an armbar but Karpin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Karpin.
Karpin won't allow fili to sweep him here.
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.
fili manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Karpin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpin is looking to clinch but fili is avoiding it.
Karpin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and fili counters with a two punch combo.
mitsi fili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from fili does no damage.
Karpin looks to clinch
and fili counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
fili is looking to advance position but Karpin won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
fili is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
mitsi fili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for fili, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mitsi fili!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Crosby (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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
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, Walter Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov lands a head kick!
Demidov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Crosby to the ground! Demidov dives into full mount looking to finish!
Crosby is rocked!
Crosby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Demidov controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Demidov wants to control the pace but Crosby is squirming around nicely.
Crosby wants to hold on but Demidov pushes him away.
Crosby is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.
Crosby working to try and regain half guard.
Demidov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Demidov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Demidov trying to control but Crosby is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Demidov controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kaban Demidov just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Some wild striking there from Demidov.
Demidov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crosby closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Demidov to the mat! Demidov manages to get full guard.
Demidov working a defensive guard here.
Crosby won't allow Demidov to sweep him here.
Demidov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Demidov is retaining full guard.
Crosby being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control but Demidov is working from the bottom.
Crosby looks gassed!
Demidov is looking to sweep but instead, Crosby has passed into half guard.
Demidov is controlling Crosby's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Crosby trying to control from Demidov's half guard. Demidov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Demidov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crosby stopping the sweep attempt from Demidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Demidov has his hands on Crosby's head, controlling the position.
Demidov is trying to keep Crosby in close.
Demidov wants to sweep here but Crosby controlling him for the moment.
Demidov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Demidov is really struggling to control Crosby but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demidov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crosby will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crosby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demidov - the referee stops the clock and Crosby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demidov. Crosby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walter Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaban Demidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Demidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demidov lands with a slapping head kick.
Demidov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demidov tries to clinch up.
Demidov misses with a wild combination.
Demidov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demidov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demidov can pounce on him.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demidov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Demidov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demidov.
Demidov tries to clinch but Crosby moves out of range.
Demidov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demidov has Crosby up against the ropes in a clinch.
Demidov looking to throw knees to the head but Crosby is blocking nicely.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crosby tries to pull guard but Demidov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Crosby drops back down to his feet.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crosby is trying to stall.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demidov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crosby manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crosby's face.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crosby managing to block the knees to the body from Demidov.
Crosby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crosby can do to turn this around?
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Crosby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crosby blocks it with crossed arms.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crosby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Crosby tries to stall but Demidov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crosby is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Demidov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Crosby.
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.
Crosby looking to slow down the pace here.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crosby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov prevents Crosby from breaking the clinch.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Crosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but Crosby blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Demidov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demidov has Crosby up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demidov keeps control of Crosby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demidov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
Crosby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Demidov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Demidov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Crosby goes for a takedown attempt but Demidov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Crosby.
A shot to the body from Crosby misses
and Demidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Demidov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demidov throws a leg kick which misses Crosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Crosby tries to avoid it.
Demidov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demidov misses with a two punch combination.
Crosby clinches but Demidov breaks the clinch
and Demidov counters with a three punch combo that has Crosby backing up. Crosby nods at Demidov to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaban Demidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Demidov misses.
Demidov throws a series of punches but Crosby moves out of range.
Demidov has Crosby up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crosby has had enough of the clinch but Demidov keeps him there for the moment.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov connects with a knee to the head.
Demidov prevents Crosby from breaking the clinch.
Demidov looking to throw knees to the head but Crosby is blocking nicely.
Crosby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demidov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demidov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crosby's face.
Crosby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demidov has him pressed against the ropes.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov misses with a knee to the head.
Crosby is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crosby tries to pull guard but Demidov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Crosby drops back down to his feet.
Crosby tries to pull guard but Demidov won't allow it.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov scores a nice knee to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crosby goes for a takedown attempt but Demidov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Demidov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crosby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demidov as he jumps to the side.
Crosby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demidov pushes Crosby up against the ropes in a clinch.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov scores with a knee to the head.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Crosby avoiding damage as Demidov throws knees to the body.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Demidov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Demidov is pressed up against the ropes. Crosby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demidov down to the mat. Demidov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Demidov does no damage.
Walter Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby swats away the attempt to clinch by Demidov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaban Demidov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demidov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaban Demidov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarek Dobromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jarek Dobromir has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jarek Dobromir seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jarek Dobromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Ingram!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobromir looks for a takedown but Ingram sprawls well.
Dobromir keeps the fight on the outside.
Ingram shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dobromir tries to reverse the position but Ingram maintains control.
Ingram trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ingram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobromir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dobromir is trying desperately to improve position.
Dobromir is working hard here to advance position.
Dobromir avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ingram.
Ingram punching from mount but Dobromir doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dobromir is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobromir is squirming around, avoiding Ingram's attempts to control the action.
Dobromir regains half guard.
Dobromir is looking for a sweep. Ingram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobromir moves into full guard.
Dobromir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dobromir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ingram is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dobromir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ingram is defending against the submission attempts here by Dobromir.
Dobromir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dobromir is breathing heavily.
Ingram is trying to stand.
Dobromir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ingram keeps working.
Dobromir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ingram is just riding it out for now. Dobromir eventually gives up the hold.
Dobromir trying to control the action but Ingram is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram wants to control but Dobromir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ingram scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ingram wants to pass the guard but Dobromir is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dobromir wants to control but Ingram passes into side.
Dobromir is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobromir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ingram off and has taken his back!
Dobromir working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Ingram is doing well to defend. Dobromir seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Ingram is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarek Dobromir!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Dalibor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Karelin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Dalibor!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalibor looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dalibor tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dalibor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karelin works the jab nicely.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karelin misses with the combination.
Dalibor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karelin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dalibor!
Karelin looking to control but Dalibor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dalibor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karelin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalibor tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karelin landing shots from mount.
Dalibor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dalibor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalibor taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karelin looking to control but Dalibor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dalibor tries to reverse the position but Karelin maintains control.
Karelin unloading with bombs!
Karelin lands with some strikes.
Dalibor is rocked!
A big strike lands for Karelin! That's really hurt Dalibor and he's turned his back - Karelin keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Karelin Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Karelin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Volkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
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, Yuri Volkanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volkanov is rocked!
It looks like Yuri Volkanov has been cut.
Johnstone stuffs the takedown.
Volkanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnstone finish him?
Johnstone loads up on a big right hand but Volkanov slips the punch.
Volkanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Volkanov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnstone to the mat! Johnstone manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Volkanov trying to control but Johnstone is working from the bottom.
Volkanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Volkanov trying to control but Johnstone is working from the bottom.
Johnstone pushes a forearm under Volkanov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Volkanov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hank Johnstone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zo Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Scully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Zo Hyde!
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, Dan Scully!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scully fails to land the takedown.
Hyde throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Scully's head.
Scully is rocked!
Hyde scores with a leg kick.
Scully is still on wobbly legs! Can Hyde finish him?
Hyde gets a clinch.
Hyde trying to stall but Scully improves his position.
Hyde stops a takedown attempt from Scully.
Scully seems to have recovered his senses.
Scully jumps guard but Hyde stands there with Scully around his waist. Scully gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zo Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Scully.
Hyde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hyde is working for takedown but Scully is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hyde taking a breather.
Hyde stops a takedown attempt from Scully.
Scully wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hyde has him pressed against the ropes.
Hyde lands a nice elbow.
Hyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hyde scores with a four punch combination!
Hyde avoids the head kick by Scully.
Some wild striking there from Hyde.
Zo Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Hyde as Scully shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scully closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scully looks gassed!
Scully working away.
Hyde tries to bench press Scully off him but Scully keeps the position.
Hyde isn't going anywhere.
Hyde is trying to control Scully's posture but Scully avoids it.
Scully sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hyde is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hyde tries to escape but Scully is in control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hyde shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scully is squirming around, avoiding Hyde's attempts to control the action.
Scully can't escape the position.
Hyde controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hyde looking to control but Scully is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hyde looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hyde prevents Scully from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hyde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scully on the ground.
Scully keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scully manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hyde stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Scully to get to his feet.
Jab, jab by Hyde - just one landing.
Hyde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Scully tries to bench press Hyde off him but Hyde keeps the position.
Hyde tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde decides to stand back up. Hyde steps back and let's Scully get back to his feet.
Scully has his takedown stuffed
and Hyde counters with a three punch combo that has Scully backing up. Scully nods at Hyde to acknowledge the strikes.
Scully blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Hyde scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hyde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scully is looking to escape.
Scully is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scully working to try and regain half guard.
Hyde sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zo Hyde dominated that round.
That's time! Hyde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scully's guard.
Hyde wants to control from the top but Scully keeps moving.
Hyde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scully is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hyde is looking for a sweep. Scully is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hyde is trying to stand.
Hyde is staying active underneath Scully, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully stops Hyde from getting back to his feet.
Scully has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scully wants to control the pace but Hyde is squirming around nicely.
Scully connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scully working for a guillotine from mount but Hyde is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Hyde really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hyde tries to hold on but Scully postures up.
Hyde is squirming around, avoiding Scully's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scully is working for a guillotine from mount but Hyde frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hyde really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hyde is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Scully moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hyde has worked his arm free - good work by Hyde!
Scully tries to stand but Hyde is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Hyde's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scully has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hyde is pushing Scully's head away, looking to escape. Scully manages to hold on to the position though.
Scully is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hyde has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hyde tries to escape but Scully is in control.
You can see the frustration on Hyde's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scully throws an elbow but Hyde slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scully misses with a takedown attempt
and Hyde counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hyde looks to land a combination but Scully avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zo Hyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scully has his takedown stuffed
and Hyde counters with a thumping low kick.
Hyde thows a body kick. Scully tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scully tries for a takedown but Hyde circles away easily
and Hyde counters with a left and a right that stings Scully.
Zo Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Scully.
Hyde looks for the body kick but Scully saw that one coming.
Hyde darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hyde gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zo Hyde dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hyde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hyde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scully avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scully misses with a body punch.
Hyde prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Hyde - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scully avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scully is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hyde tightens his grip and picks Scully up, before dumping him to the ground. Scully manages to land in guard.
Hyde wanted to stand there but Scully had control of the position.
Scully is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hyde gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyde looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hyde wants to sweep here but Scully controlling him for the moment.
Zo Hyde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully wants to stand but Hyde has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scully stopping the sweep attempt from Hyde.
Hyde wants to stand but Scully is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice body kick there by Hyde.
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.
Scully fails with the takedown
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.
Zo Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Scully.
Scully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hyde counters with a series of strikes. Scully will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hyde clinches up with Scully and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hyde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hyde comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scully looking for a takedown.
Scully jumps guard but Hyde stands there with Scully around his waist. Scully gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scully tries to pull guard but Hyde holds him up against the ropes and eventually Scully drops back down to his feet.
Hyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scully on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hyde pushes Scully up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hyde wants a takedown.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Scully avoids the damage to the body.
Hyde prevents Scully from breaking the clinch.
Hyde has hold of one of Scully's legs. Scully is fighting the takedown attempt but Hyde gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Scully has a closed guard, preventing Hyde from standing up.
Scully trying to control the position.
Hyde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scully is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scully is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde wants to get up but he can't break Scully's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scully has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hyde can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hyde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scully keeping moving, preventing Hyde from controlling successfully.
Hyde gets to his feet. Scully looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hyde throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scully's waist but Scully gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hyde off to one side.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body.
Hyde clinches with his opponent.
Dan Scully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scully tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyde scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zo Hyde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyde has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zo Hyde!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountin Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountin Yoo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Chris Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mountin Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tan scores with a punch to the head.
Tan scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Tan.
Tan drops Yoo with a left right combo! Tan follows him down to the ground into side control.
Yoo is rocked!
It looks like Mountin Yoo has been cut.
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!
Tan taking a breather here.
Yoo is still in real trouble! Can Tan finish him?
Tan tries to stand but Yoo is controlling his head.
Tan controlling from side mount.
Yoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tan off and has taken his back!
Tan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tan trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Yoo tries to keep control of the position but Tan is staying busy.
Yoo is not going to allow Tan to sit and survive in this position.
Yoo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tan trying to control the position but Yoo manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan tries to escape the position.
Yoo looking for the choke but no joy.
Yoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yoo looks gassed!
Tan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yoo gets his way!
Tan trying to control the action but Yoo just sinks the hooks in.
Tan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yoo looking to break Tan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yoo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tan wants to control his opponent's hands but Yoo gets his hands free.
Tan is trying to get back to his feet but Yoo has full control of the position and if anything, Tan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Yoo looking for the choke from the back.
Tan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoo on the ground.
Yoo avoiding Tan 's attempts to control his hands.
Tan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tan is trying to get back to his feet but Yoo has full control of the position and if anything, Tan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoo working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Tan is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Yoo has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Tan taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mountin Yoo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ali's choice of entrance music: Prince Ali - Reprise. Sing Ali will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
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, Sing Ali!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klutie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klutie fakes the leg kick and cracks Ali in the body.
Klutie darts in and clinches Ali up against the ropes.
Ali blocks an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Klutie.
Klutie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Klutie stalling.
Klutie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klutie.
Klutie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klutie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Klutie throws an elbow that misses.
Klutie pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Klutie tries to pull guard but Ali won't allow it.
Klutie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klutie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Klutie keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Klutie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klutie tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klutie.
Klutie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Klutie is controlling the position.
Klutie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klutie tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Klutie is stalling here.
Klutie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ali pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Klutie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klutie tries to pull guard but Ali won't allow it.
Klutie tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Klutie stalling against the ropes.
Ali blocks the elbow strike.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klutie pulls Ali into guard.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klutie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ali looking to sit in guard and control but Klutie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to stand up but Klutie isn't so interested in that idea.
Ali is trying to hold Klutie in close to prevent damage but Klutie has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ali kicks Klutie off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klutie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Klutie is breathing heavily.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Klutie takes one to the chin there.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Ali connects with the punch.
Ali cracks Klutie with a good jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ali and sends Klutie crashing to the mat! Ali follows him down to the mat - Klutie regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Klutie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oh Klutie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali slows the pace down in half guard.
Klutie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klutie seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klutie's head.
Ali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klutie defending well though.
Well, if Ali 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.
Klutie wants to control but Ali is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali 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.
Klutie throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Klutie.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klutie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ali.
Ali drops Klutie with a right and a left! Ali comes rushing in but Klutie regains his composure and manages to keep Ali in guard.
Ali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ali wants to get up but he can't break Klutie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ali trying to control but Klutie is working from the bottom.
Ali with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie wants to improve his position but instead Ali has moved into half guard.
Ali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Klutie throws a push kick but Ali slaps the foot to one side.
Ali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Klutie walks into a straight right hand from Ali.
Sing Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Klutie throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klutie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klutie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali thuds his right hand into Klutie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Klutie is looking to close the distance but Ali sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Klutie crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Klutie is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sing Ali!
Sing Ali is the new bantamweight champion!
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