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RC 32 - Champion vs. Champion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jono Levero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jing Ya Xu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Jono Levero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jing Ya Xu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Xu has closed the distance and engaged Levero in a clinch.
Ya Xu trying to land knees to the body.
Levero jumps guard but Ya Xu stands there with Levero around his waist. Levero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ya Xu.
Ya Xu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jono Levero has been cut.
Levero drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ya Xu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ya Xu misses with a knee strike.
Ya Xu tries to land knees in the clinch but Levero avoids the damage to the body.
Ya Xu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levero blocks it with crossed arms.
Ya Xu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ya Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ya Xu with a knee to the head.
Ya Xu tries to land knees in the clinch but Levero avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ya Xu misses with a knee to the head.
Levero managing to block the knees to the body from Ya Xu.
Levero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ya Xu smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jono Levero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ya Xu tries to avoid it but Levero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ya Xu to the ground. Ya Xu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ya Xu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Levero takes one on the button.
Levero needs to keep his hands up - Ya Xu had a free shot at his head there.
Ya Xu throws a good cross that connects.
Levero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ya Xu as he jumps to the side.
Levero is breathing heavily.
Ya Xu throws a body punch but Levero moves out of range.
Ya Xu moves into the clinch.
Ya Xu lands an elbow inside.
Ya Xu stalls.
Ya Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levero.
Levero fails to pull guard.
Ya Xu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Levero.
Ya Xu looking to throw knees to the head but Levero is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu lands a knee to the head.
Jono Levero's cut is getting worse.
Ya Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Ya Xu is pressed up against the cage. Levero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ya Xu down to the mat. Ya Xu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ya Xu drives through and clinches with Levero against the cage.
Levero fails to pull guard.
Ya Xu is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ya Xu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Levero's brow.
Levero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ya Xu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Levero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ya Xu stalls.
Ya Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levero's defenses.
Levero can't get the takedown.
Ya Xu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Levero.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ya Xu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Levero blocks an elbow strike from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu is pushing Levero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ya Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ya Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Levero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Levero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ya Xu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ya Xu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ya Xu moves into the clinch.
Ya Xu lands an elbow just above Levero 's eye.
Jono Levero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ya Xu lands an elbow inside.
Ya Xu misses with a knee to the head.
Levero jumps guard but Ya Xu stands there with Levero around his waist. Levero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Levero blocks an elbow strike from Ya Xu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ya Xu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Levero avoids a wild elbow strike from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu landing knees to the body.
Ya Xu lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Jono Levero's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ya Xu looking to throw knees to the head but Levero is blocking nicely.
Levero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ya Xu smiles and moves away.
Levero avoids the head kick by Ya Xu.
Ya Xu scores with a hook to the body. Levero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ya Xu jabs at Levero's body.
Ya Xu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Levero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Levero.
Ya Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Ya Xu instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jing Ya Xu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jono Levero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Levero fails with the takedown.
Levero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ya Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ya Xu throws a front kick that sends Levero stumbling back into the cage.
Ya Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levero checks the leg kick.
Levero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ya Xu misses with a few strikes there.
Levero tries for a takedown but Ya Xu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ya Xu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levero closes the distance and clinches up with Ya Xu, looking for a takedown. Levero pushes Ya Xu against the cage but Ya Xu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jono Levero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ya Xu clinches up with Levero and pushes him back against the cage.
Ya Xu is struggling to control the position.
Ya Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jono Levero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jing Ya Xu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tilthammer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jedi mind tricks - Blood in blood out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shaw's choice of entrance music: Blunt To My Lips. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaw.
A combination from Tilthammer does no damage.
Donk. Tilthammer catches Shaw right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Tilthammer is just out of range.
Shaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tilthammer blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw swinging wilding here.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaw throws the left hand but Tilthammer avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw looks to throw the jab but Tilthammer is out of range.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Tilthammer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shaw misses.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilthammer manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Shaw.
Shaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilthammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
Tilthammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
John Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilthammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw works the jab nicely.
Tilthammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Tilthammer gets the takedown into side control.
Tilthammer prevents Shaw from escaping the position.
Tilthammer trying to control the action but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Tilthammer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to improve his position.
Tilthammer trying to control the position but Shaw is working away.
Shaw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tilthammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shaw is refusing to be controlled, as Tilthammer sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer prevents Shaw from improving his position.
Shaw pushes Tilthammer off looking to stand but Tilthammer dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tilthammer lands a right hook to the body.
Shaw looks to land a combination. Tilthammer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Alexander Tilthammer has been cut.
Tilthammer is breathing heavily.
Shaw waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tilthammer.
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
Shaw connects with a single shot there.
Whack! Shaw lands a heavy head kick that drops Tilthammer. The ref tackles Shaw to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Tilthammer was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John Shaw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kellen Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Turn My Swag On. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kellen Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavelic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pavelic avoids the head kick by Smith.
Pavelic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Pavelic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Ivan Pavelic has been cut.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Pavelic is blocking nicely.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Pavelic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith tries to clinch up but Pavelic circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Pavelic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavelic wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pavelic!
Smith prevents Pavelic from getting the reversal.
Pavelic looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pavelic on the ground.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Pavelic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The cut above Ivan Pavelic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ivan Pavelic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Pavelic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kellen Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod Smart!
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, Ken Dust!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smart feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smart gets to his feet - Dust follows without any prompting.
Smart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smart gets caught flat footed, as Dust shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smart is looking to stand up but Dust isn't so interested in that idea.
Dust slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smart could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smart keeping moving, preventing Dust from controlling successfully.
Smart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dust is controlling him.
Smart is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dust swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smart tries for a takedown but Dust circles away easily
and Dust counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ken Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dust closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smart to the mat! Smart manages to get full guard.
Dust looking to pass the guard.
Dust lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust tries to stand but Smart is controlling from the bottom.
Dust controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
I looks like Dust might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Smart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dust is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smart is looking to stand up but Dust isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust tries to free his leg and advance position but Smart is retaining full guard.
Dust passes into half guard.
Dust controlling the pace.
Smart is trying to stand up here but Dust is controlling him well.
Smart is trying to escape back to his feet but Dust uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Smart is looking to get back to his feet here but Dust is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smart's back.
That's four 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.
Dust working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smart has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Dust dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dust throws a series of punches but Smart moves out of range.
Smart misses with a takedown attempt
and Dust counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dust.
Dust pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smart's elbow.
Dust stops a takedown attempt from Smart.
Dust breaks the clinch.
Dust darts in trying to clinch
so Smart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dust is working an open guard so Smart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dust closes the distance but Smart moves to the side
and Smart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust breaks from the clinch.
Dust shoots for a double leg takedown but Smart sprawls well. He's pushed Dust's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dust tries to bum rush Smart with a series of wild strikes but Smart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smart misses with a takedown attempt
and Dust decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smart's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dust is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smart is looking to stand up but Dust isn't so interested in that idea.
Smart kicks Dust off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smart gets to his feet. Dust looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dust misses with a takedown attempt
so Smart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dust's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dust wants to stand but Smart is controlling the position.
Rod Smart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dust is working an open guard so Smart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smart fails to land the takedown.
Smart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dust counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart misses with a takedown
and Dust counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smart won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smart wants to get back to his feet but Dust drags him back down.
Dust stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Smart has his takedown stuffed
so Dust counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dust is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dust trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smart has his feet on Dust's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rod Smart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smart tries to clinch there but Dust circles away.
Dust misses with a takedown
and Smart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dust's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smart stands up and waves to Dust to follow him.
Smart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dust counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Smart dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smart moves into the clinch successfully.
Smart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dust prevents it.
Dust tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dust escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smart looks for a takedown but Dust sprawls well.
Dust fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smart, pushing him back against the cage.
Dust manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smart gets to his feet. Dust looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust throws a sloppy head kick and Smart moves out of range easily.
Dust bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dust is looking to take a break and control but Smart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dust doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Smart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dust wants to get back to his feet but Smart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smart wants to stand but Dust has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dust is working an open guard so Smart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dust's waist but Dust gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smart off to one side.
Dust shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smart as he jumps to the side.
Dust gets caught flat footed, as Smart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smart wanted to stand there but Dust had control of the position.
Smart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dust, up you get!
Smart with a poor takedown
and Dust counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smart thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart fails with the takedown
and Dust counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dust manages to pull guard.
Dust is working an open guard so Smart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dust misses with a kick to the body.
Smart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dust counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dust counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Dust.
I think Dust has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rod Smart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gail keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gail tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Gail is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emelianenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emelianenko's back!
Gail is trying to stick to Emelianenko's back but Emelianenko is turning into Gail. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gail's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Emelianenko.
Gail throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gail is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gail landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gail wants to free his trapped foot but Emelianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gail seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gail seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gail missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gail thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Nice strikes from Gail there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gail pulls his head out easily.
Gail wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Gail is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gail looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emelianenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Emelianenko has hold of Gail's hands but Gail slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Gail has control of the leg.
Gail landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gail in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Emelianenko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gail!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gynther Gail!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sallah Alcoubra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suvorov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole.. Alcoubra has chosen Counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums as his entrance music. Sallah Alcoubra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Suvorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sallah Alcoubra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvorov slips a jab and a cross from Alcoubra.
Suvorov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suvorov throwing strikes from guard but Alcoubra blocks nicely.
Suvorov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alcoubra working a defensive guard here.
Suvorov wants to control from the top but Alcoubra keeps moving.
Alcoubra wants to get back to his feet but Suvorov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alcoubra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suvorov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alcoubra is trying to control the position but Suvorov postures up.
Suvorov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alcoubra controlling Suvorov's posture.
Suvorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alcoubra is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcoubra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alcoubra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suvorov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suvorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suvorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alcoubra's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suvorov is trying to work for a kimura but Alcoubra is defending well.
Alcoubra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suvorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alcoubra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suvorov.
Alcoubra tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Suvorov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suvorov is thwarting Alcoubra's attempts to control the position.
Suvorov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Suvorov 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Suvorov is trying to work for a kimura but Alcoubra is defending well.
Suvorov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suvorov is just content to waste time from the top position. Alcoubra takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Suvorov throwing strikes but missing.
Suvorov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alcoubra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suvorov is one step ahead there.
Suvorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcoubra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alcoubra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alcoubra has escaped and now he's on top!
Suvorov is breathing heavily.
Alcoubra won't allow Suvorov to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alcoubra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alcoubra stopping the sweep attempt from Suvorov.
Suvorov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alcoubra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suvorov wants to sweep but no luck.
Alcoubra wants to control from the top but Suvorov keeps moving.
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.
Suvorov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alcoubra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alcoubra with a nice cross.
Alcoubra moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcoubra misses with an uppercut. Suvorov saw that one coming.
Suvorov lands a slapping body shot.
Suvorov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alcoubra pinned against the cage. Alcoubra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suvorov swings for the body but Alcoubra moves out of range.
Alcoubra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suvorov.
Alcoubra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Suvorov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Suvorov with that takedown attempt.
Alcoubra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suvorov throws an overhand right that lands on Alcoubra's shoulder, as Alcoubra tries to avoid the shot.
Alcoubra stuns Suvorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suvorov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alcoubra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alcoubra throws a right hand that Suvorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Suvorov also avoids with ease.
Alcoubra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suvorov.
Suvorov shoots in for a takedown but Alcoubra shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Alcoubra.
Alcoubra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suvorov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alcoubra connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcoubra scores with a body shot.
Alcoubra throws a right and a left that Suvorov avoids nicely.
Alcoubra looks to land a left hand but Suvorov moved out of range nicely.
Alcoubra throws a series of punches but Suvorov moves out of range.
Alcoubra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alcoubra blocks a jab.
Donk. Alcoubra catches Suvorov right on the button with a cross.
Alcoubra connects with a high kick.
Alcoubra slips under a jab from Suvorov.
Suvorov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Suvorov looks for a takedown but Alcoubra sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Suvorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra lands a nice looking body shot.
Suvorov throws a series of punches but Alcoubra avoids them all with ease.
Alcoubra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alcoubra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcoubra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alcoubra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alcoubra misses with a series of wild punches.
Suvorov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alcoubra thows a body shot but no joy.
Alcoubra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suvorov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra looks to land a combination but Suvorov avoids it well.
Alcoubra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alcoubra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suvorov shoots for a double leg takedown but Alcoubra sprawls well. He's pushed Suvorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alcoubra catches Suvorov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alcoubra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suvorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alcoubra.
Alcoubra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alcoubra misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alcoubra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alcoubra moves out of range of the strikes.
Suvorov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alcoubra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suvorov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alcoubra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sallah Alcoubra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Alcoubra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alcoubra throws a right hand that Suvorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Suvorov also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Suvorov or perhaps it was just good defense by Alcoubra which made him look bad.
Alcoubra closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sallah Alcoubra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Suvorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcoubra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alcoubra misses with a double jab.
Alcoubra throws a sloppy head kick and Suvorov moves out of range easily.
Alcoubra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suvorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alcoubra counters with a three punch combo that has Suvorov backing up. Suvorov nods at Alcoubra to acknowledge the strikes.
Suvorov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sallah Alcoubra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcoubra throws a series of punches but Suvorov moves out of range.
Suvorov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suvorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcoubra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suvorov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcoubra stalks Suvorov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suvorov's face. Suvorov staggers backwards, shaken.
Alcoubra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suvorov closes the distance and clinches up with Alcoubra, looking for a takedown. Suvorov pushes Alcoubra against the cage but Alcoubra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suvorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcoubra throws a body punch but Suvorov moves out of range.
Alcoubra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suvorov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suvorov throws and elbow that misses. Alcoubra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suvorov's guard. Nice move by Alcoubra!
Suvorov working for submissions but it's allowed Alcoubra to get to half guard.
Suvorov wants to get back to full guard but Alcoubra has mounted him!
Alcoubra raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suvorov wants to hold on but Alcoubra pushes him away.
Suvorov is squirming around, avoiding Alcoubra's attempts to control the action.
Alcoubra prevents Suvorov from getting the reversal.
Alcoubra working for a submission but Suvorov is keeping him at bay.
Suvorov is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov is working hard here to advance position.
Alcoubra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alcoubra has control of Suvorov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Suvorov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Suvorov regains half guard.
Suvorov gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suvorov is on top in guard.
Suvorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alcoubra's guard.
Suvorov is trying to control the action in half guard but Alcoubra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alcoubra wants to get back to full guard.
Alexandr Suvorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suvorov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suvorov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alcoubra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suvorov stops Alcoubra from getting back to his feet.
Suvorov winds up and cracks Alcoubra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suvorov moves nicely into side control.
Suvorov working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Suvorov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suvorov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Suvorov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markov Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory has chosen A New Level as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
277 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markov Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Gregory lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jankovic doesn't seem phased though.
Jankovic jabs at Gregory's body.
Gregory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jankovic.
Gregory looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jankovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Jankovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gregory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gregory avoids the body shot from Jankovic.
Jankovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Noah Gregory has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Jankovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jankovic lands a jab to the nose.
Jankovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gregory.
Gregory looks gassed!
Gregory throws a head kick but Jankovic moves out of range.
Gregory throws a shot from downtown. Jankovic moves away and avoids it.
Jankovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory slips a jab and a cross from Jankovic.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregory.
Jankovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Noah Gregory's cut even more.
Jankovic lands a jab to the head.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Gregory misses with a wild body shot.
Gregory moves away from the strike by Jankovic.
A slow jab from Jankovic misses its intended target.
Jankovic misses with an uppercut.
Gregory takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jankovic lands with a nice combination. Gregory backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a body punch but Gregory moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jankovic.
Markov Jankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jankovic throws out the jab.
Jankovic scores with a jab to the body.
Jankovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jankovic throws a big shot that misses.
Jankovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The cut above Noah Gregory's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jankovic throws a shot from downtown. Gregory moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Jankovic.
Gregory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jankovic as he connects with a hook.
Jankovic cracks Gregory with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Jankovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gregory in his tracks.
Jankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jankovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gregory counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jankovic won't be happy with that.
Jankovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gregory on the ground.
Jankovic is not content to let Gregory control the position.
Jankovic wants to control but Gregory postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gregory wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jankovic sneaks back into half guard.
Gregory trying to control the action but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gregory throws and low kick but Jankovic moves out of range easily.
Gregory shoots in and drives through. Jankovic sprawls well.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Jankovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jankovic is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gregory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markov Jankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Gregory's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Jankovic.
Gregory avoids the body shot from Jankovic.
Gregory scores with a spinning back kick!
Gregory shoots for a takedown but Jankovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jankovic waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gregory.
A telegraphed right hand from Jankovic misses the target.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jankovic.
Jankovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Jankovic misses with a wild body shot.
Jankovic throws a leg kick
and Gregory counters with a nice leg kick.
Gregory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markov Jankovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankovic misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregory defending well as Jankovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jankovic throws a shot from downtown. Gregory moves away and avoids it.
Gregory slips under a jab.
Jankovic misses with a looping left.
A big left from Jankovic misses.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jankovic looks to land a right hand but Gregory moved out of range.
Jankovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markov Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregory throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gregory lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregory throws a body kick that misses.
Gregory looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jankovic!
Gregory has hold of Jankovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jankovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gregory looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jankovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Gregory has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory trying to control but Jankovic is having none of it.
Gregory postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jankovic looks a forlorn figure.
Gregory is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jankovic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gregory trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four 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.
Gregory has control of Jankovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jankovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jankovic tries to lock up and control but Gregory gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gregory controlling the position easily from mount.
Jankovic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gregory.
Gregory avoids the attempt from Jankovic to control.
Gregory wants to control the pace but Jankovic is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Gregory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Gregory's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jankovic throws a good cross that connects.
Gregory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Jankovic - just one landing.
Jankovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gregory wants to land a leg kick but Jankovic is out of range.
Jankovic lands a nice hook to Gregory's body. Gregory takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jankovic cracks Gregory with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Jankovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Gregory should have avoided that one.
Jankovic stuns Gregory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jankovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jankovic loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory shoots in and drives through. Jankovic sprawls well.
Jankovic throws a one two combo.
Jankovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregory staying out of range there.
Jankovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jankovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jankovic lands a head shot.
Gregory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gregory counters with a leg kick.
Gregory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jankovic connects with a crisp jab.
Jankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregory can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noah Gregory's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Gregory.
Gregory has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Jankovic misses.
Gregory slips under a jab from Jankovic.
Gregory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a leg kick but Gregory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Jankovic misses.
Jankovic motions for Gregory to come forward. Jankovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregory changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jankovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory working away.
Gregory wants to control but Jankovic is keeping him busy.
Gregory slows the pace down.
Jankovic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gregory is staying tight to Jankovic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jankovic controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Jankovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jankovic being controlled for a moment.
Gregory wants to control but Jankovic is keeping him busy.
Jankovic wants to control but Gregory postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregory wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jankovic keeps working.
Jankovic holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markov Jankovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jankovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markov Jankovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Chinese Athem. Harfager is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin tries to land a leg kick but Harfager saw it coming and moves away.
Harfager moves out of range as Xin strikes.
Harfager throws a right and a left that Xin avoids nicely.
Xin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harfager as he jumps to the side.
Harfager digs a good hook to Xin's body.
Xin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harfager blocks a jab.
Xin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Xin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Xin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harfager is not content to let Xin control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Xin trying to mount his opponent but Harfager defends it.
Harfager is trying to stand back up but Xin is controlling him
Xin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harfager keeps working.
Xin is looking to advance position but Harfager won't allow it.
Xin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harfager doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xin.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harfager takes one on the button.
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.
Xin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harfager circles away.
Xin feints and as Harfager raises his hands in defense, Xin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harfager wants to sweep here but Xin controlling him for the moment.
Harfager looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xin wants to pass the guard but Harfager is keeping the position.
Harfager looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harfager wants to stand up but Xin is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harfager punching to the body, from the bottom.
Harfager keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xin misses with a leg kick
and Harfager counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xin misses with a looping right.
Xin has his takedown stuffed
and Harfager counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xin's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xin throws a shot from downtown. Harfager moves away and avoids it.
Harfager feints and then cracks Xin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xin down.
Ming Xin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Xin misses
and Harfager moves into the clinch.
Xin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harfager is trying to maintain a safe position but Xin gets an underhook and turns Harfager into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Harfager.
Xin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xin misses with a double jab
and Harfager counters with an inside leg kick.
Harfager clinches with his opponent.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Xin avoids the damage to the body.
Harfager makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Xin 's eye.
Xin wants to break free but Harfager has control.
Harfager stops a takedown attempt from Xin.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Xin managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Xin blocks the elbow strike.
Harfager lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harald Harfager will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harfager throws a head kick that misses.
Xin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harfager counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harfager is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xin is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xin dodges an elbow strike from Harfager.
Harfager swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Harfager - that landed with a thud.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Xin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harfager.
Harfager fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xin, pushing him back against the cage.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Xin 's eye.
Harfager lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Xin 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xin wants to get back to striking at distance but Harfager won't allow it.
Harfager throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harfager smiles and moves away.
Xin misses with a takedown attempt
and Harfager counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Xin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Xin is avoiding it.
Xin fails with the takedown
and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager prevents the takedown attempt.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager tries to stall but Xin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harfager lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xin backwards.
Harfager digs a right hand into Xin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xin's gas tank.
Harfager looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xin tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harfager softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harfager pushes off an throws an elbow but Xin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Xin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harfager avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager keeps control of Xin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harfager takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harfager just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xin's brow.
Xin wants a takedown.
Harfager misses with an elbow over the top.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Harfager misses with the head strike.
Harfager prevents the takedown attempt.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xin's defenses.
Xin wants a takedown but no success here.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Harfager.
Xin tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager scores with a shot to the side of Xin's head.
Harfager lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harfager leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xin managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xin.
Harfager cracks Xin with a nice body shot.
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager controlling the action here for a moment.
Xin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xin.
Xin avoids a wild elbow strike from Harfager.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harfager moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Xin keeps it at a distance.
Harfager defending well as Xin loads up on a big left hand.
Xin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harfager counters with a head kick. That will keep Xin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Xin thows a leg kick but Harfager checks it
and Harfager counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Xin is avoiding it.
Harfager fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harfager moves into the clinch successfully.
Harfager pushes Xin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xin is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harald Harfager seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xin blocks an elbow strike.
Xin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Xin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harfager - the referee stops the clock and Xin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harfager. Xin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xin blocks a head kick by Harfager.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Xin is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harfager takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harfager pushes Xin up against the cage in a clinch.
Harfager'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.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Xin 's eye.
Come on Harfager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harfager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
Xin wants a takedown but no success here.
Harfager misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harfager.
Harfager is trying to stall.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Xin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager punishes Xin's body with a nice straight punch.
Xin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harfager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xin works the jab nicely.
Xin has a takedown stuffed.
Xin misses with an uppercut.
Xin swings for the body but Harfager moves out of range.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Xin pushes him off.
Harfager darts in and clinches Xin up against the cage.
Xin has picked Harfager up - he's going for a ride! Xin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harfager controlling the position for now.
Xin prevents Harfager from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harfager looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harfager wants to control but Xin is keeping busy.
Harfager is trying to stand back up but Xin is controlling him
Xin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Harfager has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Xin is working for a kimura but Harfager is defending it quite comfortably.
Xin tries to pass to full mount but Harfager defends it.
Xin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harfager trying to hold on to Xin's head to control him but Xin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harfager tries to clinch there but Xin circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Harfager scores with a four punch combination!
Xin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harfager counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xin's knee momentarily.
Harfager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harfager misses with a wild body shot.
Xin misses with a takedown
and Harfager counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harfager throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harfager takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xin's defenses.
Harfager pushes off an throws an elbow but Xin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin is trying to drag Harfager to the mat but Harfager just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Xin avoids the damage to the body.
Xin wants a takedown but no success here.
Harfager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harfager softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xin goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harfager tries to clinch up but Xin circles away and keeps his distance.
Xin misses with a takedown
and Harfager counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harfager is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xin rather than just go for the knockout.
Harfager clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harfager creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Xin is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Harfager.
Harfager is stalling here.
Harfager keeps control of Xin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Xin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xin looking for a takedown.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Harfager lands a shoulder strike.
Harfager is struggling to control the position.
Xin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harfager gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harfager is pushing Xin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harfager throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harfager avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Xin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Xin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ming Xin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harfager forces Xin back against the cage and clinches.
Harfager stalling.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Xin takes an elbow to the temple.
Harfager pushes Xin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager lands a right hand.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Xin's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager missing with knees to the body.
Xin jumps guard but Harfager stands there with Xin around his waist. Xin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harfager avoiding damage.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Xin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Harfager.
Harfager pushes Xin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xin blocks an uppercut.
Harfager misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Xin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harfager makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xin takes a swing at Harfager's ribcage but misses.
Xin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harfager rushes Xin and presses him up against the cage.
Harfager is trying to stall.
Xin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harfager fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Xin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harfager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harfager counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Xin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harfager.
Harfager lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xin backwards.
Harfager stops a takedown attempt from Xin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin tries to pull guard but Harfager holds him up against the cage and eventually Xin drops back down to his feet.
Xin wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Harfager.
Come on Harfager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Xin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harfager dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xin. That did some damage!
Harfager lands a high kick!
Harald Harfager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harfager moves into the clinch.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Xin 's eye.
Harfager lands with a short shot to the head.
Harfager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harfager scores with a shot to the side of Xin's head.
Harfager leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xin.
Xin jumps guard but Harfager stands there with Xin around his waist. Xin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xin's defenses.
Xin being controlled against the cage.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager lands with a light punch inside.
Harfager lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xin's defenses.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Xin blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harfager.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xin can't get the takedown.
Xin tries to pull guard but Harfager won't allow it.
Xin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harfager leaning against his opponent.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but Xin blocks it.
Harfager throws a punch but it's blocked by Xin.
Come on Harfager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xin can't break the clinch.
Harfager lands a body punch.
Xin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harfager gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Xin 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Harfager.
Harfager is looking to control Xin's arms but Xin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harfager has his back to the cage.
Harfager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Xin can't get the takedown.
Xin looking to stall.
Harfager throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but Xin blocks it.
Xin blocks the elbow strike.
Xin avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Xin manages to break the clinch.
Xin looks to score with a jab to the body but Harfager is just out of range.
Harfager drops his hands momentarily and Xin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ming Xin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harald Harfager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harfager makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harfager winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 44:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Harfager!
Harald Harfager is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Albert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Godsmack!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert fails with a takedown attempt.
Albert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice straight punches there by Cage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cage.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
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!
Cage drops Albert with a nice combination! Cage dives into Albert's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Albert Albert has been cut.
Albert is breathing heavily.
Cage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cage throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Albert looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cage puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cage passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Albert!
Cage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cage with the ground and pound from mount.
Cage controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert is wriggling around trying to escape.
Albert is working hard here to advance position.
Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Luke Cage just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luke Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage with a jab.
Albert is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands with a big right hook that stumbles Albert - he's out on his feet here! Cage follows up with another monster hook that separates Albert from consciousness! Albert falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cage stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luke Cage!
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