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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balon Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balon Greyjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demon Rich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich is looking to clinch.
Greyjoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Rich. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
Greyjoy motions for Rich to come forward. Greyjoy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greyjoy lands an overhand right.
Greyjoy feints and as Rich raises his hands in defense, Greyjoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greyjoy wants to control from the top but Rich keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rich looking for a guillotine here but Greyjoy defends easily.
Greyjoy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rich's guard.
Rich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greyjoy wants to control from the top but Rich keeps moving.
Rich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greyjoy gets to his feet. Rich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Demon Rich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyjoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rich pinned against the cage. Rich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greyjoy misses with a two punch combination.
Greyjoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greyjoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rich pinned against the cage. Rich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greyjoy throws a one two combo.
It looks like Demon Rich has been cut.
Rich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greyjoy walks away with a smile on his face. Rich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greyjoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balon Greyjoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Rich.
Rich has closed the distance and engaged Greyjoy in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Rich.
A nice left hand lands by Greyjoy.
Rich trying to land knees to the body.
Rich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greyjoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greyjoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greyjoy pulls guard.
Rich drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Greyjoy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rich has Greyjoy in his guard.
Rich looks gassed!
Rich is looking for a triangle but Greyjoy pushes his legs off easily.
Greyjoy postures up.
Rich keeping moving, preventing Greyjoy from controlling successfully.
Greyjoy wants to get up but he can't break Rich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Greyjoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greyjoy trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greyjoy motions for Rich to come forward. Greyjoy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greyjoy misses with a two punch combination.
Greyjoy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Greyjoy throws out a powerful jab.
Rich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greyjoy.
Greyjoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Greyjoy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rich walks away with a smile on his face. Greyjoy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greyjoy swivels and escapes.
Rich stuffs the takedown.
Rich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greyjoy wants to control but Rich is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich 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.
Greyjoy is trying to stand back up but Rich is controlling him
Rich trying to pass the guard but Greyjoy defending well.
Greyjoy is trying to maintain the position but Rich is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greyjoy keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balon Greyjoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Rich's cut.
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.
Rich slips under a jab from Greyjoy.
Rich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greyjoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greyjoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greyjoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greyjoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greyjoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greyjoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Rich tries to free his leg and advance position but Greyjoy is retaining full guard.
Rich 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.
Greyjoy keeping full guard, as Rich tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyjoy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rich is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Greyjoy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rich's back instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greyjoy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Greyjoy is looking to control Rich but Rich is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Greyjoy has the hooks in. Rich is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Greyjoy looking for the choke from the back.
Greyjoy trying to control momentarily.
Greyjoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rich wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich turns into Greyjoy and is now in his guard.
Rich drops back looking for a leg! Greyjoy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greyjoy manages to kick Rich off! Rich jumps back into Greyjoy's guard.
Rich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greyjoy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rich drops back looking for a leg! Greyjoy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greyjoy manages to kick Rich off! Rich jumps back into Greyjoy's guard.
Greyjoy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greyjoy is keeping the position for now.
Greyjoy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rich is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Greyjoy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rich's back instead.
Greyjoy has the hooks in. Rich is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Greyjoy passes his arm under Rich's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Rich taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Balon Greyjoy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alicia Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I love you. Alicia Dawn is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wayne Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alicia Dawn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock looks for a takedown but Dawn sprawls well.
Dawn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murdock looks for a takedown but Dawn sprawls well.
Dawn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawn misses with a two punch combination.
Murdock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck for Murdock with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawn looks to land a combination. Murdock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dawn throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murdock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dawn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murdock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Murdock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murdock tries for a kimura but Dawn is defending well.
Dawn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Murdock has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dawn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawn but Dawn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawn throws a one two combo.
Dawn is looking to clinch.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Dawn.
Murdock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawn circles away.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Dawn.
Alicia Dawn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dawn throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn throws the kick towards the body but Murdock avoids it.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawn as he jumps to the side.
Dawn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawn connects with the punch.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Dawn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murdock goes for an armbar but Dawn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dawn.
Murdock looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dawn passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn stands up.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawn scores with a four punch combination!
Dawn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawn lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alicia Dawn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murdock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawn tries to avoid it but Murdock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawn to the ground. Dawn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dawn.
Dawn scores with a punch to the head.
Murdock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murdock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murdock trying to control from half guard but Dawn is working away.
Murdock is really struggling to control Dawn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn pushes Murdock off looking to stand but Murdock dives back in and keeps control.
Murdock is looking for a kimura but Dawn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murdock to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dawn tries to escape but Murdock is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murdock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dawn wants to get back to his feet but Murdock drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawn keeps working.
Murdock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dawn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murdock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dawn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Murdock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawn keeps working.
Murdock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dawn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawn throws Murdock to one side and escapes!
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 Wayne Murdock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Dawn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawn lands a jab.
Dawn misses with the combination.
Dawn lands a head kick!
Dawn pushes Murdock away with a front kick.
Alicia Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murdock lands in his opponent's guard.
Murdock wants to control from the top but Dawn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock stops Dawn from standing up.
Murdock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murdock prevents Dawn from getting back to his feet.
Murdock wants to control from the top but Dawn keeps moving.
Murdock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Dawn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawn closes the distance and clinches.
Murdock avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawn.
Dawn tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dawn throws an elbow but misses.
Dawn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murdock can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murdock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawn misses with a knee strike.
Dawn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawn misses with a knee to the head.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
Dawn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdock.
Murdock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawn smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawn misses with a two punch combination.
Alicia Dawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock scores a takedown into full mount!
Murdock looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawn is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Murdock working for a guillotine from mount but Dawn is in no mood to give up.
Murdock is working for a guillotine from mount but Dawn frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawn really wants to buck Murdock off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wayne Murdock.
I think Murdock 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wayne Murdock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zerynchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolls Gracie!
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, Vladimir Zerynchuk!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerynchuk shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Zerynchuk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zerynchuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Zerynchuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Zerynchuk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zerynchuk is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Zerynchuk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie won't allow Zerynchuk to sweep him here.
Gracie 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.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zerynchuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zerynchuk misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a beautiful punch that sends Zerynchuk to the canvas!
Zerynchuk is rocked!
It looks like Vladimir Zerynchuk has been cut.
Rolls Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zerynchuk.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Zerynchuk keeps moving.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Zerynchuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie won't allow Zerynchuk to sweep him here.
Gracie passes Zerynchuk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Zerynchuk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zerynchuk looks gassed!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Zerynchuk is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Zerynchuk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie stands and throws Zerynchuk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zerynchuk some visible discomfort.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Zerynchuk is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zerynchuk!
Gracie gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zerynchuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zerynchuk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie forces Zerynchuk back against the ropes and clinches.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zerynchuk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Zerynchuk is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Zerynchuk misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Zerynchuk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zerynchuk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Zerynchuk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zerynchuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zerynchuk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zerynchuk won't be happy with that.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Zerynchuk here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zerynchuk is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie stands up and beckons Zerynchuk to his feet.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Zerynchuk.
Zerynchuk fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zerynchuk is breathing heavily.
Zerynchuk drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zerynchuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zerynchuk as he avoids it easily.
Zerynchuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie pushing down on Zerynchuk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zerynchuk keeps working.
Gracie prevents Zerynchuk from improving his position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zerynchuk's head.
Gracie moves into full mount! Zerynchuk won't be happy about that!
Zerynchuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zerynchuk is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Zerynchuk to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Zerynchuk is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Gracie has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Zerynchuk taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rolls Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Bogdanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogdanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Shark Ethic" by Most Precious Blood. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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235 lbs
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282 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Bogdanov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Austin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogdanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bogdanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bogdanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Austin is trying to break free.
Bogdanov missing with knees to the body.
Bogdanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
Bogdanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Austin.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bogdanov.
Bogdanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Austin shoots in looking for a takedown. Bogdanov tries to sprawl out of it but Austin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bogdanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bogdanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Austin shoots in but no luck this time.
Bogdanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
Austin throws a series of punches but Bogdanov avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Austin both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Anatoly Bogdanov has been cut.
Bogdanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bogdanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Austin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bogdanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov content just to control the position here.
Austin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bogdanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bogdanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Bogdanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bogdanov with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bogdanov looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Bogdanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bogdanov thowing shots but they're missing.
Austin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
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.
Bogdanov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bogdanov trying to control but Austin is having none of it.
Austin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bogdanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Austin is squirming around, avoiding Bogdanov's attempts to control the action.
Bogdanov prevents Austin from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Bogdanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Austin does it's job there.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Bogdanov moves into the clinch.
Austin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bogdanov.
Bogdanov tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Bogdanov back against the cage.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Bogdanov pushes him off.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bogdanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin sends Bogdanov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Austin is motioning to the referee to let Bogdanov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bogdanov is rocked!
Austin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogdanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogdanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin closes the distance looking for a takedown. Austin picks Bogdanov up and slams him brutally to the floor. Bogdanov is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quik Yin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Got A Feeling (lol :P). Quik Yin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quik Yin!
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, Mac Gyver!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Gyver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yin lands in his opponent's guard.
Gyver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gyver trying to keep a closed guard but Yin is proving a slippery customer.
Yin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yin trying to control but Gyver is working from the bottom.
Yin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gyver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yin is one step ahead there.
Gyver wants to stand and escape but Yin is having none of it.
Gyver keeping moving, preventing Yin from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yin fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gyver as Yin shoots in.
Mac Gyver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big head kick from Gyver and Yin is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Quik Yin has been cut.
Yin 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yin is breathing heavily.
Gyver wants to stand but Yin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gyver postures up in Yin's guard and throws a big left but Yin blocks it.
Gyver wants to stand but Yin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yin tries to strike from the bottom.
Yin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gyver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gyver wants to stand but Yin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gyver trying to control the position from guard on top but Yin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyver thows a body kick. Yin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gyver circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quik Yin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
Yin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yin shoots for a takedown but Gyver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gyver throws a head kick but Yin moves out of range.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Yin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gyver is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver wants to get back to his feet but Yin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gyver is keeping the position for now.
Yin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gyver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yin has Gyver in his guard.
Gyver trying to control the position from guard on top but Yin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyver wanted to stand there but Yin had control of the position.
Yin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gyver wanted to stand there but Yin had control of the position.
Yin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gyver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yin has a closed guard, preventing Gyver from standing up.
Yin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yin keeping moving, preventing Gyver from controlling successfully.
Gyver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quik Yin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yin avoids the head kick by Gyver.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses.
Gyver throws a head kick but Yin moves out of range.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Yin moves out of range easily.
Yin gets a clinch.
Gyver misses with a knee to the head.
Gyver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gyver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yin is trying to drag Gyver to the mat but Gyver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Yin jumps guard and drags Gyver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yin has a closed guard, preventing Gyver from standing up.
Yin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gyver sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin trying to control the action but Gyver is working from the bottom.
Yin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gyver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gyver is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Yin pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Yin seems content to control.
Yin throwing shots but Gyver is blocking nicely.
Yin is pressing down on Gyver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gyver is holding on for now.
Gyver is defending against the submission attempts here by Yin.
Gyver tries to kick Yin off but Yin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yin shoots in but no luck this time.
Gyver throws a head kick but Yin moves out of range.
Yin blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses.
Mac Gyver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yin blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Yin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yin lands in his opponent's guard.
Yin landing some decent shots from guard.
Yin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gyver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yin.
Yin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gyver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yin 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.
Yin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gyver is keeping the position for now.
Yin trying to control but Gyver is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Yin moves out of range easily.
Gyver lands with a kick to the temple. Yin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gyver is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yin is controlling him.
Gyver has Yin pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yin has gone for a leg lock! Gyver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yin's guard.
Gyver wants to control from the top but Yin keeps moving.
Gyver gets to his feet. Yin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gyver throws a head kick that misses.
Yin scores a takedown into full mount!
Gyver is trying desperately to improve position.
Yin working for a submission but Gyver is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quik Yin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quik Yin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Gyver.
Yin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Gyver.
Yin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yin is going olschool here, as he tries to force Gyver to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gyver shrugs it off.
Gyver tries to buck Yin off but he can't manage it.
Gyver is desperately trying to improve his position but Yin has a good base and remains in mount.
Yin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yin thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver is trying to stand.
Yin controlling from the full mount.
Yin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gyver tries to hold on but Yin pushes him away.
Gyver tries to control the position but Yin now has his back.
Yin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gyver just trying to survive but Yin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yin doesn't have the hooks in and Gyver manages to turn into his guard.
Yin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gyver is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gyver's back instead.
Yin working for the choke.
Gyver controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Gyver trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gyver trying to get back to his feet but Yin is in full control for now.
Yin is working for a rear naked choke. Gyver is not defending it well and Yin has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Gyver refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Gyver's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quik Yin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Meitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard comes to the ring accompanied by Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Meitus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meitus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bastard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meitus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meitus moves out of range of the strikes.
Meitus moves in looking to clinch but Bastard pushes him off.
Bastard scores with a nice strike.
Bastard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastard tests Meitus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meitus moves out of range as Bastard throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meitus moves into range and clinches up with Bastard.
Meitus lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Meitus lands with a short shot to the head.
Bastard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Meitus.
Meitus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bastard leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bastard.
Meitus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Meitus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meitus continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Meitus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bastard is trying to keep an underhook but Meitus manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Meitus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bastard actively working from the bottom here.
Bastard wants to sweep but Meitus has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meitus is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Meitus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bastard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Meitus is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meitus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bastard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meitus closes the distance but Bastard moves to the side
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a hook. Meitus ducked under it nicely.
Bastard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Vladimir Meitus has been cut.
Bastard keeps the fight on the outside.
Meitus ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Good work by Meitus as he checks the leg kick.
Meitus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Meitus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meitus avoiding damage as Bastard throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Meitus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meitus wants a takedown but no success here.
Meitus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Meitus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meitus wants to stall.
Bastard is looking to control Meitus's arms but Meitus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bastard has his back to the ropes.
Bastard is pressed up against the ropes. Meitus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bastard down to the mat. Bastard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Meitus darts in trying to clinch
and Bastard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ol Bastard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Meitus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard tries to land a front kick but Meitus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meitus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meitus closes the distance but Bastard moves to the side
enabling Bastard to counter with a crisp jab.
Meitus closes the distance but Bastard moves to the side
and Bastard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meitus won't be happy with that.
Bastard trying to control the position but Meitus is working away.
Bastard landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meitus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bastard trying to control the action but Meitus is working from the bottom.
Bastard is really struggling to control Meitus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Meitus trying to control from the bottom.
Meitus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bastard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Meitus keeps moving.
Bastard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bastard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meitus is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Meitus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bastard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bastard trying to advance position but Meitus counters by regaining guard.
Meitus trying to control the position.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meitus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Meitus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bastard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meitus is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meitus trying to keep a closed guard but Bastard is proving a slippery customer.
Bastard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meitus as he jumps to the side.
Meitus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard counters with a series of strikes. Meitus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bastard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ol Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meitus wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus tries to clinch up but Bastard circles away and keeps his distance.
Meitus tries to clinch but Bastard moves away
and Bastard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meitus.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bastard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ol Bastard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Meitus's cut.
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.
Bastard lands with an overhand left.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meitus tries to clinch but Bastard moves away
and Bastard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meitus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastard counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meitus fails with a takedown attempt.
Meitus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vladimir Meitus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meitus darts in trying to clinch
letting Bastard counter with a right hand.
Meitus fails with the takedown
and Bastard counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meitus avoids a kick to the body.
Bastard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meitus blocks a head kick by Bastard.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meitus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bastard tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Meitus presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bastard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Meitus lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meitus landing strikes from the mount and Bastard is in trouble!
Meitus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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.
Meitus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bastard is desperately trying to improve his position but Meitus has a good base and remains in mount.
Bastard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vladimir Meitus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastard has gone for a leg lock! Meitus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bastard's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meitus wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meitus passes into half guard.
Bastard is trying to get back to full guard.
Meitus lands strikes from half guard.
Bastard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meitus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meitus is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bastard missing with punches from the bottom.
Bastard is looking to control Meitus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bastard avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ol Bastard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Meitus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Meitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ol Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Meitus looks to clinch
and Bastard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Meitus is trying to keep Bastard in close.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Meitus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meitus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Meitus keeps moving.
Bastard thows a big elbow that misses.
Meitus 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control but Meitus is working from the bottom.
Meitus looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meitus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastard has a takedown stuffed.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meitus.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Meitus wants to clinch
and Bastard counters with a three punch combo that has Meitus backing up. Meitus nods at Bastard to acknowledge the strikes.
Meitus misses with a takedown
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bastard with that takedown attempt.
Meitus pushes Bastard up against the ropes in a clinch.
Meitus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meitus as Bastard tries to tie him up.
Meitus looking to throw knees to the head but Bastard is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bastard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bastard circles away.
Ol Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Meitus.
Meitus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meitus gets a takedown into half guard.
Meitus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bastard is trying to maintain the position but Meitus is very close to passing his half guard.
Bastard lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bastard is pressing down on Meitus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bastard 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ol Bastard had his way with Vladimir Meitus in that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Meitus's cut.
That's time! Bastard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Meitus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastard scores with a shot to the body.
Bastard shoots in and drives through. Meitus sprawls well.
Meitus tries to clinch up
and Bastard counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meitus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meitus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meitus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Meitus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
Meitus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meitus tries to clinch up
and Bastard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vladimir Meitus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands the left hand.
Meitus closes the distance but Bastard moves to the side
and Bastard counters with a nice uppercut.
Meitus tries to clinch up
and Bastard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meitus tries to clinch
and Bastard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to bum rush Meitus with a series of wild strikes but Meitus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meitus doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bastard counter with a right hand.
Meitus darts in trying to clinch
and Bastard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastard tries to land a front kick but Meitus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Meitus is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws a jab when Meitus was well out of range.
Meitus closes the distance looking to clinch
so Bastard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meitus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meitus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bastard escapes and throws Meitus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Meitus tries to bench press Bastard off him but Bastard keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ol Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastard, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:44
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ol Bastard!
Ol Bastard is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Naked might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let's Get It On. On his way into the ring it seems that Buck Naked has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Buck Naked seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buck Naked!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Naked and Jones is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Naked won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Naked finish him?
Naked gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Jones avoids the head kick by Naked.
Naked looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Naked lands a body shot.
Naked looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Naked swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naked misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Naked blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Naked defends it well.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naked won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Naked is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Jones! Paul Jones retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the ring accompanied by Conan The Destroyer. Midgard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flash by Queen. Magne Midgard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Riessig Slade's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riessig Slade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magne Midgard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slade misses with a few strikes there.
Midgard wants to slow Slade down by chopping away at his legs.
Slade lands with a straight right. Midgard didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Magne Midgard has been cut.
Midgard tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Midgard misses.
Midgard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slade's head.
It looks like Riessig Slade has been cut.
Slade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Midgard counters by moving into the clinch.
Midgard tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Midgard lands a knee 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!
Slade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Midgard slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard looking to throw knees to the head but Slade is blocking nicely.
Midgard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard looking to slow down the pace here.
Midgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Midgard has Slade pressed against the ropes.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard scores with a knee to the head.
Midgard misses with a knee to the head.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Midgard sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Slade to the ground! Midgard dives into full mount looking to finish!
Slade tries to hold on but Midgard pushes him away.
Slade is trying to reverse the position but instead Midgard has taken his back - oops!
Midgard controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to roll but Midgard sticks to his back.
Slade manages to reverse the position and now he's in Midgard's guard. Nice work there by Slade.
Midgard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Slade preventing the sweep.
Slade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Midgard, up you get!
Magne Midgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Midgard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slade's head.
Midgard throws and low kick but Slade moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slade takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Midgard is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Midgard slips a jab from Slade.
Slade misses with a hook.
Midgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magne Midgard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slade throws a hook but Midgard blocks it.
Slade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Slade.
Midgard misses with a double jab
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
Midgard throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Slade moves out of range of the body kick.
Midgard throws a body kick the misses
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Midgard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slade's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Midgard.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Midgard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Midgard lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Midgard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Midgard, right into the meat.
Midgard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Midgard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Midgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Midgard throws a head kick that misses.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Midgard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Midgard.
Midgard throws a shot to the body.
Midgard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slade counters with a three punch combo that has Midgard backing up. Midgard nods at Slade to acknowledge the strikes.
Slade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slade there as he acknowledges the shot.
Midgard connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Slade to the floor! Midgard dives in looking for the finish!
Slade is rocked!
Midgard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade wants to control but Midgard passes into side.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Midgard tries to clinch up.
Midgard is looking to clinch.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midgard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Midgard.
Midgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Midgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Midgard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slade up against the ropes.
Midgard misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midgard misses with a knee strike.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Midgard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard misses with some punches.
Slade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Slade manages to break the clinch.
Midgard thumps Slade with a low kick.
Midgard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midgard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Midgard is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Midgard lands a head kick. Slade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Slade will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Slade.
Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgard looks for the body kick but Slade saw that one coming.
Midgard closes the distance and pushes Slade back into the ropes.
Midgard prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Midgard tries to stall but Slade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Midgard avoiding damage.
Midgard prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slade dodges an elbow strike from Midgard.
Midgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midgard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slade as Midgard tries to tie him up.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Midgard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slade up against the ropes.
Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Midgard misses with a low kick.
Midgard misses with a kick to the body.
Slade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slade moves out of range as Midgard throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to land a leg kick but Midgard saw it coming and moves away.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Midgard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Slade throws an overhand right that lands on Midgard's shoulder, as Midgard tries to avoid the shot.
Midgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Midgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slade works Midgard's body with a nice hook.
Midgard looks for the body kick but Slade saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Midgard misses with a leg kick
and Slade counters with an inside leg kick.
Midgard wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Midgard moves into the clinch.
Midgard keeps control of Slade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slade is trying to break free.
Midgard prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Midgard on the inside.
Midgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Slade controls his hands.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Slade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Midgard misses with a knee strike.
Midgard wants to stall.
Midgard connects with a knee to the head.
Midgard misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Midgard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Midgard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midgard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Midgard is trying to stall.
Midgard seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Slade can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Midgard as Slade tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Midgard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Midgard.
Midgard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Midgard trying to stall but Slade improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magne Midgard.
Midgard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Slade counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Slade.
Midgard misses with the body kick
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Slade missing with a left hand there. Midgard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Midgard rushes Slade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Midgard controlling the action here for a moment.
Slade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slade throws a sloppy body shot
and Midgard counters with a head kick.
Midgard tries to clinch but Slade moves away
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Midgard is looking to score with low kicks.
Midgard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Slade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Midgard jabs Slade right on the nose. Slade blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Midgard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midgard slips under a jab.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Midgard.
Midgard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Midgard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midgard.
Slade misses with a hook. Midgard ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Midgard misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Slade misses.
Slade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
Midgard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Midgard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midgard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Midgard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Midgard tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
Midgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Midgard misses
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slade takes a swing at Midgard's ribcage but misses.
Slade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Midgard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Midgard throws the kick towards the body but Slade avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Midgard.
Riessig Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Slade misses
and Midgard counters with an outside leg kick.
Midgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Midgard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Midgard misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Midgard
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Midgard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Midgard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the ropes.
Midgard is trying to maintain a safe position but Slade gets an underhook and turns Midgard into the ropes.
Midgard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Midgard misses with some punches.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but Slade blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Midgard tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Midgard has him pressed against the ropes.
Midgard holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Midgard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slade blocks it with crossed arms.
Midgard throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Slade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slade lands with an uppercut that bounces Midgard off the ropes and back into rage.
Slade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midgard counters with a nice body kick.
Slade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magne Midgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Midgard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magne Midgard!
Magne Midgard is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Juranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Curse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luka Juranic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Juranic. Juranic gets slowly back to his feet.
Juranic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juranic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Drago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Luka Juranic has been cut.
Juranic misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Drago moves into range and clinches up with Juranic.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drago gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Juranic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Juranic.
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago rushes Juranic with punches - Juranic moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Juranic goes down! Drago follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago retains his heavyweight title!
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