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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reilly Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anouska Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reilly Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anouska Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev misses the shot to the body.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nikolaev is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Nikolaev circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikolaev sprawls well. He's pushed Bell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Bell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reilly Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikolaev keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Nikolaev, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Nikolaev against the cage but Nikolaev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nikolaev won't be happy with that.
Bell tries for a kimura but Nikolaev is defending well.
Nikolaev wants to get back to his feet but Bell drags him back down.
Bell trying to control the position but Nikolaev is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nikolaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nikolaev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bell is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikolaev is defending well.
Bell is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikolaev is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Nikolaev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bell.
Nikolaev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bell wants to stand but Nikolaev has his arm trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nikolaev can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reilly Bell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bell shoots in for a double leg but Nikolaev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Bell shoots for a takedown but Nikolaev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nikolaev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bell shoots in for a double leg but Nikolaev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reilly Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nikolaev but Nikolaev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikolaev sprawls well. He's pushed Bell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikolaev misses with a body shot.
Bell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A swing and a miss from Nikolaev.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nikolaev shoots and misses
so Bell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.
Bell 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Nikolaev is keeping the position.
Nikolaev working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
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.
Bell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bell thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell 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.
Nikolaev keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
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 Reilly Bell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Nikolaev, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Nikolaev against the cage but Nikolaev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nikolaev but Nikolaev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reilly Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikolaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bell but Bell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolaev tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolaev to the ground. Nikolaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reilly Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikolaev swivels and escapes.
Nikolaev throws a big shot that misses.
That's two 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.
Bell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Nikolaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Nikolaev moved out of range.
Bell wants to clinch up but Nikolaev keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikolaev to the mat! Nikolaev manages to get full guard.
Bell drops back looking for a leg! Nikolaev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nikolaev manages to kick Bell off! Bell jumps back into Nikolaev's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikolaev keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Anouska Nikolaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolaev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nikolaev Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bell's back instead.
Bell covering up well under a series of strikes from Nikolaev.
What can Bell do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nikolaev is trying to stick to Bell's back but Bell is turning into Nikolaev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nikolaev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bell.
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 Reilly Bell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reilly Bell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Anatoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luka Anatoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson missing with a left hand there. Anatoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Anatoli. Anatoli gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonsson 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.
Jonsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Anatoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anatoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jonsson's head backwards.
Jonsson walks into a stiff left hand from Anatoli.
Anatoli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anatoli counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Anatoli does no damage.
Anatoli lands a jab-cross combination.
Anatoli stuns Jonsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anatoli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anatoli throws a series of punches but Jonsson avoids them all with ease.
Jonsson takes a swing at Anatoli's ribcage but misses.
Anatoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatoli looks to land a left hand but Jonsson moved out of range nicely.
Anatoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anatoli as he avoids it easily.
Jonsson lands a nice shot that snaps Anatoli's head back.
It looks like Luka Anatoli has been cut.
Jonsson takes one to the side of the head.
Jonsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anatoli.
Jonsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anatoli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luka Anatoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Anatoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatoli fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Anatoli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Anatoli does no damage.
Jonsson lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Jonsson misses.
Jonsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anatoli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to control but Anatoli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anatoli not doing much here.
Anatoli prevents Jonsson from improving his position.
Jonsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anatoli.
Jonsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anatoli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jonsson defending well though.
Jonsson wants to control but Anatoli is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonsson misses with a hook.
Jonsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Anatoli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Anatoli's cut.
That's time! Anatoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anatoli misses with a combination
and Jonsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anatoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Anatoli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jonsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anatoli circles away.
Jonsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jonsson wants to clinch up but Anatoli keeps it at a distance.
Anatoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonsson misses with a looping right.
Jonsson throws a series of punches but Anatoli moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jonsson as Anatoli shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Jonsson as Anatoli shoots in.
Jonsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anatoli.
Anatoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Anatoli.
Jonsson wants to clinch.
Anatoli tries to bum rush Jonsson with a series of wild strikes but Jonsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice combination there by Anatoli.
Luka Anatoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice combo by Jonsson! Oh, that's hurt him - Anatoli falls to the canvas and Jonsson follows him into side control.
Anatoli is rocked!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Anatoli is pushing Jonsson's head away, looking to escape. Jonsson manages to hold on to the position though.
Anatoli trying his best to control but Jonsson has mounted him.
Anatoli tries to hold on but Jonsson postures up.
Jonsson controlling from mount.
Anatoli is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson controlling his opponent.
Jonsson avoids the attempt from Anatoli to control.
Jonsson controlling from mount.
Anatoli is looking to improve his position but Jonsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jonsson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anatoli flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jonsson content just to control the position here.
Anatoli wants to control but Jonsson is having none of it.
Jonsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anatoli working to try and regain half guard.
Jonsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jonsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Anatoli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anatoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Anatoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anatoli misses with a combination
and Jonsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anatoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anatoli swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatoli shoots for a takedown but Jonsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anatoli staying out of range there.
Anatoli takes one to the chin there.
Luka Anatoli's cut is getting worse.
Jonsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anatoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Anatoli misses with a wild combination.
Jonsson throws a hook to the side of Anatoli's head but Anatoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anatoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anatoli throws a combination that misses
and Jonsson counters with a left and a right that stings Anatoli.
Anatoli misses with the combination.
Jon Jonsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonsson cracks a nice hook into Anatoli's ribs.
Anatoli misses with a combination
and Jonsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Luka Anatoli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jonsson throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatoli looks to land a right hand but Jonsson moved out of range.
A combination from Anatoli does no damage.
Anatoli throws a nice looking combination but Jonsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jonsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anatoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anatoli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jonsson's head.
Jonsson throws a jab when Anatoli was well out of range.
Anatoli shoots in but Jonsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Jonsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anatoli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jonsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anatoli stands and throws Jonsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anatoli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonsson keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Jonsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jonsson is looking for a sweep.
Anatoli lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonsson is trying to control Anatoli's posture but Anatoli avoids it.
Anatoli in side control, throwing shots but Jonsson defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jonsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jonsson 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jonsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ali Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aladin Carpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aladin Carpet!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Striker can't do much from the bottom here.
Carpet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Striker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carpet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Striker actively working from the bottom here.
Carpet has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carpet is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Striker is surviving well by controlling Carpet's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is desperately trying to improve his position but Carpet has a good base and remains in mount.
Striker has given up his back here.
Carpet looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Striker is controlling Carpet 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Striker stopping the sweep attempt from Carpet.
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.
Striker has gone for a leg lock! Carpet slips out almost immediately though and dives into Striker's guard.
Striker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carpet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Striker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
Carpet looking to pass the guard.
Carpet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Striker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carpet wants to control but Striker is keeping him busy.
Striker can't do much from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Striker ducks under a wild hook from Carpet.
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.
Striker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carpet sprawls well initially but Striker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carpet is looking for a sweep. Striker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Striker stalling away here and it's allowed Carpet to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carpet is looking for a triangle but Striker pushes his legs off easily.
Carpet trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpet has his foot on Striker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Striker works his way back into a safe position though.
Striker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carpet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carpet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carpet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aladin Carpet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carpet tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Striker at a distance.
Striker doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Carpet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpet tries to free his leg and advance position but Striker is retaining full guard.
Carpet stands and throws Striker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpet is looking to take a break and control but Striker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carpet remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carpet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Striker keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Striker is trying to control Carpet's posture but Carpet avoids it.
Carpet trying to control the action but Striker is working from the bottom.
Striker tries to buck Carpet off but Carpet is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carpet scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carpet 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpet throws his legs up looking for a submission but Striker uses it to pass to side control.
Carpet can't do much from the bottom here.
Carpet is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Striker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carpet is looking to control Striker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carpet avoid being mounted?
Carpet gets full guard.
Striker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aladin Carpet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Striker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Striker goes for an armbar but Carpet turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Carpet.
Carpet is looking to stand up but Striker won't let him.
Carpet passes Striker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Striker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carpet passes the guard and advances to mount!
Striker tries to control Carpet's body but Carpet pushes him off. Striker squirms to his side and now Carpet has his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpet working for the choke.
Carpet has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Striker is defending well but eventually Carpet manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Striker has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aladin Carpet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Loreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
151 lbs
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22
150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Loreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loreno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loreno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lecter shoots in looking for a takedown. Loreno tries to sprawl out of it but Lecter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loreno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter moves into the clinch successfully.
Loreno tries to throw a body punch but Lecter avoids it by throwing Loreno back against the cage.
Lecter looking for a takedown.
Lecter prevents Loreno from breaking the clinch.
Loreno is looking to break free of the clinch but Lecter has double underhooks.
Lecter tries to pull guard but Loreno won't allow it.
Diego Loreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
Loreno wants to break free but Lecter has control.
Loreno has had enough of the clinch but Lecter keeps him there for the moment.
Loreno is looking to break free of the clinch but Lecter has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter scores with a shoulder strike.
Loreno is looking to break free of the clinch but Lecter has double underhooks.
Lecter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loreno prevents it.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Loreno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter shoots in but no luck this time.
Lecter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego Loreno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loreno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lecter, as that shot connected.
Loreno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loreno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lecter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Loreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lecter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loreno won't be happy with that.
Loreno trying to remain calm as Lecter controls from the top position.
Lecter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Loreno!
Lecter controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loreno tries to buck Lecter off but he can't manage it.
Lecter controlling the position easily from mount.
Loreno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lecter on the ground.
Loreno is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lecter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Loreno's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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.
Lecter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loreno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loreno is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Loreno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Loreno wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lecter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lecter controlling the pace for now.
Lecter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Loreno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Loreno tries to clinch but Lecter moves away
and Lecter moves into the clinch.
Loreno is trying to break the clinch but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Loreno tries to clinch
and Lecter moves into the clinch.
Loreno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter keeps control of Loreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loreno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lecter's head backwards.
It looks like Hannibal Lecter has been cut.
Lecter scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loreno misses with a combination
and Lecter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lecter.
Lecter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loreno walks away with a smile on his face. Lecter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Loreno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lecter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter tries for a takedown but Loreno manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter stalling the fight.
Lecter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loreno walks away with a smile on his face. Lecter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego Loreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
Loreno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lecter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Loreno looks to land a combination but Lecter avoids it well.
Loreno misses with a combination
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lecter.
Loreno tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lecter is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Loreno has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lecter is riding his opponent, not letting Loreno buck him off.
Loreno is trying to get back to his feet but Lecter has full control of the position and if anything, Loreno has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter controlling from the back.
Loreno wants to get back to his feet.
Lecter is riding his opponent, not letting Loreno buck him off.
Lecter is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lecter missing with strikes from the 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.
Loreno controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lecter looking for the RNC.
Loreno looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Loreno showing good submission defense here.
Loreno controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Loreno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lecter counters with a takedown into side control.
Loreno bucks up and tries to throw Lecter off but instead Lecter has got his back!
Lecter lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Loreno hold on?!
The referee is taking a good look at Loreno as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lecter!
Loreno controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Loreno is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lecter gets his way!
Loreno holding both Lecter 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loreno is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lecter.
Loreno trying to get back to his feet but Lecter is in full control for now.
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.
Lecter misses with punches from the back.
Loreno defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lecter's arms.
Lecter wants to control but Loreno is keeping busy.
Loreno trying to get back to his feet but Lecter is in full control for now.
Lecter lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Loreno looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter controlling the position well here. Loreno rolled but Lecter kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lecter scores with punches to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecter controls the action.
Loreno is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Loreno is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Loreno preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lecter.
Diego Loreno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Lecter go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Loreno controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lecter thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hannibal Lecter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Loreno doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lecter 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lecter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
150 lbs
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176 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roosevelt Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Cope!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Cope didn't see that one coming.
Cope forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Cope has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cope controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Cope seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cope tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cope looking to control.
Cope is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cope trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Cope seems content to control.
Cope wants to stand up but Jackson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Cope is controlling him
Cope stalling.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cope at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Cope persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Cope looks gassed!
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Cope has a takedown stuffed.
Roosevelt Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Cope.
Jackson cracks Cope with a big right hand and Cope goes down!
Cope is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson stands up and waves to Cope to follow him.
Cope is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson cracks Cope with a left hook right on the temple and Cope goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Jackson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Cope is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roosevelt Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuck Fou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payao Kamsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamsing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by M83 - We Own The Sky. Payao Kamsing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
145 lbs
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22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuck Fou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Payao Kamsing!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamsing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fou tries to bum rush Kamsing with a series of wild strikes but Kamsing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamsing slips a jab and a cross from Fou.
Fou with a nice cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fou!
Kamsing tries to clinch up.
Yuck Fou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Fou does no damage.
Fou scores with a one two! Kamsing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamsing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fou's calf.
Kamsing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kamsing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yuck Fou has been cut.
A knee to the head by Kamsing.
Fou can't break the clinch.
Fou tries a body shot but Kamsing blocks it.
Kamsing connects with a knee to the head.
Kamsing lands a knee to the body.
Fou has a couple of punches blocked by Kamsing.
Kamsing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fou's face.
Kamsing landing knees to the head.
Kamsing connects with a knee to the head.
Fou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamsings head.
Kamsing looking to throw knees to the head but Fou is blocking nicely.
Kamsing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kamsing connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Fou badly! Fou tumbles to the floor and Kamsing stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payao Kamsing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Xander Intro. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Saint Peter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Peter!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage takes a swing at Peter's ribcage but misses.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage lands a jab-cross combination.
Cage scores with the left hand. Peter knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage cracks Peter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cage has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Peter to stand back up!
Peter is rocked!
Peter is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Peter is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Peter misses with a head kick.
Peter seems to have recovered his senses.
Peter dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Cage rushes Peter with punches - Peter moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Peter goes down! Cage follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander Cage!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali has chosen Prince Ali - Reprise as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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24
144 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sing Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Ali finds it's target.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klutie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klutie wants to take a breather but Ali is having none of it.
Ali tries to roll over but Klutie keeps him under control.
Klutie tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
Klutie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Klutie wants to control the pace but Ali is squirming around nicely.
Ali is desperately trying to improve his position but Klutie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ali is holding on tight.
Klutie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ali is on top in guard.
Ali pushes down on Klutie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Klutie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ali.
Klutie moves into full guard.
Klutie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klutie keeping full guard, as Ali tries to pass.
Klutie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Klutie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali looking to pass the guard.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klutie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ali wanted to stand there but Klutie had control of the position.
Klutie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ali!
Klutie looking for a guillotine from mount but Ali is having none of it.
Klutie avoids the attempt from Ali to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Klutie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Klutie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ali manages to get himself to full guard.
Klutie preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Klutie can't escape the position.
Ali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klutie tries to hold on but Ali pushes him away.
Klutie tries to reverse the position but Ali maintains control.
Ali throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Klutie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ali has a good base and remains in mount.
Ali unloading with bombs!
Klutie is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
Klutie is breathing heavily.
Klutie tries to hold on but Ali postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sing Ali will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Klutie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali lands a nice hook to Klutie's body. Klutie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klutie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Klutie shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Klutie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klutie. That's going to slow Ali down.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
Ali scores with a jab. Klutie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klutie slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali lands a nice hook to Klutie's body. Klutie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klutie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klutie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Klutie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Klutie slips the punch.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Klutie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali connects with the punch.
Ali tests Klutie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klutie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klutie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klutie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ali swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Klutie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klutie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali throws a series of punches but Klutie moves out of range.
Ali lands a jab to Klutie's midsection.
A head kick misses from Klutie.
Klutie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klutie takes one on the button.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klutie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali works over Klutie's head and body with a nice combination.
Ali scores with a one two! Klutie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klutie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klutie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Klutie's head.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Klutie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klutie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Klutie tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sing Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Klutie is just out of range.
Klutie misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali sizes up Klutie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ali connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali 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.
Klutie throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Ali.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Klutie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ali as he avoids it easily.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali scores with a jab.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klutie tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klutie's head backwards.
Ali throws a right hand that Klutie ducks under and follows up with a left that Klutie also avoids with ease.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali 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.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Klutie misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Klutie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Klutie's ribs.
Klutie tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Klutie.
Klutie misses with a head kick.
Ali misses with a hook. Klutie ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ali lands a head shot.
Klutie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klutie moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Klutie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Klutie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Klutie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Klutie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali lands a right hand.
Klutie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klutie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klutie prevents Ali from breaking the clinch.
Klutie landing knees to the body.
Ali lands a body punch.
Klutie tries to score a body lock takedown but Ali shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Klutie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klutie moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ali as Klutie tries to tie him up.
Klutie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klutie backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Klutie.
Ali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klutie is stalling here.
Klutie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klutie crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
Ali wants to break free but Klutie has control.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sing Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
Klutie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klutie is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Klutie backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali swings for the body but Klutie moves out of range.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klutie blocks a jab.
Ali throws a body punch but Klutie moves out of range.
Ali lands a nice hook to Klutie's body. Klutie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klutie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klutie defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Klutie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ali connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klutie, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klutie misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Klutie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klutie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klutie forces Ali back against the cage and clinches.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Klutie missing with knees to the body.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Klutie is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klutie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klutie.
A short left from Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Klutie keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klutie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ali pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali really dominated that round.
That's time! Klutie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali digs a good hook to Klutie's body.
Ali blocks a head kick by Klutie.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Klutie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klutie takes one on the button.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali lands a nice hook to Klutie's body. Klutie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klutie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Klutie doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali connects with a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klutie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klutie wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klutie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klutie is looking to chop away at Ali's legs.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klutie moves away.
Ali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klutie moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Ali.
Klutie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali works Klutie's body with a nice hook.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Klutie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ali.
Ali throws a series of punches but Klutie moves out of range.
Klutie throws a leg kick that misses.
Klutie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klutie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klutie avoids the body shot from Ali.
Klutie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klutie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali takes a kick to the side of the head.
Klutie ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Klutie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali takes a swing at Klutie's ribcage but misses.
Ali 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.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klutie clinches.
Klutie keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klutie.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
Klutie missing with knees to the body.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Klutie stalling against the cage.
Klutie blocking some punches.
Klutie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klutie has him pressed against the cage.
Klutie is trying to trip Ali. He has hold of a leg but Ali is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Klutie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Klutie preventing the sweep.
Ali throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klutie!
Klutie is looking to get to half guard.
Ali lands a big shot there that rocks Klutie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Klutie is bucking up trying to escape but Ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Klutie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Ali.
Klutie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ali lands with a right hand.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klutie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klutie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Klutie shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Klutie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klutie shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Klutie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ali wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Klutie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ali manages to get back to half guard.
Ali works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ali throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali is striking off his back. Klutie thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Klutie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Klutie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ali can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klutie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie working the ground and pound effectively.
Klutie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ali is looking to escape.
Ali gets back to half guard.
Klutie wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Ali moves into full guard.
Klutie wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klutie is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klutie manages to get himself to full guard.
Ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klutie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klutie wants to sweep but no luck.
Darnell Klutie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klutie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Klutie is working hard here to advance position.
Ali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Klutie is looking for a triangle but Ali pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sing Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ali 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 44:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sing Ali! Sing Ali retains his bantamweight title!
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