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RC 52 - Soviet Rush PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joona Eskimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joona Eskimo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joona Eskimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kuusisto. Eskimo shrugs it off though.
Kuusisto misses with a takedown attempt - Eskimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuusisto shoots in looking for a takedown. Eskimo tries to sprawl out of it but Kuusisto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eskimo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eskimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eskimo.
Kuusisto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eskimo's guard.
Eskimo can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuusisto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuusisto is working for a kimura but Eskimo is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuusisto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eskimo is just riding it out for now. Kuusisto eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto trying to control from half guard but Eskimo is working away.
Eskimo is doing well to control the position and prevent Kuusisto from advancing to side control.
Kuusisto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Eskimo wants to control but Kuusisto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuusisto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eskimo is trying to stand up here but Kuusisto is controlling him well.
Kuusisto wants to pass the guard but Eskimo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo is refusing to be controlled, as Kuusisto sits in half guard.
Eskimo is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eskimo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Eskimo.
Kuusisto shoots for a takedown but Eskimo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joona Eskimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Kuusisto.
Eskimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Eskimo misses with a kick to the body.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eskimo as he jumps to the side.
Kuusisto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eskimo is breathing heavily.
Eskimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskimo checks the leg kick.
Kuusisto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eskimo stuffs the takedown.
Kuusisto throws a nice looking combination but Eskimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eskimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuusisto.
Eskimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuusisto.
Nice defenses there by Eskimo.
Eskimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eskimo but Eskimo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eskimo moves in looking to clinch but Kuusisto pushes him off.
Kuusisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eskimo.
Joona Eskimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusisto misses the shot to the body.
Eskimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Eskimo.
Eskimo throws a combination that misses
and Kuusisto counters with a takedown into side control.
Eskimo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuusisto on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusisto just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick which misses Eskimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Eskimo tries to avoid it.
Joona Eskimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusisto looks for a takedown but Eskimo sprawls well.
Good work by Eskimo as he checks the leg kick.
Eskimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuusisto throws a hook but Eskimo blocks it.
Kuusisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eskimo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eskimo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Eskimo lands a right hook to the body.
Kuusisto looks to land a left hand but Eskimo moved out of range nicely.
Kuusisto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eskimo.
Eskimo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuusisto's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Eskimo.
Eskimo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuusisto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eskimo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusisto looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto is looking to advance position but Eskimo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kuusisto tries to hold on but Eskimo postures up.
Kuusisto regains half guard.
Kuusisto is looking to control Eskimo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuusisto avoid being mounted?
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.
Kuusisto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kuusisto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eskimo manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuusisto wants to control from the top but Eskimo keeps moving.
Eskimo is looking to stand up but Kuusisto isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eskimo's guard.
Kuusisto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kuusisto 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.
Kuusisto not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto'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. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Kuusisto.
Joona Eskimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eskimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuusisto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eskimo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuusisto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuusisto throws a head kick but Eskimo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusisto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuusisto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuusisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuusisto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eskimo sprawls well initially but Kuusisto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuusisto wants to take a breather but Eskimo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto is looking for a kimura here.
Eskimo is not content to let Kuusisto control the position.
Kuusisto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kuusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eskimo keeps working.
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.
Kuusisto trying to mount his opponent but Eskimo defends it.
Eskimo is staying active underneath Kuusisto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuusisto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eskimo is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Eskimo ducks right into an uppercut from Kuusisto.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eskimo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuusisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eskimo but Eskimo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eskimo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuusisto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eskimo breaks the clinch.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Eskimo as Kuusisto shoots in.
Joona Eskimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Kuusisto.
Eskimo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eskimo misses with a wild combination.
Kuusisto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Armas Kuusisto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy body kick from Eskimo
and Kuusisto counters with a solid body kick.
Kuusisto scores with a push kick.
Kuusisto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kuusisto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kuusisto controlling his opponent.
Joona Eskimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Kuusisto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Kuusisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kuusisto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Kuusisto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jono Levero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jono Levero!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levero fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Levero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Jono Levero has been cut.
Levero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Levero just misses with a punch to the body.
Levero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danny Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jono Levero.
Levero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Levero looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Levero throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Levero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levero misses with a double jab.
Levero looks gassed!
No luck for Levero with that takedown attempt.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Levero's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Levero.
Henderson works Levero's body with a nice hook.
Henderson drops Levero with a nice combination! Henderson dives into Levero's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson 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.
Levero can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Levero dodges it nicely.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura but Levero is defending well.
Henderson moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Levero's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Levero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aja Usw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aja Usw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usw throws a nice looking combination but Winner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Usw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Usw shoots for a takedown but Winner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Usw shoots in and drives through. Winner sprawls well.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Usw misses with a two punch combination.
Usw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Usw showed some decent athleticism there.
Winner moves into full guard.
Winner has his foot on Usw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Usw works his way back into a safe position though.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Usw is looking to work some ground and pound but Winner has wrist control.
Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usw is squirming around, avoiding Winner's attempts to control the action.
Winner dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Usw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Winner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winner breaks from Usw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Usw is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
Winner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winner breaks from Usw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Winner controlling his opponent.
Usw is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usw throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winner. What's that going to do exactly?
Winner prevents Usw from getting the reversal.
Winner trying to control but Usw is having none of it.
Winner looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Winner looking for a guillotine from mount but Usw is having none of it.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Usw throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winner. What's that going to do exactly?
Winner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Usw is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
Usw is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winner has hold of Usw's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Usw manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winner unloading with bombs!
Usw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Winner has hold of Usw's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Usw manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winner looks gassed!
Winner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Usw manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Winner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Usw is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Winner pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Winner. No joy for Usw on that attempt.
Usw feints and as Winner raises his hands in defense, Usw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Winner wants to stand up but Usw is controlling him.
Usw preventing the sweep.
Usw has gone for a leg lock! Winner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Usw's guard.
Winner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usw throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Winner escapes and throws Usw's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Winner is putting a hurting on Usw here, landing some big shots from side control.
Usw is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner trying to control the position but Usw is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner works to advance to full mount. Usw defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
A nice elbow there by Winner.
Stan Winner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winner controlling the position easily from mount.
Winner lands a big shot there that rocks Usw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Winner has hold of Usw's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Usw manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winner working for a submission but Usw is keeping him at bay.
Winner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usw is desperately trying to improve his position but Winner has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Usw is trying desperately to improve position.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Usw is trying to escape the mount.
Usw throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winner. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Winner landing strikes from the mount.
Winner controlling from mount.
Winner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner breaks from Usw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Winner lands with some strikes.
Usw throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winner. What's that going to do exactly?
Usw flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winner lands a nice shot to the head.
Winner content just to control the position here.
Winner breaks from Usw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Usw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
A nice elbow there by Winner.
Winner landing shots from mount.
Winner controlling from the full mount.
Winner looking to control but Usw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Usw hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Usw tries to reverse the position but Winner maintains control.
Winner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Usw is squirming around, avoiding Winner's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Usw shoots for a takedown but Winner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Usw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Usw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aja Usw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winner pushes Usw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winner avoiding damage.
Winner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Usw backwards.
Good body shot from Winner.
Winner has hold of one of Usw's legs. Usw is fighting the takedown attempt but Winner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Winner landing with the ground and pound.
Winner advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Usw is looking for a sweep. Winner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Winner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Usw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Winner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Usw?
Winner controlling from the full mount.
Winner looking to secure an arm triangle but Usw defends it well.
Usw is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Usw throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winner raining down shots from the mount!
Winner wants to control the pace but Usw is squirming around nicely.
Winner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Winner working Usw over with strikes here.
Winner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Usw flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Usw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Winner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Usw?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usw flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winner controlling his opponent.
Winner scoring with strikes but Usw is staying in there.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winner controlling the pace for now.
Usw is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Winner blocks Usw's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Usw throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winner content just to control the position here.
Aja Usw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Usw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Winner 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 fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dizzy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki has chosen Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dizzy Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dizzy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Jones catches Nakki right on the button with a cross.
Nakki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Nakki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakki.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Nakki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakki is working away from the top position though.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakki has managed to clinch.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nakki with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Jones is pushing Nakki's head away, looking to escape. Nakki manages to hold on to the position though.
Nakki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Nakki crashes against the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Nakki.
Nakki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakki with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nakki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones taking shots to the head.
Nakki looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakki landing strikes from the mount.
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakki postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jones badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Nakki around the waist but Nakki pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Nakki is the winner by TKO! Nakki jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uiva Nakki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyril McCormack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusi has chosen Marsirala Kralja Petra Garda as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyril McCormack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasa Gusi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCormack throws a shot to the body.
Gusi doesn't manage to clinch there - McCormack circles away.
Gusi moves into the clinch successfully.
McCormack pushes Gusi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCormack wants to get back to striking at distance but Gusi won't allow it.
McCormack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gusi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCormack avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCormack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCormack lands a nice uppercut.
McCormack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCormack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCormack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCormack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gusi backwards.
McCormack breaks from the clinch.
McCormack misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCormack misses the shot to the body.
McCormack keeps the fight on the outside.
McCormack scores with a jab.
It looks like Sasa Gusi has been cut.
Nice body punch from McCormack.
Gusi looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormack cracks Gusi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gusi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McCormack finish him?
Gusi is rocked!
McCormack lands with a right and another and another! Gusi is in big trouble! McCormack lands again and this time it's lights out for Gusi! A quality knockout there for McCormack.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cyril McCormack!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladdy Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Kroger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Ameno. Knut Kroger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knut Kroger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with a two punch combination.
Kroger looks to land a body kick but Kozlov moved away.
Kroger stuffs the takedown attempt from Kozlov. Kozlov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kroger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kroger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kroger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kroger throws a series of strikes that have Kozlov backpedaling.
It looks like Vladdy Kozlov has been cut.
Kozlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kroger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kroger lands with a straight right. Kozlov didn't see that one coming.
Kroger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Kroger does no damage.
Kroger stuffs the takedown.
Kroger scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroger tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kozlov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
Kroger lands with an overhand left.
Vladdy Kozlov's cut is getting worse.
Kroger throws a right hand that Kozlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kozlov also avoids with ease.
Kroger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozlov at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroger punishes Kozlov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kroger lands with a hook. Kozlov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kroger throws a one two combo.
Kroger misses with a body kick.
Kozlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vladdy Kozlov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kroger throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Kroger throws a series of strikes that have Kozlov backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroger stalks Kozlov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kozlov's face. Kozlov staggers backwards, shaken.
Kozlov is rocked!
Kroger rushes Kozlov with punches - Kozlov moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kozlov goes down! Kroger follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knut Kroger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Price is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Price there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Bubba Price has been cut.
Head tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Head clinches.
Head prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Head moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Price shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Head cracks Price with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Head instigates a clinch.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Head! Price is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Head!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalle Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mania might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar '98. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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19
214 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
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, Hjalle Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania dips to his left and cracks Heavy with an uppercut!
Mania throws a chopping leg kick but Heavy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heavy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heavy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heavy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mania jabs at Heavy's body.
Heavy shoots in but no luck this time.
Horse Mania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalle Heavy.
Heavy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hjalle Heavy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heavy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heavy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heavy looks gassed!
Heavy tries for a takedown but Mania sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mania with a hook.
Mania lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Horse Mania!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Braddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tupac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Braddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Young Tupac!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupac fails to land with a series of punches.
Tupac stuffs the takedown attempt from Braddick. Braddick gets slowly back to his feet.
Tupac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick from Braddick lands but Tupac takes it in his stride.
It looks like Young Tupac has been cut.
Tupac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Braddick counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddick instigates a clinch.
Braddick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braddick prevents the takedown attempt.
James Braddick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tupac.
Braddick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tupac backwards.
Braddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddick cracks Tupac with a hook to the temple - Tupac is on wobbly legs here! Braddick swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Tupac falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Braddick wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Braddick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rekord Nadoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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278 lbs
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264 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rekord Nadoev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadoev lands with a right hand.
It looks like Boris Dragonov has been cut.
Nadoev lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadoev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nadoev.
Dragonov is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadoev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadoev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nadoev gets through Dragonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov is rocked!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Dragonov pressed against the cage. Nadoev frees himself up cracks Nadoev with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Dragonov crumples to the floor, out cold! Nadoev jumps onto the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rekord Nadoev!
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