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RC 63 - Xin vs. Rico PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Azazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wallase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Azazel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow. The Azazel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Azazel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Wallase!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azazel keeps the fight on the outside.
Azazel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azazel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wallase is trying to defend but Azazel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wallase is looking to improve his position.
Azazel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wallase is just riding it out for now. Azazel eventually gives up the hold.
Azazel trying to control from half guard but Wallase is working away.
Wallase is defending against the submission attempts here by Azazel.
Azazel works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallase tries to hold on but Azazel pushes him away.
Wallase is looking to get to half guard.
Wallase wants to control but Azazel is having none of it.
Azazel has isolated one of Wallase's arms. Wallase looking to fight him off but Azazel twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Azazel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Karaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de la Fuente looks to land a body kick but Karaev moved away.
de la Fuente moves into the clinch.
de la Fuente landing knees to the body.
de la Fuente with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sergei Karaev has been cut.
de la Fuente lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de la Fuente working aggressively here.
de la Fuente gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
de la Fuente landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from de la Fuente.
Karaev looks gassed!
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!
de la Fuente lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Sergei Karaev's cut even more.
de la Fuente landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by de la Fuente.
Karaev is rocked!
Karaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karaev is still on wobbly legs! Can de la Fuente finish him?
Nice elbow from de la Fuente.
The cut above Sergei Karaev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
de la Fuente has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Karaev - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from de la Fuente, and another! Karaev is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Roger de la Fuente!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Novikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Gail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Gail as Novikov shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Novikov tries to work over Gail's front leg with a kick but Gail checks it.
Gail swats away the attempt to clinch by Novikov.
Novikov moves in looking to clinch but Gail pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Novikov tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.
Gail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gail throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Gail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Novikov is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Novikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gail circles away.
No luck for Novikov with that takedown attempt.
Gail gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Novikov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gail is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Novikov has his hands clasped together but Gail extends an breaks Novikov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gail.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gynther Gail!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Karpinov (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Ruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Karpinov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska forces Karpinov back against the cage and clinches.
Ruska avoiding damage as Karpinov throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ruska.
Karpinov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruska smiles and moves away.
Karpinov throws a head kick but Ruska moves out of range.
Ruska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruska digs a right hand into Karpinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karpinov's gas tank.
Karpinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpinov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruska.
Ruska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karpinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karpinov throws an elbow that misses.
Karpinov is trying to break the clinch but Ruska has him pressed against the cage.
Karpinov misses with a knee strike.
Ruska avoids the elbow strike from Karpinov, against the cage.
Ruska dodges an elbow strike from Karpinov.
Ruska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karpinov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruska has picked Karpinov up - he's going for a ride! Ruska dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ruska sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Karpinov tries to roll over but Ruska keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpinov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruska passes to side control.
Ruska scoring with punches from side control.
Karpinov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Karpinov is looking to reverse the position.
Ruska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ruska in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karpinov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ruska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruska lands a few punches from side control.
Ruska wants to control but Karpinov is keeping him busy.
Ruska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karpinov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karpinov throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Karpinov can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruska 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.
Ruska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karpinov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska tries to move to mount but Karpinov blocks the move with his legs.
Karpinov wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Karpinov wants to control but Ruska postures up.
Ruska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Karpinov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruska but great work by Karpinov.
Ruska sneaks back into half guard.
Karpinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karpinov is looking for a kimura but Ruska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karpinov to get the leverage.
Karpinov is working for a kimura but Ruska is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpinov winds up and cracks Ruska with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Karpinov tries to stand and escape but Ruska is controlling the position.
Karpinov 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.
Karpinov looks gassed!
Ruska is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Karpinov pulls his head out easily.
Ruska is pressing down on Karpinov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karpinov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruska working for a triangle but Karpinov defends it easily.
Ruska controls Karpinov momentarily but Karpinov frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that round.
That's time! Ruska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruska instigates a clinch.
Karpinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karpinov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruska gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruska unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karpinov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruska manages to break the clinch.
Karpinov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karpinov throws a head kick that misses.
Karpinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karpinov misses with a head kick.
Karpinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruska shoots in but Karpinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpinov throws a head kick but Ruska moves out of range.
Ruska throws a combination that misses
and Karpinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Karpinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karpinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska wants to control but Karpinov is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruska is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karpinov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karpinov is looking for a sweep.
Karpinov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karpinov is looking to escape.
Ruska works his foot free and advances to mount.
Karpinov is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karpinov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruska scoring with strikes but Karpinov is staying in there.
Karpinov is trying to escape the mount.
Ruska with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Karpinov is looking to get to half guard.
Ruska wants to finish this one by submission but Karpinov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ruska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpinov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ruska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karpinov wants to hold on but Ruska pushes him away.
Karpinov tries to reverse the position but Ruska maintains control.
Ruska takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Ruska trying to control momentarily.
Ruska is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Karpinov trying to control the action but Ruska just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska is hanging on to Karpinov's back as he tries to escape.
Karpinov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Karpinov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ruska trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Karpinov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ruska prevents Karpinov from getting the reversal.
Dan Ruska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ruska dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karpinov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruska closes the distance and clinches up with Karpinov, looking for a takedown. Ruska pushes Karpinov against the cage but Karpinov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruska shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruska gets the takedown into side control.
Karpinov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karpinov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ruska is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ruska can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karpinov is looking to escape.
Karpinov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karpinov looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karpinov tries to lock up and control but Ruska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Ruska.
Karpinov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ruska slips a nice elbow through Karpinov's hands, connecting with Karpinov's forehead.
Well, if Ruska is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Karpinov looking for subs from the bottom but Ruska mounts him!
Ruska content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpinov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ruska 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.
Karpinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karpinov wants to improve his position but Ruska is controlling well.
Ruska is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Karpinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruska is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Karpinov tries to get to full guard but Ruska has control of the leg.
Karpinov wants to control but Ruska is keeping busy.
Karpinov tries to kick Ruska off but Ruska keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruska takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruska seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Karpinov is looking for a sweep. Ruska is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruska is trying to control. Karpinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruska seems to be looking for submissions.
Ruska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karpinov sees it coming and defends easily.
Karpinov is staying active underneath Ruska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karpinov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Piotr Karpinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruska wants to work for an arm triangle but Karpinov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Ruska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruska, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Ruska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner shoots in for a double leg but Kalishevski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kalishevski backs up against the cage.
Winner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalishevski.
Winner avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalishevski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winner's calf.
Kalishevski moves away from the strike by Winner.
Winner throws a series of punches but Kalishevski moves out of range.
A lazy left from Winner finds it's target.
Winner throws a hook to the side of Kalishevski's head but Kalishevski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winner.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner misses the jab.
Kalishevski defending well as Winner loads up on a big left hand.
Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
Kalishevski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner.
Winner lands a head shot.
Winner missing with a left hand there. Kalishevski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Kalishevski.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Winner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner throwing strikes but Kalishevski bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski wants to stand and escape but Winner is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner slips nicely into half guard.
Kalishevski is trying to maintain the position but Winner is very close to passing his half guard.
Winner looks to land a strike but Kalishevski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kalishevski is wriggling around but Winner manages to pass to half guard.
Winner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winner wants to take a breather but Kalishevski is having none of it.
Kalishevski is trying to stand up here but Winner is controlling him well.
Kalishevski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Winner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalishevski throws a sloppy head kick and Winner moves out of range easily.
Winner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kalishevski to the mat! Kalishevski manages to get full guard.
Winner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalishevski is adopting a defensive guard.
Winner stops Kalishevski from standing up.
Kalishevski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner closes the distance and clinches up with Kalishevski, looking for a takedown. Winner pushes Kalishevski against the cage but Kalishevski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winner lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalishevski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winner showed some decent athleticism there.
Kalishevski wants to get back to full guard.
Winner trying to control the pace.
Winner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner dominated that round.
That's time! Winner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalishevski is fending him off so far but Winner persists. Nope, Kalishevski circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalishevski throws a push kick but Winner slaps the foot to one side.
Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Stan Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner throws a body punch but Kalishevski moves out of range.
Kalishevski takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Kalishevski looks to land a body kick but Winner moved away.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalishevski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner throws a body punch but Kalishevski moves out of range.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalishevski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalishevski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Winner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalishevski avoids it really well and circles away.
Winner lands with a nice body punch.
Winner misses with an uppercut.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalishevski was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalishevski counters with a right hand to the body.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalishevski moves away.
Kalishevski connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner throws the left hand but Kalishevski avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Winner. That snapped Kalishevski's head back.
Winner checks the leg kick.
Kalishevski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalishevski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winner throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski throws a sloppy head kick and Winner moves out of range easily.
Winner avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Winner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalishevski manages to avoid it.
Kalishevski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner looks for a takedown but Kalishevski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Winner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalishevski lands a head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Winner misses the target.
A head kick misses from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalishevski. That's going to slow Winner down.
A telegraphed right hand from Winner misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalishevski tries to avoid it but Winner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalishevski to the ground. Kalishevski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but Kalishevski shows good takedown defense.
Winner swinging wilding here.
Kalishevski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalishevski works Winner's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
Ivan Kalishevski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalishevski.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kalishevski - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalishevski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kalishevski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Winner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kalishevski scores with a spinning back kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kalishevski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalishevski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kalishevski looks to land a body kick but Winner moved away.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalishevski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winner misses with a takedown
and Kalishevski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalishevski keeps the fight on the outside.
Winner checks a low kick from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski throws a sloppy head kick and Winner moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Winner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Winner lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kalishevski. That one must have hurt.
Winner misses with a takedown
and Kalishevski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner avoids a kick to the body.
Kalishevski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winner.
Winner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalishevski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Winner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner throws a jab when Kalishevski was well out of range.
Winner misses with a body punch
and Kalishevski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Winner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A shot to de liver by Kalishevski. Beautiful body shot.
Kalishevski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winner.
Winner avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski pushes Winner away with a front kick.
Kalishevski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Winner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kalishevski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winner will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalishevski thumps Winner with a low kick.
Kalishevski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalishevski lands a nice hook to Winner's body. Winner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kalishevski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Kalishevski.
Ivan Kalishevski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winner blocks a head kick by Kalishevski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kalishevski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalishevski 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kalishevski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SunOf Kirosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Poor Matt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Poor Matt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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296 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
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, SunOf Kirosawa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirosawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Matt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirosawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirosawa. Kirosawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirosawa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matt.
Kirosawa looks gassed!
Matt scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirosawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matt can pounce on him.
Matt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirosawa counters with a series of strikes. Matt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kirosawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matt.
Matt feints and then cracks Kirosawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirosawa down.
Matt tries a head kick but it misses.
Matt throws a head kick but Kirosawa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirosawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matt.
Kirosawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirosawa. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirosawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Poor Matt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SunOf Kirosawa.
Matt throws a head kick that misses.
Matt tries a head kick but it misses.
Matt lands a high kick!
Matt throws a sloppy head kick and Kirosawa moves out of range easily.
Matt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like SunOf Kirosawa has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matt throws a nice head kick!
Kirosawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kirosawa moves out of range of the body kick from Matt.
Kirosawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matt is looking to get to half guard.
Kirosawa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Kirosawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kirosawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Matt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matt is bucking up trying to escape but Kirosawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirosawa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Matt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirosawa.
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.
Kirosawa is thwarting Matt's attempts to control the position.
Kirosawa is pressing down on Matt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matt is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matt wants to control but Kirosawa is keeping busy.
Matt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kirosawa looks to land a strike but Matt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poor Matt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SunOf Kirosawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matt - that will leave a mark!
Kirosawa dives in and grabs Matt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matt pushes down on Kirosawa's head and hops out.
Matt is looking to slow Kirosawa down with leg kicks.
Matt lands with a slapping head kick.
Matt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matt lands with a kick to the temple. Kirosawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matt thuds his shin into the meat of Kirosawa's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matt lands a head kick. Kirosawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirosawa. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirosawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matt. Matt obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kirosawa.
Kirosawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matt as he jumps to the side.
Matt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Matt lands a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kirosawa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matt - the referee stops the clock and Kirosawa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matt. Kirosawa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poor Matt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirosawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matt can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Matt.
Matt cracks a nice hook into Kirosawa's ribs.
Poor Matt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Matt lands but Kirosawa takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Matt.
Matt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirosawa can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa tries for a takedown but Matt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Poor Matt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SunOf Kirosawa.
Nice cross by Matt.
Kirosawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirosawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matt circles away.
Matt fails to land with a series of punches.
Matt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirosawa scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirosawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matt is surviving well by controlling Kirosawa's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Matt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Matt!
Kirosawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matt controlling from the top position.
Kirosawa working a defensive guard here.
Kirosawa looking for a guillotine here but Matt defends easily.
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.
Matt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kirosawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matt has managed to get both his arms back between Kirosawa's legs - danger averted.
Matt won't allow Kirosawa to sweep him here.
Matt wants to control from the top but Kirosawa keeps moving.
Matt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kirosawa on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matt wants to stand but Kirosawa is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poor Matt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on SunOf Kirosawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matt misses with a body shot.
Kirosawa tries for a takedown but Matt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kirosawa is defended easily by Matt.
Matt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirosawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matt.
Matt scores with a spinning back kick!
Matt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirosawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matt.
Kirosawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matt misses with a kick to the body.
Matt throws a head kick that misses.
Poor Matt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirosawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Matt.
Matt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirosawa's sensitive parts.
Matt lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Matt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matt misses with a head kick.
Matt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kirosawa blocks a head kick by Matt.
Matt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt gets caught flat footed, as Kirosawa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kirosawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirosawa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Matt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Matt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Matt!
Kirosawa sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirosawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kirosawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Matt pulls his head out easily.
Matt tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kirosawa actively working from the bottom here.
Kirosawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kirosawa is looking for a sweep. Matt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Matt stands up from half guard.
Matt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matt tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirosawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matt did well to prevent Kirosawa getting side control.
Kirosawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matt tries to get out of the position.
Matt works his way to full guard. Good work.
SunOf Kirosawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirosawa cracks Matt with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poor Matt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matt, 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 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poor Matt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harfager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. Shaw has chosen Shangri-La as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
186 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager moves into the clinch successfully.
Harfager will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shaw up against the cage.
Harfager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaw's elbow.
Harfager looking to stall.
Shaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harfager lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaw or not.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Shaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
Harfager prevents the takedown attempt.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shaw.
Harfager missing with knees to the body.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
Shaw works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harfager wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw postures up in Harfager's guard and throws a big left but Harfager blocks it.
Harfager knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Shaw prevents Harfager from getting back to his feet.
Harfager keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw is pushing down on Harfager's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harfager is fighting to maintain full guard but Shaw has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager is trying to stand up here but Shaw is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harfager moves into the clinch.
Harfager working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shaw is trying to trip Harfager. He has hold of a leg but Harfager is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shaw persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harfager working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
Harfager is adopting a defensive guard.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Shaw postures up in Harfager's guard and throws a big left but Harfager blocks it.
Shaw postures up.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harfager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Shaw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harfager swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harfager throws an elbow that misses.
Shaw jumps guard and drags Harfager to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shaw has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harfager has passed into side control.
Harfager taking a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harfager tries to stand but Shaw is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harfager sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaw defending well though.
Harfager wants to pass to mount but Shaw is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking for a sweep. Harfager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shaw.
Harfager wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
Harfager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
Shaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaw, not yet.
Shaw lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harfager!
Harfager wants to hold on but Shaw pushes him away.
Shaw landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager wants to get back to his feet.
Harfager manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harfager wants to improve his position but Shaw is controlling well.
Shaw throwing shots but Harfager is blocking nicely.
Shaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but Harfager defending well.
Harfager keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harfager wants to get back to his feet.
Shaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Harfager, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Harfager against the cage but Harfager circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Shaw will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harfager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Harfager sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harfager but Harfager pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harfager listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harfager misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harfager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harfager, right into the meat.
Harfager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harfager gets caught flat footed, as Shaw shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harfager looking to control.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Harfager.
Shaw prevents Harfager from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Harfager is keeping the position.
Harfager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shaw throwing strikes from guard but Harfager blocks nicely.
Shaw throws and elbow that misses. Harfager uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shaw's guard. Nice move by Harfager!
Harfager decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harfager sprawls well. Harfager wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shaw.
Harfager scores with a hook to the body. Shaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harfager pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harfager is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harfager prevents Shaw from improving his position.
Harfager wants to free his trapped foot but Shaw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harfager wants to take a breather but Shaw is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harfager trying to pass the guard but Shaw defending well.
Harfager seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harfager tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harfager defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaw.
Harfager is looking to clinch.
Shaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harfager avoids it really well and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shaw.
Harfager manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harfager is trying to stand.
Shaw scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shaw prevents Harfager from standing back up.
Shaw tries to pass to full mount but Harfager defends it.
Harfager tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Harfager is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shaw's back!
Harfager is looking to control Shaw but Shaw is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shaw is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Harfager.
Harfager is trying to stick to Shaw's back but Shaw is turning into Harfager. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harfager's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shaw.
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 Harald Harfager will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaw showed some decent athleticism there.
Shaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harfager is trying to stand back up but Shaw is controlling him
Harfager is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
John Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaw is thwarting Harfager's attempts to control the position.
Shaw prevents Harfager from improving his position.
Shaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harfager is trying to stand up here but Shaw is controlling him well.
Shaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harfager blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harfager to regain full guard.
Harfager is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shaw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shaw with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw throwing strikes from guard but Harfager blocks nicely.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harfager wants to stand up but Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw stands up over Harfager, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shaw drops back looking for a leg! Harfager is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harfager manages to kick Shaw off! Shaw jumps back into Harfager's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw won't allow Harfager to get back to his feet.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Harfager.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
Harfager connects with a looping right hand.
Harfager moves into the clinch successfully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harfager. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harfager feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shaw's calf.
Shaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Harfager tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Harfager stuffs the takedown.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harfager.
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harfager doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Harfager instigates a clinch.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harfager lands a shot to the body.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Shaw's takedown attempt.
Harfager lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaw managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
Harfager looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Harfager cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Shaw has Harfager pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shaw pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harfager tumbling to the mat - Shaw dives into Harfager's guard.
Harfager bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaw's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harfager won't allow Shaw to sweep him here.
Harfager trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harfager won't allow Shaw to sweep him here.
Shaw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Harfager sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shaw's guard.
Harfager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Shaw.
I think Shaw 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Shaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin's entrance music is Chinese Athem. A fine choice. Ming Xin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uncle Rico!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin avoids the body shot from Rico.
Rico throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
Rico looks to land a right hand but Xin moved out of range.
Rico throws out a loose jab but Xin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Xin showed some decent athleticism there.
Rico tries to roll over but Xin keeps him under control.
Rico misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xin wants to pass the guard but Rico is defending well.
Rico flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Xin wants to work for an arm triangle but Rico is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Xin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rico tries to roll over but Xin keeps him under control.
Xin seems to be working for a kimura but Rico defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rico looks to throw the jab but Xin is out of range.
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xin at a distance.
Uncle Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
A punch combination from Xin misses.
Rico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rico clobbers Xin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Rico. That snapped Xin's head back.
Xin shoots in and drives through. Rico sprawls well.
Rico cracks Xin with a good jab.
A big right from Rico misses.
Xin avoids the body shot from Rico.
Xin misses with a leg kick.
Xin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Xin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rico misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Xin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rico throws an elbow but Xin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rico tries for a kimura but Xin is defending well.
Xin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rico cracks Xin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xin tries to bench press Rico off him but Rico keeps the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xin dodges the ground and pound from Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xin is looking to improve his position.
Xin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rico.
Xin is looking to improve his position.
Rico tries to pass to full mount but Xin defends it.
Xin wants to improve his position but Rico is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rico takes a swing at Xin's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Rico.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from Rico.
Rico shoots in and drives through. Xin sprawls well.
Rico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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.
Xin throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xin.
Xin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Rico misses.
Xin avoids the body shot from Rico.
Rico misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rico as he connects with a hook.
Xin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rico as he avoids it easily.
Xin slips a straight right by Rico.
Xin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Xin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rico.
Xin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncle Rico dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xin tries to close the distance and clinch but Rico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xin throws a right and a left that Rico avoids nicely.
A jab from Rico misses.
Xin tries to clinch there but Rico circles away.
Rico misses with an uppercut.
Rico throws the left hand but Xin avoids the punch easily.
Xin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rico circles away quickly and effectively.
Rico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xin throws a body punch but Rico moves out of range.
Rico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xin throws a hook but Rico blocks it.
Xin stalks Rico and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rico's face. Rico staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Uncle Rico has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rico shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rico showed some decent athleticism there.
Rico 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rico 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.
Xin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xin wants to improve his position but Rico is controlling well.
Xin trying to control but Rico postures up.
Rico thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Xin to regain full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rico throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xin throws a right hand that Rico ducks under and follows up with a left that Rico also avoids with ease.
Rico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rico lands a really nice looking cross but Xin seems unphased.
Xin tries to bum rush Rico with a series of wild strikes but Rico uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ming Xin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xin misses with a double jab.
Xin misses with a double jab
and Rico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a shot from downtown. Xin moves away and avoids it.
Rico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rico throws a shot from downtown. Xin moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Rico misses.
Xin misses with a looping right.
Xin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Rico lands a body shot.
Rico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xin dodges the punch combination from Rico.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from Rico.
Rico drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Xin sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico is looking to advance position but Xin won't allow it.
Xin moves into full guard.
Xin looking for a triangle here. Rico is fighting it but it looks tight! Xin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rico is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ming Xin!
Ming Xin retains his middleweight title!
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