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UFL 37 Edvall vs Diggler PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hard Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squeezy Snapperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hard Core!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Squeezy Snapperton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Core is looking to clinch but Snapperton is avoiding it.
Snapperton throws a front kick aimed at Core's knee but Core avoids it well.
Snapperton fails with the takedown.
Core shoots in and bounces Snapperton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Core not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Core wants to pass the guard but Snapperton is keeping the position.
Core postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Snapperton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Core, into his guard.
Core trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Core wants to sweep here but Snapperton controlling him for the moment.
Core pushes a forearm under Snapperton's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Snapperton is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hard Core!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MC comes to the cage accompanied by La Raza V.3. Dr Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
MC thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
MC is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MC is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
MC postures up.
MC not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
MC loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Jones working away.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt MC will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jones is working MC over with some ground and pound from side control.
MC avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
MC tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks MC with a big elbow.
MC wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
MC is breathing heavily.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
MC avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Jones cracks MC with a big right hand but MC just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones tries for a kimura but MC is defending well.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but MC is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MC sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
MC is looking for a sweep.
Jones wants to control but MC is keeping him busy.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
MC takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position but MC is working away.
MC takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but MC is working away.
Jones cracks MC with a big elbow.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones throws an elbow but MC slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones stands up.
MC clinches with his opponent.
MC tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually MC drops back down to his feet.
MC wants to stall.
Jones wants the takedown. MC is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in MC's guard against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MC pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MC circles away from the clinch attempt
and MC makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MC lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but MC sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MC.
MC is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
MC wants to stand but Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
MC could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones trying to control but MC postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing MC from advancing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MC keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from MC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MC throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MC thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Jones misses with a takedown
and MC counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at MC to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Tito MC has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Jones.
MC throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones throws a sloppy strike and MC has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jones is forced to tap! Great BJJ from MC!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tito MC!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Bittencourt (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 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Moxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Bittencourt!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt wants to clinch.
Rafael Bittencourt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bittencourt is looking to clinch.
Moxon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bittencourt is looking to clinch but Moxon is avoiding it.
Moxon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt moves in looking to clinch but Moxon pushes him off.
Moxon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bittencourt forces Moxon back against the cage and clinches.
Bittencourt misses with a knee strike.
Moxon is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bittencourt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bittencourt jumps guard.
Moxon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moxon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bittencourt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moxon has managed to get both his arms back between Bittencourt's legs - danger averted.
Moxon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moxon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bittencourt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moxon postures up in Bittencourt's guard and throws a big left but Bittencourt blocks it.
Moxon landing some decent shots from guard.
Moxon is sitting in close to Bittencourt's body. Bittencourt has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Moxon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Moxon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bittencourt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Bittencourt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kadir Inanir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadir Inanir!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlitis walks into a straight right hand from Inanir.
Inanir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finlitis circles away.
Inanir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finlitis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finlitis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inanir's waist but Inanir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finlitis off to one side.
A left and a right from Inanir both land. Nice combination.
Inanir swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Inanir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finlitis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgios Finlitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finlitis misses with a takedown attempt - Inanir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inanir swinging wilding here.
Inanir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inanir throws a series of strikes that have Finlitis backpedaling.
Inanir misses with a takedown
and Finlitis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Inanir's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis postures up.
Finlitis wants to control from the top but Inanir keeps moving.
Finlitis is stalling in the full guard.
Finlitis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Inanir for as long as he can get away with.
Finlitis throws and elbow that misses. Inanir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Finlitis's guard. Nice move by Inanir!
Finlitis wants to stand but Inanir is controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Inanir wants to stand but Finlitis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Finlitis keeping full guard, as Inanir tries to pass.
Finlitis pushes Inanir off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finlitis backs up against the cage.
Inanir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inanir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kadir Inanir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlitis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Inanir's half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inanir makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Inanir fails to land with a series of punches.
Inanir wants to clinch.
Inanir tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inanir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inanir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finlitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finlitis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Inanir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Finlitis lands a nice forearm strike.
Inanir looks gassed!
Inanir prevents Finlitis from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finlitis shoots in looking for a takedown. Inanir tries to sprawl out of it but Finlitis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Inanir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Inanir.
Inanir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finlitis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Inanir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Finlitis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inanir controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis is looking to stand up but Inanir isn't so interested in that idea.
Finlitis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inanir is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finlitis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Finlitis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finlitis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Inanir is staying active underneath Finlitis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finlitis controlling the pace.
Inanir wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir is breathing heavily.
Finlitis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inanir is desperately trying to improve his position but Finlitis has a good base and remains in mount.
Finlitis scoring with strikes but Inanir is staying in there.
Finlitis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finlitis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Inanir is rocked!
Finlitis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Inanir is still in real trouble! Can Finlitis finish him?
Finlitis controlling his opponent.
Inanir seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inanir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finlitis content just to control the position here.
Finlitis lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlitis looking to finish Inanir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Inanir!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finlitis trying to control but Inanir is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Finlitis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Inanir did well to prevent Finlitis getting side control.
Finlitis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Finlitis wants to pass to mount but Inanir is defending the position.
Finlitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inanir keeps working.
Finlitis controlling the action here.
Inanir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finlitis wants to free his trapped foot but Inanir is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inanir is trying to stand back up but Finlitis is controlling him
Finlitis wants to pass the guard but Inanir is defending well.
Inanir is staying active underneath Finlitis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Inanir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Finlitis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Finlitis dodges the punch combination from Inanir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inanir defends it nicely.
Finlitis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inanir circles away.
Inanir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Inanir.
Finlitis shoots in but Inanir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgios Finlitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inanir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Inanir.
Finlitis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Inanir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis trying to control the position but Inanir is working away.
Inanir wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Finlitis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Finlitis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Inanir is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finlitis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Inanir is being controlled here.
Finlitis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Finlitis is trying to get an arm triangle but Inanir is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finlitis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Inanir's legs.
Inanir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finlitis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Inanir is not content to let Finlitis control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgios Finlitis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finlitis, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgios Finlitis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory comes to the cage accompanied by ERA : enae Volare Mezzo . Brad Burke told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Burke!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bathory's waist but Bathory gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burke off to one side.
Bathory gets caught flat footed, as Burke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bathory wants to sweep but no luck.
Bathory has Burke pulled in close to control his posture.
Burke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bathory looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bathory looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bathory!
Burke sneaks back into half guard.
Bathory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Burke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bathory with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bathory sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bathory lands a couple of elbows.
Bathory has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke has his foot on Bathory's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bathory works his way back into a safe position though.
Bathory postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burke wants to sweep but no luck.
Burke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bathory doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bathory manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burke looks gassed!
Bathory slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bathory passes into half guard.
Bathory lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bathory connects with a nice short shot to Burke's temple.
Bathory is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bathory unloading with bombs!
Burke is in a horrible position here. Bathory smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bathory pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bathory landing shots from mount.
Burke is bucking up trying to escape but Bathory cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Burke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Bathory.
Bathory lands a big shot there that rocks Burke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bathory controlling from mount.
Burke can't escape the position.
The referee warns Burke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bathory connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Burke is rocked!
Bathory drops a big elbow. That's hurt Burke! More shots from Bathory and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Bathory!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Willis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis fails with the takedown.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Willis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Willis.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Leo Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Willis. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Willis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willis 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!
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson works over Willis's head and body with a nice combination.
Willis is rocked!
Henderson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Willis hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leo Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Lianbiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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202 lbs
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23
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
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, Zhang Lianbiao!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws the left hand but Lianbiao avoids the punch easily.
Silva drops Lianbiao with a beautiful combination! Lianbiao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
It looks like Zhang Lianbiao has been cut.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva cracks Lianbiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lianbiao is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lianbiao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Lianbiao looks gassed!
Lianbiao dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Lianbiao's head and hops out.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Lianbiao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva stuns Lianbiao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lianbiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sends Lianbiao crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Lianbiao up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lianbiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva cracks Lianbiao on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lianbiao falls backwards against the cage. Silva follows up with more strikes that drop Lianbiao to his knees. Silva keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lianbiao! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roald Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Engelbrekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engelbrekt has chosen Rome - Der Brandtaucher as his entrance music. Sigvard Engelbrekt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roald Valley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Engelbrekt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engelbrekt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valley is trying to defend but Engelbrekt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Valley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Engelbrekt looking to pass the guard.
Valley is trying to keep Engelbrekt in close.
Engelbrekt preventing the sweep.
Engelbrekt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valley controls Engelbrekt momentarily but Engelbrekt frees himself.
Engelbrekt is looking to work some ground and pound but Valley has wrist control.
Valley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Engelbrekt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valley wants to sweep here but Engelbrekt controlling him for the moment.
Valley looking to control.
Engelbrekt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelbrekt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valley's head.
Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Engelbrekt trying to control but Valley is working from the bottom.
Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valley has control of Engelbrekt's left arm, preventing Engelbrekt from doing any damage.
Engelbrekt throwing strikes but missing.
Valley wants to sweep here but Engelbrekt controlling him for the moment.
Engelbrekt is looking to work some ground and pound but Valley has wrist control.
Engelbrekt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valley's head.
Engelbrekt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Engelbrekt has managed to get both his arms back between Valley's legs - danger averted.
Engelbrekt cracks Valley with a solid left hand.
Engelbrekt with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Engelbrekt is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Engelbrekt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelbrekt works over Valley with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engelbrekt landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engelbrekt advances to half guard.
Engelbrekt slips a nice elbow through Valley's hands, connecting with Valley's forehead.
Engelbrekt thows a huge punch but Valley dodges it nicely.
Valley tries to roll over but Engelbrekt keeps him under control.
Valley trying to hold on to Engelbrekt's head to control him but Engelbrekt postures up.
Engelbrekt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valley is rocked!
Valley tries to get to full guard but Engelbrekt has control of the leg.
Valley has hold of Engelbrekt's hands but Engelbrekt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Engelbrekt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Valley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Engelbrekt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valley is refusing to be controlled, as Engelbrekt sits in half guard.
Valley seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley is trying to get back to full guard.
Engelbrekt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Engelbrekt lands strikes from half guard.
Engelbrekt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Engelbrekt prevents Valley from improving his position.
Valley trying to hold on to Engelbrekt's head to control him but Engelbrekt postures up.
Engelbrekt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Engelbrekt working over Valley with some ground and pound. Valley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Engelbrekt passes to full mount!
Valley is in a horrible position here. Engelbrekt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelbrekt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Engelbrekt loads up with a big shot that hurts Valley! He's pulled Engelbrekt in close but Engelbrekt has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Valley survive? More strikes from Engelbrekt and Valley is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sigvard Engelbrekt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Edvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edvall's choice of entrance music: Robert tepper - No easy way out. 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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189 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rune Edvall!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rune Edvall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edvall lands a nice looking body kick.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edvall lands a big head kick that sends Diggler tumbling to the mat! Edvall takes a step backwards and waves Diggler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Edvall moves into the clinch successfully.
Diggler being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rune Edvall.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diggler if he has to take too many more of those.
Edvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvall lands a big head kick that sends Diggler to the canvas! Edvall follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rune Edvall! Rune Edvall retains his middleweight title!
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