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Heavyweight Clash - Rd 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gentle Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lollipop - Lil' Wayne. Karelin has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gentle Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giant throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giant throws out a leg kick but Karelin moves out of range and Giant only half commits.
Gentle Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Alex Karelin has been cut.
Karelin has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Karelin.
A short body shot lands from Karelin as the two fighters clinch.
Karelin has Giant pressed against the ropes, preventing Giant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Karelin.
Giant is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Karelin - that landed with a thud.
Karelin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Giant has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Giant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Karelin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karelin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Giant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karelin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Giant is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant taking shots to the head.
Giant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karelin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Giant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giant tries to get out of the position.
Giant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin lands a heavy elbow.
Karelin with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Giant taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karelin landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giant is bucking up trying to escape but Karelin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Giant is squirming around, avoiding Karelin's attempts to control the action.
Karelin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Giant taking shots to the head.
Karelin with the ground and pound from mount.
Karelin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Giant hang on?
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant is in a horrible position here. Karelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karelin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Giant hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Giant as Karelin shoots in.
Giant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control.
Karelin is putting a hurting on Giant here, landing some big shots from side control.
Karelin looks up at the clock and then as Giant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Karelin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Karelin scores with punches from side control.
Karelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin cracks Giant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Giant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Giant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin landing a few strikes.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giant has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giant taking a bit of punishment here - Karelin scoring with strikes.
Giant can't do much from the bottom here.
Alex Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to take a breather but Giant manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Karelin.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin stops Giant from standing up.
Karelin is in close to Giant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Giant's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin thows a big elbow that misses.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giant wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
Karelin pushing down on Giant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Giant has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karelin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giant misses with a wild combination.
Karelin moves out of range as Giant strikes.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giant's waist but Giant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Giant cracks Karelin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Giant.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin checks a low kick from Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin fails with the takedown.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giant throws a jab but it's blocked by Karelin.
Giant wants to clinch but Karelin slips to the side
and Karelin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Giant!
Karelin lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Karelin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karelin cracks Giant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giant can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karelin dominating with strikes here.
Giant taking shots to the head.
Giant taking shots to the head.
Karelin landing punches.
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gentle Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin with good strikes from the mount here!
Karelin is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karelin looking to control but Giant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karelin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Giant hang on?
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Giant is in trouble!
Karelin breaks from Giant's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Giant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karelin wants to control the pace but Giant is squirming around nicely.
Karelin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giant looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karelin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Excel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Excel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everything Zen- Bush. The key to victory for Alex Tank has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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254 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Excel!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excel shoots in for a double leg but Tank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excel misses with a hook. Tank ducked under it nicely.
Excel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank takes a swing at Excel's ribcage but misses.
Excel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tank was covering up waiting for the punch and Excel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tank is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Excel controls the pace.
Excel wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
Tank wants to stand and escape but Excel is having none of it.
Excel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Excel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tank has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Excel has managed to get both his arms back between Tank's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excel is stalling in the full guard.
Excel trying to control but Tank is working from the bottom.
Tank is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Excel wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tank punishes Excel's body with a nice straight punch.
Alex Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tank.
Tank lands a nice hook to Excel's body. Excel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Excel looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank throws a combination that misses
and Excel counters with a series of strikes. Tank will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tank.
It looks like Axel Excel has been cut.
Tank drops Excel with a beautiful combination! Excel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tank is looking for the KO!
Excel is rocked!
Excel is holding his hands too far apart here. Tank throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Excel is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Tank!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitnik comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Leper Messiah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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273 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
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, Kristow Zedski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitnik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zhitnik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zedski pushes Zhitnik off looking to stand but Zhitnik dives back in and keeps control.
Zedski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhitnik.
Zhitnik is just content to waste time from the top position. Zedski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zedski has his feet on Zhitnik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zedski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zedski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zhitnik in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Zedski there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zedski steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Zhitnik is out on his feet! Zedski sets himself and nearly takes Zhitnik's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kristow Zedski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorazd Oras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorazd Oras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oras as he avoids it easily.
Oras stuffs the takedown.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oras defends it nicely.
Gorazd Oras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Brown.
Oras clinches up against the ropes.
Brown jumps guard but Oras stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oras throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oras scores with a shot to the body.
Brown looks gassed!
Oras moves into the clinch.
Oras stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oras.
Oras lands a left hand.
Oras breaks the clinch.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown tries for a takedown but Oras sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oras with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Oras - just one landing.
Oras throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Brown colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Oras as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Brown is left battered and dazed whilst Oras and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorazd Oras!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero comes to the ring accompanied by I Lie I Cheat I Steal!. Sakuraba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clubfoot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Guerrero!
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, Fedor Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakuraba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sakuraba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guerrero is avoiding damage well.
Guerrero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba cracks Guerrero with a big right hand but Guerrero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sakuraba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Guerrero is trying to buck Sakuraba off.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Eddie Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Guerrero finds it's way through Sakuraba's defenses.
Sakuraba shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guerrero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Guerrero, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Guerrero against the ropes but Guerrero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown.
Eddie Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Sakuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero cracks Sakuraba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerrero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Guerrero misses its intended target.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Sakuraba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guerrero to the mat! Guerrero manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to stand up but Sakuraba is controlling him.
Guerrero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuraba won't allow Guerrero to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Guerrero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guerrero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakuraba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guerrero catches Sakuraba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guerrero looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Guerrero.
Sakuraba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Guerrero throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
No luck for Sakuraba with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Guerrero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guerrero works over Sakuraba's head and body with a nice combination.
Guerrero misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakuraba's head backwards.
A combination from Guerrero does no damage.
Guerrero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakuraba's hands.
Guerrero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Eddie Guerrero is winning the standup battle so far.
Guerrero throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Guerrero misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Guerrero coming out on top.
Eddie Guerrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerrero lands with an overhand left.
Guerrero lands with a right hand.
Nice cross by Guerrero.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerrero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guerrero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guerrero scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakuraba should have avoided that one.
Guerrero lands a nice hook to Sakuraba's body. Sakuraba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakuraba tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Guerrero pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Good shot there by Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with the combination.
Sakuraba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakuraba is defended easily by Guerrero.
Guerrero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
Eddie Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guerrero fails to land with a series of punches.
Guerrero throws a combination. Sakuraba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guerrero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero cracks Sakuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Guerrero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Guerrero thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guerrero scores with the left hand. Sakuraba knows he should have avoided that one.
Guerrero tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guerrero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakuraba doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sakuraba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guerrero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sakuraba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a really nice looking cross but Sakuraba seems unphased.
Fedor Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerrero drops Sakuraba with a beautiful combination! Sakuraba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guerrero is looking for the KO!
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guerrero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakuraba doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Guerrero as he connects with a hook.
Guerrero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good standup being displayed there by Guerrero as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
Guerrero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guerrero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guerrero lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Guerrero coming out on top.
Guerrero lands a slapping body shot.
Guerrero digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero drops Sakuraba with a beautiful combination! Sakuraba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guerrero is looking for the KO!
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Guerrero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guerrero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eddie Guerrero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guerrero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Guerrero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Guerrero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guerrero, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes into the arena with Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle throws out a loose jab but Alexandrovna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrovna was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.
Some bone on bone action there as Battle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexandrovna throws a leg kick but Battle checks it.
Alexandrovna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Battle's calf.
Battle throws a lazy right hand but Alexandrovna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexandrovna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrovna was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.
Alexandrovna dodges the punch combination from Battle.
Battle throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrovna shoots for a takedown but Battle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Battle checks a leg kick.
Battle throws a sloppy head kick and Alexandrovna moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Battle.
Alexandrovna blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna moves into range and clinches up with Battle.
Battle tries to circle away but Alexandrovna has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battle.
It looks like Pyotr Alexandrovna has been cut.
Alexandrovna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battle's efforts to push away.
Battle can't break the clinch.
Battle prevents a body shot from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna stalling in the clinch but Battle improves position.
Alexandrovna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pyotr Alexandrovna.
Battle blocks a low kick nicely.
Battle misses with a head kick.
Alexandrovna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexandrovna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexandrovna slips a jab from Battle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Battle wants to break free but Alexandrovna has control.
Alexandrovna is looking to control Battle's arms but Battle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandrovna has his back to the ropes.
Alexandrovna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Battle blocks it with crossed arms.
Alexandrovna blocks an uppercut.
Alexandrovna holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Alexandrovna taking a breather.
Battle has had enough of the clinch but Alexandrovna keeps him there for the moment.
Battle working hard to break the clinch.
Battle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexandrovna has him pressed against the ropes.
Battle avoiding damage as Alexandrovna throws knees to the body.
Alexandrovna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Battle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexandrovna keeps control of Battle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alexandrovna is trying to drag Battle to the mat but Battle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Alexandrovna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle.
Battle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandrovna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battle's efforts to push away.
Battle wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrovna won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle avoiding damage as Alexandrovna throws knees to the body.
Battle avoiding damage as Alexandrovna throws knees to the body.
Battle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Alexandrovna.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrovna has him pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrovna has Battle pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Battle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andre Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrovna landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexandrovna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Battle avoids it.
Battle breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrovna motions for Battle to come forward. Alexandrovna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrovna.
Battle throws a sloppy head kick and Alexandrovna moves out of range easily.
Alexandrovna misses with a low kick as Battle jumps back.
Battle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alexandrovna throws a nice head kick!
Alexandrovna is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Battle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexandrovna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Battle as he avoids it easily.
Alexandrovna scores with a head kick.
Alexandrovna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Alexandrovna has closed the distance and engaged Battle in a clinch.
Battle gets underhooks to prevent Alexandrovna's takedown attempt.
Battle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrovna is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexandrovna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexandrovna thows a leg kick but Battle checks it
and Battle counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Battle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battle digs a good hook to Alexandrovna's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Battle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Battle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alexandrovna has time to react.
Battle swinging wilding here.
Battle throws a head kick but Alexandrovna moves out of range.
Andre Battle is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Battle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexandrovna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexandrovna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut even more.
Battle swinging wilding here.
Alexandrovna avoids the head kick by Battle.
Battle lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrovna is looking to chop away at Battle's legs.
Alexandrovna is breathing heavily.
Battle misses with a double jab.
Battle thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battle misses with the combination.
Andre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle connects with a right hand. Alexandrovna shakes it off.
The cut above Pyotr Alexandrovna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexandrovna, right into the meat.
Battle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andre Battle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battle throws a sloppy head kick
and Alexandrovna counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Battle's guard now.
Battle keeping full guard, as Alexandrovna tries to pass.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Alexandrovna from controlling successfully.
Alexandrovna's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Alexandrovna from controlling successfully.
Battle has his hands on Alexandrovna's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexandrovna postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Battle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Battle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexandrovna. That's going to slow Battle down.
Battle looks to land a combination. Alexandrovna sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws a leg kick
and Alexandrovna counters with an outside leg kick.
Alexandrovna throws out a leg kick but Battle moves out of range and Alexandrovna only half commits.
Alexandrovna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrovna blocks the body kick.
Alexandrovna tries to clinch but Battle is having none of it.
Battle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna wants to clinch but Battle slips to the side
and Battle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Battle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandrovna closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Battle to the mat! Battle manages to get full guard.
Battle wants to hit a switch here but Alexandrovna passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Battle there!
Battle tries to reverse the position but Alexandrovna maintains control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alexandrovna thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Battle is trying to escape the mount.
Alexandrovna looking to control but Battle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexandrovna with good strikes from the mount here!
Alexandrovna in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle wants to control but Alexandrovna is having none of it.
Alexandrovna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Battle is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Battle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut.
That's time! Battle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Battle throws a head kick that misses.
Battle scores with a nice head shot.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexandrovna counters with a good, hard body kick but Battle shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexandrovna.
Battle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexandrovna throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Battle.
Alexandrovna misses with a takedown attempt - Battle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Battle misses with a head kick.
Alexandrovna wants to clinch up but Battle keeps it at a distance.
Battle lands a jab to the nose.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Battle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Avent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkari has chosen Berlin Foot Chase as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
235 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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240 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Avent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Nikkari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikkari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Avent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nikkari as he jumps to the side.
Avent is breathing heavily.
Nikkari lands a left and a right that send Avent crashing to the mat, dazed. Nikkari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Phil Avent has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikkari throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nikkari.
Nikkari thumps Avent with a low kick.
A head kick by Nikkari - that's a beauty! Avent is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nikkari can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Esko Nikkari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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24
260 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Mason!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gail throws a shot to the body.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Gail scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gail working the ground and pound.
It looks like Mo Mason has been cut.
Mason prevents Gail from moving into mount.
Mason tries to buck Gail off but Gail is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gail in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gail working the head and body with strikes.
The cut above Mo Mason's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gail lands an elbow.
Gail working the head with strikes.
Mo Mason's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mo Mason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gynther Gail!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canmelianenko comes to the ring accompanied by Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodef Canmelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turo Vatanen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canmelianenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vatanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Canmelianenko tries to reverse the position but Vatanen maintains control.
Vatanen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Canmelianenko's face.
It looks like Rodef Canmelianenko has been cut.
Canmelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Vatanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rodef Canmelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Vatanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Canmelianenko hang on?
Rodef Canmelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodef Canmelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turo Vatanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Row comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who Da Champion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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272 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bud Spencer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Death Row!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Row looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Row fails with the takedown.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Row swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Row is out of range.
Spencer tries to clinch but Row moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Row tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bud Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Row.
Row takes one to the side of the head.
Row blocks a jab.
Spencer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Row swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bud Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Row ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spencer wants it to stay on the feet.
Row avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Row bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Row shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Row goes for an armbar but Spencer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Spencer.
Row avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Row gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spencer trying to control the position.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Row from controlling successfully.
Row missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Row throws a big right hand that misses.
Row looking to sit in guard and control but Spencer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Row has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Row working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spencer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spencer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spencer lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer advances position into side control!
Row dodges the ground and pound from Spencer.
Spencer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Row shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Row showed some decent athleticism there.
Row is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spencer defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Spencer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spencer misses with a head kick.
Spencer lands with a straight right. Row didn't see that one coming.
Spencer misses with a hook. Row ducked under it nicely.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Row.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Spencer throws a jab when Row was well out of range.
Spencer lands with a cross.
Spencer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spencer tries to clinch but Row moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Row bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Row moves out of range of the strikes.
Row looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spencer wants to sweep here but Row controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Row drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spencer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Row has Spencer in his guard.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Row has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is in close to Row's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Row looking for a guillotine here but Spencer defends easily.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Row keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
Row can't keep his opponent in guard - Spencer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spencer trying to control from Row's half guard. Row has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spencer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Row has his foot on Spencer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spencer works his way back into a safe position though.
Row working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spencer.
Row had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Spencer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Row Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Spencer's back instead.
Spencer has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Spencer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Row.
Row slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spencer wants it to stay on the feet.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer punishes Row's body with a nice straight punch.
Spencer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bud Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Row slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spencer!
Row takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Row slips under a jab from Spencer.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Row sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spencer misses with a leg kick.
Bud Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Row.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Row swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Row keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a head kick.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Spencer throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Row looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spencer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Row throwing strikes but missing.
Row pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spencer is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Row won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
Row with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Row trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Row lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Row stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Row stops Spencer from standing up.
Row lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Row from controlling successfully.
Row stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Row is looking to work some ground and pound but Spencer has wrist control.
Row is looking to work some ground and pound but Spencer has wrist control.
Spencer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Row drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spencer dives on top into guard.
Spencer pushes down on Row's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Spencer clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Row misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Row manages to avoid it.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Row was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Row shoots in for a takedown but Spencer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer throws a combination. Row tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Row circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Row slips under a jab.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Row moves away.
Spencer tries to bum rush Row with a series of wild strikes but Row uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Row shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spencer tries to reverse the position but Row maintains control.
Row is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Spencer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Spencer!
Spencer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Row has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spencer has managed to get both his arms back between Row's legs - danger averted.
Row is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Row trying to keep a closed guard but Spencer is proving a slippery customer.
Row can't keep his opponent in guard - Spencer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spencer is trying to control. Row wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Row keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spencer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spencer prevents Row from improving his position.
Death Row has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Row shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spencer as he jumps to the side.
Bud Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Row.
Spencer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spencer throws a body punch but Row moves out of range.
Row ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Row takes one to the side of the head.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Row avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Spencer as Row shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Spencer had his way with Death Row in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spencer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Row working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Row drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spencer dives on top into guard.
Spencer throws a strike but Row rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Row drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spencer dives on top into guard.
Row is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Row is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spencer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Row keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
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.
Row looking to control.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Row has wrist control.
Spencer throws and elbow that misses. Row uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spencer's guard. Nice move by Row!
Row trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Row throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spencer lands the left hand.
Row misses with a takedown attempt - Spencer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spencer tries to clinch but Row is having none of it.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Row keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Row checks the leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Row.
Bud Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Row.
Spencer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Row.
Bud Spencer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck for Row with that takedown attempt.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Row uses good head movement to avoid it.
Row fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Death Row has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bud Spencer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spencer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bud Spencer!
Bud Spencer retains his heavyweight title!
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