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RC 71 Zarubaylo vs. Hussein II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago De Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silvia avoids the head kick by Matt.
Matt lands a big head kick that sends De Silvia tumbling to the mat! Matt takes a step backwards and waves De Silvia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Thiago De Silvia has been cut.
Matt tries to land a front kick but De Silvia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Silvia drops his hands momentarily. Matt doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. De Silvia staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. De Silvia doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Poor Matt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between SunOf Kirosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, SunOf Kirosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirosawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Thomas Parsons has been cut.
Kirosawa throws a nice looking combination but Parsons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parsons shoots for a takedown but Kirosawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirosawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirosawa lands a with a good body shot.
Parsons 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!
Kirosawa drops Parsons with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Parsons looks back up at him and smiles so Kirosawa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kirosawa moves in close and cracks Parsons with a massive right hand! Parsons, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Kirosawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). SunOf Kirosawa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Malinkovikh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malinkovikh's entrance music is Disturbed - Down with the sickness. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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296 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleks Malinkovikh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malinkovikh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laine.
Malinkovikh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Malinkovikh was covering up waiting for the punch and Laine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Laine wants to control from the top but Malinkovikh keeps moving.
Malinkovikh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Malinkovikh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Malinkovikh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malinkovikh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laine won't allow Malinkovikh to sweep him here.
Laine throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine is working Malinkovikh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinkovikh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Malinkovikh has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malinkovikh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laine prevents Malinkovikh from getting back to his feet.
Laine throwing strikes from guard but Malinkovikh blocks nicely.
Malinkovikh wants to stand up but Laine is controlling him.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malinkovikh's head.
Laine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malinkovikh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laine is controlling him.
Laine chips away with some ground and pound.
Laine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laine is in close to Malinkovikh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malinkovikh is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malinkovikh wants to get back to his feet but Laine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laine stays in close to Malinkovikh's body and controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malinkovikh has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Malinkovikh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Laine is trying to control the action in half guard but Malinkovikh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laine is working for a submission of some sort.
Malinkovikh has hold of Laine's hands but Laine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Laine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malinkovikh is not content to let Laine control the position.
Laine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Laine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laine breaks from Malinkovikh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Malinkovikh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Malinkovikh is bucking up trying to escape but Laine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Malinkovikh is rocked!
Laine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Malinkovikh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a big shot to the head and Malinkovikh winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ilmari Laine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredruk Reinfeldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel de Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel de Borg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredruk Reinfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel de Borg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinfeldt lands a head shot.
It looks like Daniel de Borg has been cut.
Reinfeldt waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract de Borg.
A punch combination from Reinfeldt misses.
Reinfeldt jabs at de Borg's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinfeldt leaves de Borg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for de Borg with that takedown attempt.
de Borg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinfeldt finds it's way round the side to connect with de Borg's head.
Reinfeldt drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks de Borg right on the button. de Borg goes down! Reinfeldt follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Reinfeldt gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredruk Reinfeldt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wallase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio has chosen Wake Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Armando Julio enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Wallase!
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, Armando Julio!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Wallase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallase gets the takedown into side control.
Julio sneaks back into half guard.
Julio is trying to control but can't.
Wallase missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallase wants to take a breather but Julio is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Julio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wallase did well to prevent Julio getting side control.
Julio stands up and beckons Wallase to join him on the feet.
Julio keeps the fight on the outside.
Julio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallase's head.
Julio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wallase's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallase is positioning himself well to prevent Julio advancing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Julio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Julio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Julio stands up and beckons Wallase to join him on the feet.
Julio shoots in but Wallase avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallase drives through and clinches with Julio against the cage.
Julio avoids the elbow strike from Wallase, against the cage.
Wallase throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallase throws an elbow that misses.
Julio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallase just stands there and leans against the cage.
Julio managing to block the knees to the body from Wallase.
Julio avoids a wild elbow strike from Wallase.
Wallase has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Julio uses from the top position.
Julio stands and steps away. Wallase gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Julio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wallase tries to clinch up but Julio circles away and keeps his distance.
Julio with a poor takedown
and Wallase counters with a takedown into side control.
Christopher Wallase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armando Julio.
Wallase is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallase looking to control but instead Julio has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wallase not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallase is looking for a kimura but Julio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallase to get the leverage.
Julio is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallase tries to pass the half guard into mount. Julio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Julio trying to hold on to Wallase's head to control him but Wallase postures up.
Julio is positioning himself well to prevent Wallase advancing to mount.
Julio is defending against the submission attempts here by Wallase.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Julio shoots in and bounces Wallase off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armando Julio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Julio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallase.
Wallase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Wallase misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Julio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wallase shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Julio keeps the fight on the outside.
Julio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wallase's half guard.
Julio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Julio is pressing down on Wallase's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wallase is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Julio wants to get back to his feet.
Julio trying to control the pace.
Wallase tries to roll over but Julio keeps him under control.
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.
Julio trying to pass the guard but Wallase defending well.
Julio is thwarting Wallase's attempts to control the position.
Julio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio prevents Wallase from standing back up.
It looks like Julio is going to stand back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wallase misses with a takedown attempt
and Julio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Julio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Julio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Julio scores with a one two! Wallase had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallase clinches but Julio breaks the clinch
and Julio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wallase won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallase keeps working.
Armando Julio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Julio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallase has escaped the position, nice work there.
Julio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallase has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Julio taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Julio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Julio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Julio shoots for a takedown but Wallase saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Julio lands with an overhand left.
Wallase instigates a clinch.
Wallase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Julio gets the takedown into side control.
Wallase is being controlled here.
Julio is looking to take a break and control but Wallase is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Julio decides to stand back up. Julio steps back and let's Wallase get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallase throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Julio's waist but Julio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallase off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Julio feints and as Wallase raises his hands in defense, Julio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Julio tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallase is retaining full guard.
Julio stands and throws Wallase's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Julio stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wallase clinches but Julio breaks the clinch
so Julio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Julio is stalling in the full guard.
Julio stands and throws Wallase's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallase will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wallase throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Julio's waist but Julio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallase off to one side.
Armando Julio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Wallase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallase takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wallase gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Julio.
Julio throws out a powerful jab.
Wallase shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Julio as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Julio controlling the pace.
Wallase trying to control here.
Julio decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Julio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Julio lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallase shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Julio counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Julio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Julio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wallase wants to control but Julio is keeping busy.
Julio controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Julio stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Julio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Julio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Julio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ross trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Ross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ross.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Silver is defending well.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is staying active underneath Ross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silver tries to kick Ross off but Ross keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ross stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Silver misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ross tries for a takedown but Silver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Ross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ross to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silver is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Ross's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Ross feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Ross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ross throws a strike but Silver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silver has managed to get both his arms back between Ross's legs - danger averted.
Ross is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to stand but Ross is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silver stands and steps away. Ross gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
Ross looks for a takedown but Silver sprawls well.
John Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a left and a right that send Ross crashing to the mat, dazed. Silver thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ross is rocked!
It looks like Bob Ross has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross is holding his hands too far apart here. Silver throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ross is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Silver!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauno Necktie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Necktie has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mauno Necktie enters the cage!
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298 lbs
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24
301 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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, Mauno Necktie!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Necktie.
Necktie looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchepikov is just out of range.
Necktie misses with a double jab.
Tchepikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Necktie!
The fighters circling - Necktie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchepikov misses the target.
Necktie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Necktie misses.
Necktie blocks a jab.
Tchepikov moves away from the strike by Necktie.
Tchepikov misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Mauno Necktie has been cut.
Tchepikov lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Necktie is just out of range.
Tchepikov swinging wilding here.
Tchepikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Necktie.
Tchepikov looks to land a body kick but Necktie moved away.
Necktie looks to land a combination but Tchepikov avoids it well.
Necktie dodges the punch combination from Tchepikov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tchepikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov missing with a left hand there. Necktie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tchepikov throws a jab when Necktie was well out of range.
Tchepikov digs a good hook to Necktie's body.
Necktie looks gassed!
Necktie tries to move into range but Tchepikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tchepikov works Necktie's body with a nice hook.
Tchepikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Tchepikov cracks Necktie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tchepikov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Necktie to stand back up!
That has opened up Mauno Necktie's cut even more.
Maksimilian Tchepikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tchepikov missing with a left hand there. Necktie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Necktie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the body
and Necktie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Necktie moves away.
Tchepikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Necktie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tchepikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Necktie's head.
Mauno Necktie'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 Mauno Necktie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul lands a nice hook to Malone's body. Malone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Waul as Malone shoots in.
Waul throws a shot from downtown. Malone moves away and avoids it.
Malone moves forwards but Waul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waul drops Malone with a beautiful combination! Malone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Waul is looking for the KO!
Malone is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malone.
Malone switches off momentarily and Waul cracks him with a monster right hand! Malone topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Waul dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Waul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Waul!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borris Whoopyourasski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Ignashov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Whoopyourasski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Ignashov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoopyourasski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Alexey Ignashov has been cut.
Whoopyourasski throws a push kick but Ignashov slaps the foot to one side.
Whoopyourasski tries to land a front kick but Ignashov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ignashov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Whoopyourasski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick but Ignashov moves out of range.
Ignashov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borris Whoopyourasski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whoopyourasski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignashov.
Whoopyourasski throws a sloppy head kick
and Ignashov counters with a low kick, right behind Whoopyourasski 's knee.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick but Ignashov moves out of range.
Ignashov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whoopyourasski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ignashov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ignashov lands a head kick. Whoopyourasski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignashov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick that misses
and Ignashov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ignashov.
Ignashov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Ignashov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoopyourasski avoids the damage to the body.
Whoopyourasski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignashov's elbow.
Whoopyourasski managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Whoopyourasski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignashov controls his hands.
Whoopyourasski avoiding damage as Ignashov throws knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands a nice uppercut.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoopyourasski is defending well for now.
Whoopyourasski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignashov connects with a knee to the head.
Ignashov missing with knees to the body.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoopyourasski is defending well for now.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoopyourasski is defending well for now.
Ignashov blocks a body shot from Whoopyourasski.
A shot in the inside from Whoopyourasski.
Ignashov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whoopyourasski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski is breathing heavily.
Ignashov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whoopyourasski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whoopyourasski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignashov.
Whoopyourasski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignashov can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Ignashov misses
and Ignashov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignashov. That's going to slow Whoopyourasski down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ignashov lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ignashov!
Ignashov throws a head kick that half lands.
Whoopyourasski throws a lazy head kick
and Ignashov counters with a leg kick.
Ignashov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignashov thuds his shin into the meat of Whoopyourasski's side.
Ignashov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ignashov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whoopyourasski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ignashov has Whoopyourasski up against the cage in a clinch.
Whoopyourasski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ignashov obliges.
Ignashov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ignashov landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignashov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ignashov lands an elbow just above Whoopyourasski 's eye.
Ignashov lands a nice elbow.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoopyourasski is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ignashov.
Whoopyourasski managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ignashov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ignashov scores with a knee to the head.
Whoopyourasski managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
Ignashov looking to throw knees to the head but Whoopyourasski is blocking nicely.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot.
Whoopyourasski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignashovs head.
Ignashov tries a knee to the head but Whoopyourasski blocks it.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoopyourasski is defending well for now.
Whoopyourasski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignashov or not.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski - that landed with a thud.
Whoopyourasski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whoopyourasski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignashov working Whoopyourasski over with knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whoopyourasski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignashov or not.
Whoopyourasski lands with a right to the head.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ignashov keeps control of Whoopyourasski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Whoopyourasski.
Ignashov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoopyourasski avoids the damage to the body.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whoopyourasski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whoopyourasski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whoopyourasski moves out of range as Ignashov throws a body kick.
Ignashov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whoopyourasski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whoopyourasski throws a hook but Ignashov avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignashov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Ignashov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Ignashov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick that misses
and Ignashov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Whoopyourasski thows a body kick. Ignashov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Whoopyourasski finds it's way through Ignashov's defenses.
Whoopyourasski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whoopyourasski throws a shot from downtown. Ignashov moves away and avoids it.
Ignashov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alexey Ignashov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whoopyourasski digs a good body shot into Ignashov's ribs.
Ignashov avoids the head kick by Whoopyourasski.
Ignashov thows a body kick. Whoopyourasski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whoopyourasski lands with a right hand.
Ignashov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whoopyourasski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignashov delivers a nice body kick.
Ignashov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignashov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignashov is looking to clinch but Whoopyourasski is avoiding it.
Whoopyourasski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ignashov.
Ignashov throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignashov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whoopyourasski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whoopyourasski avoids a kick to the body.
Ignashov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ignashov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignashov connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignashov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignashov lands a head kick!
It looks like Borris Whoopyourasski has been cut.
Ignashov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignashov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ignashov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whoopyourasski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ignashov will feel that in the morning.
A big head kick from Ignashov and Whoopyourasski is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Whoopyourasski is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignashov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ignashov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ignashov trying to control but Whoopyourasski is working from the bottom.
Ignashov postures up in Whoopyourasski's guard and throws a big left but Whoopyourasski blocks it.
Whoopyourasski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ignashov thows a big elbow that misses.
Ignashov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ignashov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Whoopyourasski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Whoopyourasski has escaped and now he's on top!
Ignashov keeping moving, preventing Whoopyourasski from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignashov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignashov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Ignashov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ignashov tries to score with a low kick but Whoopyourasski moves his leg out of the way.
Whoopyourasski throws a sloppy head kick
and Ignashov counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignashov. That's going to slow Whoopyourasski down.
Ignashov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whoopyourasski.
Ignashov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whoopyourasski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ignashov counters with a head kick.
Whoopyourasski misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whoopyourasski!
Ignashov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whoopyourasski misses the jab.
Whoopyourasski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ignashov counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ignashov throws a head kick that misses.
Ignashov throws a head kick that misses.
Whoopyourasski swinging wilding here.
Whoopyourasski tries to land a body kick
and Ignashov counters with a body kick that stops Whoopyourasski in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick by Whoopyourasski misses
and Ignashov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whoopyourasski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignashov controls his hands.
Ignashov scores with a knee to the head.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the head but Whoopyourasski blocks with his arms.
Ignashov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoopyourasski avoids the damage to the body.
Whoopyourasski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignashov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoopyourasski avoids the damage to the body.
Ignashov trying to land knees to the body.
Ignashov has Whoopyourasski pressed against the cage, preventing Whoopyourasski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whoopyourasski avoids it.
Ignashov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignashov lands a nice elbow.
Ignashov lands a knee to the head.
Whoopyourasski working aggressively here.
Ignashov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoopyourasski is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski is trying to break the clinch but Ignashov is controlling him.
Ignashov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski presses Ignashov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ignashov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoopyourasski avoids the damage to the body.
Whoopyourasski presses Ignashov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Whoopyourasski as the two fighters clinch.
Ignashov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignashov.
Whoopyourasski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignashov misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Whoopyourasski.
Whoopyourasski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski working hard to break the clinch.
Whoopyourasski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignashov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whoopyourasski lands a body punch.
Whoopyourasski is trying to force a seperation but Ignashov has the dominant position.
Ignashov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignashov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whoopyourasski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignashov keeps Whoopyourasski at a distance using the push kick.
Whoopyourasski lands with a shot to the body.
Whoopyourasski throws a lazy head kick
and Ignashov counters with a head kick. That will keep Whoopyourasski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoopyourasski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whoopyourasski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignashov throws a sloppy head kick and Whoopyourasski moves out of range easily.
Ignashov cracks the inside of Whoopyourasski's front leg.
Ignashov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whoopyourasski misses the body punch
and Ignashov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ignashov pushes Whoopyourasski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignashov lands an elbow just above Whoopyourasski 's eye.
Ignashov misses with a knee strike.
Whoopyourasski avoiding damage as Ignashov throws knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski managing to block the knees to the body from Ignashov.
A short body shot lands from Whoopyourasski as the two fighters clinch.
Borris Whoopyourasski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Whoopyourasski.
Alexey Ignashov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignashov tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoopyourasski avoids the damage to the body.
Whoopyourasski is leaning against Ignashov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whoopyourasski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whoopyourasski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whoopyourasski can't find room to land a body shot as Ignashov controls the action.
Whoopyourasski working hard to break the clinch.
Ignashov tries to land a knee to the head but Whoopyourasski blocks with his arms.
Whoopyourasski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whoopyourasski digs a right hand underneath Ignashov's ribcage. Ignashov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Ignashov.
Whoopyourasski cracks Ignashov with a nice body shot.
Whoopyourasski scores with a hook to the body.
Whoopyourasski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whoopyourasski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whoopyourasski takes a swing at Ignashov's ribcage but misses.
Whoopyourasski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignashov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexey Ignashov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ignashov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoopyourasski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whoopyourasski throws a head kick that misses
and Ignashov counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Ignashov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ignashov 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Ignashov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Zarubaylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarubaylo comes to the cage accompanied by Fame - Remember My Name. Nikolay Zarubaylo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ghazala Hussein's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Zarubaylo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein throws a body punch but Zarubaylo moves out of range.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Hussein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zarubaylo needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Zarubaylo moves in looking to clinch but Hussein pushes him off.
Zarubaylo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hussein is out of range.
Zarubaylo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Zarubaylo wants to land a leg kick but Hussein is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zarubaylo.
A leg kick checked by Hussein.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Zarubaylo's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Zarubaylo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zarubaylo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Hussein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Hussein throws a jab when Zarubaylo was well out of range.
Zarubaylo lands with a nice body kick.
Hussein checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghazala Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarubaylo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zarubaylo walks into a left hand.
Hussein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zarubaylo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hussein as he jumps to the side.
Hussein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hussein is trying to break free.
Zarubaylo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hussein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but Hussein blocks with his arms.
Zarubaylo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hussein won't want to take too many of those.
Hussein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Zarubaylo with an uppercut!
Zarubaylo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Zarubaylo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarubaylo moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Hussein takes a swing at Zarubaylo's ribcage but misses.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick that misses.
Zarubaylo swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Zarubaylo.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarubaylo.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Hussein throws a hook but Zarubaylo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zarubaylo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zarubaylo throws a front kick that sends Hussein stumbling back into the cage.
Hussein checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses.
Zarubaylo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein stuns Zarubaylo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarubaylo.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Zarubaylo 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.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarubaylo.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick but Hussein checks it.
Hussein throws a hook but Zarubaylo blocks it.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hussein checks a leg kick.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Hussein lands with a hook. Zarubaylo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Hussein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zarubaylo throws a wild body kick that Hussein sees coming a mile off.
Hussein throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Hussein - just one landing.
Zarubaylo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein lands with a cross.
Zarubaylo avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zarubaylo needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Zarubaylo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein connects with a single shot there.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Zarubaylo with an uppercut!
Hussein cracks a nice hook into Zarubaylo's ribs.
A shot to the body from Hussein misses
and Zarubaylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Hussein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zarubaylo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Hussein scores with a hook to the body. Zarubaylo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zarubaylo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Zarubaylo.
Ghazala Hussein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zarubaylo misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Hussein misses.
Hussein waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zarubaylo.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Zarubaylo ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Zarubaylo moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Zarubaylo takes one to the side of the head.
Hussein misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zarubaylo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zarubaylo tries to score with a low kick but Hussein moves his leg out of the way.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zarubaylo rushes Hussein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hussein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hussein is working Zarubaylo over against the cage.
Zarubaylo missing with knees to the body.
Hussein gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zarubaylo regains guard.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Zarubaylo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zarubaylo avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up.
Zarubaylo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Zarubaylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Zarubaylo slips a straight right by Hussein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Hussein catches Zarubaylo right on the button with a cross.
Zarubaylo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zarubaylo staying out of range there.
Zarubaylo moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Zarubaylo's head back.
Zarubaylo rushes Hussein and presses him up against the cage.
Hussein manages to break the clinch.
Hussein checks a leg kick.
Hussein throws the left hand but Zarubaylo avoids the punch easily.
Hussein lands the left hand.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up.
Hussein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zarubaylo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hussein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Zarubaylo moved out of range nicely.
Hussein cracks Zarubaylo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein jabs at Zarubaylo's body.
Hussein throws a combination that misses
and Zarubaylo counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussein works over Zarubaylo's head and body with a nice combination.
Hussein misses the jab.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarubaylo moves away.
Hussein jabs Zarubaylo right on the nose. Zarubaylo blinks but takes it well.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Hussein.
Hussein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zarubaylo walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zarubaylo at a distance.
Zarubaylo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussein's calf.
Zarubaylo walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Zarubaylo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zarubaylo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Zarubaylo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Zarubaylo counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Zarubaylo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zarubaylo tries to land a leg kick but Hussein saw it coming and moves away.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Zarubaylo avoids them all with ease.
Zarubaylo slips a jab from Hussein.
Hussein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zarubaylo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Zarubaylo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zarubaylo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hussein tries to avoid it but Zarubaylo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hussein to the ground. Hussein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hussein throws a series of strikes that have Zarubaylo backpedaling.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zarubaylo misses with an elbow strike.
Zarubaylo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hussein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zarubaylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zarubaylo tries a knee to the head but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussein works Zarubaylo's body with a nice hook.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Zarubaylo misses with a head kick.
Zarubaylo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zarubaylo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zarubaylo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussein.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Zarubaylo is out of range.
Zarubaylo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hussein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zarubaylo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zarubaylo slips under a jab.
Hussein cracks Zarubaylo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws the left hand but Zarubaylo avoids the punch easily.
Zarubaylo is looking to clinch.
Hussein misses with a wild combination.
Zarubaylo drops his hands momentarily and Hussein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zarubaylo drives through and clinches with Hussein against the cage.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but Hussein blocks with his arms.
Hussein pulls Zarubaylo into guard.
Hussein trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zarubaylo wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein trying to control the position.
Hussein looking to control but Zarubaylo passes into half guard.
Hussein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zarubaylo is working away from the top position though.
Zarubaylo is looking for a kimura but Hussein is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zarubaylo to get the leverage.
Hussein is looking to escape.
Hussein is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Zarubaylo is out of range.
Hussein tries to bum rush Zarubaylo with a series of wild strikes but Zarubaylo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zarubaylo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein cracks Zarubaylo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Zarubaylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarubaylo misses with a low kick.
Hussein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zarubaylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Zarubaylo moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zarubaylo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein scores with a nice right hand.
Zarubaylo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zarubaylo moves away from the strike by Hussein.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Hussein connects with a single shot there.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick from Zarubaylo.
Hussein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarubaylo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zarubaylo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Zarubaylo is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zarubaylo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zarubaylo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zarubaylo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zarubaylo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Hussein.
Zarubaylo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Zarubaylo blocks a jab.
Zarubaylo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussein circles away.
Hussein misses with a double jab.
Hussein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zarubaylo circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein digs a good hook to Zarubaylo's body.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zarubaylo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein with a jab.
Zarubaylo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Hussein misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarubaylo moves away.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Zarubaylo misses with a leg kick.
Zarubaylo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zarubaylo drops his hands momentarily and Hussein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zarubaylo misses with a low kick.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and pushes Hussein back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hussein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussein tries for a takedown but Zarubaylo manages to get underhooks.
Zarubaylo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussein blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Hussein.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Zarubaylo missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hussein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zarubaylo throws an elbow but misses.
Hussein trying to land knees to the body.
Hussein lands a nice uppercut.
Hussein is leaning against Zarubaylo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zarubaylo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zarubaylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zarubaylos head.
Hussein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Zarubaylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zarubaylo is rocked!
Hussein lands a with a good body shot.
Hussein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hussein.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikolay Zarubaylo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zarubaylo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein is the new lightweight champion!
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