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Heavyweight Clash - Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Excel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Excel's choice of entrance music: Everything Zen- Bush. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Excel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Excel scores with a decent looking hook.
Excel moves into the clinch.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Excel landing knees to the head.
Excel gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Excel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Excel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Excel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Excel landing knees to the head.
Excel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Excel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Excel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Excel lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Excel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Excel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Excel.
Excel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Excel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Excel.
Excel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Excel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Excel stalling the fight.
Excel lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Excel obliges.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Excel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Excel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Excel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Excel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excel with a knee to the head.
Excel effectively controlling the action here.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Excel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Excel lands a nice elbow.
Excel stalling in the clinch.
Excel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Excel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Excel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Excel with a knee to the head.
Excel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Excel.
Excel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Excel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excel scores with a hook to the body.
Excel connects with a knee to the head.
Excel lands a nice elbow.
Excel stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Excel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Excel.
Excel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Excel.
Excel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Excel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Excel is looking to clinch.
Excel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown closes the distance but Excel moves to the side
and Excel counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alex Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Excel wants to sweep but no luck.
Excel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Excel is breathing heavily.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Excel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Excel manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Excel's guard.
Excel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Excel is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Excel is aware though and is defending well.
Brown has his foot on Excel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Excel works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Excel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Excel has passed into half guard!
Excel slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Excel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Excel has control of the leg.
Excel drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Excel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Excel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Excel has control of the leg.
Excel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Excel keeps him under control.
Excel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Excel has control of the leg.
Brown gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Excel cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Excel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Excel throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Excel is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Excel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Excel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Excel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Excel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Excel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Excel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Excel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Excel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Excel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Excel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Excel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is working for a kimura but Excel is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Excel has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Excel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Excel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Excel in his guard.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Excel slips an elbow through the middle.
Excel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Excel won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excel postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Excel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Excel defends it easily.
Excel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Excel defends well.
Excel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Excel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Excel works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Excel from standing up.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Excel defends well.
Excel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his foot on Excel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Excel works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Excel scoring with some ground and pound.
Excel distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Excel is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Excel is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Excel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working for a triangle but Excel defends it easily.
Excel stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Excel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Excel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Excel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Axel Excel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Excel is aware though and is defending well.
Axel Excel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Excel postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Excel wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Excel looking to pass the guard.
Brown has his foot on Excel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Excel works his way back into a safe position though.
Alex Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Excel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Excel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Excel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Excel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gentle Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lollipop - Lil' Wayne. The key to victory for Gentle Giant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 2 - 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga has a takedown stuffed.
Bunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bunga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giant tries to avoid it but Bunga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giant to the ground. Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gentle Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Bunga.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.
Bunga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunga is nestled in close to Giant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Giant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giant gets full guard.
Bunga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunga is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Giant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunga connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga lands a couple of digs.
Bunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giant is trying to keep Bunga in close.
Bunga stands up over Giant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bunga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giant is trying to keep Bunga in close.
Giant pushes Bunga off and scrambles back to his feet.
Giant misses with a few strikes there.
Giant wants to clinch
and Bunga counters by clinching up.
Bunga looking for a takedown.
Bunga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giant walks away with a smile on his face. Bunga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunga manages to avoid it.
Bunga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Bunga with that takedown attempt.
Bunga looks gassed!
Giant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunga tries to move into range but Giant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ralph Bunga has been cut.
Bunga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giant lands a with a good body shot.
Giant tries for a takedown but Bunga circles away easily
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Giant closes the distance and clinches up with Bunga, looking for a takedown. Giant pushes Bunga against the cage but Bunga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunga momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga looks to land a combination but Giant avoids it well.
Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga keeps control of Giant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giant wants to break free but Bunga has control.
Bunga tries for a takedown but Giant manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.
Giant tries to pull guard but Bunga holds him up against the cage and eventually Giant drops back down to his feet.
Giant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Giant won't allow it.
Giant tries to break free but Bunga pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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 trying to keep a closed guard but Bunga is proving a slippery customer.
Bunga takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Giant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bunga working some strikes from top position.
Bunga works over Giant with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralph Bunga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Bunga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bunga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giant tried to score with a low kick but Bunga checks it.
Bunga shoots in but Giant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bunga working for submissions but it's allowed Giant to get to half guard.
Giant decides to return to a standing position.
Giant drops Bunga with a beautiful combination! Bunga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giant is looking for the KO!
Bunga is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant lands a huge takedown. Bunga is out but the ref is slow to react and Giant lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Bunga lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gentle Giant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Sakuraba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clubfoot. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Karelin persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba clinches.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karelin avoids it.
Karelin avoiding damage.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karelin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sakuraba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karelin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karelin avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Karelin manages to get underhooks.
Alex Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Sakuraba.
Sakuraba has Karelin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karelin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sakuraba keeps control of Karelin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakuraba has Karelin pressed against the cage, preventing Karelin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakuraba has Karelin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karelin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sakuraba wants a takedown.
Karelin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karelin tries to circle away but Sakuraba has him pinned against the cage.
Karelin stops a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karelin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karelin pushes Sakuraba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Sakuraba can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karelin's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sakuraba can't escape the position.
Karelin unloading with bombs!
Karelin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karelin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karelin controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice uppercut there from Karelin.
Sakuraba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sakuraba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karelin presses Sakuraba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karelin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karelin avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the cage.
Sakuraba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karelin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
A hook to the body from Karelin.
Sakuraba can't get the takedown.
Sakuraba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karelin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karelin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karelin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karelin manages to break the clinch.
Karelin lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Karelin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakuraba did well to prevent Karelin getting side control.
Sakuraba is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin 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.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Karelin circles away and keeps his distance.
Karelin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Karelin misses.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karelin moves nicely into side control.
Karelin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Karelin stands up and beckons Sakuraba to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Karelin.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Karelin throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sakuraba tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Karelin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin controlling his opponent.
Sakuraba can't escape the position.
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.
Karelin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sakuraba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sakuraba can't escape the position.
Karelin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karelin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Karelin lands a with a good body shot.
Karelin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sakuraba's guard.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is keeping the position.
Karelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sakuraba working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Karelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Karelin is proving a slippery customer.
Karelin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sakuraba has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.
Fedor Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba being controlled here, momentarily.
Karelin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle here but Karelin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Karelin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Karelin just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Sakuraba's face as Karelin controls the position.
Sakuraba tries to improve position but can't.
Karelin slows the pace down.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Karelin shoots in and bounces Sakuraba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karelin passes into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Karelin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karelin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitnik comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Leper Messiah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite 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
6 - 3 - 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrovna slips a straight right by Zhitnik.
Zhitnik shoots in for a takedown but Alexandrovna shows good takedown defense.
Zhitnik misses with a wild body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zhitnik.
Alexandrovna is looking to regain half guard here but Zhitnik keeps moving and retains side control.
Zhitnik in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Alexandrovna is looking for a sweep.
Alexandrovna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Zhitnik.
Alexandrovna wants to control but Zhitnik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrovna wants to control but Zhitnik passes into side.
Zhitnik throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna tries to improve position but can't.
Alexandrovna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zhitnik.
Alexandrovna regains half guard.
Alexandrovna trying to control from the bottom.
Zhitnik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alexandrovna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zhitnik wants to take a breather but Alexandrovna is having none of it.
Zhitnik controlling the action here.
Zhitnik looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexandrovna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zhitnik works his way into full mount!
Alexandrovna tries to hold on but Zhitnik pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik trying to control but Alexandrovna is having none of it.
Zhitnik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zhitnik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alexandrovna is looking to escape.
Alexandrovna throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna regains half guard.
Alexandrovna is not content to let Zhitnik control the position.
Alexandrovna regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alexandrovna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhitnik!
Zhitnik wants to hold on but Alexandrovna pushes him away.
Alexandrovna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhitnik is looking to escape.
Alexandrovna lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zhitnik hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna tries to control but Zhitnik wriggling away.
Zhitnik tries to hold on but Alexandrovna pushes him away.
Zhitnik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alexandrovna moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zhitnik has worked his arm free - good work by Zhitnik!
Alexandrovna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhitnik keeps working.
Zhitnik wants to get back to his feet but Alexandrovna drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Zhitnik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alexandrovna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhitnik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexandrovna pinned against the cage. Alexandrovna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexandrovna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandrovna gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zhitnik to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zhitnik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexandrovna keeping moving, preventing Zhitnik from controlling successfully.
Zhitnik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhitnik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandrovna seems keen to control Zhitnik's posture.
Alexandrovna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zhitnik's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexandrovna trying to control but Zhitnik is working from the bottom.
Alexandrovna wants to pass the guard but Zhitnik is keeping the position.
Alexandrovna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexandrovna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhitnik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Alexandrovna stops Zhitnik from standing up.
Alexandrovna thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alexandrovna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zhitnik dives in and grabs Alexandrovna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alexandrovna pushes down on Zhitnik's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Zhitnik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Zhitnik or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexandrovna which made him look bad.
Zhitnik shoots for a takedown but Alexandrovna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhitnik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexandrovna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexandrovna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhitnik.
Alexandrovna connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhitnik avoids the body shot from Alexandrovna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexandrovna can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexandrovna. That's going to slow Zhitnik down.
Alexandrovna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexandrovna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhitnik's calf.
Alexandrovna shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alexandrovna passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alexandrovna controlling the position easily from mount.
Alexandrovna putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexandrovna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zhitnik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alexandrovna controlling his opponent.
Zhitnik is trying to escape the mount.
Alexandrovna looking to finish Zhitnik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zhitnik!
Alexandrovna tries to control but Zhitnik wriggling away.
Alexandrovna working Zhitnik over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Alexandrovna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zhitnik with a poor takedown
and Alexandrovna counters with a low kick, right behind Zhitnik 's knee.
Zhitnik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alexandrovna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexandrovna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhitnik.
A good leg kick by Alexandrovna.
Zhitnik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrovna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhitnik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alexandrovna.
Zhitnik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrovna throws a sloppy head kick and Zhitnik moves out of range easily.
Zhitnik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexandrovna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhitnik. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alexandrovna counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Zhitnik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexandrovna lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna keeps Zhitnik at a distance using the push kick.
Zhitnik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alexandrovna scores with a leg kick.
Alexandrovna shoots in looking for a takedown. Zhitnik tries to sprawl out of it but Alexandrovna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zhitnik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zhitnik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alexandrovna scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrovna scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexandrovna shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zhitnik is trying to defend but Alexandrovna finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zhitnik wants to control but Alexandrovna is keeping busy.
Alexandrovna is looking to take a break and control but Zhitnik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexandrovna wants to pass the guard but Zhitnik is defending well.
Alexandrovna throwing shots but Zhitnik is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna thows a huge punch but Zhitnik dodges it nicely.
Zhitnik is trying to stand back up but Alexandrovna is controlling him
Alexandrovna performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexandrovna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhitnik fails with the takedown
and Alexandrovna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zhitnik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexandrovna counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Igor Zhitnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna throws a leg kick which misses Zhitnik's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhitnik tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexandrovna. That's going to slow Zhitnik down.
Zhitnik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhitnik's calf.
Alexandrovna cracks the inside of Zhitnik's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrovna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhitnik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrovna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexandrovna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhitnik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexandrovna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandrovna connects with a high kick.
Alexandrovna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhitnik with a poor takedown
and Alexandrovna counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Alexandrovna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexandrovna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Alexandrovna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Avent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Avent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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235 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristow Zedski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Avent!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Zedski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Phil Avent has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Zedski as Avent shoots in.
Zedski fails to land with a series of punches.
Avent shoots in but no luck this time.
Avent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zedski as he avoids it easily.
Kristow Zedski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Avent.
Zedski swats away the attempt to clinch by Avent.
Avent has closed the distance and engaged Zedski in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zedski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avent circles away quickly and effectively.
Avent shoots in and drives through. Zedski sprawls well.
Avent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zedski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Zedski as Avent shoots in.
Zedski drops Avent with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Avent looks back up at him and smiles so Zedski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Avent looks gassed!
Zedski feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Avent crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kristow Zedski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike has chosen nothing whatsoever as his entrance music. Alex Tank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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230 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iron Mike!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike dodges the punch combination from Tank.
Mike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alex Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tank swings for the body but Mike moves out of range.
Tank lands with a nice body punch.
Tank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mike.
Mike darts in and clinches Tank up against the cage.
Tank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mike prevents Tank from breaking the clinch.
Tank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tank fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tank misses with a wild combination.
Tank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tank misses the jab.
Tank misses with a two punch combination.
Mike tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank scores with a hook to the body. Mike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alex Tank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tank throws a shot to the body.
Mike looks gassed!
Tank swings for the body but Mike moves out of range.
Tank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 hard body shot but it just misses.
Tank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tank scores with the left hand. Mike knows he should have avoided that one.
Tank connects with a looping right hand.
Mike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tank lands a jab to the head.
Tank swings for the body but Mike moves out of range.
Tank throws a right and a left that Mike avoids nicely.
Tank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mike.
Mike fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mike circles away quickly and effectively.
Tank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mike.
Danga de danga de dang - Tank scores with a four punch combination!
Mike is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tank.
Mike tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Mike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike slips a straight right by Tank.
Tank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mike moves away.
Tank misses with the combination.
Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Mike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Mike.
Tank misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike is looking to clinch but Tank is avoiding it.
Tank throws out a powerful jab.
Mike takes one to the chin there.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mike wants to clinch.
Mike fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Tank misses.
Tank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tank misses with a few strikes there.
Tank is looking to wear down Mike with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tank misses with a wild combination.
Mike tries to clinch there but Tank circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tank misses.
Mike darts in and clinches Tank up against the cage.
Good body shot from Mike.
Good body shot from Mike.
Mike breaks from the clinch.
Tank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mike slips a jab and a cross from Tank.
Mike wants to clinch.
Mike has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Mike.
Mike pushes Tank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mike manages to break the clinch.
Tank throws a series of punches but Mike avoids them all with ease.
Mike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank looks to land a combination but Mike avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Tank dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alex Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tank throws a series of punches but Mike avoids them all with ease.
Mike avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tank misses the jab.
Tank throws a hook but Mike blocks it.
Tank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mike manages to avoid it.
Tank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tank connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tank.
Tank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tank misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike moves away from the strike by Tank.
Tank throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tank finds it's way through Mike's defenses.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank catches Mike with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mike moves away.
Tank misses with a straight left.
Mike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tank lands a body shot.
Tank throws a series of punches but Mike moves out of range.
Mike tries to clinch up but Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
Mike throws a looping overhand right but Tank ducks down to avoid it.
Tank misses with a hook. Mike ducked under it nicely.
Tank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alex Tank is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Tank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch but Tank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tank throws a jab when Mike was well out of range.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank misses with a two punch combination.
Mike tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
Mike avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tank is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mike shoots for a takedown but Tank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike tries to clinch up.
A big right from Tank misses.
Mike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tank swinging wilding here.
Mike moves into the clinch successfully.
Mike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike moves out of range of the strikes.
Tank throws a hook to the side of Mike's head but Mike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mike tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank swats away the attempt to clinch by Mike.
Mike wants to clinch.
Mike defending well as Tank loads up on a big left hand.
Mike tries to clinch there but Tank circles away.
Tank throws a series of punches but Mike moves out of range.
Tank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mike tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A punch combination from Tank misses.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch but Tank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tank missing with a left hand there. Mike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tank dodges the punch combination from Mike.
Tank defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mike.
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.
Mike looks to score with a jab to the body but Tank is just out of range.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mike wants to clinch.
Tank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mike was well out of range. Poor timing from Tank.
Tank misses with a combination
and Mike holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tank tries to stall but Mike uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tank.
Tank just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mike circles away quickly and effectively.
Tank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mike counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Mike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big right from Tank misses.
It looks like Alex Tank has been cut.
Tank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mike.
Tank throws a right hand that Mike ducks under and follows up with a left that Mike also avoids with ease.
Tank misses with a series of wild punches.
Tank misses the jab.
Tank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mike counters with a left right combination that sends Tank crashing to the mat - Mike wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Tank out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Mike!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorazd Oras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorazd Oras!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason shoots for a takedown but Oras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mason is defended easily by Oras.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Oras tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oras manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oras thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mason.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Oras sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oras throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Oras takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Oras moves away and avoids it.
Mason is looking to chop away at Oras's legs.
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mo Mason has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oras counters with a straight right hand.
Mason is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oras misses with a wild combination.
Oras drops Mason with a beautiful combination! Mason stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oras is looking for the KO!
Mason is rocked!
Mo Mason's cut is getting worse.
Oras cracks Mason with a left hook right on the temple and Mason goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Oras lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mason is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gorazd Oras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canmelianenko has chosen Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence as his entrance music. Rodef Canmelianenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodef Canmelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canmelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Canmelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Canmelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canmelianenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shalbek wants to stand but Canmelianenko is controlling the position.
Canmelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canmelianenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Canmelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Shalbek has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canmelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Shalbek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shalbek pulls Canmelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Canmelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canmelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shalbek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Canmelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canmelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shalbek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canmelianenko is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shalbek misses the body punch
and Canmelianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shalbek's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canmelianenko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shalbek is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Canmelianenko, into his guard.
Canmelianenko has a closed guard, preventing Shalbek from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek controlling from the top position.
Canmelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shalbek is one step ahead there.
Canmelianenko wants to stand up but Shalbek is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek wants to stand and escape but instead Canmelianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Canmelianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shalbek's head.
Shalbek looking for a sweep. Not yet Shalbek, not yet.
Shalbek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Canmelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canmelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canmelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shalbek managing to control the position.
Canmelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalbek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shalbek trying to keep a closed guard but Canmelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canmelianenko throws a hook but Shalbek blocks it.
Vladimir Shalbek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canmelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Canmelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shalbek circles away.
Vladimir Shalbek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodef Canmelianenko.
Shalbek digs a good hook to Canmelianenko's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canmelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canmelianenko throws a jab when Shalbek was well out of range.
Shalbek leaves Canmelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodef Canmelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shalbek swats away the attempt to clinch by Canmelianenko.
Shalbek throws a right hand that Canmelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Canmelianenko also avoids with ease.
Canmelianenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shalbek did well to prevent Canmelianenko getting side control.
Canmelianenko wants to control but Shalbek is keeping him busy.
Canmelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shalbek defending well though.
Shalbek is looking to improve his position.
Canmelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Canmelianenko prevents Shalbek from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canmelianenko is looking for a kimura but Shalbek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Canmelianenko to get the leverage.
Shalbek holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Canmelianenko thows a huge punch but Shalbek dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shalbek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Canmelianenko.
Shalbek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Canmelianenko's hands.
It looks like Rodef Canmelianenko has been cut.
Shalbek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canmelianenko is breathing heavily.
Canmelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shalbek counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canmelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shalbek misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canmelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Shalbek moves away and avoids it.
Shalbek tries to clinch there but Canmelianenko circles away.
Canmelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Shalbek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shalbek throws a shot to the body.
Shalbek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canmelianenko with a poor takedown
and Shalbek counters with a stiff right hand.
Vladimir Shalbek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodef Canmelianenko.
Shalbek lands with a right and another and another! Canmelianenko is in big trouble! Shalbek lands again and this time it's lights out for Canmelianenko! A quality knockout there for Shalbek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladimir Shalbek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite 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
8 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Nikkari!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Gail lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nikkari doesn't seem phased though.
Gail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikkari has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gail's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nikkari has Gail pressed against the cage.
Nikkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Gail has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nikkari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nikkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gail's face.
Nikkari tries to land a knee to the head but Gail blocks with his arms.
Nikkari stalls.
A hook to the body from Nikkari.
Gail takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikkari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nikkari blocks an uppercut.
Nikkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Gail won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikkari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikkari with a knee to the head.
Nikkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gail's face.
Gail is breathing heavily.
Nikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikkari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gail takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikkari lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nikkari.
Nikkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nikkari scores with a knee to the head.
Nikkari connects with a knee to the head.
Nikkari working Gail over with knees to the body.
Nikkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Nikkari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Nikkari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gail fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gynther Gail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Gail won't want to take too many of those.
Nikkari scores with a knee to the head.
Nikkari with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gail.
Nikkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gail takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nikkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nikkari lands a knee to the head.
Nikkari prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nikkari blocks an uppercut.
Gail working hard to break the clinch.
Gail drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nikkari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikkari throws the left hand but Gail avoids the punch easily.
Nikkari is looking to clinch.
Esko Nikkari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikkari throws a head kick but Gail moves out of range.
Nikkari gets caught flat footed, as Gail shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gail trying to control but Nikkari is working from the bottom.
Nikkari wants to stand and escape but Gail is having none of it.
Gail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail is looking to work some ground and pound but Nikkari has wrist control.
Gail has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nikkari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikkari is looking to stand up but Gail isn't so interested in that idea.
Gail with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gail throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gail missing with a left hand there. Nikkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nikkari throws out the jab.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nikkari sprawls well. Nikkari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gail gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikkari throws a shot from downtown. Gail moves away and avoids it.
Nikkari is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
Gail lands a jab to Nikkari's midsection.
Nikkari misses with a hook. Gail ducked under it nicely.
Gail connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail lands with an overhand left.
Gail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikkari wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Nikkari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikkari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nikkari wants it to stay on the feet.
Nikkari loads up on a big right hand but Gail slips the punch.
Gail lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gail scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nikkari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikkari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.
Nikkari tries to clinch up but Gail circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikkari wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Gail lands with an uppercut that bounces Nikkari off the cage and back into rage.
Gail digs a good body shot into Nikkari's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Nikkari dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Gail lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nikkari doesn't seem phased though.
Gail takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Esko Nikkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikkari wants to slow Gail down by chopping away at his legs.
Nikkari slips a straight right by Gail.
Nikkari swinging wilding here.
Gail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nikkari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nikkari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nikkari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Gail moves out of range easily.
Nikkari tries to clinch up but Gail circles away and keeps his distance.
Gail misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Gail. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gail.
Gail scores with a body shot.
Nikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikkari is breathing heavily.
Nikkari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gail.
Gail fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nikkari on the side of the head.
Nikkari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail blocks a head kick by Nikkari.
Nikkari tries to clinch there but Gail circles away.
Gail keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Gail fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nikkari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nikkari throws a jab but it's blocked by Gail.
Gail connects with a right hand. Nikkari shakes it off.
A jab from Gail finds it's way through Nikkari's defenses.
Nikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikkari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gail darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikkari is looking to clinch but Gail is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Gail.
Gail throws a combination. Nikkari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gail bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gail misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gail checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nikkari takes one to the chin there.
Nikkari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gail cracks a nice hook into Nikkari's ribs.
Gail throws out a powerful jab.
Gail uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gail jabs at Nikkari's body.
Nikkari walks into a left hand.
Gail punishes Nikkari's body with a nice straight punch.
Gail lands a jab to the head.
Nikkari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gail scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nikkari doesn't seem bothered though.
Nikkari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nikkari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gail stuns Nikkari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nikkari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gail jabs at Nikkari's body.
Gail fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gail looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail throwing strikes but missing.
Gail wants to control from the top but Nikkari keeps moving.
Nikkari wants to get back to his feet but Gail is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gail tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikkari is retaining full guard.
Gail won't allow Nikkari to sweep him here.
Gail thows a big elbow that misses.
Nikkari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikkari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gail cracks Nikkari with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gail connects with a right hand. Nikkari shakes it off.
Nikkari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nikkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gail lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gynther Gail is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gail!
Gail throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikkari on the side of the head.
Gail misses the shot to the body.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nikkari as he jumps to the side.
Gail swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikkari.
Gail closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikkari to the mat! Nikkari manages to get full guard.
Nikkari keeping moving, preventing Gail from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gail missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gail postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gynther Gail dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nikkari throws a leg kick but Gail moved away.
Gail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gail misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Nikkari.
Gail misses with an uppercut. Nikkari saw that one coming.
Gail decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gail missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gail content to control rather than advance.
Nikkari tries to get to full guard but Gail has control of the leg.
Nikkari won't allow Gail to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gail stops Nikkari from getting back to his feet.
Nikkari is trying to maintain the position but Gail is very close to passing his half guard.
Gail thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gail throws a nice looking combination but Nikkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikkari tries to clinch but Gail moves out of range.
Gail stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nikkari wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Nikkari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gail's calf.
Gail looks to throw the jab but Nikkari is out of range.
Nikkari throws a solid leg kick but Gail takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nikkari.
Gail closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nikkari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari closes the distance and pushes Gail back into the cage.
Esko Nikkari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikkari lands a knee to the body.
Nikkari crunches a lovely knee into Gail's ribcage.
Nikkari with a knee to the head.
Nikkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nikkari landing knees to the head.
Gail has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nikkari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikkari lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikkari obliges.
Gail throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikkari.
Nikkari lands a body shot.
Gail tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikkari obliges.
Nikkari lands a body punch.
Nikkari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gail.
Gail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nikkari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gynther Gail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikkari cracks Gail with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nikkari slips under a jab.
Nikkari tries to clinch up but Gail circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikkari moves away.
Nice defenses there by Nikkari.
Gail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gail lands with a shot to the body.
Nikkari misses with a body kick.
Nikkari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikkari throws a looping overhand right but Gail ducks down to avoid it.
Gail just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikkari defending well as Gail loads up on a big left hand.
Nikkari pushes Gail up against the cage in a clinch.
Gail jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nikkari walks away with a smile on his face. Gail gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nikkari tries a low kick but Gail avoids it.
Nikkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gail.
Gail defending well as Nikkari loads up on a big left hand.
Nikkari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gail to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gail stops Nikkari from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gail thows a big elbow that misses.
Gail wants to control from the top but Nikkari keeps moving.
Gail scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gail trying to control but Nikkari is working from the bottom.
Nikkari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikkari is looking to take a break and control but Gail is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nikkari perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Nikkari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nikkari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Nikkari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pride Fc Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turo Vatanen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vatanen looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Emelianenko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Emelianenko decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko controls the position for a moment.
Emelianenko takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vatanen throwing strikes but Emelianenko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Vatanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vatanen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Emelianenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Vatanen is defending the position.
Vatanen looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vatanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko with a poor takedown
and Vatanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Vatanen is controlling the position.
Vatanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Vatanen is controlling him.
Vatanen wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vatanen looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Vatanen keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Vatanen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vatanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vatanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
Vatanen is looking for a triangle here but Emelianenko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vatanen looks gassed!
Vatanen tries to buck Emelianenko off but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Vatanen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Emelianenko has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatanen fails with the takedown
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emelianenko swings for the body but Vatanen moves out of range.
It looks like Turo Vatanen has been cut.
Vatanen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Emelianenko is trying to defend but Vatanen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Emelianenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Vatanen postures up.
Vatanen trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko pulls Vatanen in close to his closed guard and prevents Vatanen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Vatanen controlling him for the moment.
Vatanen trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vatanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vatanen with a poor takedown
and Vatanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatanen has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Vatanen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Vatanen fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vatanen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - Vatanen follows without any prompting.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Vatanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko is controlling Vatanen's trapped leg to prevent Vatanen from advancing to side control.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
Vatanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Emelianenko trying to control but Vatanen postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatanen thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Turo Vatanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Vatanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vatanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko pulls Vatanen in close to prevent any damage.
Vatanen stops Emelianenko from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emelianenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emelianenko has escaped and now he's on top!
Emelianenko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vatanen, up you get!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Emelianenko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vatanen fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vatanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vatanen shoots and misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko clobbers Vatanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Vatanen saw that one coming.
Vatanen has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Emelianenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vatanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turo Vatanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Vatanen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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