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ICON Round 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo da Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Voskresensky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo da Vinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from da Vinci.
Nice shot by da Vinci.
It looks like Felix Voskresensky has been cut.
Voskresensky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from da Vinci.
da Vinci cracks Voskresensky with a good jab.
da Vinci tests Voskresensky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Vinci looks for a takedown but Voskresensky sprawls well.
da Vinci shoots in for a takedown but Voskresensky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo da Vinci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Vinci keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for da Vinci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
da Vinci throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Felix Voskresensky's cut even more.
da Vinci throws a hook but Voskresensky blocks it.
da Vinci throws a nice looking combination but Voskresensky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
da Vinci fails with a takedown attempt.
da Vinci is breathing heavily.
Voskresensky stuns da Vinci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
da Vinci keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Voskresensky throws an absolute beast of a head kick! da Vinci is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Felix Voskresensky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislov Verbukh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hines Parker (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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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislov Verbukh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hines Parker!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbukh dives in and grabs Parker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes down on Verbukh's head and hops out.
Verbukh gets a clinch.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbukh won't allow it.
Verbukh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Verbukh gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Verbukh working Parker over with knees to the body.
Verbukh lands a damaging elbow.
Verbukh tries for a takedown but Parker manages to get underhooks.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Verbukh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verbukh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Verbukh connects with a knee to the head.
Verbukh lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Verbukh keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker wants to break free but Verbukh has control.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Verbukh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Verbukh lands a nice elbow.
Parker wants to break free but Verbukh has control.
Verbukh lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbukh won't allow it.
Verbukh keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbukh lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Verbukh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Verbukh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Parker letting Verbukh take a breather here.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Verbukh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Verbukh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Verbukh is stalling here.
Verbukh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verbukh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parker trying to stall but Verbukh improves his position.
Verbukh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Verbukh keeps him there for the moment.
Verbukh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parker prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislov Verbukh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Verbukh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verbukh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Verbukh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verbukh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Verbukh is breathing heavily.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Verbukh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Verbukh is trying to trip Parker. He has hold of a leg but Parker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Verbukh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Parker wants to stand up but Verbukh is controlling him.
Verbukh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Parker, up you get!
Parker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hines Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
Parker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker throws a series of punches but Verbukh avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker tries to clinch up
and Verbukh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Parker's guard now.
Verbukh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Verbukh is controlling him.
Verbukh throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Verbukh throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Verbukh stops Parker from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Verbukh pushes him off.
Parker wants to clinch
and Verbukh counters by clinching up.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Verbukh is looking to control Parker's arms but Parker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verbukh has his back to the cage.
Verbukh lands with a short shot to the head.
Verbukh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Verbukh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker is trying to break free.
Verbukh goes for a takedown attempt but Parker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Verbukh or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislov Verbukh 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.
A right-left combo lands from Parker.
Verbukh doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verbukh tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Verbukh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Verbukh wants to clinch.
Parker throws a series of punches but Verbukh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbukh tries to clinch up
and Parker counters with a left and a right that stings Verbukh.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Verbukh tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verbukh thinking.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verbukh circles away quickly and effectively.
Verbukh tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbukh keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh wants to clinch.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker wants to clinch
and Verbukh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Verbukh lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Hines Parker has been cut.
Nice elbow from Verbukh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Verbukh scores a nice knee to the body.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Verbukh wants a takedown but no success here.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Verbukh is controlling him.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Verbukh's takedown attempt.
Verbukh has Parker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislov Verbukh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verbukh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verbukh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Verbukh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbukh is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Verbukh.
Verbukh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Parker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Verbukh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Parker to his feet.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Verbukh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hines Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbukh closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hines Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hines Parker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Verbukh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Verbukh closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verbukh thinking.
Verbukh drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
Verbukh wants a takedown.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Verbukh.
Verbukh can't get the takedown.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbukh won't allow it.
Verbukh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislov Verbukh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Verbukh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Parker is trying to break free.
Verbukh jumps into guard, dragging Parker to the mat.
Verbukh pushes Parker off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Verbukh pushes him off.
Stanislov Verbukh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbukh wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side
and Parker counters with a two punch combo.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Verbukh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker lands a jab.
Verbukh tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Verbukh clinches but Parker breaks the clinch
and Parker counters with a crisp one two that drops Verbukh! Parker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Verbukh to his feet! Verbukh is in big trouble!
Verbukh is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verbukh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker drops Verbukh with a beautiful combination! Verbukh stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parker is looking for the KO!
Oh Verbukh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker connects with a nice cross there... Verbukh is looking wobbly and Parker recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Verbukh to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Parker jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hines Parker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Peppertooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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257 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Counter striker
Good 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chauncey Peppertooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov closes the distance and clinches up with Peppertooth, looking for a takedown. Kozlov pushes Peppertooth against the cage but Peppertooth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peppertooth slaps away a takedown attempt from Kozlov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peppertooth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozlov throws a series of punches but Peppertooth avoids them all with ease.
Kozlov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppertooth is out of range.
Peppertooth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kozlov fails with the takedown.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Peppertooth moves out of range.
Peppertooth is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kozlov's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth winds up and cracks Kozlov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peppertooth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kozlov sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peppertooth is pressing down on Kozlov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kozlov is holding on for now.
Kozlov wants to get back to his feet.
Peppertooth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kozlov trying to control from the bottom.
Peppertooth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peppertooth stops Kozlov from getting back to his feet.
Peppertooth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Peppertooth.
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.
Peppertooth swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Peppertooth is avoiding it.
Kozlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kozlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peppertooth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov thows a leg kick but Peppertooth checks it
and Peppertooth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth misses the shot to the body.
Kozlov throws a leg kick
and Peppertooth counters with an outside leg kick.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Peppertooth.
Peppertooth clinches with his opponent.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Peppertooth keeps him there for the moment.
Peppertooth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Kozlov.
Peppertooth connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Igor Kozlov has been cut.
Kozlov digs a right hand underneath Peppertooth's ribcage. Peppertooth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppertooth.
Peppertooth prevents Kozlov from breaking the clinch.
Peppertooth lands a knee to the head.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozlov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peppertooth smiles and moves away.
Kozlov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peppertooth scores with a jab.
Peppertooth connects with a jab.
Kozlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kozlov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Peppertooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Kozlov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozlov tries to clinch up
and Peppertooth counters with a nice leg kick.
Igor Kozlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peppertooth feints and as Kozlov raises his hands in defense, Peppertooth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peppertooth passes Kozlov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peppertooth stops Kozlov from getting back to his feet.
Peppertooth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Peppertooth tries to control but Kozlov wriggling away.
Kozlov regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peppertooth is working for an americana but Kozlov has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Peppertooth was thinking about the submission.
Peppertooth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peppertooth stands and throws Kozlov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kozlov is trying to control Peppertooth's posture but Peppertooth avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlov tries to improve position but can't.
Kozlov throws Peppertooth to one side and escapes!
Kozlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peppertooth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peppertooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kozlov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kozlov has escaped and now he's on top!
Kozlov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peppertooth is proving hard to escape from.
Kozlov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peppertooth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peppertooth looking for a sweep. Not yet Peppertooth, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to stand but Peppertooth is controlling from the bottom.
Kozlov has gone for a leg lock! Peppertooth slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kozlov's guard.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Peppertooth from controlling successfully.
Peppertooth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peppertooth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peppertooth wants to pass the guard but Kozlov is keeping the position.
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.
Peppertooth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peppertooth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov managing to control the position.
Peppertooth postures up and lands a big shot to Kozlov's brow.
Kozlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peppertooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kozlov tries to land a body kick
and Peppertooth counters by moving into the clinch.
Kozlov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Peppertooth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Peppertooth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Kozlov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov throws the left hand but Peppertooth avoids the punch easily.
Peppertooth ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peppertooth counters with a good, hard body kick but Kozlov shrugs it off.
Kozlov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peppertooth closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peppertooth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Kozlov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries to break free but Peppertooth pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppertooth.
Peppertooth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozlov's defenses.
Kozlov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kozlov takes an elbow to the temple.
Peppertooth landing knees to the body.
Peppertooth lands an elbow inside.
Peppertooth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peppertooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peppertooth lands an elbow inside that Kozlov shrugs off.
Peppertooth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peppertooth lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Igor Kozlov's cut even more.
Peppertooth lands an elbow just above Kozlov 's eye.
Peppertooth lands a damaging elbow.
Peppertooth lands a damaging elbow.
Peppertooth has Kozlov pressed against the cage.
Kozlov avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppertooth.
Chauncey Peppertooth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Peppertooth lands a knee to the body.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kozlov blocks the elbow strike.
Kozlov is looking to break free of the clinch but Peppertooth has double underhooks.
Peppertooth tightens his grip and picks Kozlov up, before dumping him to the ground. Kozlov manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppertooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peppertooth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peppertooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Peppertooth stopping the sweep attempt from Kozlov.
Peppertooth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peppertooth looking to pass the guard.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Peppertooth from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peppertooth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Kozlov throws a lazy head kick
and Peppertooth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peppertooth counters with a solid body kick.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Kozlov.
Peppertooth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kozlov.
Peppertooth feints and then cracks Kozlov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozlov down.
Igor Kozlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kozlov misses with a combination
letting Peppertooth counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Peppertooth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peppertooth 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Peppertooth!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicer comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. Rolf Spicer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
196 lbs
5 - 12 - 1 |
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spicer working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Spicer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spicer lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is pressing down on Spicer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Spicer trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Spicer throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Spicer postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith trying to control the position.
Spicer 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.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Smith wants to control for a moment but Spicer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Spicer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicer throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Spicer sits in half guard.
Spicer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith wants to improve his position but Spicer is controlling well.
Spicer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spicer working the head and body with strikes.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control but Spicer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Spicer there.
Spicer trying to control from Smith's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smith wants to hit a switch here but Spicer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicer tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Spicer looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to hold on but Spicer postures up.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Spicer landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Spicer has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Spicer looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Spicer pushes him off.
Spicer misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spicer avoids it.
Spicer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Spicer pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Spicer shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws a right and a left that Spicer avoids nicely.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spicer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spicer sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spicer keeps working.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spicer's head.
Smith throwing shots but Spicer is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Spicer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spicer dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Spicer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Spicer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith rushes Spicer and presses him up against the cage.
Spicer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Spicer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spicer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith drags the fight down to the ground.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is trying to keep Spicer in close.
Smith has his hands on Spicer's head, controlling the position.
Spicer 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.
Stan Smith 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spicer.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spicer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spicer is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Spicer stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Spicer trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Spicer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spicer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spicer stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Spicer has managed to sweep!
Spicer postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Spicer defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Spicer from controlling successfully.
Rolf Spicer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spicer throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Spicer blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spicer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spicer shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Spicer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith 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 Rolf Spicer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Spicer tries to pass.
Smith looking to control.
Spicer trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith controls Spicer momentarily but Spicer frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Spicer from controlling successfully.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spicer looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Spicer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spicer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Spicer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Polinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Slightly Stoopid - Above The Clouds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smokey Joe!
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, Kai Polinsky!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polinsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
Polinsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Polinsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Smokey Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Polinsky.
Joe digs a good hook to Polinsky's body.
Polinsky looks gassed!
Nice body kick there by Joe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe cracks Polinsky with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Polinsky looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Joe finish him?
It looks like Kai Polinsky has been cut.
Joe throws a series of punches but Polinsky avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polinsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joe takes the fight into the clinch.
Joe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe clinches up against the cage.
Joe tries to circle away but Polinsky has him pinned against the cage.
Joe is trying to drag Polinsky to the mat but Polinsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Joe pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to stand up but Polinsky is controlling him.
Polinsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Polinsky slips nicely into half guard.
Polinsky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Polinsky wants to take a breather but Joe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Polinsky.
Joe trying to hold on to Polinsky's head to control him but Polinsky postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polinsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Polinsky is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Polinsky lands a nice short elbow.
Polinsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Joe tries to roll over but Polinsky keeps him under control.
Polinsky trying to pass the guard but Joe defending well.
Polinsky prevents Joe from standing back up.
Polinsky trying to control from half guard but Joe is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Polinsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Polinsky somewhat.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Polinsky pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Joe there.
Polinsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joe as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Polinsky.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polinsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Polinsky's guard.
Joe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Polinsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joe defends well.
Polinsky had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joe defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polinsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smokey Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Polinsky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Polinsky fails with the takedown
and Joe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Joe.
Joe working hard to break the clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polinsky closes the distance and clinches up with Joe, looking for a takedown. Polinsky pushes Joe against the cage but Joe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe lands a left and a right that send Polinsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Joe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Polinsky was covering up waiting for the punch and Joe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Polinsky keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Polinsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polinsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Polinsky trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe trying to control but Polinsky is working from the bottom.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Polinsky is keeping the position.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Polinsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polinsky can do to turn this around?
Polinsky working for a triangle but Joe defends it easily.
Polinsky looking for a triangle here. Joe is fighting it but it looks tight! Polinsky pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Joe is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kai Polinsky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Guyovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graf Orlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guyovich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Russian Song. Graf Orlak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Guyovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graf Orlak!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orlak swinging wilding here.
Orlak throws a nice looking combination but Guyovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Orlak.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Orlak! Guyovich is out on his feet! Orlak rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Guyovich is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Guyovich is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graf Orlak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
210 lbs
4 - 13 - 1 |
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Dourado!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dourado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schwarzeneg is trying to defend but Dourado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schwarzeneg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dourado's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dourado's back!
Dourado is in bad spot here.
Dourado rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dourado wants to control but Schwarzeneg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schwarzeneg blocks the strikes from Dourado.
Schwarzeneg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schwarzeneg wants to free his trapped foot but Dourado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dourado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schwarzeneg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schwarzeneg's back!
Dourado misses with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is keeping busy.
Schwarzeneg is in bad spot here.
Schwarzeneg is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Schwarzeneg defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dourado's arms.
Dourado is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Schwarzeneg knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Schwarzeneg for a finish.
Schwarzeneg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dourado on the ground.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dourado's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Schwarzeneg is trying to get back to his feet but Dourado has full control of the position and if anything, Schwarzeneg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dourado is throwing shots to the body but Schwarzeneg manages to wriggle free. Dourado pounces on him again and ends up in Schwarzeneg's guard.
Dourado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dourado drops back looking for a leg! Schwarzeneg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schwarzeneg manages to kick Dourado off! Dourado jumps back into Schwarzeneg's guard.
Dourado looks gassed!
Schwarzeneg has Dourado pulled in close to control his posture.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dourado throws a strike but Schwarzeneg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dourado has control of Schwarzeneg's left arm, preventing Schwarzeneg from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dourado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg stops Dourado from standing up.
Dourado is trying to control the position but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Dourado keeps moving.
Schwarzeneg forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dourado actively working from the bottom here.
Dourado moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dourado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schwarzeneg is aware though and is defending well.
Schwarzeneg is stalling in the full guard.
Schwarzeneg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dourado trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Dourado 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.
Schwarzeneg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schwarzeneg gets a takedown into half guard.
Dourado wants to get back to full guard.
Dourado tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Dourado has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Dourado is working from the bottom.
Dourado wants to get back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take a break and control but Dourado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg prevents Dourado from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado gets back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dourado is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dourado shoots and misses
and Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
Dourado goes for a takedown attempt but Schwarzeneg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dourado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwarzeneg counters with a one-two to the body.
Goran Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Dourado.
Schwarzeneg gets a clinch.
Schwarzeneg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dourado clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dourado turns into Schwarzeneg and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Dourado from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg controlling Dourado's posture.
Dourado wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
Dourado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dourado has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schwarzeneg is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dourado yanks on the arm and Schwarzeneg is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dourado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Dourado!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Milwakee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Bunnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Milwakee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Bunnell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milwakee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bunnell wants to control from the top but Milwakee keeps moving.
Milwakee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Milwakee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunnell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Milwakee is tightening it up a little... Bunnell has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bunnell reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bunnell taps out! nice BJJ there by Milwakee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hunter Milwakee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leffe Fotled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Leffe Fotled has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leffe Fotled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Nova!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nova avoids the body shot from Fotled.
Fotled smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fotled ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fotled ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Nova.
Nova throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fotled. That did some damage!
Leffe Fotled seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fotled was well out of range. Poor timing from Nova.
Fotled tries to land a leg kick but Nova saw it coming and moves away.
Nova lands the left hand.
Nova throws a lazy right hand but Fotled sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fotled connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nova's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fotled darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fotled throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
Nova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fotled throws out the jab.
Nova moves away from the strike by Fotled.
Fotled throws out a loose jab but Nova uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fotled misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nova.
Fotled lands with a hook. Nova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fotled counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nova thinking.
A jab from Fotled misses.
Fotled fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nova.
Fotled's corner calls for a 1-2. Fotled obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nova is rocked!
Fotled looks to throw the jab but Nova is out of range.
Nova is still on wobbly legs! Can Fotled finish him?
Fotled waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nova.
Nice defenses there by Nova.
Fotled throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fotled throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
A big left from Fotled misses.
Nova moves out of range of the strikes.
Fotled throws a big shot that misses.
Fotled shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Nova is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Leffe Fotled!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes into the arena with Don't You Wish You Were Me-Fozzy blaring out of the sound system. Loman has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Antonio Santiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
15 - 1 - 1 |
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Santiago scores with a takedown into Loman's guard.
Loman controlling the position.
Loman controls Santiago momentarily but Santiago frees himself.
Loman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santiago's guard.
Santiago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loman chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santiago looking for a sweep. Not yet Santiago, not yet.
Loman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santiago looking for a guillotine here but Loman defends easily.
Loman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loman is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Loman has his hands clasped together but Santiago extends an breaks Loman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Santiago.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Santiago!
Antonio Santiago retains his middleweight title!
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