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TD 24: Davis - Dragov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devils Obstacle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Devils Obstacle!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Obstacle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obstacle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obstacle shoots and misses
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Obstacle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obstacle wants to control the position but Emelianenko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Emelianenko works his way into full mount!
Obstacle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko throws some wild stikes that Obstacle manages to avoid easily.
Obstacle is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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.
Emelianenko landing punches.
Emelianenko avoids the attempt from Obstacle to control.
Obstacle is in a horrible position here. Emelianenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Obstacle is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Emelianenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Obstacle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko working for a submission but Obstacle is keeping him at bay.
Emelianenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko looking to finish Obstacle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Obstacle!
Emelianenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Obstacle is rocked!
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Obstacle is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obstacle is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Obstacle in real trouble here! The ref calls for Obstacle to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konina Ot Overima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konina Ot Overima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutal Rapist!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overima wants to clinch but Rapist slips to the side
and Rapist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Konina Ot Overima has been cut.
Rapist misses with a takedown attempt
and Overima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Overima.
Rapist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Overima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Overima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rapist has him pressed against the cage.
Rapist has Overima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Overima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Konina Ot Overima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutal Rapist.
Rapist is trying to drag Overima to the mat but Overima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rapist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Overima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rapist closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapist is trying to get an arm triangle but Overima is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapist has an Americana. Overima didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rapist is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rapist hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brutal Rapist!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garland Oars (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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265 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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, Uster Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garland Oars!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oars closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Best did well to prevent Oars getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best is pressing down on Oars's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Best keeping moving, preventing Oars from controlling successfully.
Oars stands and throws Best's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oars scores with punches from side control.
Oars working the strikes but Best uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Oars sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Best defending well though.
Best regains full guard. Nicely done.
Best looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oars is one step ahead there.
Oars throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Best works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Best looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oars stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Best swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best can't keep his opponent in guard - Oars advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oars winds up and cracks Best with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Best is staying active underneath Oars, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oars is looking for a kimura here.
Best is not content to let Oars control the position.
Oars takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to improve his position but Oars is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oars is looking to take a break and control but Best is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oars thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Best is looking for a sweep. Oars is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Best keeps working.
Oars seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Best has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oars is working away from the top position though.
Oars tries to pass to full mount but Best defends it.
Oars takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Oars has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Best is trying to get back to full guard.
Best moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Best is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oars is aware though and is defending well.
Best working a defensive guard here.
Oars scoring with some ground and pound.
Best might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Best looking to control.
Oars looking to pass the guard.
Oars wants to control from the top but Best keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oars stands up over Best, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oars must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oars forces his way into half guard.
Oars tries to pass to full mount but Best defends it.
Oars looks to land a strike but Best avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Oarsis looking to pass into half guard but Best pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Best is in guard.
Best in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Best stands and throws Oars's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oars struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garland Oars 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.
Best lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oars throws a sloppy body shot
and Oars takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oars swings widly with a right hand
and Best counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Best.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oars misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Best.
Oars changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Best looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Best is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Oars are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Best!
Oars landing punches.
Best is working to get back to half guard.
Best is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oars is trying to control here but Best has managed to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Oars there.
Garland Oars has got the better of the ground game so far.
Best is trying to maintain the position but Oars is very close to passing his half guard.
Oars passes to full mount!
Oars working Best over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oars looking to control but Best is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oars avoids the attempt from Best to control.
Oars has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Best's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oars landing punches.
Oars is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Uster Best has been cut.
Best is bucking up trying to escape but Oars cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oars lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Uster Best's cut is getting worse.
Oars lands a big shot there that rocks Best but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Uster Best's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uster Best's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Garland Oars!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Said Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Said's entrance music is Evol Intent - Middle of the night. A fine choice. Baduk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leontiev Valera - Sokrovische Chernogo Morya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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243 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Said Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baduk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Said closes the distance but Baduk moves to the side
and Baduk counters with a head kick that drops Said to the mat! Said scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Said tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baduk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Said is breathing heavily.
Said looks to clinch
and Baduk counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Baduk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Novacek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilyha Porunov (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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217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Novacek!
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, Ilyha Porunov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novacek looks for a takedown but Porunov sprawls well.
Novacek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Porunov can't do much from the bottom here.
Novacek in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Novacek grinds an elbow into Porunov's temple.
Porunov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Novacek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Porunov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Novacek.
Novacek decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Novacek tries for a takedown but Porunov circles away easily
and Porunov counters with a straight right hand.
Porunov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Novacek scores with a takedown into Porunov's guard.
Novacek is in close to Porunov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov wants to stand up but Novacek is controlling him.
Porunov keeping moving, preventing Novacek from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Novacek throwing strikes from guard but Porunov blocks nicely.
Novacek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Porunov, up you get!
Porunov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Novacek counters with a shoot takedown. Porunov fights it but they end up in guard.
Porunov wants to sweep but no luck.
Porunov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Novacek wants to control but Porunov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novacek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Novacek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Novacek tries to get out of the position.
Porunov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Novacek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Porunov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novacek is trying to escape the mount.
Porunov controlling the position easily from mount.
Novacek tries to hold on but Porunov pushes him away.
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.
Porunov tries to control but Novacek wriggling away.
Porunov can't control as he wanted to and Novacek manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Novacek is controlling Porunov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lyle Novacek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Porunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Novacek 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.
Porunov shoots and misses
and Novacek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Porunov!
Porunov is bucking up trying to escape but Novacek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Novacek looking to control but Porunov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Novacek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Novacek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novacek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Novacek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Novacek postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Porunov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Novacek and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Novacek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benn Rotthwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rotthwell's choice of entrance music: U2 - Bloody sunday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smash Machine!
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, Benn Rotthwell!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotthwell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Benn Rotthwell has been cut.
Rotthwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Machine feints and as Rotthwell raises his hands in defense, Machine changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rotthwell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machine is controlling him.
Machine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Machine trying to move into half guard but instead Rotthwell has managed to sweep!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine has his hands on Rotthwell's head, controlling the position.
Rotthwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Machine's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Benn Rotthwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rotthwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rotthwell takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Rotthwell both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Smash Machine has been cut.
Machine misses with a left hand
and Rotthwell counters with a crisp one two that drops Machine! Rotthwell thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Machine to his feet! Machine is in big trouble!
Machine is rocked!
Machine is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rotthwell throws a shot to the body.
Oh Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotthwell drops Machine with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Machine looks back up at him and smiles so Rotthwell waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rotthwell lands a slapping body shot.
Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Rotthwell steps in with a hook that catches Machine right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rotthwell follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Machine looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benn Rotthwell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Dragov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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8 - 1 - 1 |
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210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragov counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis is looking to clinch but Dragov is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a body punch
letting Dragov counter with a right hand.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Dragov to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Dragov misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragov.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dragov avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
enabling Dragov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragov misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis passes into half guard.
Dragov tries to kick Davis off but Davis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Davis manages to move to mount!
Davis looking to ground and pound but Dragov is blocking nicely.
Dragov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Davis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dragov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
Davis working Dragov over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a big elbow.
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Dragov wants to get back to his feet.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Dragov looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dragov because Davis loaded up on that one.
Davis tries to control but Dragov wriggling away.
Dragov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis lands a big elbow - Dragov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dragov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mr Phil Davis!
Mr Phil Davis retains his light heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masatacu Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oyama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Masutatsu Oyama 10 DAN. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masatacu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama throws a lazy head kick
and Oyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Oyama.
Jaa lands with a hook. Oyama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oyama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaa.
It looks like Masatacu Oyama has been cut.
Oyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oyama is rocked!
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaa finish him?
Oyama looks gassed!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jaa! Oyama is out on his feet! Jaa rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Oyama is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Oyama is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rony Jaa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Morgoslepov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sun Hui enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Morgoslepov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Morgoslepov.
Hui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Morgoslepov to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgoslepov scores with a head kick.
Sun Hui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hui throws a right hand that Morgoslepov ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgoslepov also avoids with ease.
Morgoslepov throws a big shot that misses.
Hui doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgoslepov counters with a nice right hand that sends Hui toppling to the canvas! Hui scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Morgoslepov finish him?!
Hui is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hui wants to clinch but Morgoslepov slips to the side
and Morgoslepov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hui looks gassed!
Morgoslepov lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hui falls backwards - clearly groggy! Morgoslepov dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeny Morgoslepov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf Messing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messing is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Young Jeezy - I Put On. The key to victory for Slavonik Powarenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slavonik Powarenko!
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, Wolf Messing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powarenko tries for a takedown but Messing circles away easily
and Powarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Messing shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Powarenko is trying to defend but Messing finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Powarenko is trying to maintain the position but Messing is very close to passing his half guard.
Powarenko desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Powarenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Messing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Powarenko trying to hold on to Messing's head to control him but Messing postures up.
Powarenko tries to get to full guard but Messing has control of the leg.
Powarenko is looking to control Messing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Powarenko avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powarenko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Messing seems to be working for a kimura but Powarenko defends the submission attempt.
Powarenko trying to control from the bottom.
Messing seems to be working for a kimura but Powarenko defends the submission attempt.
Messing tries to stand and escape but Powarenko is controlling the position.
Messing passes to side control.
Powarenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Messing working the ground and pound from side control.
Messing trying to control the action but Powarenko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Powarenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Messing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Messing wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Powarenko, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powarenko is trying to control Messing's posture but Messing avoids it.
Messing decides to stand back up.
Powarenko misses with a takedown
and Messing counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Powarenko's guard now.
Powarenko is breathing heavily.
Powarenko looking to control.
Messing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messing won't allow Powarenko to sweep him here.
Messing is looking to stand up but Powarenko won't let him.
Messing trying to control but Powarenko is working from the bottom.
Messing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powarenko working a defensive guard here.
Powarenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powarenko has his foot on Messing's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Messing works his way back into a safe position though.
Messing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Messing thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Messing slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Messing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Powarenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powarenko trying to control the position.
Powarenko keeping moving, preventing Messing from controlling successfully.
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.
Powarenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Messing defends it easily.
Messing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Messing with a nice head shot there.
Messing throwing strikes from guard but Powarenko blocks nicely.
Powarenko looking for a guillotine here but Messing defends easily.
Powarenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Messing trying to control but Powarenko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolf Messing dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Messing looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Powarenko!
Messing wants to control the pace but Powarenko is squirming around nicely.
Messing throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Messing tries to control but Powarenko wriggling away.
Messing avoids the attempt from Powarenko to control.
Powarenko is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Messing controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messing looking to control but Powarenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powarenko tries to hold on but Messing pushes him away.
BOOM! Messing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powarenko is trying to escape the mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Messing. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Messing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Messing.
It looks like Slavonik Powarenko has been cut.
Powarenko can't escape the position.
Messing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Messing with good strikes from the mount here!
Messing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powarenko is looking to escape.
Messing breaks from Powarenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slavonik Powarenko's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messing tries to control but Powarenko wriggling away.
Powarenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powarenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Powarenko is bucking up trying to escape but Messing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wolf Messing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Messing with good strikes from the mount here!
Messing wants to control the pace but Powarenko is squirming around nicely.
Messing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Messing trying to control but Powarenko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko wants to control but Messing is having none of it.
Powarenko taking shots to the head.
Powarenko wants to hold on but Messing pushes him away.
Messing putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Slavonik Powarenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slavonik Powarenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wolf Messing!
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