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CCL 185 Grand Tourney: Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ovie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Fast |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ovie!
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, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ovie backwards.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ovie.
Rogers throws the left hand but Ovie avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ovie.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ovie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ovie tries to clinch up.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Ovie.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovie manages to avoid it.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Ovie moved out of range.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ovie ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rogers.
Rogers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ovie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Ovie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovie misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Ovie saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
Rogers catches Ovie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ovie is rocked!
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Ovie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogers counters with a left to the body.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers drops Ovie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ovie looks back up at him and smiles so Rogers waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Ovie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Ovie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ovie is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ovie tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Rogers wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Rogers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Durden!
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, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum with a poor takedown
and Durden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baum has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Durden is trying to keep an underhook but Baum manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Baum frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durden is looking to escape.
Baum controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baum wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Baum takes Durden's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Durden is in trouble.
Baum gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Baum is looking to control Durden but Durden is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Baum has got one arm under Durden's chin. This could be trouble... Durden trying to control the other hand but Baum gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Durden has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Baum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Susechin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Dunaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim Dunaev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oleg Susechin's chin.
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Susechin!
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, Maxim Dunaev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunaev lands with a kick to the temple. Susechin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Susechin tries to clinch but Dunaev moves out of range.
Susechin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dunaev avoids it really well and circles away.
Whack! Dunaev lands a heavy head kick that drops Susechin. The ref tackles Dunaev to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Susechin was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Maxim Dunaev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Barba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Odenkirk has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Barba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cross Odenkirk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barba throws a one two combo.
Barba tries for a takedown but Odenkirk circles away easily
and Odenkirk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Odenkirk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barba backs up against the cage.
Barba misses with a leg kick
and Odenkirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Barba misses with a takedown
and Odenkirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barba scores with a takedown into Odenkirk's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barba trying to control the position from guard on top but Odenkirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Odenkirk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barba, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barba has a closed guard, preventing Odenkirk from standing up.
Barba looking for a guillotine here but Odenkirk defends easily.
Barba pushes a forearm under Odenkirk's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Odenkirk is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Barba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Marrodona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Novinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marrodona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's a Fight. Jose Novinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Marrodona!
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, Jose Novinski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Marrodona has his takedown stuffed
and Novinski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Novinski.
Marrodona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Novinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Marrodona being controlled here, momentarily.
Marrodona is trying to control the position but Novinski postures up.
Novinski wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Marrodona's closed guard. He's half up but Marrodona has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Marrodona pivots and extends the arm, Novinski falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Marrodona! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Marrodona!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeri Sobotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobotkin has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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, Jhon Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeri Sobotkin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobotkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobotkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sullivan tries to avoid it but Sobotkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sullivan to the ground. Sullivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sobotkin shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jhon Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valeri Sobotkin.
Sullivan misses with a double jab
and Sobotkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sobotkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobotkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobotkin slips nicely into half guard.
Sobotkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobotkin trying to control from half guard but Sullivan is working away.
Sobotkin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sullivan defending well though.
Sobotkin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobotkin connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
Sobotkin working over Sullivan with some ground and pound. Sullivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sobotkin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sullivan defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobotkin is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin works his way into full mount!
Sullivan is bucking up trying to escape but Sobotkin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Jhon Sullivan has been cut.
Sobotkin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sullivan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sullivan!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sobotkin holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Valeri Sobotkin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Sobotkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobotkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sobotkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobotkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sullivan's head.
Sobotkin drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobotkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobotkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valeri Sobotkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jhon Sullivan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Sobotkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sobotkin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Sobotkin with a couple of short strikes.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Sobotkin's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Sobotkin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sobotkin thowing shots but they're missing.
Sobotkin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sullivan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sullivan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan stopping the sweep attempt from Sobotkin.
Sobotkin controlling Sullivan's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jhon Sullivan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobotkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Sloppy strikes from Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan misses with a right hand
and Sobotkin counters with a takedown into side control.
Sullivan stops Sobotkin from passing to mount.
Sobotkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullivan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin cracks Sullivan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sobotkin working the head and body with strikes.
Sobotkin trying to control the position but Sullivan is working away.
Sobotkin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sullivan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sobotkin's guard! Nice work there by Sullivan!
Sobotkin trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sobotkin feints and as Sullivan raises his hands in defense, Sobotkin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobotkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobotkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Sullivan has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valeri Sobotkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jhon Sullivan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobotkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sobotkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobotkin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sobotkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobotkin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sullivan to regain full guard.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobotkin on the ground.
Sobotkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobotkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobotkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobotkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobotkin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sullivan dives on top into guard.
Sobotkin trying to control the position.
Sobotkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sullivan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sobotkin lands a couple of elbows.
Sobotkin is working Sullivan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobotkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobotkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobotkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobotkin postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sobotkin working some strikes from top position.
Sobotkin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sobotkin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobotkin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobotkin postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
Sobotkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobotkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sullivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobotkin.
Sobotkin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sullivan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sullivan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sullivan!
Valeri Sobotkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobotkin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valeri Sobotkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sobotkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valeri Sobotkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anuwat Sit Hrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anuwat Sit Hrun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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199 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anuwat Sit Hrun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sit Hrun has his takedown stuffed
so Ryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sit Hrun has wrist control.
Sit Hrun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Sit Hrun is keeping the position.
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sit Hrun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Christopher Ryan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sit Hrun looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sit Hrun 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.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sit Hrun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a triangle but Sit Hrun pushes his legs off easily.
Ryan is looking for a triangle but Sit Hrun pushes his legs off easily.
Ryan working for a triangle but Sit Hrun defends it easily.
Sit Hrun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is being controlled here.
Ryan tries to bench press Sit Hrun off him but Sit Hrun keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan regains half guard.
Ryan trying to hold on to Sit Hrun's head to control him but Sit Hrun postures up.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Sit Hrun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sit Hrun fails with the takedown
and Ryan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sit Hrun's guard.
Ryan postures up in Sit Hrun's guard and throws a big left but Sit Hrun blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sit Hrun's guard.
Sit Hrun is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sit Hrun trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hrun wants to get back to full guard.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sit Hrun sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Sit Hrun is having none of it.
Ryan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sit Hrun is just riding it out for now. Ryan eventually gives up the hold.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Sit Hrun is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ryan wants to free his trapped foot but Sit Hrun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ryan is looking for a kimura but Sit Hrun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ryan to get the leverage.
Sit Hrun is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sit Hrun keeps working.
Ryan content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to control from half guard but Sit Hrun is working away.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ryan is controlling the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Christopher Ryan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sit Hrun misses with a takedown
and Ryan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sit Hrun's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ryan seems to have locked his on tight now - Sit Hrun screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ryan, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Christopher Ryan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi has chosen Nekromantix - Cave Canem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuuuuuuuuuuu Trollin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Davi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollin throws a combination that misses
and Trollin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davi moves out of range of the strikes.
Thor Davi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trollin tries to keep at a distance but Davi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davi lands a left hand.
Trollin is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Davi.
Oh Trollin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trollin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trollin seems to have got his legs back now.
Trollin tries to circle away but Davi has him pinned against the cage.
Davi drops Trollin with a big knee straight up the middle! Trollin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Davi gets tackled into the cage by Trollin. Trollin maintains the clinch.
Trollin is trying to break the clinch but Davi is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Davi.
Trollin has had enough of the clinch but Davi keeps him there for the moment.
Davi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trollin wants to break free but Davi has control.
Trollin tries to circle away but Davi has him pinned against the cage.
Davi gets through Trollin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trollin is looking to break free of the clinch but Davi has double underhooks.
Trollin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davi lands with a right to the head.
Come on Davi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trollin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davi lands a right hand.
Davi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trollin or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollin is trying to push Davi away but Davi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trollin working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Davi.
Davi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trollin backwards.
Davi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davi.
A frustrated look appears on Trollin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davi scores with a knee to the head.
Davi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trollin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trollin is breathing heavily.
Davi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davi cracks the inside of Trollin's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davi clinches.
Davi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davi walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Trollin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Davi swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Trollin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Davi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hazmat Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazmat Unit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hazmat Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kafka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Hazmat Unit has been cut.
Unit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unit with a poor takedown
and Kafka moves into the clinch.
Kafka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unit shoots in looking for a takedown. Kafka tries to sprawl out of it but Unit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kafka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kafka lands a big right hand that sends Unit crashing to the mat! Kafka stays standing though and waves Unit back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Kafka misses its intended target.
Unit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kafka punishes Unit's body with a nice straight punch.
Unit is breathing heavily.
Kafka digs a good body shot into Unit's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Kafka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafka sends Unit crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kafka is motioning to the referee to let Unit up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kafka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kafka, right into the meat.
Kafka instigates a clinch.
Kafka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Kafka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kafka cracks Unit with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kafka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Unit to stand back up!
Unit is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Unit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kafka feints a jab and as Unit dips his head, Kafka unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Unit right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Unit falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kafka smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Viktor Kafka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Kovriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (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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255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
264 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Kovriga!
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, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kovriga's face.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovriga misses with a series of wild punches.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovriga swinging wildly here.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Kovriga takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Taras Kovriga has been cut.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kovriga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Kovriga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovriga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li tries to clinch up but Kovriga circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovriga throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kovriga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovriga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Kovriga.
Li tries a knee to the head but Kovriga blocks it.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Kovriga managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li just leaning against Kovriga, taking a breather.
Li continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Kovriga is having none of it.
Kovriga lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Kovriga. Those never looked like landing.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Kovriga pushes him off.
Kovriga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovriga tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li moves out of range as Kovriga strikes.
Kovriga throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kovriga is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovriga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Li just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovriga's brow.
Kovriga managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Kovriga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovriga blocks it with crossed arms.
Kovriga is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovriga.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovriga.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Kovriga blocks with his arms.
Kovriga avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li tries a knee to the head but Kovriga blocks it.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kovriga avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovriga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovriga avoids it.
Kovriga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovriga tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Kovriga misses.
Kovriga looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Kovriga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovriga misses with a right hand
and Li moves into the clinch.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Kovriga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovriga misses the shot to the body.
Li takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kovriga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kovriga with a nice cross.
Kovriga looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Kovriga gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Li - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovriga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kovriga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovriga keeps the fight on the outside.
Li forces Kovriga back against the cage and clinches.
Kovriga dodges an elbow strike from Li.
Kovriga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovriga tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li keeps control of Kovriga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kovriga dodges an elbow strike from Li.
Kovriga wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Li.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kovriga misses.
Kovriga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters by moving into the clinch.
Li dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Kovriga in a clinch.
Kovriga managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovriga is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Li - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovriga is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
Li leaning against his opponent.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Kovriga can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li gets through Kovriga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Li lands a body punch.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Kovriga blocks with his arms.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovriga throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kovriga swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Kovriga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovriga.
Li knocks Kovriga to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li cracks Kovriga with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Li.
Li is putting a hurting on Kovriga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kovriga is rocked!
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Kovriga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kovriga seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Li landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kovriga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li swings for the body but Kovriga moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Li.
Kovriga scores with a jab.
Kovriga misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch there but Kovriga circles away.
Kovriga throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Taras Kovriga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovriga.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovriga throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovriga misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovriga lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovriga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li tries a knee to the head but Kovriga blocks it.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Kovriga swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Kovriga in a clinch.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Kovriga blocks with his arms.
Li is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Kovriga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovriga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Kovriga lands with a right hand.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovriga throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kovriga avoids a wild elbow strike from Li.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kovriga is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovriga throws out a powerful jab.
Kovriga misses with a hook.
Kovriga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kovriga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
That has opened up Bruce Li's cut even more.
Kovriga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Kovriga. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovriga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovriga tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kovriga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovriga.
Bruce Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kovriga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li is looking to clinch but Kovriga is avoiding it.
Kovriga misses with a double jab.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li moves into the clinch.
Kovriga dodges an elbow strike from Li.
Taras Kovriga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovriga is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taras Kovriga.
I think Li has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Li!
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