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EPF 37: Vorenus vs. Machin 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ilia Kosarev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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250 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ilia Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oboev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kosarev was covering up waiting for the punch and Oboev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kosarev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oboev is looking to advance position but Kosarev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oboev regains half guard.
Kosarev tries to stand but can't do so whilst Oboev controls his leg.
Oboev wants to control but Kosarev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oboev actively working from the bottom here.
Oboev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kosarev pulls his head out easily.
Oboev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oboev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oboev is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kosarev frees his head nicely. Oh but Oboev has switched to an armbar! Kosarev is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rulon Oboev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denes Belzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Gaziev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denes Belzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Gaziev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belzen shoots and misses
and Gaziev counters with a nice body kick.
Gaziev throws a right hand that Belzen ducks under and follows up with a left that Belzen also avoids with ease.
Gaziev misses with a double jab.
Belzen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Belzen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaziev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belzen is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaziev is defending well.
Belzen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaziev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belzen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belzen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belzen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gaziev, who protects the arm well.
Belzen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belzen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belzen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gaziev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belzen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belzen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belzen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belzen has an Americana. Gaziev didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Belzen is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Belzen hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Denes Belzen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joern Otto Bondesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Pedrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joern Otto Bondesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Pedrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondesen darts in trying to clinch
and Pedrosyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Bondesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bondesen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pedrosyan counters with a left to the body.
Bondesen wants to clinch
and Pedrosyan lands a stunning uppercut that sends Bondesen to the mat!
Pedrosyan trying to control the action but Bondesen is working from the bottom.
Bondesen is in trouble now - Pedrosyan has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosyan looking to finish Bondesen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bondesen!
Pedrosyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pedrosyan prevents Bondesen from getting the reversal.
Pedrosyan working for a guillotine from mount but Bondesen is in no mood to give up.
Pedrosyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondesen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pedrosyan content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Pedrosyan 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.
Pedrosyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pedrosyan with shots to the head and body - Bondesen looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bondesen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pedrosyan with a couple of short strikes.
Pedrosyan controlling the pace for now.
Bondesen tries to hold on but Pedrosyan postures up.
Bondesen is squirming around, avoiding Pedrosyan's attempts to control the action.
Bondesen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Pedrosyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bondesen is squirming around, avoiding Pedrosyan's attempts to control the action.
Pedrosyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedrosyan with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Pedrosyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pedrosyan fails with the takedown.
Pedrosyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bondesen counters by moving into the clinch.
Pedrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Bondesen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedrosyan jumps guard and drags Bondesen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pedrosyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pedrosyan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bondesen is fighting to break Pedrosyan's control of his arms but Pedrosyan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondesen looking to sit in guard and control but Pedrosyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedrosyan throws a big right hand that misses.
Bondesen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedrosyan on the ground.
Bondesen working a defensive guard here.
Bondesen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedrosyan's guard.
Pedrosyan is pulling down on Bondesen's head to control his posture.
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.
Pedrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pedrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Joern Otto Bondesen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedrosyan misses with a hook
and Bondesen counters by clinching up.
Pedrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedrosyan.
Bondesen misses with some punches.
Pedrosyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedrosyan pushes Bondesen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedrosyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bondesen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pedrosyan tries to pull guard but Bondesen won't allow it.
Joern Otto Bondesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Pedrosyan.
Bondesen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan scores with a shot to the side of Bondesen's head.
Bondesen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bondesen.
A head punch on the inside from Bondesen fails to land.
Bondesen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pedrosyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondesen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedrosyan stalling the fight.
Pedrosyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pedrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedrosyan misses with a right hand
and Bondesen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bondesen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedrosyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bondesen.
Pedrosyan throws out a loose jab but Bondesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bondesen closes the distance but Pedrosyan moves to the side
and Pedrosyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan looks to throw the jab but Bondesen is out of range.
Pedrosyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joern Otto Bondesen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bondesen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pedrosyan counters with a series of strikes. Bondesen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bondesen is rocked!
Pedrosyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedrosyan slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Pedrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bondesen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pedrosyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bondesen is just out of range.
Pedrosyan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Bondesen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedrosyan throws a series of punches but Bondesen moves out of range.
Bondesen seems to have got his legs back now.
Pedrosyan misses with a looping left.
Pedrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Bondesen moves away and avoids it.
Bondesen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pedrosyan.
Bondesen moves to clinch but Pedrosyan breaks away
and Pedrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondesen looks to clinch
and Pedrosyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedrosyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bondesen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bondesen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pedrosyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bondesen backwards.
Pedrosyan fails to pull guard.
Pedrosyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bondesen backwards.
Pedrosyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pedrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bondesen's face.
Pedrosyan presses Bondesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pedrosyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Pedrosyan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bondesen wants to get back to full guard.
Pedrosyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondesen trying to get back to full guard but Pedrosyan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedrosyan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pedrosyan landing punches.
Pedrosyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondesen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pedrosyan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bondesen looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pedrosyan controlling his opponent.
Pedrosyan looking to finish Bondesen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bondesen!
Bondesen is looking to improve his position but Pedrosyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Bondesen trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan has control of Bondesen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bondesen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pedrosyan is landing with some decent strikes but Bondesen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joern Otto Bondesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bondesen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pedrosyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedrosyan with shots to the head and body - Bondesen looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Pedrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pedrosyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Pedrosyan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Arbuhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Eldar Arbuhmedov!
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, Dimitri Makhnov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbuhmedov misses with a wild combination.
Arbuhmedov tries for a takedown but Makhnov circles away easily
and Makhnov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Makhnov.
Arbuhmedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makhnov walks away with a smile on his face. Arbuhmedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Makhnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arbuhmedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimitri Makhnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhnov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Makhnov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makhnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makhnov forces Arbuhmedov back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Arbuhmedov.
Makhnov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Arbuhmedov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Makhnov to the mat. Makhnov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Makhnov striking off his back but it's not causing Arbuhmedov any problems.
Arbuhmedov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arbuhmedov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Makhnov dives on top into guard.
Makhnov is pushing down on Arbuhmedov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arbuhmedov is fighting to maintain full guard but Makhnov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Makhnov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arbuhmedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov trying to hold on to Makhnov's head to control him but Makhnov postures up.
Makhnov wants to work for an arm triangle but Arbuhmedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Arbuhmedov trying to control from the bottom.
Makhnov with the ground and pound but Arbuhmedov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makhnov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arbuhmedov being controlled here, momentarily.
Arbuhmedov has his foot on Makhnov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Makhnov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makhnov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Makhnov wants to control from the top but Arbuhmedov keeps moving.
Makhnov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Makhnov trying to control the position from guard on top but Arbuhmedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makhnov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Makhnov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makhnov pushing down on Arbuhmedov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Makhnov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Makhnov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arbuhmedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arbuhmedov is pressing down on Makhnov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Makhnov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Makhnov tries to free his leg and advance position but Arbuhmedov is retaining full guard.
Makhnov postures up.
Makhnov is working Arbuhmedov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Arbuhmedov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arbuhmedov is keeping the position for now.
Makhnov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arbuhmedov dives on top into guard.
Arbuhmedov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Makhnov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Makhnov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Makhnov!
Makhnov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arbuhmedov struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Makhnov 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.
Makhnov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arbuhmedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arbuhmedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Makhnov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Makhnov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Makhnov thows a big elbow that misses.
Arbuhmedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Makhnov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Makhnov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Makhnov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Makhnov is looking to work some ground and pound but Arbuhmedov has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov wants to control from the top but Arbuhmedov keeps moving.
Arbuhmedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Makhnov defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makhnov forces his way into half guard.
Makhnov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arbuhmedov is staying active underneath Makhnov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dimitri Makhnov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makhnov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Makhnov is trying to control. Arbuhmedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makhnov slows the pace down in half guard.
Makhnov is stalling here. Arbuhmedov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Makhnov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Arbuhmedov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Makhnov is not content to let Arbuhmedov control the position.
Arbuhmedov advances nicely into full mount.
Arbuhmedov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Makhnov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Makhnov!
Arbuhmedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makhnov controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov controls Makhnov momentarily but Makhnov frees himself.
Makhnov tries to free his leg and advance position but Arbuhmedov is retaining full guard.
Makhnov working some strikes from top position.
Makhnov controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makhnov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Makhnov trying to control but Arbuhmedov is working from the bottom.
Makhnov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arbuhmedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Makhnov is aware though and is defending well.
Arbuhmedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Makhnov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Makhnov tries to free his leg and advance position but Arbuhmedov is retaining full guard.
Arbuhmedov has momentary wrist control but Makhnov slips an elbow through the middle.
Arbuhmedov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Arbuhmedov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Makhnov because Arbuhmedov loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Makhnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Makhnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arbuhmedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Arbuhmedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Makhnov counters with a head kick.
Makhnov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arbuhmedov defending well as Makhnov loads up on a big left hand.
Arbuhmedov dodges the punch combination from Makhnov.
Makhnov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arbuhmedov counters by moving into the clinch.
Arbuhmedov misses with a knee strike.
Arbuhmedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Makhnov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arbuhmedov dodges an elbow strike from Makhnov.
Arbuhmedov is working for takedown but Makhnov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldar Arbuhmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arbuhmedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makhnov lands a right hand.
Makhnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Makhnov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Makhnov.
Stalling in the clinch from Makhnov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makhnov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arbuhmedov.
Makhnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arbuhmedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Arbuhmedov tries for a takedown but Makhnov manages to get underhooks.
Makhnov scores with a hook to the body.
Makhnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Arbuhmedov avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Makhnov.
Arbuhmedov is looking to control Makhnov's arms but Makhnov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arbuhmedov has his back to the cage.
Makhnov stalling the fight.
Arbuhmedov can't get the takedown.
Makhnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makhnov lands an elbow inside that Arbuhmedov shrugs off.
Arbuhmedov can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, Makhnov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makhnov leaning against his opponent.
Makhnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arbuhmedov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makhnov prevents it.
Makhnov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Makhnov.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arbuhmedov is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Makhnov.
Makhnov slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arbuhmedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Makhnov trying to land knees to the body.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Arbuhmedov blocks with his arms.
Arbuhmedov being controlled against the cage.
Arbuhmedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arbuhmedov managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Arbuhmedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Makhnov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Makhnov misses with a knee strike.
Makhnov tries a knee to the head but Arbuhmedov blocks it.
Makhnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Arbuhmedov won't want to take too many of those.
Makhnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Makhnov.
Makhnov lands a damaging elbow.
Arbuhmedov managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Arbuhmedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Makhnov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makhnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arbuhmedov's brow.
Makhnov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arbuhmedov or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Makhnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Makhnov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makhnov landing knees to the head.
Makhnov gets underhooks to prevent Arbuhmedov's takedown attempt.
Makhnov scores with a hook to the body.
Makhnov lands a hook that snaps the head of Arbuhmedov backwards.
A short right from Makhnov on the inside.
Makhnov stalling.
Arbuhmedov is trying to drag Makhnov to the mat but Makhnov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Makhnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makhnov is pushing Arbuhmedov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Makhnov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Arbuhmedov blocks with his arms.
Arbuhmedov looking to throw knees to the head but Makhnov is blocking nicely.
Makhnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makhnov trying to land knees to the body.
Makhnov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arbuhmedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makhnov is pressed up against the cage. Arbuhmedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makhnov down to the mat. Makhnov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makhnov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dimitri Makhnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eldar Arbuhmedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makhnov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arbuhmedov shoots and misses
and Makhnov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arbuhmedov won't be happy with that.
Makhnov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Eldar Arbuhmedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makhnov lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arbuhmedov being controlled for a moment.
Arbuhmedov throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Makhnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makhnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Makhnov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Severiano Hurtado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen has chosen Surfing with the Alien as his entrance music. Severiano Hurtado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
175 lbs
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26
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Severiano Hurtado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chen gets tackled into the cage by Hurtado. Hurtado maintains the clinch.
Hurtado misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hurtado fails to land.
Hurtado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chen blocking some punches.
Hurtado working aggressively here.
A short left from Hurtado.
Chen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurtado has him pressed against the cage.
Hurtado misses with the head strike.
Hurtado wants to get back to striking at distance but Chen won't allow it.
Chen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hurtado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurtado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurtado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chens head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen.
Hurtado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Chen.
Hurtado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurtado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurtado has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
Chen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hurtado misses with some punches.
Chen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurtado has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurtado.
Hurtado lands with a left to the head.
Hurtado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hurtado tries to circle away but Chen has him pinned against the cage.
Chen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hurtado has double underhooks.
Hurtado lands a nice uppercut.
Hurtado misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hurtado fails to land.
Hurtado misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Hurtado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hurtado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen prevents Hurtado from breaking the clinch.
Hurtado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurtado misses with the head strike.
Hurtado throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hurtado lands a hook that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Chen tries to circle away but Hurtado has him pinned against the cage.
Hurtado misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Hurtado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hurtado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurtado has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
Hurtado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Hurtado.
Hurtado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurtado throws a right hand that misses
and Chen moves into the clinch.
Hurtado throws a head punch that misses.
Hurtado throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen.
Hurtado working hard to break the clinch.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Hurtado tries to break the clinch but Chen is controlling the position.
Hurtado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurtado misses with a right hand
and Chen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hurtado! Chen lets Hurtado back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Severiano Hurtado has been cut.
Hurtado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen.
Chen cracks Hurtado with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hurtado looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chen finish him?
Hurtado is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurtado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurtado throws a looping overhand right but Chen ducks down to avoid it.
Chen lands a big uppercut and Hurtado crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hurtado looks OK. Chen waves Hurtado back to his feet!
Oh Hurtado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Severiano Hurtado's cut is getting worse.
Hurtado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hurtado seems to have got his legs back now.
Chen missing with a left hand there. Hurtado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurtado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurtado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hurtado switches off momentarily and Chen cracks him with a monster right hand! Hurtado topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Chen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Chen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Chen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Vasilenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Каже Обойма - &. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Vasilenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilenko misses with the combination.
Vasilenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vasilenko throws a head kick that misses.
Falasco throws a series of punches but Vasilenko moves out of range.
Falasco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilenko moves away.
Vasilenko throws a head kick that misses.
Falasco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falasco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasilenko on the side of the head.
It looks like Konstantin Vasilenko has been cut.
Falasco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasilenko misses with a head kick.
Falasco misses with a body shot.
Falasco moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falasco.
A combination from Vasilenko does no damage.
Vasilenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasilenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Falasco misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Falasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasilenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Falasco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vasilenko looks gassed!
Falasco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasilenko throws a head kick but Falasco moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falasco. Vasilenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falasco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasilenko.
Falasco blocks a head kick by Vasilenko.
Vasilenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Falasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasilenko throws a lazy head kick
and Falasco counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Falasco.
Falasco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasilenko's defenses.
Vasilenko tries to circle away but Falasco has him pinned against the cage.
Vasilenko working aggressively here.
Falasco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Falasco on the inside.
That has opened up Konstantin Vasilenko's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vasilenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vasilenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilenko tries to pull guard but Falasco holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasilenko drops back down to his feet.
Falasco lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasilenko backwards.
Vasilenko is rocked!
Konstantin Vasilenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Falasco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasilenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Falasco finish him?
A short right from Falasco on the inside.
Vasilenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasilenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Falasco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasilenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Falasco pushes Vasilenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Konstantin Vasilenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pietro Falasco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zveroboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Brajnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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186 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zveroboy!
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, Dmitriy Brajnik!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zveroboy feints and as Brajnik raises his hands in defense, Zveroboy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brajnik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Brajnik keeping moving, preventing Zveroboy from controlling successfully.
Brajnik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brajnik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zveroboy is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zveroboy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brajnik can't keep his opponent in guard - Zveroboy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zveroboy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zveroboy is nestled in close to Brajnik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zveroboy 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.
Zveroboy slips a nice elbow through Brajnik's hands, connecting with Brajnik's forehead.
Zveroboy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zveroboy seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brajnik is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Igor Zveroboy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (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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215 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa rushes Ak and presses him up against the cage.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ak avoids it.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Ak cracks Balboa with a nice body shot.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balboa with a knee to the head.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ak blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa looks gassed!
Ak breaks from the clinch.
Ak's corner calls for a 1-2. Ak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ak misses the target.
Ak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balboa.
Ak scoring well with a low kick there.
Balboa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balboa scrambles back to his feet.
Ak scoring well with a low kick there.
Ak drops Balboa with a beautiful combination! Balboa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ak is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Ak lands a nice shot to the body.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ak lands with an overhand left.
Ak throws a push kick but Balboa slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Ak both land. Nice combination.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Ak.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Ak does it's job there.
Ak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ak throws a head kick that misses.
Ak connects with a crisp jab.
Ak throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Sergei Ak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ak throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Ak misses with a body shot.
Ak fails to land with a series of punches.
Ak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
Ak throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ak is trying to defend but Balboa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ak works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balboa forces his way into half guard.
Ak is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Balboa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ak regains half guard.
Ak tries to roll over but Balboa keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ak is working hard here to advance position.
Ak moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa stopping the sweep attempt from Ak.
Balboa distracts Ak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balboa lands a couple of digs.
Balboa trying to control but Ak is working from the bottom.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws and elbow that misses. Ak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboa's guard. Nice move by Ak!
Balboa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balboa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's time! Ak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balboa.
Balboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Ak. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Balboa connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ak.
Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Ak blocks with his arms.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ak throws an elbow that misses.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
A short uppercut from Ak.
Ak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Ak with a jab.
Ak misses with a body shot.
Balboa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ak is fending him off so far but Balboa persists. Nope, Ak circles away and we're back to standing.
Ak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa swings for the body but Ak moves out of range.
Ak lands with a good body shot.
Ak lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ak.
Ak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ak is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ak cracks Balboa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ak connects with a jab.
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!
Ak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ak with a hook.
Ak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sergei Ak is winning the standup battle so far.
Ak throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa throws a lazy right hand but Ak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ak with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Balboa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ak. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Ak. Those never looked like landing.
Ak punishes Balboa's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ak, as that shot connected.
Ak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ak misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa lands with a slapping head kick.
Ak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
Balboa staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ak misses the target.
Ak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ak misses the shot to the body.
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sergei Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Both fighters circling a little - Balboa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Balboa misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balboa, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balboa. Balboa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa with a jab.
A jab from Ak misses.
Ak takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Ak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ak.
Balboa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ak.
A left lands for Balboa.
Balboa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ak misses with a body kick.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ak just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balboa slips under a jab.
Ak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa feints and then cracks Ak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ak down.
A bone on bone clash there as Ak blocks the leg kick.
Ak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ak thows a body shot but no joy.
Ak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
A bone on bone clash there as Balboa blocks the leg kick.
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ak tries a head kick but it misses.
Ak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balboa.
Balboa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ak.
Balboa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa scores with a leg kick.
Balboa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balboa.
Ak looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Ak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ak blocks the leg kick.
Ak misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ak under the eye.
Ak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ak takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Ak moved away.
Ak tries to land a leg kick but Balboa saw it coming and moves away.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Ak.
Balboa lands with a slapping head kick.
Balboa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Balboa.
Ak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ak.
Ak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa fails with the takedown.
Ak throws a leg kick
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick from Ak lands but Balboa takes it in his stride.
Balboa throws a jab when Ak was well out of range.
Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a leg kick which misses Ak's front leg but catches the back leg as Ak tries to avoid it.
Balboa lands a right hook to the body.
Ak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
Balboa stuns Ak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balboa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Ak scores with a leg kick.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ak circles away.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ak throws an off balance right hand
and Balboa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balboa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Balboa checks the leg kick.
Balboa tries to work over Ak's front leg with a kick but Ak checks it.
Balboa throws a body punch but Ak moves out of range.
Balboa checks a leg kick nicely.
Ak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ak misses with a straight right.
Ak scores with a jab to the head.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ak is defending well for now.
Ak tries to land knees in the clinch but Balboa avoids the damage to the body.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Balboa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Ak's ribcage. Ak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ak.
Ak swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
Sergei Ak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ak misses with a body punch.
Ak misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Ak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa is trying to stall.
Ak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ak.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Ak.
Ak misses with a punch to the body.
Ak blocking some punches.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ak's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ak.
Ak avoids a wild elbow strike from Balboa.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Balboa tries a body shot but Ak blocks it.
Ak blocks an uppercut.
Ak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ak controls his hands.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Ak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Ak to work.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ak.
Ak scores with a shoulder strike.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa takes a shot to the head.
Ak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balboa taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Ak as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ak.
Ak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Ak.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Ak counters with a nice leg kick.
Ak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balboa shoots in but Ak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sergei Ak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ak lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ak cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ak.
Balboa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ak momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Balboa.
I think Ak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Machin (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Machin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin tries a head kick but it misses.
Machin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vorenus counters with a head kick. That will keep Machin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Machin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Vorenus as Machin shoots in.
Lucius Vorenus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Machin.
Machin misses with a takedown attempt
and Vorenus counters with a leg kick.
Vorenus scores with a leg kick.
Machin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vorenus but Vorenus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vorenus lands a nice shot that snaps Machin's head back.
It looks like Lee Machin has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Vorenus as he connects with a hook.
Vorenus misses with a leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Vorenus! Machin is out on his feet! Vorenus rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Machin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Machin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Vorenus!
Lucius Vorenus retains his welterweight title!
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