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CCL 170 Grand Tourney: Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smirnov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sworn Enemy-We Hate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aleksander Smirnov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
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196 cm
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246 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Good kicks
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jong looking to score a takedown here. Smirnov is defending well but De Jong drives through and ends up in Smirnov's guard.
De Jong gets to his feet - Smirnov follows without any prompting.
A combination from Smirnov does no damage.
Smirnov shoots and misses
and De Jong counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smirnov's guard now.
Smirnov looks gassed!
De Jong looking to pass the guard.
De Jong controlling from the top position.
De Jong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Jong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing De Jong from controlling successfully.
De Jong 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.
De Jong gets to his feet. Smirnov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a sloppy head kick
and De Jong counters by moving into the clinch.
De Jong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smirnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Jong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smirnov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Jong defends it easily.
De Jong gets to his feet - Smirnov follows without any prompting.
De Jong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smirnov to the mat! Smirnov manages to get full guard.
Smirnov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! De Jong escapes and throws Smirnov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
De Jong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smirnov on the ground.
De Jong working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong wants to control but Smirnov is keeping him busy.
Smirnov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Jong off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jong just trying to survive but Smirnov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
De Jong holding both Smirnov 's hands and preventing any damage.
De Jong defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Smirnov is looking for a choke. De Jong gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. De Jong manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
De Jong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Jong passes Smirnov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov has hold of De Jong's hands but De Jong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Jong is trying to control the action in half guard but Smirnov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Jong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smirnov is looking to improve his position.
Smirnov gets back to full guard.
De Jong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smirnov, up you get!
De Jong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smirnov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smirnov is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Smirnov with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Jong counters by moving into the clinch.
De Jong has Smirnov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Jong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Smirnov tumbling to the mat - De Jong dives into Smirnov's guard.
Smirnov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing De Jong from controlling successfully.
Smirnov wants to get back to his feet but De Jong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Jong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Jong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair De Jong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Jong scores with a head kick. Smirnov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Jong has managed to clinch.
De Jong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Jong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Jong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smirnov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smirnov tries to buck De Jong off but De Jong is having none of it.
Smirnov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De Jong presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smirnov throwing hammer fists to the chest of De Jong. What's that going to do exactly?
Smirnov really wants to buck De Jong off and get back to his feet.
Smirnov is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smirnov tries to hold on but De Jong postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Jong is standing up, even though he is in mount.
De Jong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smirnov. That did some damage!
Smirnov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Jong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smirnov really felt that one!
De Jong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smirnov takes a step back to recover.
Smirnov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Jong counters with a single leg into guard. Smirnov didn't expect that.
De Jong prevents Smirnov from getting back to his feet.
De Jong slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirnov is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to roll over but De Jong keeps him under control.
De Jong seems to be looking for submissions.
De Jong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Jong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smirnov sees it coming and defends easily.
De Jong stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Smirnov to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov keeps De Jong at a distance using the push kick.
Smirnov shoots and misses
so De Jong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alistair De Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Smirnov.
De Jong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Jong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smirnov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Jong has Smirnov in his guard.
Alistair De Jong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Jong is looking to stand up but Smirnov isn't so interested in that idea.
De Jong controls Smirnov momentarily but Smirnov frees himself.
Smirnov drops back looking for a leg! De Jong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Jong manages to kick Smirnov off! Smirnov jumps back into De Jong's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to stand but De Jong is controlling his posture from full guard.
De Jong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smirnov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Jong counters with a three punch combo that has Smirnov backing up. Smirnov nods at De Jong to acknowledge the strikes.
Smirnov misses with a takedown attempt
and De Jong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Jong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smirnov can do to turn this around?
Smirnov lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov lands a head kick!
De Jong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smirnov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Jong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair De Jong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
De Jong scores with a takedown into Smirnov's guard.
De Jong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smirnov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smirnov is looking for a triangle but De Jong pushes his legs off easily.
De Jong passes Smirnov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Jong decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Smirnov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Jong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Jong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smirnov sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Jong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smirnov sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov looking for submissions off his back.
De Jong stands up from half guard.
De Jong throws a head kick that half lands.
Aleksander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Smirnov or perhaps it was just good defense by De Jong which made him look bad.
Smirnov misses with a takedown attempt
and De Jong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alistair De Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Smirnov.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch but De Jong keeps him there for the moment.
De Jong manages to break the clinch.
Smirnov with a poor takedown
and De Jong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Jong gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Aleksander Smirnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov with a poor takedown
and De Jong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Jong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
De Jong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than De Jong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De Jong avoids the attempt from Smirnov to control.
BOOM! De Jong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smirnov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by De Jong.
Smirnov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Jong with shots to the head and body - Smirnov looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Jong looking to finish Smirnov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smirnov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to improve his position but De Jong isn't that keen on the idea.
Smirnov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
De Jong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smirnov is working to get back to half guard.
De Jong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Jong goes for an armbar but Smirnov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smirnov.
Smirnov is fighting to break De Jong's control of his arms but De Jong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smirnov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smirnov 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.
Smirnov throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Jong pushes Smirnov off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair De Jong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Jong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair De Jong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to control Nogueira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Nogueira lands with a punch from half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelianenko is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Emelianenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nogueira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nogueira is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira working the head and body with strikes.
Nogueira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nogueira wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emelianenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
Nogueira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nogueira is taking a breather. Emelianenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Emelianenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nogueira trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Emelianenko wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
Nogueira is nestled in close to Emelianenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nogueira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko is trying is best to control the position here.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
Emelianenko desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nice strikes from Nogueira there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nogueira lands a nice short elbow.
Emelianenko pushes Nogueira off looking to stand but Nogueira dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Emelianenko defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nogueira lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nogueira slips a nice elbow through Emelianenko's hands, connecting with Emelianenko's forehead.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nogueira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nogueira lands with a punch from half guard.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira lands strikes from half guard.
Nogueira working the head and body with strikes.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 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.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Nogueira circles away easily
and Nogueira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Nogueira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nogueira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira landing with the ground and pound.
Nogueira works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Nogueira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Nogueira connects with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira landing with the ground and pound.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nogueira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Nogueira passes into half guard.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Nogueira throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Nogueira wants to work for an arm triangle but Emelianenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Nogueira winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira prevents Emelianenko from standing back up.
Emelianenko has hold of Nogueira's hands but Nogueira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nogueira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Nogueira.
Emelianenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Nogueira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nogueira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emelianenko's face.
Nogueira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nogueira lands a big shot there that rocks Emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nogueira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nogueira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a big shot there that rocks Emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nogueira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emelianenko looks a forlorn figure.
Nogueira landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Nogueira.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nogueira with the ground and pound from mount.
Nogueira landing strikes from the mount and Emelianenko is in trouble!
Nogueira with shots to the head and body - Emelianenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nogueira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Nogueira isn't that keen on the idea.
Nogueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Emelianenko hang on?
Nogueira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emelianenko's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nogueira dives in and scores a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira lands a couple of elbows.
Nogueira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Nogueira working some strikes from top position.
Nogueira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nogueira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nogueira landing with the ground and pound.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nogueira won't allow Emelianenko to get back to his feet.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Nogueira in close.
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nogueira lands a couple of elbows.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira distracts Emelianenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nogueira works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Emelianenko's brow.
Nogueira connects with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko has momentary wrist control but Nogueira slips an elbow through the middle.
Nogueira working some strikes from top position.
Nogueira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Nogueira stands up over Emelianenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nogueira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nogueira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira controlling from the top position.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Nogueira working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira controls the pace.
Nogueira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Nogueira trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Nogueira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nogueira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeljko Kerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeljko Kerum!
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, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kerum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kerum controlling his opponent.
Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kerum content just to control the position here.
Dos Santos is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kerum locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dos Santos is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zeljko Kerum!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olyas Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bin JinJu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bin JinJu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olyas Pride!
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, Bin JinJu!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JinJu tries to keep at a distance but Pride has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pride looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pride tries to land knees in the clinch but JinJu avoids the damage to the body.
JinJu tries to pull guard but Pride holds him up against the cage and eventually JinJu drops back down to his feet.
Pride misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from JinJu.
Pride misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from JinJu.
Pride tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and JinJu avoids it.
JinJu avoiding damage as Pride throws knees to the body.
JinJu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pride smiles and moves away.
Pride takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JinJu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pride tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and JinJu avoids it.
JinJu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olyas Pride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bin JinJu.
Pride managing to block the knees to the body from JinJu.
JinJu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pride walks away with a smile on his face. JinJu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JinJu throws a leg kick but Pride sees it coming and checks it nicely.
JinJu gets a takedown into half guard.
JinJu slips a nice elbow through Pride's hands, connecting with Pride's forehead.
JinJu 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.
JinJu passes to side control.
Pride taking a bit of punishment here - JinJu scoring with strikes.
JinJu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pride will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
JinJu landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JinJu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
JinJu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pride is rocked!
JinJu scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Pride is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
JinJu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
JinJu lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Pride! JinJu senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Pride out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bin JinJu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Trestanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Trestanon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Birdman Lugz!
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, Miguel Trestanon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trestanon throws a push kick but Lugz slaps the foot to one side.
Lugz checks a leg kick nicely.
Trestanon throws out a powerful jab.
Lugz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trestanon did well to prevent Lugz getting side control.
Trestanon gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trestanon keeping moving, preventing Lugz from controlling successfully.
Trestanon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trestanon misses with a hook
and Lugz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lugz.
Trestanon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lugz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trestanon is trying to control the position but Lugz postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trestanon holds on and takes a little breather.
Miguel Trestanon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Trestanon circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon misses with a body kick.
Trestanon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lugz has a takedown stuffed.
Lugz shoots for a takedown but Trestanon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miguel Trestanon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trestanon tries a low kick but Lugz avoids it.
A low kick from Lugz misses
and Trestanon counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lugz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trestanon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trestanon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Trestanon throws a solid leg kick but Lugz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trestanon.
Trestanon feints and then cracks Lugz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lugz down.
Lugz throws a head kick that misses
and Trestanon counters with a low kick, right behind Lugz 's knee.
Trestanon stuffs the takedown attempt from Lugz. Lugz gets slowly back to his feet.
Trestanon motions for Lugz to come forward. Trestanon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lugz misses with a leg kick
and Trestanon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lugz wants to clinch but Trestanon slips to the side
and Trestanon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lugz throws a sloppy head kick
and Trestanon counters with a leg kick.
Trestanon is looking to chop away at Lugz's legs.
Trestanon throws a sloppy head kick and Lugz moves out of range easily.
Birdman Lugz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trestanon throws a body punch but Lugz moves out of range.
Lugz closes the distance but Trestanon moves to the side
and Trestanon counters with an outside leg kick.
Lugz shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Trestanon 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.
Trestanon wants to land a leg kick but Lugz is out of range.
Trestanon throws a lazy uppercut
and Lugz counters with a takedown into side control.
Trestanon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lugz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Trestanon gets back to half guard.
Trestanon is looking to escape.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trestanon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trestanon pushes Lugz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lugz shoots in for a takedown but Trestanon shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trestanon. Lugz shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trestanon. That's going to slow Lugz down.
Lugz looks to clinch
and Trestanon counters with a nice leg kick.
Trestanon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lugz.
Lugz shoots and misses
and Trestanon counters with a good, hard body kick but Lugz shrugs it off.
Lugz moves out of range of the leg kick from Trestanon.
Lugz shoots in for a takedown but Trestanon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon lands a high kick!
Lugz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trestanon circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trestanon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lugz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trestanon.
Lugz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Trestanon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Trestanon is trying to escape the mount.
Trestanon is just holding on here. Lugz manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugz throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lugz is not going to allow Trestanon to sit and survive in this position.
Trestanon breaks Lugz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lugz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lugz keeping full guard, as Trestanon tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lugz seems keen to control Trestanon's posture.
Trestanon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lugz misses with a takedown
and Trestanon counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lugz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Trestanon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lugz tries to clinch up
and Trestanon counters with a low kick, right behind Lugz 's knee.
Trestanon throws a head kick but Lugz moves out of range.
Trestanon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lugz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lugz closes the distance but Trestanon moves to the side
and Trestanon counters with a leg kick.
Lugz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trestanon throws a low kick, looking for Lugz's leg but Lugz calmly moves out of range.
Lugz throws a body kick the misses
and Trestanon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lugz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lugz closes the distance and clinches up with Trestanon, looking for a takedown. Lugz pushes Trestanon against the cage but Trestanon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lugz tries to clinch but Trestanon is having none of it.
Lugz is looking to score with low kicks.
Lugz throws a leg kick
and Trestanon counters with a big head kick but Lugz shrugs it off.
Lugz throws a sloppy head kick
and Trestanon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon thuds his shin into the meat of Lugz's side.
Lugz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lugz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trestanon.
Birdman Lugz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lugz checks a leg kick.
Trestanon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trestanon throws a low kick but Lugz moves out of range easily.
Lugz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trestanon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugz checks a leg kick.
Lugz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trestanon counters with a right hand to the body.
Lugz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trestanon sprawls well. Trestanon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lugz gets slowly back to his feet.
Trestanon thows a leg kick but Lugz checks it
and Lugz counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trestanon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lugz's best efforts.
Trestanon trying to control from the bottom.
Birdman Lugz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trestanon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lugz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trestanon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestanon wants to control but Lugz is keeping him busy.
Lugz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lugz punching from the bottom.
Lugz tries to get to full guard but Trestanon has control of the leg.
Birdman Lugz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Trestanon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trestanon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lugz keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Trestanon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trestanon 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Trestanon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Alikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Moltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azamat Alikov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
177 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Alikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Moltov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alikov closes the distance and clinches up with Moltov, looking for a takedown. Alikov pushes Moltov against the cage but Moltov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moltov throws a right and a left that Alikov avoids nicely.
Alikov avoids a kick to the body.
Alikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moltov on the side of the head.
Alikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moltov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moltov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Moltov does no damage.
Moltov misses with a wild body shot.
Moltov lands a left and a right that send Alikov crashing to the mat, dazed. Moltov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ivan Moltov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moltov thows a body shot but no joy.
Moltov throws a combination that misses
and Alikov counters with a body kick.
Moltov slaps away a takedown attempt from Alikov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moltov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moltov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alikov.
Alikov shoots in for a takedown but Moltov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azamat Alikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alikov is breathing heavily.
Moltov misses with a wild combination.
Alikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moltov throws a nice looking combination but Alikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moltov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moltov feints with a jab and clips Alikov right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Alikov is sent crashing into the canvas and Moltov leaps in for the kill! Alikov tries to get to his feet but Moltov is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Alikov is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Moltov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garik Harlamov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
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275 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov tries to land a front kick but Harlamov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Harlamov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Belov!
Harlamov wants to control the pace but Belov is squirming around nicely.
Belov wants to hold on but Harlamov pushes him away.
Harlamov is working for a guillotine from mount but Belov frees his head quite easily.
Harlamov controlling the pace for now.
Harlamov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harlamov wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Harlamov looking for a guillotine from mount but Belov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlamov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Belov is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Belov doesn't defend quickly enough and Harlamov has managed to lock this one up! Can Belov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Harlamov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Garik Harlamov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Askren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frankie Evans's chin.
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Askren!
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, Frankie Evans!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Askren.
Askren with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans pushes Askren up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Evans.
Askren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Evans pulls his leg out and moves away.
Askren fails with the takedown
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Evans lands a head kick. Askren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
Askren shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Askren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans tries to clinch but Askren is having none of it.
Evans wants to clinch up but Askren keeps it at a distance.
Askren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice combination there by Evans.
Askren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Askren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Askren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Askren shoots and misses
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Evans breaks the clinch.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Evans thuds his right hand into Askren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Askren with a poor takedown
and Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Evans lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans wants to break free but Askren has control.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Askren.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans pulls guard.
Askren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans is looking to stand up but Askren isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren stops Evans from standing up.
Evans thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Askren is working Evans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Askren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Askren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Evans is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Askren is working Evans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans 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.
Askren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Askren dives into side control.
Askren is putting a hurting on Evans here, landing some big shots from side control.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Askren is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Evans will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Askren grinds an elbow into Evans's temple.
Askren is putting a hurting on Evans here, landing some big shots from side control.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Evans is letting Askren control him for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askren looks up at the clock and then as Evans takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Askren smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Askren's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Askren with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Askren actively working from the bottom here.
Evans is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evans is thwarting Askren's attempts to control the position.
Askren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans stands up from half guard.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Askren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Askren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Evans to the ground. Askren is now in Evans's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans wants to stand but Askren is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Askren stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Askren stops Evans from standing up.
Evans has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans is striking from the bottom but Askren uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askren lands a nice short elbow.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans kicks off Askren and gets to his feet.
Askren shoots in and bounces Evans off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askren lands a couple of elbows.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evans's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Askren postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Askren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren stops Evans from standing up.
Askren landing with the ground and pound.
Askren is pushing down on Evans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evans is fighting to maintain full guard but Askren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Evans pushes Askren off looking to stand but Askren dives back in and keeps control.
Askren passes to side control.
Evans takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Evans on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Evans is trying to get back to his feet.
Askren is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Evans's shoulder. That is not cool.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Askren scoring with punches and elbows.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Askren working the body and head with strikes.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Evans tries to escape but Askren is in control.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Askren is putting a hurting on Evans here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren lands some shots froms side control.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Evans is rocked!
Askren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Evans is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askren scores with a couple of short elbows.
Evans taking punishment in the form of punches.
Askren lands a decent elbow from side control.
Evans is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Askren's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Askren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Askren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Askren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Askren asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Askren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Askren cracks Evans with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Evans tries to escape but Askren is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Askren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans seems a little lost for a moment, as Askren dominates the positioning.
Askren works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Evans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Askren asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Evans wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here as Askren stalls from top position.
Ben Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Evans is pushing Askren's head away, looking to escape. Askren manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands an elbow.
Evans taking a bit of punishment here - Askren scoring with strikes.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Evans is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Askren is controlling him well.
Askren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Askren cracks Evans with a big elbow.
Evans taking punishment in the form of punches.
Evans takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Askren just content to control the position.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Evans's shoulder. That is not cool.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Askren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Evans taking a bit of punishment here - Askren scoring with strikes.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Askren controls the position.
Askren lands an elbow.
Askren landing strikes.
Askren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Evans down.
Evans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Evans is being controlled here.
Evans is working to avoid the ground and pound but Askren connects with a decent elbow.
Askren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren scoring with punches and elbows.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Askren looks up at the clock and then as Evans takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Askren smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Askren prevents Evans from escaping the position.
Askren scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Askren prevents Evans from escaping the position.
Askren 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.
Askren is putting a hurting on Evans here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Askren landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Askren 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Askren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syete Gabilog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amphetamines. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syete Gabilog!
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, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabilog shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gabilog working Surov over with strikes.
Gabilog thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Surov to regain full guard.
Gabilog throws and elbow that misses. Surov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gabilog's guard. Nice move by Surov!
Surov stops Gabilog from standing up.
Gabilog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Surov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabilog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Surov trying to control but Gabilog is working from the bottom.
Surov stops Gabilog from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabilog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Surov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabilog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Surov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabilog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabilog on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gabilog tries to get out of the position.
Surov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Surov throwing strikes from guard but Gabilog blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Surov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gabilog being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gabilog keeping moving, preventing Surov from controlling successfully.
Surov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Surov passes Gabilog's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gabilog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Surov.
Gabilog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Surov.
Surov is trying to work for a kimura but Gabilog is defending well.
Surov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Surov prevents Gabilog from improving his position.
Gabilog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Surov on the ground.
Surov is looking for a kimura here.
Surov looks to land a strike but Gabilog avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Surov wants to pass the guard but Gabilog is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov content to stall in guard here.
Surov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabilog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Surov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Surov dives in and scores a takedown into Gabilog's guard.
Gabilog 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.
Surov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gabilog looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabilog, not yet.
Gabilog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov stopping the sweep attempt from Gabilog.
Gabilog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov cracks Gabilog with a solid left hand.
Surov looking to sit in guard and control but Gabilog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gabilog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Surov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gabilog is controlling him.
Gabilog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Surov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gabilog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Surov working for a triangle but Gabilog defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabilog postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gabilog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Surov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gabilog is looking to work some ground and pound but Surov has wrist control.
Surov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Surov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov keeping full guard, as Gabilog tries to pass.
Gabilog wants to control from the top but Surov keeps moving.
Gabilog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Surov's guard.
Surov controls Gabilog momentarily but Gabilog frees himself.
Surov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Surov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog throwing strikes from guard but Surov blocks nicely.
Surov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gabilog rolls with it to try and escape but Surov cranks on the arm and Gabilog is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexei Surov!
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