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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Wecowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Wecowski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo The Artist!
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, Kamil Wecowski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wecowski loads up on a big right hand but The Artist slips the punch.
The Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wecowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Artist closes the distance but Wecowski moves to the side
and Wecowski counters with a nice uppercut.
The Artist throws a series of punches but Wecowski avoids them all with ease.
The Artist closes the distance but Wecowski moves to the side
and Wecowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Artist drives through and clinches with Wecowski against the cage.
Wecowski lands a takedown into guard.
Wecowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wecowski 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wecowski pushing down on The Artist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Artist is trying to maintain the position but Wecowski is very close to passing his half guard.
The Artist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wecowski on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wecowski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wecowski is trying to work for a kimura but The Artist is defending well.
Wecowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wecowski seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. The Artist is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kamil Wecowski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sak Videl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sawaguchi (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sak Videl!
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, Lee Sawaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawaguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Videl moves out of range easily.
Sawaguchi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Videl changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sawaguchi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Videl is working to tighten is grip on Sawaguchi's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sawaguchi has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Videl is really squeezing tight and eventually Sawaguchi passes out! Videl breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sak Videl!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Slavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Kolisnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocko Slavich!
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, Sergiy Kolisnyk!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slavich throws a leg kick but Kolisnyk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slavich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slavich postures up.
Kolisnyk 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.
Kolisnyk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slavich defends it easily.
Kolisnyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slavich.
Slavich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slavich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kolisnyk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slavich manages to get himself to full guard.
Kolisnyk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolisnyk trying to control but Slavich is working from the bottom.
Slavich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolisnyk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slavich is keeping the position for now.
Slavich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slavich keeping full guard, as Kolisnyk tries to pass.
Slavich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolisnyk wants to pass the guard but Slavich is keeping the position.
Slavich can't keep his opponent in guard - Kolisnyk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Slavich tries to kick Kolisnyk off but Kolisnyk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kolisnyk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slavich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk working Slavich over with strikes.
Kolisnyk wants to pass the guard but Slavich is defending well.
Kolisnyk passes to full mount!
Kolisnyk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Slavich is now in Kolisnyk's guard. A big mistake from Kolisnyk there, giving up the dominant position!
Kolisnyk wants to sweep here but Slavich controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slavich is standing up over Kolisnyk. Kolisnyk looks to escape but Slavich dives into side control.
Kolisnyk is looking for a sweep.
Slavich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kolisnyk looks to move to half guard but instead Slavich has passed into mount! Damn!
Slavich controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergiy Kolisnyk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kolisnyk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slavich's waist but Slavich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kolisnyk off to one side.
Slavich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slavich stuns Kolisnyk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kolisnyk tries for a takedown but Slavich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kolisnyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slavich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kolisnyk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolisnyk blocks a head kick by Slavich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slavich.
Slavich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slavich lands a nice shot to the body.
Slavich jabs Kolisnyk right on the nose. Kolisnyk blinks but takes it well.
Slavich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kolisnyk walks into a jab.
Kolisnyk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavich connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Slavich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slavich scores with a spinning back kick!
Slavich scores with a hook to the body. Kolisnyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slavich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kolisnyk at a distance.
Slavich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slavich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slavich scores with a head kick. Kolisnyk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slavich gets a clinch.
Slavich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slavich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slavich tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolisnyk avoids the damage to the body.
Slavich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kolisnyk backwards.
Slavich breaks from the clinch.
Kolisnyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slavich connects with a right hand. Kolisnyk shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavich moves in looking to clinch but Kolisnyk pushes him off.
Slavich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kolisnyk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slavich counters with a thumping low kick.
Rocko Slavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Kolisnyk.
Slavich digs a good body shot into Kolisnyk's ribs.
Kolisnyk shoots and misses
and Slavich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slavich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolisnyk's head.
Slavich is looking to wear down Kolisnyk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slavich thuds his right hand into Kolisnyk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slavich.
Slavich throws a head kick that misses.
Slavich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slavich connects with a looping right hand.
Kolisnyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kolisnyk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slavich sprawls well. Slavich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolisnyk gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavich's corner calls for a 1-2. Slavich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slavich lands a nice hook to Kolisnyk's body. Kolisnyk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kolisnyk tries for a takedown but Slavich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slavich feints and as Kolisnyk raises his hands in defense, Slavich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slavich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slavich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slavich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Slavich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocko Slavich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kolisnyk dives in and scores a takedown into Slavich's guard.
Slavich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slavich tries to get out of the position.
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!
Kolisnyk lands a couple of digs.
Kolisnyk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slavich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slavich lands a big shot there that rocks Kolisnyk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slavich looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocko Slavich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slavich throws a body punch but Kolisnyk moves out of range.
Slavich with a hook.
Kolisnyk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kolisnyk is stalling here. Slavich is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kolisnyk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slavich has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kolisnyk tries to improve position but can't.
Slavich gets to mount! Kolisnyk was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kolisnyk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slavich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavich scoring with strikes but Kolisnyk is staying in there.
Slavich lands with some strikes.
Slavich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slavich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slavich controlling the pace for now.
Kolisnyk taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolisnyk is squirming around, avoiding Slavich's attempts to control the action.
Slavich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolisnyk can do to turn this around?
Slavich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slavich wants to control the pace but Kolisnyk is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavich controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slavich lands a heavy elbow.
Kolisnyk can't escape the position.
Slavich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavich tries to control but Kolisnyk wriggling away.
Slavich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kolisnyk is squirming around, avoiding Slavich's attempts to control the action.
Slavich controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Kolisnyk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavich cracks Kolisnyk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slavich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kolisnyk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slavich content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Slavich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Slavich tries to control but Kolisnyk wriggling away.
Slavich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocko Slavich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slavich 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocko Slavich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Strodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Soares's choice of entrance music: Highway To Hell. Thiago Soares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Strodov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Soares!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strodov takes the fight into the clinch.
Soares has had enough of the clinch but Strodov keeps him there for the moment.
Soares breaks the clinch.
Strodov wants to clinch.
Ivan Strodov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Soares.
Strodov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strodov drops back looking for a leg! Soares is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soares manages to kick Strodov off! Strodov jumps back into Soares's guard.
Strodov drops back looking for a leg! Soares is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soares manages to kick Strodov off! Strodov jumps back into Soares's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strodov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Strodov has gone for a leg lock! Soares slips out almost immediately though and dives into Strodov's guard.
Strodov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soares trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strodov's guard.
Strodov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soares manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strodov stops Soares from standing up.
Strodov has gone for a leg lock! Soares slips out almost immediately though and dives into Strodov's guard.
Strodov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strodov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Strodov goes for an armbar but Soares turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Soares.
Soares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strodov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soares is looking to stand up but Strodov won't let him.
Soares preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strodov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Soares uses it to pass to side control.
Strodov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Soares's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strodov moves into full guard.
Strodov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strodov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Soares has picked Strodov up and slammed him! Strodov can't keep hold of the triangle and Soares manages to pass to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soares tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Strodov manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Strodov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soares works Strodov's body with a nice hook.
Soares leaves Strodov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soares jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strodov fails to land the takedown.
Ivan Strodov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strodov shoots in for a double leg but Soares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Strodov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strodov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Strodov backs away looking to recover.
Strodov misses with a takedown attempt - Soares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strodov shoots in for a double leg but Soares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strodov fails with the takedown
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strodov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thiago Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strodov shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strodov is defended easily by Soares.
Nice cross by Soares.
Soares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strodov shoots in looking for a takedown but Soares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strodov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strodov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strodov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strodov needs to keep his hands up - Soares had a free shot at his head there.
Strodov is rocked!
Soares circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Strodov tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Soares wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Soares! Thiago Soares retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
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, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santos cracks Jones with a good jab.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Jovani Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santos.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Santos misses with the combination.
Jovani Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Jones works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos advances to half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Jones tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to take Jones's back here but Jones is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Santos quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Santos but it's paid off an Jones is forced to tap! Nice work by Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Santos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genovese comes to the cage accompanied by Kick-Ass: Music Soundtrack. Michael Riley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Genovese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Riley!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Genovese is fending him off so far but Riley persists. Nope, Genovese circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Genovese.
Genovese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chris Genovese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Genovese counters by moving into the clinch.
Genovese misses with a punch on the inside.
Genovese breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Genovese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley closes the distance and clinches up with Genovese, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes Genovese against the cage but Genovese circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chris Genovese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Riley.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Genovese can pounce on him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Riley fails with the takedown
and Genovese counters with a leg kick.
Genovese takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genovese works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Genovese pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Genovese connects with a knee to the head.
Genovese softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Genovese controls his hands.
Genovese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Genovese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genovese throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Riley shoots in and drives through. Genovese sprawls well.
Genovese lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riley with a poor takedown
and Genovese counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocks the body kick.
Riley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Genovese counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Genovese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Genovese is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Genovese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Genovese dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Genovese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Genovese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Genovese counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
Chris Genovese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Genovese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genovese wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Genovese lands an overhand right.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Genovese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Genovese as Riley shoots in.
Genovese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Genovese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Genovese lands a front kick.
Chris Genovese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genovese bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riley's head backwards.
Genovese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riley shoots and misses
and Genovese counters with a two punch combo.
Genovese displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riley.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.
Chris Genovese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Genovese tries a head kick but it misses.
Genovese rushes Riley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Genovese dominated that second 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.
Genovese misses with a double jab.
Genovese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Genovese counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genovese scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genovese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Genovese is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riley.
Riley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Genovese pinned against the cage. Genovese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genovese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genovese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Genovese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Riley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Genovese.
Crunch! Genovese slams his shin into Riley's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riley is defended easily by Genovese.
Chris Genovese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Riley.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Genovese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley shoots in and gets a takedown into Genovese's guard.
Riley controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genovese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Genovese clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Genovese lands a big head kick that sends Riley tumbling to the mat! Genovese takes a step backwards and waves Riley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riley is rocked!
Genovese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riley.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Genovese finish him?
Genovese explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
enabling Genovese to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley shoots in and drives through. Genovese sprawls well.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Chris Genovese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genovese scores with a push kick.
Riley misses with a takedown
and Genovese holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
Genovese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley tries to keep at a distance but Genovese has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genovese landing knees to the body.
Riley is trying to drag Genovese to the mat but Genovese just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Genovese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Genovese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genovese throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Genovese.
Riley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Genovese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Genovese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids a kick to the body.
Genovese clinches with his opponent.
Genovese tries a knee to the head but Riley blocks it.
Genovese breaks the clinch.
A cross from Genovese lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genovese leaves Riley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Genovese had his way with Michael Riley in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Genovese counters with a body kick.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genovese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Riley with that takedown attempt.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
enabling Genovese to counter with a crisp jab.
Chris Genovese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genovese closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Genovese.
Riley stalling in the clinch but Genovese improves position.
Genovese using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Genovese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Genovese counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genovese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley gets a double leg takedown into Genovese's guard.
Genovese controlling the position.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking to sit in guard and control but Genovese gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Genovese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Riley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Genovese stands and steps away. Riley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Genovese throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Genovese counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
Genovese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Genovese.
Michael Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genovese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Genovese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Genovese, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Genovese!
Chris Genovese is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Zirkhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Zirkhov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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169 lbs
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26
183 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Zirkhov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner gets the takedown into side control.
Zirkhov sneaks back into half guard.
Zirkhov is trying to stand.
Zirkhov is pressing down on Louner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zirkhov wants to get back to his feet but Louner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zirkhov trying to control the position.
Zirkhov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louner landing some decent shots from guard.
Zirkhov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zirkhov is pressing down on Louner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Louner is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkhov is working hard here to advance position.
Zirkhov passes to full mount!
Zirkhov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Louner is looking to improve his position but Zirkhov isn't that keen on the idea.
Zirkhov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Louner is surviving well by controlling Zirkhov's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov looking to control but Louner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zirkhov working Louner over with strikes here.
Zirkhov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zirkhov trying to control but Louner is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Louner is surviving well by controlling Zirkhov's body position as best he can.
Zirkhov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zirkhov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zirkhov looking to control but Louner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Louner is looking to improve his position but Zirkhov isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zirkhov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zirkhov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Zirkhov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zirkhov tries to clinch but Louner moves out of range.
Zirkhov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Louner as he jumps to the side.
Zirkhov walks into a stiff left hand from Louner.
Zirkhov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zirkhov tries to clinch but Louner moves out of range.
Louner's corner calls for a 1-2. Louner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zirkhov tries for a takedown but Louner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Louner lunges at Zirkhov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zirkhov's hand.
Louner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Zirkhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner looks to land a right hand but Zirkhov moved out of range.
Louner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Louner.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zirkhov.
Zirkhov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Zirkhov looks for a takedown but Louner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Zirkhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Zirkhov or perhaps it was just good defense by Louner which made him look bad.
Louner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louner tries to clinch up but Zirkhov circles away and keeps his distance.
Louner punishes Zirkhov's body with a nice straight punch.
Louner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Louner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zirkhov's hands.
Zirkhov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Louner defends it nicely.
Zirkhov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Louner defends it nicely.
Louner lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Zirkhov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zirkhov misses with a takedown
and Louner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zirkhov thinking.
Louner tests Zirkhov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Louner, as that shot connected.
Louner lands with a straight right. Zirkhov didn't see that one coming.
Louner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zirkhov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zirkhov shoots in for a takedown but Louner shows good takedown defense.
Louner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner stuffs the takedown attempt from Zirkhov. Zirkhov gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zirkhov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louner finds it's way round the side to connect with Zirkhov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Louner.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zirkhov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Louner moves into the clinch successfully.
Zirkhov goes for a takedown attempt but Louner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Louner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zirkhov has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zirkhov drives through with a takedown into Louner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zirkhov looking to sit in guard and control but Louner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zirkhov trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Louner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zirkhov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Louner swats away the attempt to clinch by Zirkhov.
Zirkhov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Louner counters with a left to the body.
Louner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zirkhov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Zirkhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Louner.
Louner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zirkhov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zirkhov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Louner lands a nice shot that snaps Zirkhov's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner thuds his right hand into Zirkhov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Louner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Louner lands in his opponent's guard.
Louner throws and elbow that misses. Zirkhov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louner's guard. Nice move by Zirkhov!
Zirkhov trying to control but Louner is working from the bottom.
Zirkhovis looking to pass into half guard but Louner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Louner is in guard.
Zirkhov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Louner off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Uno Louner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zirkhov is trying to defend but Louner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zirkhov looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Louner connects with a nice short shot to Zirkhov's temple.
Louner is looking for a kimura here.
Zirkhov pushes Louner off looking to stand but Louner dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Louner throws a strike but Zirkhov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zirkhov trying to move into half guard but instead Louner has managed to sweep!
Louner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zirkhov's head.
Zirkhov wants to get back to his feet but Louner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Louner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zirkhov.
Louner connects with a crisp jab.
Zirkhov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Louner's waist but Louner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zirkhov off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Louner. No joy for Zirkhov on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Louner with a nice cross.
Louner lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Louner really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zirkhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louner.
Zirkhov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Louner tries to avoid it but Zirkhov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Louner to the ground. Louner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Zirkhov with that takedown attempt.
Louner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Louner trying to control but Zirkhov is working from the bottom.
Louner throwing strikes from guard but Zirkhov blocks nicely.
Louner throws a big right hand that misses.
Louner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkhov wants to get back to his feet but Louner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Louner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zirkhov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zirkhov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Louner keeping moving, preventing Zirkhov from controlling successfully.
Zirkhov tries to free his leg and advance position but Louner is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner wants to sweep here but Zirkhov controlling him for the moment.
Zirkhov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Louner's guard.
Louner is not content to let Zirkhov control the position.
Louner wants to get back to full guard.
Zirkhov trying to control from half guard but Louner is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zirkhov is trying to work for a kimura but Louner is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Louner wants to stand up but Zirkhov is controlling him.
Zirkhov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zirkhov forces his way into half guard.
Zirkhov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Louner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zirkhov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zirkhov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zirkhov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Louner's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yuri Zirkhov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Louner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zirkhov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louner swivels and escapes.
Louner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Louner lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Louner preventing the sweep.
Zirkhov kicks Louner off and gets to his feet.
Yuri Zirkhov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Louner is looking to take a break and control but Zirkhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkhov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Louner.
Louner is trying to ground and pound but Zirkhov uses the momentary lack of control by Louner to regain half guard.
Zirkhov is holding on to half guard well.
Louner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zirkhov pushes Louner off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zirkhov on the side of the head.
Zirkhov slips a jab from Louner.
Louner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Louner lands with a shot to the body.
Louner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zirkhov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Louner circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Zirkhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louner stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Zirkhov closes the distance and clinches up with Louner, looking for a takedown. Zirkhov pushes Louner against the cage but Louner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louner digs a good body shot into Zirkhov's ribs.
Louner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zirkhov on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zirkhov blocks a head kick by Louner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner lands with a cross.
Zirkhov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Louner counters with a nice body shot.
Louner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Louner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zirkhov's hands.
A jab from Louner finds it's way through Zirkhov's defenses.
Louner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zirkhov dives in and grabs Louner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Louner pushes down on Zirkhov's head and hops out.
Louner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zirkhov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zirkhov feints and as Louner raises his hands in defense, Zirkhov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zirkhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Louner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuri Zirkhov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zirkhov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yuri Zirkhov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zirkhov fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Louner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Louner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Louner!
Uno Louner is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hovanes Avelyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Avelyan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Take him outh.. Santiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Asesinos - Los Crudos. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hovanes Avelyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago moves away from the strike by Avelyan.
Avelyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avelyan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Avelyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Avelyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Avelyan ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Some wild striking there from Avelyan.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avelyan throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avelyan.
Santiago takes a swing at Avelyan's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Avelyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Avelyan.
Avelyan with a nice cross.
Avelyan tries for a takedown but Santiago circles away easily
and Santiago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago working over Avelyan with some ground and pound. Avelyan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santiago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Avelyan defending well though.
Avelyan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avelyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santiago.
Santiago lands with a punch from half guard.
Avelyan won't allow Santiago to pass to mount.
Santiago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santiago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Avelyan defending well though.
Santiago throwing shots but Avelyan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago thows a huge punch but Avelyan dodges it nicely.
Avelyan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santiago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santiago's back!
Avelyan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Avelyan.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santiago rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Santiago makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santiago.
Santiago has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Avelyan doesn't defend quickly enough and Santiago has managed to lock this one up! Can Avelyan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Santiago on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Santiago!
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