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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitamines Minerals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minerals is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Centrum Silver. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitamines Minerals!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses the jab.
Minerals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
A jab from Minerals misses.
Walker walks into a jab.
It looks like Johnnie Walker has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Minerals's head but Minerals sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minerals on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Minerals gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Walker is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitamines Minerals!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ching Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sybert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sybert comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ching Low!
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, Ari Sybert!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sybert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Low makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sybert avoids the head kick by Low.
Sybert misses with a straight right.
Low lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sybert at a distance.
Sybert avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Low.
Low is looking to slow Sybert down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Low.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Low thumps Sybert with a low kick.
Sybert throws a body kick that misses.
Low is looking to land body kicks.
Ching Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low is looking to chop away at Sybert's legs.
Low connects with a leg kick. Sybert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sybert dodges the punch combination from Low.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Low slams his shin into Sybert's torso.
Sybert looks gassed!
Low lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Low throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Low misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sybert.
Low misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Low.
Low lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Low throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Low throws a nice inside leg kick.
Low scores with a spinning back kick!
Low fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sybert is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Low.
Low moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sybert blocks a leg kick.
Low tries to land a leg kick but Sybert saw it coming and moves away.
Sybert looks to score with a jab to the body but Low is just out of range.
Low tries to land a leg kick but Sybert saw it coming and moves away.
Sybert takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Low.
Low dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Low lands a big head kick that sends Sybert tumbling to the mat! Low takes a step backwards and waves Sybert back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sybert is rocked!
It looks like Ari Sybert has been cut.
Low lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Sybert crumples to the floor! Low milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ching Low!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuke Dufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Lil Wayne-Drop the World. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuke Dufus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dufus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Fuke Dufus has been cut.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele drops Dufus with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dufus! Steele dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Steele!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jatlier Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jatlier Smokeleaf!
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, Peter Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Smokeleaf.
Stevenson drives through and clinches with Smokeleaf against the ropes.
Smokeleaf dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow over the top.
Smokeleaf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smokeleaf is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stevenson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smokeleaf to the mat. Smokeleaf regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stevenson has gone for a leg lock! Smokeleaf slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stevenson's guard.
Smokeleaf stays in close to Stevenson's body and controls the position.
Smokeleaf advances position into side control!
Smokeleaf gets to mount! Stevenson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Stevenson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smokeleaf wants to control the pace but Stevenson is squirming around nicely.
Stevenson is looking to get to half guard.
Stevenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smokeleaf is working for a guillotine from mount but Stevenson frees his head quite easily.
Smokeleaf avoids the attempt from Stevenson to control.
Stevenson regains half guard.
Stevenson is pressing down on Smokeleaf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smokeleaf postures up.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control the position.
Smokeleaf is fighting to break Stevenson's control of his arms but Stevenson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smokeleaf postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Peter Stevenson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stevenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevenson is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Smokeleaf can't fight it off and eventually Stevenson manages to take the fight to the floor. Smokeleaf looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevenson has gone for a leg lock! Smokeleaf slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stevenson's guard.
Smokeleaf controlling from the top position.
Smokeleaf slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Smokeleaf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevenson gets full guard.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smokeleaf is one step ahead there.
Smokeleaf's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Smokeleaf tries to pass.
Smokeleaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson looking to control.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jatlier Smokeleaf has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smokeleaf looks for the body kick but Stevenson saw that one coming.
Stevenson closes the distance and pushes Smokeleaf back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevenson's defenses.
It looks like Peter Stevenson has been cut.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson is trying to trip Smokeleaf. He has hold of a leg but Smokeleaf is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevenson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson looking to pass the guard.
Stevenson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smokeleaf looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smokeleaf looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smokeleaf!
Stevenson is trying to control Smokeleaf's posture but Smokeleaf avoids it.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smokeleaf controlling the position.
Stevenson prevents Smokeleaf from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Stevenson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smokeleaf lands a nice looking body kick.
Stevenson forces Smokeleaf back against the ropes and clinches.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside that Stevenson shrugs off.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stevenson is trying to trip Smokeleaf. He has hold of a leg but Smokeleaf is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevenson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf looking for a triangle here. Stevenson is fighting it but it looks tight! Smokeleaf pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stevenson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jatlier Smokeleaf!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borgrimdur Skalldurson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Bozzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skalldurson's entrance music is Krummavísur. A fine choice. 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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300 lbs
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293 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borgrimdur Skalldurson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinnie Bozzio!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skalldurson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bozzio misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Skalldurson.
Skalldurson scores with a kick to the body.
Bozzio throws a combination that misses
and Skalldurson counters with a good low kick that Bozzio was not able to check.
Bozzio looks gassed!
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!
Bozzio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skalldurson.
Skalldurson scoring well with a low kick there.
Skalldurson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bozzio should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Skalldurson.
Bozzio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bozzio is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Skalldurson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Bozzio is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Borgrimdur Skalldurson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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225 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Drama with a jab.
Drama misses with a double jab.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drama counters with an inside leg kick.
Drama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drama takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Drama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Drama.
Drama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drama moves away from the strike by Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Drama is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drama.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drama momentarily.
Drama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drama showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Drama is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drama in particular looking to stall.
Drama wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drama stands up from half guard.
Drama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carter did well to prevent Drama getting side control.
Drama is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carter is pressing down on Drama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Drama wasn't active enough on the ground.
Drama throws a one two combo.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Drama.
Nick Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drama misses with a looping left.
Drama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Drama wants to stand but Carter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stand.
Drama wants to stand but Carter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Drama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drama works his way into side control.
Drama decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Drama circles away.
Drama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Drama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter swings for the body but Drama moves out of range.
Drama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Drama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Nick Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drama lands a nice looking body shot.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter avoids the body shot from Drama.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drama scores with a hook.
Carter takes one on the button.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Drama - just one landing.
Carter is rocked!
Drama lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drama dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Carter has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Drama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Manuel Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manuel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Geist looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Geist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Geist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson has an active guard here but Geist has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Geist throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Geist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Geist throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Geist's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Geist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson 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.
Johnson looking to control.
Geist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson working for a triangle but Geist defends it easily.
Geist trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Geist in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geist is keeping the position for now.
Geist wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Geist keeps moving.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geist is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Geist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Geist preventing the sweep.
Johnson is trying to keep Geist in close.
Geist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Geist from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Geist stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Geist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Geist looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geist trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is not content to let Geist control the position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Geist 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.
Geist shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson won't allow Geist to pass to mount.
Geist with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Geist is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Geist trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Geist trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Johnson stands and throws Geist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geist is looking for a sweep.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Geist, who protects the arm well.
Geist is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson trying to control the action but Geist is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geist wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Geist knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Geist is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Geist is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Viktor Geist has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Geist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Geist defends the submission attempt.
Geist won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson prevents Geist from improving his position.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Geist won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geist looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Geist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Geist is defending it quite comfortably.
Geist gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Viktor Geist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Geist lands a body shot.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Geist's waist but Geist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Geist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Geist looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Geist throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Geist's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Geist keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Geist has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Geist looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Manuel Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Geist maintains control.
Johnson wants to control but Geist is having none of it.
Geist trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Geist can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Geist cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Geist maintains control.
Geist working Johnson over with strikes here.
Manuel Johnson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geist raining down hammerfists from mount.
Manuel Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Geist cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jeez, Manuel Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manuel Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Geist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sayenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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30
147 lbs
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20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
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, Viktor Sayenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Chocolate throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sayenko was covering up waiting for the punch and de Chocolate finishes the takedown easily into guard.
de Chocolate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
de Chocolate throws a big right hand that misses.
Sayenko controls de Chocolate momentarily but de Chocolate frees himself.
de Chocolate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
de Chocolate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sayenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sayenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de Chocolate with a flurry of punches that miss.
de Chocolate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sayenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. de Chocolate defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayenko keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass.
de Chocolate throwing strikes but missing.
de Chocolate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sayenko is trying to control the position but de Chocolate postures up.
de Chocolate throwing strikes but missing.
de Chocolate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Chocolate wants to pass the guard but Sayenko is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sayenko holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Chocolate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sayenko wants to sweep here but de Chocolate controlling him for the moment.
Sayenko is trying to keep de Chocolate in close.
de Chocolate wants to control from the top but Sayenko keeps moving.
de Chocolate throws a strike but Sayenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
de Chocolate working a defensive guard here.
Sayenko stops de Chocolate from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Sayenko trying to control the position from guard on top but de Chocolate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sayenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sayenko throws a big right hand that misses.
de Chocolate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sayenko throwing strikes but missing.
de Chocolate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Chocolate.
de Chocolate looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
de Chocolate trying to mount his opponent but Sayenko defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko trying to control here.
Sayenko tries to roll over but de Chocolate keeps him under control.
de Chocolate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sayenko keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Chocolate thows a huge punch but Sayenko dodges it nicely.
de Chocolate is thwarting Sayenko's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sayenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from de Chocolate.
Nice strikes from de Chocolate there.
Sayenko gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey de Chocolate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
de Chocolate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sayenko's half guard.
de Chocolate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Chocolate works his way into full mount!
de Chocolate connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sayenko regains half guard.
Sayenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of de Chocolate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take de Chocolate's back!
de Chocolate holding both Sayenko 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayenko is hanging on to de Chocolate's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sayenko's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
de Chocolate trying to control but not successfully.
de Chocolate controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
de Chocolate looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko is persistently looking for the submission but de Chocolate is defending it well.
Sayenko avoiding de Chocolate 's attempts to control his hands.
de Chocolate is trying to remain composed but Sayenko is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
de Chocolate turns into Sayenko and is now in his guard.
Rey de Chocolate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sayenko keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass.
de Chocolate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sayenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sayenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Sayenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sayenko keeping full guard, as de Chocolate tries to pass.
Sayenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sayenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in de Chocolate's guard.
Sayenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Chocolate is keeping the position for now.
de Chocolate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sayenko on the ground.
de Chocolate wants to stand up but Sayenko is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sayenko thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate is controlling Sayenko's posture.
de Chocolate wants to get back to his feet but Sayenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
de Chocolate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
de Chocolate pushes Sayenko off and gets back to his feet.
de Chocolate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayenko.
Viktor Sayenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Chocolate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rey de Chocolate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
de Chocolate dives in and grabs Sayenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayenko pushes down on de Chocolate's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by de Chocolate or perhaps it was just good defense by Sayenko which made him look bad.
de Chocolate throws a lazy body kick
and Sayenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sayenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
de Chocolate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
de Chocolate throws the kick towards the body but Sayenko avoids it.
Rey de Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Sayenko. No joy for de Chocolate on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Sayenko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sayenko, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayenko thuds his right hand into de Chocolate's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sayenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
de Chocolate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayenko lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayenko throws a nice looking combination but de Chocolate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sayenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Sayenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
de Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
de Chocolate looking to score a takedown here. Sayenko is defending well but de Chocolate drives through and ends up in Sayenko's guard.
Sayenko pulls de Chocolate in to control the position.
Sayenko is trying to control the position but de Chocolate postures up.
de Chocolate lands a couple of digs.
de Chocolate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sayenko is keeping the position for now.
de Chocolate preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Chocolate throws a strike but Sayenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sayenko manages to get himself to full guard.
de Chocolate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sayenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Chocolate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
de Chocolate with a nice head shot there.
de Chocolate is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayenko has wrist control.
Sayenko trying to keep a closed guard but de Chocolate is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sayenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sayenko won't let de Chocolate get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
de Chocolate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Chocolate is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sayenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
de Chocolate tries to reverse the position but Sayenko maintains control.
de Chocolate tries to hold on but Sayenko pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko tries to control but de Chocolate wriggling away.
Sayenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sayenko looking to finish with strikes here!
Sayenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
de Chocolate is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns de Chocolate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sayenko avoids the attempt from de Chocolate to control.
Sayenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Sayenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de Chocolate 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Viktor Sayenko!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Rey de Chocolate!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soldadito Cojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rankinstein (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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155 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Soldadito Cojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cojo slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Rankinstein.
Cojo throws a one two combo.
It looks like Derrick Rankinstein has been cut.
Cojo dives in and grabs Rankinstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rankinstein pushes down on Cojo's head and hops out.
Cojo throws a big shot that misses.
Cojo ducks under a wild hook from Rankinstein.
Rankinstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cojo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rankinstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cojo.
A cross from Rankinstein lands.
Rankinstein tries to bum rush Cojo with a series of wild strikes but Cojo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rankinstein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Rankinstein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rankinstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rankinstein takes a swing at Cojo's ribcage but misses.
Rankinstein throws an off balance right hand
and Cojo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cojo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rankinstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cojo is just out of range.
Rankinstein lands with a right hand.
Rankinstein closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cojo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rankinstein is trying to maintain a safe position but Cojo gets an underhook and turns Rankinstein into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Cojo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rankinstein lands a nice knee to the body.
Cojo can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rankinstein obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Cojo.
Cojo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rankinstein avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soldadito Cojo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cojo can't get the takedown.
Cojo is breathing heavily.
Rankinstein working Cojo over with knees to the body.
Rankinstein tries to stall but Cojo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cojo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cojo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rankinstein lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Rankinstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cojo managing to block the knees to the body from Rankinstein.
Rankinstein is looking to control Cojo's arms but Cojo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rankinstein has his back to the ropes.
Cojo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rankinstein smiles and moves away.
Rankinstein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cojo eats them both and turns towards Rankinstein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rankinstein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rankinstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cojo is just out of range.
Rankinstein drives through and clinches with Cojo against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Cojo.
Cojo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rankinstein avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cojo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cojo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rankinstein scores a nice knee to the body.
Rankinstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cojo wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cojo backwards.
Rankinstein lands an elbow just above Cojo 's eye.
Rankinstein slowing the pace effectively.
Cojo slows down the pace here.
Cojo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rankinstein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cojo goes for a takedown attempt but Rankinstein pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rankinstein looks to land a combination but Cojo avoids it well.
Soldadito Cojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cojo takes one on the button.
Rankinstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cojo.
Rankinstein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rankinstein.
Cojo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rankinstein counters with a left and a right that stings Cojo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cojo takes a swing at Rankinstein's ribcage but misses.
Rankinstein lands with a nice body kick.
Rankinstein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cojo fails with a takedown attempt.
Rankinstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cojo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rankinstein with a hook.
Cojo walks into a left hand.
Derrick Rankinstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rankinstein slips a straight right by Cojo.
A big right from Cojo misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Rankinstein.
Cojo throws an off balance right hand
and Rankinstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rankinstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rankinstein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rankinstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Rankinstein's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cojo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rankinstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rankinstein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cojo momentarily.
Cojo tries for a takedown but Rankinstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cojo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rankinstein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cojo. Rankinstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rankinstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cojo on the side of the head.
Cojo swings for the body but Rankinstein moves out of range.
Rankinstein scores with a punch to the head.
Rankinstein slips a straight right by Cojo.
Cojo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cojo misses with a two punch combination.
Rankinstein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cojo is rocked!
Rankinstein moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Cojo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rankinstein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Derrick Rankinstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cojo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rankinstein working Cojo over with knees to the body.
Rankinstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rankinstein leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cojo takes an elbow to the temple.
Rankinstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derrick Rankinstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cojo blocks a head kick by Rankinstein.
Rankinstein connects with a nice looking jab.
and Rankinstein counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cojo! He's just covering up as Rankinstein starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Rankinstein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabilondo Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Imer (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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Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabilondo Soler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Imer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imer was well out of range. Poor timing from Soler.
Imer scores with a takedown into Soler's guard.
Soler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Imer postures up.
Imer stopping the sweep attempt from Soler.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Imer trying to control but Soler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imer. Soler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imer throws a head kick that misses.
Soler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gabilondo Soler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soler missing with a left hand there. Imer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Imer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Soler blocks the low kick.
Imer misses with a body kick.
Imer shoots in for a takedown but Soler shows good takedown defense.
Imer swings for the body but Soler moves out of range.
Imer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imer slips under a jab.
Soler just misses with a punch to the body.
Soler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Imer slips under a jab from Soler.
Imer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Imer.
Soler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soler throws a shot to the body.
Soler connects with the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soler checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Imer wants to control but Soler is keeping busy.
Imer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Imer.
Imer is trying to keep Soler in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imer is working an open guard so Soler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Imer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Imer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soler moves away.
Soler keeps the fight on the outside.
Soler lands with an overhand left.
Soler misses with a hook. Imer ducked under it nicely.
Soler just misses with a punch to the body.
Imer just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soler.
Imer works Soler's body with a nice hook.
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!
Soler slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabilondo Soler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Imer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soler.
Soler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imer moves away.
Imer throws a head kick that misses.
Soler defending well as Imer loads up on a big left hand.
Imer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soler.
Soler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imer was well out of range. Poor timing from Soler.
Soler blocks a head kick by Imer.
Soler scores with a nice right hand.
Imer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soler throws out the jab.
Imer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soler rather than just go for the knockout.
Soler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Imer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Soler misses.
Imer slips a jab from Soler.
Soler misses with a body shot
and Imer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Imer's half guard.
Imer trying to control here.
Soler tries to stand and escape but Imer is controlling the position.
Soler prevents Imer from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Imer gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imer is trying to control the position but Soler postures up.
Soler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Imer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soler defends it easily.
Imer is looking to sinch up a triangle. Soler throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Imer's body to avoid the submission. Imer has instead reached around Soler's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Imer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Imer!
Richard Imer is the new welterweight champion!
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