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RPFC11: Kozlov VS Martell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Chielini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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234 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Chielini!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chielini wants to clinch but Sanches slips to the side
and Sanches counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chielini moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanches breaks from the clinch.
Sanches circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanches lands a two punch combo.
Chielini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chielini doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanches circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sanches.
Sanches blocks a head kick by Chielini.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses.
Chielini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chielini tries to clinch but Sanches moves away
and Sanches counters with a series of strikes. Chielini will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses.
Chielini looks gassed!
Chielini moves to clinch but Sanches breaks away
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielini throws a lazy head kick
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielini tries to clinch but Sanches moves away
and Sanches counters with a series of strikes. Chielini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanches blocks a head kick by Chielini.
Sanches shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chielini eats them both and turns towards Sanches to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanches fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanches shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chielini eats them both and turns towards Sanches to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Sanches misses.
Chielini darts in trying to clinch
and Sanches counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanches pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chielini back to the ropes. Sanches follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chielini wants to clinch but Sanches slips to the side
and Sanches counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanches scores with a three punch combo!
Chielini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanches.
Sanches blocks a head kick by Chielini.
Sanches rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chielini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanches scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanches throws a nice looking combination but Chielini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanches lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chielini circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanches fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chielini tries a head kick but it misses.
Chielini tries to clinch up
and Sanches counters with a left and a right that stings Chielini.
Sanches misses with a wild combination.
Sanches misses with a two punch combination.
Chielini tries to clinch up
and Sanches counters with a two punch combo.
Chielini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanches counters with a left and a right that stings Chielini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chielini tries to clinch
and Sanches counters with a series of strikes. Chielini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanches scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick by Chielini misses
and Sanches counters with a two punch combo.
Sanches tries to bum rush Chielini with a series of wild strikes but Chielini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chielini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanches counters with a left and a right that stings Chielini.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanches misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Sanches dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanches swinging wildly here.
Sanches lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chielini tries to clinch but Sanches is having none of it.
Chielini throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chielini moves to clinch but Sanches breaks away
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanches lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chielini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chielini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses
and Sanches counters with a two punch combo.
Chielini is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanches misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chielini tries to clinch but Sanches moves away
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanches fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanches looks to land a combination. Chielini sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanches has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanches misses with a two punch combination.
Sanches shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chielini eats them both and turns towards Sanches to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanches misses with a double jab.
Sanches looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches throws a series of strikes that have Chielini backpedaling.
Rocky Chielini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanches blocks a head kick by Chielini.
No joy there for Sanches, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chielini wants to clinch but Sanches slips to the side
and Sanches counters with a left and a right that stings Chielini.
Chielini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chielini moves to clinch but Sanches breaks away
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses
and Sanches counters with a series of strikes. Chielini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanches lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses
and Sanches counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanches duly obliges.
Sanches tries to bum rush Chielini with a series of wild strikes but Chielini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chielini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanches is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanches lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chielini doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanches circles away.
Sanches blocks a head kick by Chielini.
Sanches scores with a three punch combo!
Chielini wants to clinch up but Sanches keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Chielini.
Antonio Sanches is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanches swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chielini moves into the clinch.
Chielini pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanches leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chielini tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanches avoids the damage to the body.
Chielini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanches lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanches successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanches has his feet on Chielini's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sanches lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanches swats away the attempt to clinch by Chielini.
Chielini throws a lazy head kick
and Sanches counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Sanches dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanches scores with a one two! Chielini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanches lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chielini throws a lazy head kick
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielini throws a head kick that misses
and Sanches counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanches takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanches displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chielini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chielini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chielini takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanches lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chielini backs up against the ropes.
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!
Chielini tries to clinch but Sanches moves away
and Sanches counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antonio Sanches is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanches scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches throws a series of punches but Chielini moves out of range.
Sanches lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanches.
Chielini darts in trying to clinch
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanches misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanches lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chielini circles away quickly and effectively.
Chielini doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanches circles away.
Chielini is looking to clinch but Sanches is avoiding it.
Sanches scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chielini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chielini throws a sloppy head kick and Sanches moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Chielini misses
and Sanches counters with a two punch combo.
Sanches swinging wildly here.
Chielini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanches misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanches misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanches is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chielini can do to turn this around?
Chielini tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sanches manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chielini closes the distance but Sanches moves to the side
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielini fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Chielini.
Chielini throws a sloppy head kick and Sanches moves out of range easily.
Sanches displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanches tries to bum rush Chielini with a series of wild strikes but Chielini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanches swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanches avoids the head kick by Chielini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chielini moves in looking to clinch but Sanches pushes him off.
Sanches scores with a three punch combo!
Sanches throws a series of punches but Chielini avoids them all with ease.
Chielini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chielini tries to clinch
and Sanches counters with a three punch combo that has Chielini backing up. Chielini nods at Sanches to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chielini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chielini wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanches lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Sanches showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanches, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Sanches!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilyy Myromec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgenii Lukianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilyy Myromec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Lukianov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukianov doesn't manage to clinch there - Myromec circles away.
Lukianov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Myromec with that takedown attempt.
Lukianov stuffs the takedown.
Lukianov wants to clinch but Myromec slips to the side
and Myromec counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Myromec.
Myromec has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lukianov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilyy Myromec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukianov tries to land a knee to the head but Myromec blocks with his arms.
Myromec trying to control the position but instead, Lukianov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myromec into the ropes.
Lukianov stops a takedown attempt from Myromec.
Myromec gets control of Lukianov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Myromec will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lukianov wants to stand but Myromec is controlling his posture from full guard.
Myromec wants to sweep here but Lukianov controlling him for the moment.
Myromec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukianov is looking to work some ground and pound but Myromec has wrist control.
Lukianov is looking to stand up but Myromec won't let him.
Lukianov thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukianov stays in close to Myromec's body and controls the position.
Myromec is trying to control the position but Lukianov postures up.
Lukianov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukianov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Myromec is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Myromec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lukianov finds it's way round the side to connect with Myromec's head.
Myromec doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukianov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myromec tries to clinch but Lukianov moves out of range.
Lukianov clinches with his opponent.
Lukianov looking to stall.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lukianov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myromec's face.
It looks like Ilyy Myromec has been cut.
Myromec wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lukianov misses with a knee strike.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Myromec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lukianov avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lukianov on the inside.
Myromec pulls guard effortlessly.
Lukianov wants to control from the top but Myromec keeps moving.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lukianov throws and elbow that misses. Myromec uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lukianov's guard. Nice move by Myromec!
Myromec trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lukianov's guard.
Lukianov trying to strike off his back.
Myromec prevents Lukianov from getting back to his feet.
Myromec throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukianov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Myromec won't allow Lukianov to get back to his feet.
Lukianov pushes Myromec off and gets back to his feet.
Lukianov tries to clinch but Myromec is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lukianov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukianov lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lukianov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lukianov wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lukianov obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.
Myromec is breathing heavily.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myromec just leaning against Lukianov, taking a breather.
Lukianov lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgenii Lukianov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilyy Myromec's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lukianov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lukianov digs a good hook to Myromec's body.
Lukianov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myromec tries to move into range but Lukianov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lukianov closes the distance and clinches.
Myromec has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lukianov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lukianov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Myromec.
Lukianov takes a shot to the head.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myromec tries to break the clinch but Lukianov is controlling the position.
Myromec fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilyy Myromec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukianov with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukianov lands an uppercut.
Lukianov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lukianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Myromec letting Lukianov take a breather here.
Lukianov crunches a lovely knee into Myromec's ribcage.
Lukianov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukianov tries a knee to the head but Myromec blocks it.
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukianov drops Myromec with a big knee straight up the middle! Myromec is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lukianov wants to clinch.
Lukianov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lukianov darts in and clinches Myromec up against the ropes.
Lukianov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Myromec is looking to control Lukianov's arms but Lukianov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myromec has his back to the ropes.
Lukianov misses with a knee to the head.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Myromec wants to get back to striking at distance but Lukianov won't allow it.
Myromec blocks the elbow strike.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov wants to stall.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ilyy Myromec's cut is getting worse.
Myromec takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lukianov tries to land a knee to the head but Myromec blocks with his arms.
Lukianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.
Lukianov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myromec blocks it with crossed arms.
Lukianov looking to throw knees to the head but Myromec is blocking nicely.
Evgenii Lukianov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Myromec is working for takedown but Lukianov is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Lukianov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov looking to throw knees to the head but Myromec is blocking nicely.
Lukianov scores with a knee to the head.
Lukianov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myromec blocks it with crossed arms.
Lukianov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukianov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lukianov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lukianov gets through Myromec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lukianov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myromec backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lukianov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myromec backwards.
Lukianov misses with a knee strike.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgenii Lukianov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilyy Myromec's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Myromec looks for a takedown but Lukianov sprawls well.
Lukianov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Myromecs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lukianov tests Myromec's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lukianov moves into the clinch.
Myromec tries to land knees in the clinch but Lukianov avoids the damage to the body.
Lukianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lukianov.
Lukianov looking to slow down the pace here.
Lukianov lands a knee to the body.
Lukianov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukianov looking to throw knees to the head but Myromec is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Lukianov.
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lukianov looking to throw knees to the head but Myromec is blocking nicely.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myromec wants to break free but Lukianov has control.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lukianov with a knee to the head.
Myromec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lukianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lukianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Myromec is rocked!
Lukianov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lukianov misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lukianov connects with a knee to the head.
Myromec tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lukianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Myromec tries to pull guard but Lukianov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilyy Myromec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukianov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lukianov looking to throw knees to the head but Myromec is blocking nicely.
Lukianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ilyy Myromec's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lukianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myromec pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukianov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ilyy Myromec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myromec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evgenii Lukianov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lukianov wants to clinch up but Myromec keeps it at a distance.
Lukianov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick from Lukianov.
Evgenii Lukianov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lukianov misses with a head kick.
Lukianov scores with a punch to the head.
Myromec is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lukianov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myromec is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lukianov.
Lukianov moves into range and clinches up with Myromec.
Ilyy Myromec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukianov with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgenii Lukianov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lukianov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgenii Lukianov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saha Dubov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zalachenko's choice of entrance music: Torture Chamber. Saha Dubov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saha Dubov!
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, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubov shoots for a double leg takedown but Zalachenko sprawls well. He's pushed Dubov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dubov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zalachenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zalachenko scores with a shot to the body.
Zalachenko tries to clinch up.
Dubov takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Saha Dubov has been cut.
Dubov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dubov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zalachenko digs a good hook to Dubov's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zalachenko lands with an overhand left.
Zalachenko scores with a body shot.
Dubov keeps the fight on the outside.
Zalachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Dubov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zalachenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zalachenko breaks from the clinch.
Zalachenko moves in looking to clinch but Dubov pushes him off.
Dubov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zalachenko circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saha Dubov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubov is breathing heavily.
Zalachenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Zalachenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zalachenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but Dubov is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Zalachenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zalachenko cracks the inside of Dubov's front leg.
Zalachenko lands a right hook to the body.
Zalachenko wants to clinch.
Zalachenko connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zalachenko is looking to clinch but Dubov is avoiding it.
Zalachenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dubov gets tackled into the ropes by Zalachenko. Zalachenko maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
Zalachenko pushes Dubov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zalachenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but Dubov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko tests Dubov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zalachenko lands a nice shot that snaps Dubov's head back.
Zalachenko has Dubov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zalachenko breaks the clinch.
Zalachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Dubov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalachenko avoids it.
Dubov really is a fat lump.
Zalachenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zalachenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zalachenko lands a jab to the head.
Dubov takes one to the chin there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zalachenko breaks from the clinch.
Alexander Zalachenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zalachenko tries to clinch up but Dubov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zalachenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubov circles away.
Dubov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dubovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zalachenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dubov keeps the fight on the outside.
Zalachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Zalachenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalachenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dubov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zalachenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zalachenko tries to clinch up but Dubov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zalachenko moves into the clinch.
Zalachenko digs a right hand into Dubov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dubov's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalachenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zalachenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zalachenko jabs Dubov right on the nose. Dubov blinks but takes it well.
Dubov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saha Dubov's cut is getting worse.
Zalachenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dubov has time to react.
Zalachenko cracks Dubov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko closes the distance and pushes Dubov back into the ropes.
Good body shot from Zalachenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zalachenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalachenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zalachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zalachenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalachenko with a jab.
Zalachenko clinches up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Zalachenko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dubov as Zalachenko tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko breaks the clinch.
Zalachenko rushes Dubov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zalachenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saha Dubov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dubov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zalachenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dubov in his tracks.
Zalachenko thows a body kick. Dubov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but Dubov is having none of it.
Zalachenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dubov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zalachenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dubov somewhat.
Zalachenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dubov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zalachenko drives through and clinches with Dubov against the ropes.
Zalachenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zalachenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dubovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zalachenko jabs at Dubov's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubov swats away the attempt to clinch by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zalachenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dubov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saha Dubov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zalachenko rushes Dubov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zalachenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalachenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dubov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zalachenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dubov.
Zalachenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but Dubov is having none of it.
Dubov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zalachenko moves into the clinch.
Zalachenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saha Dubov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zalachenko lands a shoulder strike.
Zalachenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zalachenko lands a big head kick that sends Dubov tumbling to the mat! Zalachenko takes a step backwards and waves Dubov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dubov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalachenko darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Dubov's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Zalachenko before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Zalachenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vereschagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Animal Mother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animal Mother will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vereschagin!
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, Animal Mother!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mother misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mother takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vereschagin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mother moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mother, as that shot connected.
Mother with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vereschagin.
Vereschagin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vereschagin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mother cracks Vereschagin with a good jab.
Mother connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Vereschagin tumbling to the canvas! Mother pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Vereschagin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Animal Mother!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Halilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Halilov is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Halilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halilov dives in and grabs Bondoc's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bondoc pushes down on Halilov's head and hops out.
Halilov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bondoc as he avoids it easily.
Halilov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Halilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc tries to clinch there but Halilov circles away.
Bondoc doesn't manage to clinch there - Halilov circles away.
Halilov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bondoc avoids it really well and circles away.
Bondoc lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bondoc.
It looks like Amir Halilov has been cut.
Halilov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bondoc as he jumps to the side.
Bondoc is looking to clinch but Halilov is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halilov.
Bondoc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bondoc wants it to stay on the feet.
Halilov fails with the takedown.
Bondoc doesn't manage to clinch there - Halilov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bondoc as Halilov shoots in.
Bondoc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bondoc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bondoc wants it to stay on the feet.
Bondoc is looking to clinch.
Oooooh!!! Bondoc has knocked Halilov down with a huge combo! Bondoc steps away and waves a wobbly Halilov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Halilov is rocked!
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!
Bondoc clinches with his opponent.
Oh Halilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bondoc will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halilov up against the ropes.
Bondoc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halilov blocks it with crossed arms.
Bondoc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halilov backwards.
Halilov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bondoc is struggling to control the position.
Bondoc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halilov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Halilov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bondoc is not content to let Halilov control the position.
Halilov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halilov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Halilov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halilov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bondoc keeps working.
Halilov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bondoc!
Halilov trying to control but Bondoc is having none of it.
Halilov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Halilov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bondoc is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bondoc and Halilov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halilov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halilov has an Americana. Bondoc didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Halilov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Halilov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Amir Halilov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Balon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balon has chosen Dawaj na ring as his entrance music. Jon Pegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
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260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Pegas!
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, Mariusz Balon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Balon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pegas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Mariusz Balon has been cut.
Pegas tries to clinch but Balon is having none of it.
Pegas tries to clinch but Balon moves out of range.
Pegas tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Pegas. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Pegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pegas instigates a clinch.
Balon goes for a takedown attempt but Pegas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pegas fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas is looking to clinch.
Pegas tries to bum rush Balon with a series of wild strikes but Balon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pegas scores with a jab to the head.
Balon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Pegas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balon looks gassed!
Pegas tries to clinch there but Balon circles away.
Pegas tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pegas moves into the clinch successfully.
Pegas working Balon over with knees to the body.
Pegas leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Balon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pegas lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mariusz Balon's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mariusz Balon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Pegas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durandin has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLCQvQohGI as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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20
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
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, Alexey Durandin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch but Durandin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokolov dives in and grabs Durandin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durandin pushes down on Sokolov's head and hops out.
Sokolov tries to clinch but Durandin moves out of range.
Durandin shoots in but Sokolov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sokolov moves into the clinch successfully.
Sokolov gets underhooks to prevent Durandin's takedown attempt.
Durandin blocks an elbow strike.
Durandin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sokolov regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sokolov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durandin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sokolov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sokolov trying to control the position.
Durandin wants to pass the guard but Sokolov is keeping the position.
Durandin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokolov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexey Durandin.
Sokolov tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Durandin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Durandin is looking to stand up but Sokolov won't let him.
Durandin stopping the sweep attempt from Sokolov.
Durandin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Durandin shoots in but no luck this time.
Sergei Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Durandin.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durandin counters with a left and a right that stings Sokolov.
Sokolov tries to clinch up
and Durandin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durandin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sokolov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Durandin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sokolov is pressing down on Durandin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durandin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sokolov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durandin has Sokolov in his guard.
Sokolov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throwing strikes from guard but Durandin blocks nicely.
Durandin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a strike but Durandin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sokolov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Durandin is aware though and is defending well.
Sokolov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durandin wants to stand and escape but instead Sokolov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Durandin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sokolov wants to control but Durandin is having none of it.
Durandin prevents Sokolov from getting the reversal.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durandin tries to control but Sokolov wriggling away.
Sokolov is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Durandin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durandin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durandin fails to land the takedown.
Durandin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokolov.
Durandin moves into the clinch.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Sokolov prevents the takedown attempt.
Sergei Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Durandin.
Sokolov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sokolov lands a nice elbow.
Sokolov misses with an elbow strike.
Sokolov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sokolov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Durandin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sokolov.
Durandin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Durandin avoids the damage to the body.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durandin.
Durandin blocks an elbow strike from Sokolov.
Sokolov looking to throw knees to the head but Durandin is blocking nicely.
Durandin is working for takedown but Sokolov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durandin managing to block the knees to the body from Sokolov.
Sokolov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sokolov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durandin blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Sokolov.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durandin.
Sokolov with a knee to the head.
Durandin tries to pull guard but Sokolov won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durandin is defending well for now.
Durandin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sokolov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sokolov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durandin blocks it with crossed arms.
Durandin wants a takedown.
Durandin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sokolov is trying to keep an underhook but Durandin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durandin tries to pass to full mount but Sokolov defends it.
Sokolov controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sokolov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sokolov looking to control.
Durandin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sokolov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durandin defends well.
Alexey Durandin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durandin 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.
Durandin wants to pass the guard but Sokolov is keeping the position.
Sokolov keeping moving, preventing Durandin from controlling successfully.
Sokolov working a defensive guard but Durandin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sokolov is trying to get back to half guard.
Durandin swings around for an armbar but Sokolov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Durandin's guard.
Sokolov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov won't allow Durandin to get back to his feet.
Sokolov looking to pass the guard.
Sokolov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sokolov thows a big elbow that misses.
Sokolov throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokolov has gone for a leg lock! Durandin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sokolov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokolov is looking to clinch.
Durandin dives in and grabs Sokolov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sokolov pushes down on Durandin's head and hops out.
Sokolov tries to clinch but Durandin moves out of range.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Durandin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Durandin won't allow Sokolov to sweep him here.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Durandin wants to pass the guard but Sokolov is keeping the position.
Durandin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sokolov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Durandin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Durandin is looking for a kimura but Sokolov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durandin to get the leverage.
Durandin is looking for a kimura but Sokolov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durandin to get the leverage.
Sokolov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Durandin wants to work for an arm triangle but Sokolov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sokolov is looking for a sweep. Durandin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durandin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov trying to control but Durandin postures up.
Durandin is trying to work for a kimura but Sokolov is defending well.
Sokolov actively working from the bottom here.
Sokolov trying to control but Durandin postures up.
Durandin is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sokolov manages to get to full guard.
Durandin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sokolov is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durandin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durandin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sokolov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durandin postures up.
Durandin wants to pass the guard but Sokolov is keeping the position.
Sokolov controls Durandin momentarily but Durandin frees himself.
Durandin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Durandin slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durandin is looking to advance position but Sokolov won't allow it.
Sokolov gets full guard.
Durandin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sokolov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Durandin, into his guard.
Sokolov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokolov is in close to Durandin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Durandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durandin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Durandin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roax Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias Alderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderson has chosen Dark moon High tide as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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20
183 lbs
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168 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roax Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Alderson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Alderson's shoulder, as Alderson tries to avoid the shot.
Alderson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Alderson seems unphased.
Alderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Alderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Alderson slips a jab from Gracie.
Alderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alderson controlling the pace.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Alderson passes to full mount!
You get the feeling that Gracie really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alderson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie wants to control but Alderson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Alderson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gracie is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gracie and Alderson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Alderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Alderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alderson is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Alderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Alderson postures up.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Alderson drags him back down.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Alderson is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alderson trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Alderson's defenses.
Alderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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 Roax Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie cracks Alderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Alderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Alderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Gracie.
A low kick from Alderson misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Alderson wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderson counters by clinching up.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Alderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Alderson moves away and avoids it.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alderson tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Alderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alderson doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roax Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Alderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie leaves Alderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alderson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Alderson throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Alderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alderson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Alderson's head but Alderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Alderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matias Alderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Alderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roax Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matias Alderson.
Alderson moves away from the strike by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Alderson looks to throw a body kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alderson.
Alderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie misses with a hook.
No luck for Alderson with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Alderson on that attempt.
Alderson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alderson shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Alderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Alderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Alderson seems unphased.
Alderson closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Alderson pushes Gracie against the ropes but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie cracks Alderson with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roax Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Alderson misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Alderson's shoulder, as Alderson tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Alderson shakes it off.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Alderson's belly button to the back.
Alderson walks into a left hand.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alderson.
Roax Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matias Alderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alderson tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tests Alderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Alderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
Gracie throws a jab when Alderson was well out of range.
Alderson lands a head kick!
Alderson slips under a jab from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie cracks Alderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alderson on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderson walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Alderson closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Alderson pushes Gracie against the ropes but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alderson looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Alderson tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Alderson.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie jabs Alderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Alderson didn't see that one coming.
Roax Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Gracie catches Alderson right on the button with a cross.
Alderson blocks the body kick.
Alderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Alderson's head.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Alderson's body. Alderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alderson shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Alderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Gracie cracks Alderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Alderson's head back.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matias Alderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie scores with a head kick. Alderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Alderson avoids it well.
Alderson shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Alderson didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roax Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roax Gracie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is U got 2 know. 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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286 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesmar!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesmar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lesmar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tate is trying to buck Lesmar off.
Lesmar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lesmar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tate is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lesmar has hold of Tate's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tate tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lesmar cranks the arm and Tate screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tate, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brock Lesmar!
Brock Lesmar is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niles Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. White Zombie - More Human Than Human kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kozlov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niles Martell!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Martell is avoiding it.
Kozlov really is a fat lump.
Martell rushes Kozlov and presses him up against the ropes.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov is working for takedown but Martell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Andrey Kozlov has been cut.
Martell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kozlov lands in his opponent's guard.
Kozlov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kozlov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kozlov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kozlov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kozlov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martell's guard.
Kozlov is working for a submission of some sort.
Kozlov is trying for a kimura here. Martell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kozlov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrey Kozlov!
Andrey Kozlov retains his welterweight title!
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