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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leissner comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Mickey O Neil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nate Leissner's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a leg kick but Leissner checks it.
Leissner fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leissner circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neil stalks Leissner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leissner's face. Leissner staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Nate Leissner has been cut.
O Neil cracks a nice hook into Leissner's ribs.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Leissner is just out of range.
Leissner has closed the distance and engaged O Neil in a clinch.
Leissner is trying to trip O Neil. He has hold of a leg but O Neil is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Leissner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if O Neil can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leissner trying to control the position from guard on top but O Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leissner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Neil keeping moving, preventing Leissner from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Leissner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Leissner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Neil tries to avoid it but Leissner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Neil to the ground. O Neil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
O Neil motions for Leissner to come forward. O Neil throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
Leissner scores a takedown into full mount!
Leissner tries to control but O Neil wriggling away.
Leissner controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leissner tries to control but O Neil wriggling away.
O Neil tries to hold on but Leissner postures up.
Leissner looking to secure an arm triangle but O Neil defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil is squirming around, avoiding Leissner's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leissner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Leissner controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Leissner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner throwing strikes here but O Neil is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Leissner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Leissner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Neil can't escape the position.
Leissner content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil is squirming around, avoiding Leissner's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but O Neil is surviving well by controlling Leissner's body position as best he can.
Leissner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but O Neil is surviving well by controlling Leissner's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Leissner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Neil throws a right and a left that Leissner avoids nicely.
Leissner dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
A nice combination there by O Neil.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Leissner counters with a low kick, right behind O Neil 's knee.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil tries to sprawl but Leissner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leissner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Neil defends it well.
Leissner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Leissner in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. O Neil tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Leissner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Leissner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Malvin Maldi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rich Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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154 lbs
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maldi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maldi is looking for a kimura here.
Brown wants to improve his position but Maldi is controlling well.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown tries to roll over but Maldi keeps him under control.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldi pulls his head out easily.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Maldi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldi pulls his head out easily.
Maldi thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Maldi has control of the leg.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldi pulls his head out easily.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldi pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maldi lands a nice short elbow.
Maldi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maldi trying to control the pace.
Maldi wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Maldi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maldi working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is pressing down on Maldi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maldi is aware though and is defending well.
Maldi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maldi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maldi landing with the ground and pound.
Maldi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maldi stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Maldi!
Maldi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maldi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maldi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maldi working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maldi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maldi landing a few strikes.
Brown is not content to let Maldi control the position.
Maldi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brown some visible discomfort.
Brown is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maldi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Maldi sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maldi lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Maldi throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Maldi tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maldi.
Maldi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maldi blocks a head kick by Brown.
Maldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Maldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown misses with a low kick as Maldi jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maldi.
Malvin Maldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldi throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Maldi slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Maldi is out of range.
Maldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maldi lands a high kick!
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maldi pinned against the cage. Maldi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malvin Maldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rich Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Maldi throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maldi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown tries for a takedown but Maldi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maldi avoids the head kick by Brown.
Maldi scores with a push kick.
Brown avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Maldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Maldi 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.
Maldi moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Maldi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Maldi advances to half guard.
Maldi working the head and body with strikes.
Maldi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maldi tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown tries to roll over but Maldi keeps him under control.
Maldi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Maldi has control of the leg.
Maldi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maldi works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Maldi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Maldi's body position as best he can.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown regains half guard.
Maldi wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Maldi is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maldi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maldi tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldi catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maldi moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Maldi slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice sprawl there from Maldi as Brown shoots in.
Maldi has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Maldi stalling against the cage.
Maldi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brown can't fight it off and eventually Maldi manages to take the fight to the floor. Brown looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maldi defends well.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown working for a triangle but Maldi defends it easily.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Maldi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maldi is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Maldi gets back to half guard.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Maldi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maldi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Maldi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maldi gets back to full guard.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maldi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown postures up in Maldi's guard and throws a big left but Maldi blocks it.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Maldi blocks nicely.
Maldi pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maldi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Rich Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldi stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malvin Maldi.
Well Maldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiden Stefansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dikki has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Ibi Dikki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ibi Dikki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raiden Stefansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibi Dikki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefansson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dikki looks gassed!
Stefansson tries to clinch up.
Stefansson instigates a clinch.
Stefansson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dikki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stefansson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Stefansson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dikki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dikki tries to pull guard but Stefansson won't allow it.
Stefansson stalling the fight.
Stefansson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stefansson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dikki is trying to keep an underhook but Stefansson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefansson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stefansson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dikki wants to control but Stefansson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stefansson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raiden Stefansson just wasn't active enough.
Stefansson has closed the distance and engaged Dikki in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stefansson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefansson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stefansson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stefansson pulls Dikki into guard.
Stefansson pushes Dikki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefansson scores with a nice body kick.
Raiden Stefansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stefansson.
Stefansson lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Stefansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stefansson. Dikki shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stefansson.
Stefansson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stefansson.
Stefansson slows the pace down.
Stefansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dikki keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stefansson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dikki will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stefansson trying to control the position but Dikki is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikki stops Stefansson from passing to mount.
Stefansson working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Dikki's face as Stefansson controls the position.
Stefansson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stefansson controlling from side mount.
Stefansson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stefansson controlling from the full mount.
Stefansson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiden Stefansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stefansson closes the distance and clinches.
Stefansson breaks from the clinch.
Stefansson clinches.
Dikki taking a breather.
Stefansson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dikki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dikki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stefansson.
Stefansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dikki's face.
Stefansson goes for a takedown attempt but Dikki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dikki is breathing heavily.
Stefansson lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stefansson!
Stefansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dikki can do to turn this around?
Stefansson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dikki.
Dikki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dikki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stefansson looks for the body kick but Dikki saw that one coming.
Dikki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stefansson.
Stefansson moves into the clinch.
Stefansson lands a damaging elbow.
Dikki is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Stefansson lands a big elbow that drops Dikki! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dikki is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiden Stefansson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crni Buzdovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzdovan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fiddy - Gots tha Money. Crni Buzdovan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crni Buzdovan!
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, Axel Drago!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzdovan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drago lands with an uppercut that bounces Buzdovan off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Crni Buzdovan has been cut.
Buzdovan feints and then cracks Drago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drago down.
Drago misses with a hook. Buzdovan ducked under it nicely.
Drago throws a body punch but Buzdovan moves out of range.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Buzdovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buzdovan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Drago misses.
Buzdovan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drago is out of range.
Drago throws a good cross that connects.
Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buzdovan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet.
Buzdovan avoids the body shot from Drago.
Buzdovan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago misses with a left hand
and Buzdovan counters with a solid body kick.
Buzdovan throws a chopping leg kick but Drago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Buzdovan ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Buzdovan slips a jab from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzdovan slips a jab from Drago.
Drago drops Buzdovan with a naaaaasty hook - Buzdovan is in real trouble here! Drago dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Drago!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest Knocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earnest Knocks !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Knocks prevents a body shot from Muhomorov.
Knocks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muhomorov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knocks is trying to force a seperation but Muhomorov has the dominant position.
Muhomorov slows down the pace here.
Knocks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muhomorov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Muhomorov misses.
Muhomorov scores with a hook to the body. Knocks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knocks walks into a left hand.
It looks like Earnest Knocks has been cut.
Artem Muhomorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Muhomorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knocks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knocks is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov moves into the clinch successfully.
Muhomorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muhomorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knocks jumps guard but Muhomorov stands there with Knocks around his waist. Knocks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muhomorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muhomorov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muhomorov lands a shot to the body.
Muhomorov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muhomorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Knocks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Muhomorov. Those never looked like landing.
Muhomorov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhomorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Muhomorov lands.
Muhomorov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Knocks to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Knocks looks to clinch but Muhomorov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Knocks taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Artem Muhomorov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between German Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, German Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard misses with a takedown
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Shepard moved out of range.
Cole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shepard.
Cole pushes Shepard up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shepard up against the cage.
Shepard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shepard throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole throws a lazy right hand but Shepard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard misses with a takedown attempt - Cole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shepard defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Shepard shoots in.
Shepard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cole pinned against the cage. Cole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shepard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Shepard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but Shepard persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Cole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shepard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shepard scrambles back to his feet.
Cole leaves Shepard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shepard.
German Shepard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shepard shoots in looking for a takedown. Cole tries to sprawl out of it but Shepard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Shepard's shoulder, as Shepard tries to avoid the shot.
Shepard shoots in for a double leg but Cole sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shepard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cole tests Shepard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shepard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shepard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
Cole misses the jab.
Shepard moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shepard looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown but Cole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cole might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard fails with the takedown
and Cole counters with a left and a right that stings Shepard.
Shepard is breathing heavily.
Shepard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Shepard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
Shepard tries to keep at a distance but Cole has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shepard.
Cole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shepard up against the cage.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shepard backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
Cole clinches up with Shepard and pushes him back against the cage.
Shepard tries for a takedown but Cole manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard looking for a takedown.
Shepard takes a shot to the head.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Shepard blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole working aggressively here.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shepard can't get the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shepard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shepard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shepard blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shepard shoots for a double leg takedown but Cole sprawls well. He's pushed Shepard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shepard is defended easily by Cole.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Shepard shoots in.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shepard.
Cole misses with a hook. Shepard ducked under it nicely.
Cole swings for the body but Shepard moves out of range.
Shepard moves away from the strike by Cole.
Hank Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Shepard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shepard looks for a takedown but Cole sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cole clinches up with Shepard and pushes him back against the cage.
Cole stalls.
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shepard shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Shepard on that attempt.
Shepard tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Cole gets caught flat footed, as Shepard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shepard has gone for a leg lock! Cole slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shepard's guard.
Cole trying to control but Shepard is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole stays in close to Shepard's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shepard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cole has managed to get both his arms back between Shepard's legs - danger averted.
Cole tries to stand but Shepard is controlling from the bottom.
Cole wants to control from the top but Shepard keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Cole.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Shepard moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard with a poor takedown
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Shepard misses with a takedown attempt - Cole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shepard shoots in but Cole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shepard misses with a takedown attempt
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shepard thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shepard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shepard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shepard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cole is refusing to be controlled, as Shepard sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard stalling.
Cole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shepard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shepard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cole is just riding it out for now. Shepard eventually gives up the hold.
Shepard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hank Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shepard dives in and grabs Cole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes down on Shepard's head and hops out.
Shepard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Shepard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cole swivels and escapes.
Shepard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cole tries to avoid it but Shepard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cole to the ground. Cole escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cole on his heels. He'll look to pass Cole's guard now, I'm sure.
Shepard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shepard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shepard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shepard won't allow Cole to get back to his feet.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Shepard from controlling successfully.
Shepard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shepard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shepard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shepard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shepard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shepard.
Cole trying to keep a closed guard but Shepard is proving a slippery customer.
Shepard passes Cole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shepard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cole's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole is trying to stand back up but Shepard is controlling him
Cole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shepard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shepard tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.
Shepard is trying to control. Cole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shepard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shepard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shepard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard stalling.
Shepard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hank Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shepard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cole is just riding it out for now. Shepard eventually gives up the hold.
Shepard in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cole tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Shepard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). German Shepard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Iron Man. Lasse Uzi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czesio Niemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Niemen - that will leave a mark!
Niemen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uzi on the side of the head.
Uzi tries to bum rush Niemen with a series of wild strikes but Niemen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Niemen.
Niemen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemen throws the left hand but Uzi avoids the punch easily.
Niemen lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Niemen.
Uzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A right-left combo lands from Niemen.
Niemen misses with a straight left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Niemen!
Niemen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niemen throws a wild body kick that Uzi sees coming a mile off.
Czesio Niemen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi looks to land a combination but Niemen avoids it well.
Uzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Niemen circles away.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemen.
Uzi avoids a kick to the body.
Niemen throws a series of punches but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Niemen there.
Niemen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uzi.
Niemen throws the left hand but Uzi avoids the punch easily.
Niemen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niemen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzi lands a nice shot that snaps Niemen's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Uzi is rocked!
Niemen misses with a right hand
and Uzi counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Niemen! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Uzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Uzi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen I Am Perfection by Cage 9 as his entrance music. 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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235 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Kalashnikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Kalashnikov's attempts to control the action.
Kalashnikov working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
Kalashnikov looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kalashnikov avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalashnikov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalashnikov looking for a guillotine from mount but Lee is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kalashnikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalashnikov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov looking for a guillotine from mount but Lee is having none of it.
Kalashnikov working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Lee looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Kalashnikov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lee has worked his arm free - good work by Lee!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalashnikov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kalashnikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kalashnikov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is trying to control Kalashnikov's posture but Kalashnikov avoids it.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Kalashnikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalashnikov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalashnikov tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
Kalashnikov stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kalashnikov wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kalashnikov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee leaves Kalashnikov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalashnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee dives in and scores a takedown into Kalashnikov's guard.
Lee postures up in Kalashnikov's guard and throws a big left but Kalashnikov blocks it.
Kalashnikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalashnikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalashnikov keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalashnikov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Kalashnikov's legs - danger averted.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kalashnikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Kalashnikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee is pulling down on Kalashnikov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kalashnikov, at least for the moment.
Kalashnikov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kalashnikov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalashnikov is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Kalashnikov is proving a slippery customer.
Kalashnikov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalashnikov keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into half guard.
Kalashnikov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kalashnikov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee working Kalashnikov over with strikes.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Kalashnikov defends it.
Kalashnikov looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lee passes into side control!
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Kalashnikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like Andrei Kalashnikov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee is working Kalashnikov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Andrei Kalashnikov's cut is getting worse.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Andrei Kalashnikov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kalashnikov taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Jeez, Andrei Kalashnikov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Kalashnikov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricky Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Kovalenko has chosen Небо славян! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kytta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kytta tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovalenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kytta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kovalenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Kytta misses with a combination
enabling Kovalenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kytta looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
Kytta slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Kytta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta misses with a right hand
letting Kovalenko counter with a right hand.
Kytta throws a jab when Kovalenko was well out of range.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Kytta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta misses with an uppercut.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and Kytta counters with a nice leg kick.
Mikko Kytta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kytta, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Kytta misses the target.
Kovalenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kovalenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kytta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovalenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Kytta avoids nicely.
Kytta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kytta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Kovalenko moves away from the strike by Kytta.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kytta.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kytta counters with a head kick.
Kytta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovalenko counters with a series of strikes. Kytta will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kytta moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovalenko slips a jab from Kytta.
Kytta throws a right hand that Kovalenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovalenko also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Kytta.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
Kytta tries to clinch up but Kovalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Kytta does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Kytta with a series of wild strikes but Kytta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kytta throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kytta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kytta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kytta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Kytta misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Kytta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kytta throws a shot from downtown. Kovalenko moves away and avoids it.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko misses with a hook to the body
and Kytta counters with a low kick, right behind Kovalenko 's knee.
Kovalenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kytta throws a sloppy head kick
and Kovalenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikko Kytta is winning the standup battle so far.
Kytta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kovalenko walks into a straight right hand from Kytta.
Kytta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovalenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kytta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kytta circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta scores with a nice strike.
Kovalenko lands a two punch combo.
Kytta throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalenko moves out of range easily.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kytta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko slips under a jab.
Kytta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalenko.
Kytta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kytta tries to clinch but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and Kytta counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kytta. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kytta thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kytta stuns Kovalenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kytta moves into the clinch.
Kovalenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short body shot lands from Kytta as the two fighters clinch.
Kovalenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kytta has double underhooks.
Kovalenko can't break the clinch.
Kytta is pushing Kovalenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kytta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovalenko works over Kytta's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Kytta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Kytta with a series of wild strikes but Kytta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kytta misses with a hook
letting Kovalenko counter with a right hand.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kovalenko duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Kytta with a series of wild strikes but Kytta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Kytta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Kytta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kytta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kytta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kytta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Kytta missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kytta's hands.
Kytta misses with an uppercut.
Kytta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kytta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kytta throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kytta throws a series of punches but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kytta counters with a nice body shot.
Kovalenko lunges at Kytta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kytta's hand.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kytta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
Kytta missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kovalenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kytta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko dodges the punch combination from Kytta.
Kovalenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Kytta.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kytta swings widly with a right hand
and Kovalenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Kytta misses
and Kovalenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Kovalenko defending well as Kytta loads up on a big left hand.
Kytta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws a big shot that misses.
Kytta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kovalenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kytta scrambles back to his feet.
Mikko Kytta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kytta looks to clinch
and Kovalenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Kytta misses with an uppercut
and Kovalenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kytta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovalenko slips under a jab.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kytta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Kytta.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Kytta avoids it well.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kytta tries to clinch but Kovalenko moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikko Kytta.
Well Kytta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Kytta!
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