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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randle Muckmurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Balon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dawaj na ring. Muckmurphy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Randle Muckmurphy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randle Muckmurphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Balon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muckmurphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muckmurphy swinging wildly here.
Muckmurphy throws a series of strikes that have Balon backpedaling.
It looks like Mariusz Balon has been cut.
Balon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Balon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muckmurphy taking some punishment here, with Balon in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muckmurphy is breathing heavily.
Balon working over Muckmurphy with some ground and pound. Muckmurphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muckmurphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balon.
Muckmurphy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Muckmurphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muckmurphy has hold of Balon's hands but Balon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckmurphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balon working Muckmurphy over with strikes.
Balon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balon works his foot free and advances to mount.
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.
Balon landing strikes from the mount.
Balon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Balon landing strikes from the mount and Muckmurphy is in trouble!
Muckmurphy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Balon looking to finish Muckmurphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Muckmurphy!
Balon is landing with some decent strikes but Muckmurphy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Balon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Balon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muckmurphy. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Balon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Balon with the ground and pound from mount.
Muckmurphy is in a horrible position here. Balon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Balon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balon working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Muckmurphy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Balon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Balon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Balon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Balon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Balon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muckmurphy looks a forlorn figure.
Balon landing strikes from the mount and Muckmurphy is in trouble!
Balon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Muckmurphy taking shots to the head.
Muckmurphy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Balon lands a nice shot to the head.
Balon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Balon with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Balon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Balon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balon with shots to the head and body - Muckmurphy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balon with a couple of short strikes.
Balon has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muckmurphy's face.
Balon dominating with strikes here.
Balon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Balon unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Muckmurphy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Balon with good strikes from the mount here!
Balon lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Balon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Balon'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.
An inside leg kick from Balon misses.
Muckmurphy lands a body shot.
Muckmurphy throws a right and a left that Balon avoids nicely.
Muckmurphy feints a jab promting Balon to slip. Muckmurphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Balon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Muckmurphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mariusz Balon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balon throwing strikes but missing.
Muckmurphy is looking to stand up but Balon isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muckmurphy is looking to stand up but Balon isn't so interested in that idea.
Muckmurphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balon.
Muckmurphy wants to stand and escape but Balon is having none of it.
Balon throws a big right hand that misses.
Balon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Balon working some strikes from top position.
Balon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muckmurphy's head.
Balon works over Muckmurphy with some ground and pound from guard.
Balon landing with the ground and pound.
Balon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balon is in close to Muckmurphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muckmurphy has momentary wrist control but Balon slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balon lands a couple of digs.
Balon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muckmurphy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muckmurphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balon landing some decent shots from guard.
Balon is looking to work some ground and pound but Muckmurphy has wrist control.
Balon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balon prevents Muckmurphy from getting back to his feet.
Balon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Balon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muckmurphy's head.
Balon throws and elbow that misses. Muckmurphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balon's guard. Nice move by Muckmurphy!
Muckmurphy wants to stand but Balon is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Balon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Balon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Balon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muckmurphy sprawls well initially but Balon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Balon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balon thows a huge punch but Muckmurphy dodges it nicely.
Balon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balon lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balon lands a nice short elbow.
Balon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balon thows a huge punch but Muckmurphy dodges it nicely.
Balon working over Muckmurphy with some ground and pound. Muckmurphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muckmurphy defending well though.
Balon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balon prevents Muckmurphy from standing back up.
Balon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balon thows a huge punch but Muckmurphy dodges it nicely.
Balon working the head and body with strikes.
Balon prevents Muckmurphy from standing back up.
Balon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Balon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muckmurphy's head.
Mariusz Balon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balon wants to pass the guard but Muckmurphy is defending well.
Balon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Muckmurphy wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balon trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Balon stops Muckmurphy from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balon in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Balon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Balon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Balon stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Balon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mariusz Balon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Balon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balon content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Balon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Balon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Spat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Bondoc.
Bondoc darts in and clinches Spat up against the ropes.
Spat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes.
Bondoc prevents Spat from breaking the clinch.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but Spat blocks with his arms.
Spat tries to break the clinch but Bondoc is controlling the position.
Spat can't break the clinch.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spat wants to break free but Bondoc has control.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bondoc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bondoc misses with a knee strike.
Bondoc misses with an elbow strike.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.
Bondoc connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Spat has been cut.
Bondoc has Spat pressed against the ropes, preventing Spat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondoc is pushing Spat up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat tries to break free but Bondoc pushes him back against the ropes.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Bondoc is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bondoc.
Spat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondoc lands with a nice body punch.
Bondoc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Spat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bondoc clinches with his opponent.
Bondoc lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spat tries to circle away but Bondoc has him pinned against the ropes.
Bondoc connects with a knee to the head.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat breaks from the clinch.
Bondoc misses with a two punch combination.
Bondoc lands a two punch combo.
Bondoc moves into range and clinches up with Spat.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head.
Bondoc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bondoc prevents Spat from breaking the clinch.
Spat working hard to break the clinch.
Spat breaks from the clinch.
Spat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spat.
Balaur Bondoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc misses with the combination.
Bondoc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spat.
Bondoc moves into the clinch.
Spat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bondoc lands a good knee to the midsection. Spat won't want to take too many of those.
Spat looks gassed!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spat as Bondoc tries to tie him up.
Spat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bondoc lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spat has had enough of the clinch but Bondoc keeps him there for the moment.
Bondoc keeps control of Spat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spat is trying to push Bondoc away but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bondoc lands a shoulder strike.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Bondoc is controlling him.
Spat is trying to force a seperation but Bondoc has the dominant position.
Spat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Bondoc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondoc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bondoc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bondoc lands a body punch.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but Spat blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spat is trying to push Bondoc away but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bondoc using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bondoc has Spat pressed against the ropes, preventing Spat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balaur Bondoc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Spat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bondoc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bondoc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Bondoc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bondoc lands a knee to the body.
Bondoc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spat's efforts to push away.
Spat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bondoc unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bondoc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spat blocks it with crossed arms.
Spat has had enough of the clinch but Bondoc keeps him there for the moment.
Bondoc has Spat pushed against the ropes.
Spat breaks from the clinch.
Spat is breathing heavily.
Bondoc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Spat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bondoc scores with a knee to the head.
Bondoc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bondoc obliges.
Bondoc with a knee to the head.
Spat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bondoc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bondoc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bondoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bondoc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bondoc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bondoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spat walks into a stiff left hand from Bondoc.
Bondoc pushes Spat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Balaur Bondoc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.
Bondoc with a knee to the head.
Bondoc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Bondoc has him pressed against the ropes.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Bondoc.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head.
Spat is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spat is still on wobbly legs! Can Bondoc finish him?
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Spat takes a shot to the head.
Spat tries to break free but Bondoc pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bondoc lands a big knee to the head and Spat goes down! Bondoc pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balaur Bondoc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov tries to clinch up
and Amaury counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Amaury.
Amaury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amaury blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Amaury.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sokolov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
Amaury misses with the head strike.
Amaury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaury working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sokolov throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury misses with some punches.
Amaury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amaury tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Amaury misses with a body punch.
Amaury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sokolovs head.
Amaury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaury misses with some punches.
Amaury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
Amaury misses with a punch to the body.
Amaury misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov misses with a knee strike.
Sokolov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ditte Amaury has been cut.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Sokolov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sokolov trying to land knees to the body.
Amaury presses Sokolov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaury.
Sokolov lands an elbow just above Amaury 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Amaury fails to land.
Amaury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Sokolov.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sokolov backwards.
Sokolov throws an elbow but it misses.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaury.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Amaury misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaury.
Sokolov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov with a knee to the head.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Amaury fails to land.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Sokolov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amaury misses with some punches.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Amaury lands a shoulder strike.
Sokolov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amaury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sokolov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sokolov obliges.
Sokolov landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokolov.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaury takes an elbow to the temple.
Amaury working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokolov.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaury avoids the damage to the body.
Sokolov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike.
Amaury tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Amaury back against the ropes.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
Amaury tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Sokolov with a knee to the head.
Sokolov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Sokolov looking to throw knees to the head but Amaury is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amaury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ditte Amaury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ditte Amaury's cut.
That's time! Sokolov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amaury avoids the body shot from Sokolov.
Sokolov has closed the distance and engaged Amaury in a clinch.
Amaury works on Sokolov's body with a couple of short punches.
Sokolov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sokolov 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.
Amaury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolov's elbow.
Amaury swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokolov scores with a knee to the head.
Amaury misses with the head strike.
Sokolov with a knee to the head.
Amaury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amaury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaury.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
Amaury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaury.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sokolov.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaury is defending well for now.
Amaury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amaury blocks the elbow strike.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaury misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sokolov obliges.
Sokolov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amaury misses with a body punch.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokolov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sokolov looking to throw knees to the head but Amaury is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaury takes an elbow to the temple.
Ditte Amaury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amaury working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Amaury fails to land.
Amaury avoids the elbow strike from Sokolov, against the ropes.
Sokolov misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaury tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Sokolov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amaury takes an elbow to the temple.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike from Sokolov.
Sokolov lands a damaging elbow.
Amaury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Sokolov crunches a lovely knee into Amaury's ribcage.
Amaury is breathing heavily.
Amaury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amaury avoids it.
Sokolov trying to land knees to the body.
Sokolov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaury.
Sokolov throws an elbow but it misses.
Amaury avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Sokolov scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sokolov.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaury tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sokolov throws an elbow that misses.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaury avoids the damage to the body.
Amaury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amaury working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amaury's face.
Sokolov lands an elbow inside that Amaury shrugs off.
Sokolov lands an elbow inside that Amaury shrugs off.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokolov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
A head punch on the inside from Amaury fails to land.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
Amaury avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Amaury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaury misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokolov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Sokolov.
That has opened up Ditte Amaury's cut even more.
Sokolov lands a nice elbow.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
Amaury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ditte Amaury's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sokolov moves into the clinch.
Amaury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amaury misses with some punches.
Amaury throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sokolov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Amaury fails to land.
Sokolov misses with an elbow over the top.
Sokolov trying to land knees to the body.
Sokolov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sokolov lands an elbow that stopped Amaury in his tracks for a moment.
Amaury avoids the elbow strike from Sokolov, against the ropes.
Sokolov misses with an elbow over the top.
Amaury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amaury throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike.
Sokolov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amaury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaury blocks an elbow strike.
Amaury misses with a punch to the body.
Amaury lands a body punch.
Amaury swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokolov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amaury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amaury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amaury throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sokolov lands an elbow that stopped Amaury in his tracks for a moment.
Sokolov lands a nice elbow.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
Sokolov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amaury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sokolov looking to throw knees to the head but Amaury is blocking nicely.
Amaury avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Sokolov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amaury's defenses.
The cut above Ditte Amaury's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Amaury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokolov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Amaury working aggressively here.
Sokolov throws an elbow that misses.
Sokolov tries a knee to the head but Amaury blocks it.
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
Amaury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokolov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amaury's face.
Amaury tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaury is defending well for now.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
Sokolov drops Amaury with a big knee straight up the middle! Amaury is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Amaury is rocked!
Sokolov moves into range and clinches up with Amaury.
Amaury is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokolov finish him?
Sokolov jerks Amaury's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Amaury drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sokolov goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sokolov because Amaury was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Sergei Sokolov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vovochka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalachenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Torture Chamber kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vovochka!
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, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zalachenko missing with knees to the body.
Vovochka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zalachenko regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vovochka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vovochka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vovochka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vovochka wants to control from the top but Zalachenko keeps moving.
Vovochka throws a big right hand that misses.
Vovochka drops back looking for a leg! Zalachenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zalachenko manages to kick Vovochka off! Vovochka jumps back into Zalachenko's guard.
Vovochka drops back looking for a leg! Zalachenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zalachenko manages to kick Vovochka off! Vovochka jumps back into Zalachenko's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovochka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zalachenko's head.
Vovochka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vovochka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zalachenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Vovochka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vovochka trying to control the action but Zalachenko is working from the bottom.
Vovochka controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zalachenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vovochka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zalachenko's head.
Vovochka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zalachenko is just riding it out for now. Vovochka eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovochka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vovochka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zalachenko's head.
Vovochka winds up and cracks Zalachenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vovochka is working for a kimura but Zalachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Vovochka is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vovochka lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zalachenko defends it well.
Vovochka is looking for a kimura but Zalachenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vovochka to get the leverage.
Vovochka is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Zalachenko is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Vovochka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Fedoseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niles Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedoseev's entrance music is Slipknot - Psychosocial. A fine choice. Martell has chosen White Zombie - More Human Than Human as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Fedoseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niles Martell!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedoseev throws a lazy head kick
and Martell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Vasily Fedoseev has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fedoseev blocks an elbow strike.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Martell won't allow it.
Fedoseev is trying to stall.
Fedoseev is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fedoseev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedoseev avoids a wild elbow strike from Martell.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Martell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fedoseev drops back down to his feet.
Martell blocks an uppercut.
Fedoseev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell pulls guard.
Fedoseev throwing strikes but missing.
Martell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell trying to control the position.
Martell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fedoseev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Martell keeps the fight on the outside.
Martell moves in looking to clinch but Fedoseev pushes him off.
Fedoseev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedoseev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martell moves in looking to clinch but Fedoseev pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedoseev misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedoseev circles away.
Martell is looking to clinch but Fedoseev is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Fedoseev misses.
Fedoseev misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasily Fedoseev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell gets tackled into the ropes by Fedoseev. Fedoseev maintains the clinch.
Martell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Martell won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Fedoseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedoseev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Fedoseev misses with the head strike.
Fedoseev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedoseev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fedoseev is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev is trying to maintain a safe position but Martell gets an underhook and turns Fedoseev into the ropes.
Fedoseev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Fedoseev stalling in the clinch but Martell improves position.
Fedoseev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedoseev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fedoseev blocks an elbow strike.
Fedoseev is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Martell landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martell throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martell.
Fedoseev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedoseev is trying to break the clinch but Martell is controlling him.
Martell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedoseev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell stalling against the ropes.
Martell breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martell is out of range.
Fedoseev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Fedoseev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martell tries to clinch but Fedoseev moves out of range.
Martell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martell circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedoseev circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Vasily Fedoseev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Fedoseev's cut.
That's time! Fedoseev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fedoseev throws a left that rocks Martell and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fedoseev dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Martell regain composure!
Martell is rocked!
It looks like Niles Martell has been cut.
Fedoseev tries to score with some ground and pound. Martell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Martell is still in real trouble! Can Fedoseev finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedoseev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Martell moves in looking to clinch but Fedoseev pushes him off.
A low kick from Fedoseev is predictable there
and Martell counters with a head kick.
Martell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Fedoseev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martell seems to have recovered his senses.
Fedoseev misses with a series of wild punches.
Martell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedoseev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Fedoseev.
Martell is looking to clinch but Fedoseev is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedoseev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fedoseev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasily Fedoseev is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedoseev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with an inside leg kick.
Martell moves to clinch but Fedoseev breaks away
and Fedoseev counters with a nice uppercut.
Martell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedoseev tries to clinch but Martell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Fedoseev. Those never looked like landing.
Martell tries to clinch up but Fedoseev circles away and keeps his distance.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Fedoseev.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedoseev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martell checks a low kick from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedoseev tries to clinch up but Martell circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedoseev throws an overhand right that lands on Martell's shoulder, as Martell tries to avoid the shot.
Fedoseev fails to land with a series of punches.
Martell wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedoseev throws out the jab.
Fedoseev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fedoseev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab-cross combination lands for Fedoseev and sends Martell crashing to the mat! Fedoseev follows him down to the mat - Martell regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedoseev stands up and beckons Martell to join him on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Fedoseev. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell is looking to clinch.
Martell moves to clinch but Fedoseev breaks away
and Fedoseev counters with a straight that turns Martell's legs to rubber! Fedoseev pushes forward with more strikes and Martell goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Fedoseev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta comes to the ring accompanied by The Sound by Switchfoot. Duggan has chosen Bitch!!! Where you been as his entrance music. Xander Arapeta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Arapeta moves into the clinch.
Arapeta lands a damaging elbow.
Arapeta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arapeta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duggan tries to work over Arapeta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Arapeta.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arapeta tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.
Arapeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arapeta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duggan's defenses.
It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Nice elbow from Arapeta.
A short left from Duggan.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arapeta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arapeta drives through and clinches with Duggan against the ropes.
Arapeta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arapeta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arapeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Arapeta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arapeta connects with a knee to the head.
Arapeta manages to break the clinch.
Arapeta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arapeta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duggan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arapeta or not.
Arapeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Duggan pushes Arapeta back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan avoiding damage as Arapeta throws knees to the body.
Duggan managing to block the knees to the body from Arapeta.
Duggan digs a right hand into Arapeta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arapeta's gas tank.
Arapeta is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggan digs a right hand underneath Arapeta's ribcage. Arapeta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duggan lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Duggan.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body.
Duggan trying to stall but Arapeta improves his position.
Duggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike.
Duggan lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duggan.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arapeta backwards.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan works on Arapeta's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Duggan.
Duggan scores with a shoulder strike.
Duggan is working Arapeta over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan gets through Arapeta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggan has Arapeta pressed against the ropes, preventing Arapeta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan managing to block the knees to the body from Arapeta.
Arapeta blocking some punches.
Arapeta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duggan avoids it.
Duggan looking to stall.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Duggan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duggan blocks the elbow strike.
Arapeta wants to break free but Duggan has control.
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duggan lands with a light punch inside.
Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arapeta backwards.
Arapeta is rocked!
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Arapeta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Duggan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duggan.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Arapeta with a big uppercut! Arapeta tries to clinch up but Duggan pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Arapeta to the mat! Arapeta covers up and Duggan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Duggan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Benedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Randon Rett enters the ring!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Benedez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benedez sprawls well initially but Rett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rett is looking to advance position but Benedez won't allow it.
Rett is looking for a kimura but Benedez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rett to get the leverage.
Benedez is staying active underneath Rett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rett is trying to work for a kimura but Benedez is defending well.
Benedez is trying to stand up here but Rett is controlling him well.
Rett wants to control but Benedez is keeping him busy.
Rett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett stalling.
Rett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benedez defending well though.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet.
Benedez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rett throwing shots but Benedez is blocking nicely.
Rett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet.
Benedez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rett.
Rett controlling the action here.
Rett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benedez defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benedez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez wants to improve his position but Rett is controlling well.
Rett wants to control but Benedez is keeping him busy.
Benedez is defending against the submission attempts here by Rett.
Rett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rett trying to control from half guard but Benedez is working away.
Rett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Benedez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benedez defending well though.
Rett uses his free foot to push down on Benedez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Benedez.
Rett is looking to work his way around to Benedez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Benedez tries to hold on but Rett pushes him away.
Rett cracks Benedez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rett looking to control but Benedez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedez can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rett is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Benedez is surviving well by controlling Rett's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randon Rett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Benedez.
Benedez throws a right and a left that Rett avoids nicely.
Rett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedez counters with a shoot takedown. Rett fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benedez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Rett throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benedez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benedez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez throwing strikes but missing.
Benedez wants to control from the top but Rett keeps moving.
Rett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benedez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benedez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benedez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedez is looking to stand up but Rett won't let him.
Rett is looking to sinch up a triangle. Benedez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rett's body to avoid the submission. Rett has instead reached around Benedez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rett arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randon Rett!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snegov throws a head kick but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Snegov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nikolaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snegov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
Snegov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Nikolaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snegov working hard to break the clinch.
Nikolaev tries to land knees in the clinch but Snegov avoids the damage to the body.
Snegov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snegov feints and then cracks Nikolaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikolaev down.
Snegov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov instigates a clinch.
Snegov tries to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Snegov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snegov breaks the clinch.
Snegov throws a leg kick but Nikolaev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Snegov's corner calls for a 1-2. Snegov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snegov drives through and clinches with Nikolaev against the ropes.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snegov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but Nikolaev blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snegov tries to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
Snegov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snegov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaev is defending well for now.
Nikolaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikolaev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Snegov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snegov blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but Snegov blocks with his arms.
Snegov avoids the elbow strike from Nikolaev, against the ropes.
Snegov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snegov forces Nikolaev back against the ropes and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov tries to land a knee to the head but Nikolaev blocks with his arms.
Nikolaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Konstantin Snegov has been cut.
Snegov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nikolaev is keeping busy.
Nikolaev misses with a knee strike.
Nikolaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snegov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nikolaev up against the ropes.
Snegov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikolaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikolaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snegov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snegov looking to throw knees to the head but Nikolaev is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snegov is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikolaev gets an underhook and turns Snegov into the ropes.
Nikolaev misses with a knee to the head.
Snegov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snegov trying to land knees to the body.
Snegov slows down the pace here.
Nikolaev prevents Snegov from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Snegov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Snegov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snegov looks to land a left hand but Nikolaev moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nikolaev throws an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Snegov is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snegov avoids it.
Nikolaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nikolaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Anton Nikolaev has been cut.
Anton Nikolaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikolaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snegov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snegov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snegov throws a lazy head kick
and Snegov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snegov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov throws a lazy head kick
and Nikolaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Snegov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Nikolaev tries to clinch there but Snegov circles away.
Nikolaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Snegov finish him?
Snegov throws a big shot that misses.
Nikolaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Nikolaev tries to clinch there but Snegov circles away.
Snegov scores with a jab. Nikolaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snegov throws a jab when Nikolaev was well out of range.
Snegov connects with a leg kick. Nikolaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snegov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nikolaev blocks the body kick.
Konstantin Snegov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snegov.
Nikolaev tries to clinch but Snegov moves out of range.
Nikolaev checks the leg kick.
Nikolaev connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snegov scores with a nice body kick.
Nikolaev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Snegov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikolaev is looking to clinch but Snegov is avoiding it.
Snegov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikolaev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nikolaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snegov throws a leg kick which misses Nikolaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Nikolaev tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov feints and then cracks Nikolaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikolaev down.
Snegov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nikolaev tries a knee to the head but Snegov blocks it.
Snegov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snegov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikolaev has him pressed against the ropes.
Nikolaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snegov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikolaev misses with an elbow strike.
Snegov connects with a knee to the head.
Snegov breaks from the clinch.
Snegov misses with a body shot.
Snegov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nikolaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov thows a leg kick but Nikolaev checks it
and Nikolaev counters with a thumping low kick.
Snegov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Snegov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nikolaev counters by clinching up.
Nikolaev is trying to trip Snegov. He has hold of a leg but Snegov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nikolaev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Snegov controls Nikolaev momentarily but Nikolaev frees himself.
Snegov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nikolaev has his hands clasped together but Snegov extends an breaks Nikolaev's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Snegov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konstantin Snegov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Pavlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yushin Okami is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Boris Pavlov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Okami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlov moves to clinch but Okami breaks away
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Pavlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pavlov is looking to clinch.
Pavlov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Okami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pavlov on the side of the head.
Pavlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pavlov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pavlov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okami is trying to stand back up but Pavlov is controlling him
Pavlov lands strikes from half guard.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Pavlov misses with a head shot. Okami uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pavlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pavlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Okami wants to get back to his feet but Pavlov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pavlov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pavlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pavlov postures up in Okami's guard and throws a big left but Okami blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pavlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami has momentary wrist control but Pavlov slips an elbow through the middle.
Okami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pavlov postures up in Okami's guard and throws a big left but Okami blocks it.
Pavlov postures up in Okami's guard and throws a big left but Okami blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Okami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pavlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pavlov.
Okami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov throwing strikes from guard but Okami blocks nicely.
Pavlov distracts Okami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pavlov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okami wants to stand but Pavlov is controlling the position.
Pavlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Pavlov dominated that round.
That's time! Pavlov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okami connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pavlov has Okami up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pavlov trying to stall but Okami improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlov fails to land.
Pavlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okami's efforts to push away.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pavlov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pavlov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okami's head.
Pavlov working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami is trying to stand.
Pavlov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pavlov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Pavlov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pavlov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Pavlov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okami is looking to escape.
Okami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Okami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pavlov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okami blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pavlov.
Pavlov throwing shots but Okami is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov lands with a punch from half guard.
Pavlov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okami regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pavlov.
Pavlov cracks Okami with a solid left hand.
Okami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pavlov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pavlov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boris Pavlov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pavlov throwing strikes but missing.
Pavlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Okami has wrist control.
Pavlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Okami has wrist control.
Pavlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlov throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlov distracts Okami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Pavlov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okami with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pavlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okami misses with a double jab.
Pavlov moves to clinch but Okami breaks away
and Okami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pavlov clinches up with Okami and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pavlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Okami controls his hands.
Okami blocks an elbow strike from Pavlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlov.
Okami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okami can't break the clinch.
Okami wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okami is trying to force a seperation but Pavlov has the dominant position.
Pavlov tries to land a knee to the head but Okami blocks with his arms.
Pavlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okami working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlov pushes off an throws an elbow but Okami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pavlov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Okami tries to circle away but Pavlov has him pinned against the ropes.
Okami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okami thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami swings for the body but Pavlov moves out of range.
Pavlov is looking to clinch.
Pavlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Okami circles away.
Okami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okami managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okami's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okami is trying to force a seperation but Pavlov has the dominant position.
Okami blocks an elbow strike from Pavlov.
Pavlov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pavlov throws a head punch that misses.
Okami has had enough of the clinch but Pavlov keeps him there for the moment.
Okami is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlov has double underhooks.
Pavlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okami's efforts to push away.
Okami avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavlov.
Pavlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Okami gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pavlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami blocks an uppercut.
Okami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okami is trying to break free.
Okami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pavlov has Okami pushed against the ropes.
Pavlov has Okami pressed against the ropes, preventing Okami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlov working aggressively here.
Pavlov throws an elbow but it misses.
Okami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Pavlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okami gets underhooks to prevent Pavlov's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami wants to break free but Pavlov has control.
Pavlov is trying to drag Okami to the mat but Okami just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Pavlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yushin Okami just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Pavlov misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pavlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pavlov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okami misses with a left hand
and Pavlov counters by clinching up.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Pavlov controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov tries a body shot but Okami blocks it.
Okami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Okami tries to break free but Pavlov pushes him back against the ropes.
Okami tries to circle away but Pavlov has him pinned against the ropes.
Okami tries to circle away but Pavlov has him pinned against the ropes.
Okami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Okami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pavlov trying to stall but Okami improves his position.
Okami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlov tries to land knees in the clinch but Okami avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlov prevents Okami from breaking the clinch.
Okami blocks an uppercut.
Pavlov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Okami pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yushin Okami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws out a loose jab but Pavlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Okami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlov lands with a cross.
Okami thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov throws a hook but Okami blocks it.
Pavlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pavlov throws a strike but Okami avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pavlov thows a big elbow that misses.
Okami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pavlov.
Okami is looking to stand up but Pavlov isn't so interested in that idea.
Pavlov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okami's head.
Pavlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlov with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Pavlov had his way with Yushin Okami in that 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. This is the final round!
Pavlov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Okami tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pavlov is in Okami's guard.
Pavlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pavlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pavlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pavlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okami wants to stand up but Pavlov is controlling him.
Okami pushes Pavlov off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
Pavlov looks to land a right hand but Okami moved out of range.
Pavlov has Okami up against the ropes in a clinch.
Okami has had enough of the clinch but Pavlov keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlov landing knees to the head.
Okami tries to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling the position.
Okami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov throws a head punch that misses.
Pavlov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Okami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pavlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Okami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okami blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pavlov keeps control of Okami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlov keeps control of Okami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okami prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami tries to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling the position.
Pavlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boris Pavlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Pavlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pavlov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Okami wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlov won't allow it.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Okami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlov wants to clinch up but Okami keeps it at a distance.
Pavlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yushin Okami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami tries to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling the position.
Pavlov pushes off an throws an elbow but Okami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pavlov scores with a shot to the side of Okami's head.
Okami can't break the clinch.
Pavlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okami's efforts to push away.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Pavlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Pavlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlov throws an elbow but it misses.
Okami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okami tries to break free but Pavlov pushes him back against the ropes.
Boris Pavlov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okami tries to break the clinch but Pavlov is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Pavlov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavlov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Pavlov!
Boris Pavlov retains his middleweight title!
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