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MKFC 169 - Demidov vs Rykov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy TuTone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard comes to the cage accompanied by Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Ol Bastard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy TuTone!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TuTone tries to clinch but Bastard moves away
and Bastard counters with a left to the body.
Tommy TuTone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TuTone wants to clinch up but Bastard keeps it at a distance.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
TuTone closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by TuTone.
Bastard throws a punch but it's blocked by TuTone.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as TuTone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bastard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from TuTone.
Bastard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
TuTone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
TuTone scores with a knee to the head.
TuTone scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
TuTone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TuTone crunches a lovely knee into Bastard's ribcage.
Bastard takes an elbow to the temple.
TuTone scores with a nice hook to the head.
TuTone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bastard up against the cage.
Bastard tries to throw a body punch but TuTone avoids it by throwing Bastard back against the cage.
Bastard can't find room to land a body shot as TuTone controls the action.
Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by TuTone.
Bastard tries to throw a body punch but TuTone avoids it by throwing Bastard back against the cage.
TuTone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastard being controlled against the cage.
TuTone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
TuTone is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard struggles to land a body shot inside as TuTone controls his hands.
Bastard lands a body shot in the clinch.
TuTone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard looking to stall.
TuTone blocks a body shot from Bastard.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
TuTone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
TuTone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bastard up against the cage.
TuTone working Bastard over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by TuTone.
TuTone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
TuTone blocks a body shot from Bastard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by TuTone as Bastard tries to tie him up.
Bastard misses with a body punch.
Bastard misses with some punches.
Bastard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bastard is rocked!
Bastard looking to slow down the pace here.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
TuTone pressing his opponent against the cage.
TuTone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
TuTone lands a knee to the body.
TuTone lands with a light punch inside.
TuTone lands a big knee! That's hurt Bastard! Oh, he's all over the place! TuTone lands another knee that sends Bastard to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy TuTone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulista comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champagne Supernova kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Paulista!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulista throws a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head but Harkonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harkonnen can't break the clinch.
Harkonnen is pushing Paulista up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harkonnen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulista backwards.
Harkonnen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harkonnen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paulista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harkonnen takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulista lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paulista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harkonnen moves in looking to clinch but Paulista pushes him off.
Harkonnen walks into a jab.
Harkonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkonnen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paulista connects with a crisp jab.
Harkonnen is rocked!
Harkonnen throws a jab when Paulista was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the cage.
Harkonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulista won't allow it.
Paulista tries to break free but Harkonnen pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harkonnen is trying to break free.
Harkonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paulista has him pressed against the cage.
Paulista looking to stall.
Harkonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulista won't allow it.
Harkonnen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harkonnen working hard to break the clinch.
Harkonnen tries to throw a body punch but Paulista avoids it by throwing Harkonnen back against the cage.
Paulista stalling.
Harkonnen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paulista fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paulista clinches with his opponent.
Paulista is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Harkonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulista breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulista.
Harkonnen ducks under a wild hook from Paulista.
Paulista is looking to clinch.
Paulista gets a clinch.
Paulista is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harkonnen is keeping busy.
Harkonnen is working for takedown but Paulista is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harkonnen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulista pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulista jabs at Harkonnen's body.
Harkonnen is breathing heavily.
Paulista thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulista wants to clinch up but Harkonnen keeps it at a distance.
Paulista jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harkonnen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Paulista tries to clinch up.
Paulista lands a body shot.
Paulista clobbers Harkonnen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paulista scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Harkonnen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harkonnen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Harkonnen ducks straight into an uppercut from Paulista and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Harkonnen manages to regain guard straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paulista advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulista scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Harkonnen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Paulista can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Paulista!
Junior Paulista gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Heavyweight Champion of the World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Chevalier!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
It looks like Leon Smith has been cut.
A head kick from Smith lands but Chevalier takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ronald Chevalier has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Chevalier's leg but Chevalier calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chevalier checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chevalier!
Chevalier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Chevalier moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Chevalier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chevalier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith taking a breather.
Chevalier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Chevalier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith knocks Chevalier to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith trying to control the action but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chevalier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leon Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chevalier tries to clinch up.
Chevalier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chevalier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Chevalier stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Chevalier connects with a nice looking jab.
Chevalier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Chevalier both land. Nice combination.
Leon Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith throws a push kick but Chevalier slaps the foot to one side.
Chevalier moves into the clinch.
Chevalier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chevalier avoids it.
Chevalier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith wants to break free but Chevalier has control.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevalier avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chevalier taking a breather.
Chevalier misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Chevalier has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chevalier prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Chevalier stalls.
Chevalier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chevalier managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Chevalier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chevalier is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chevalier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chevalier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Chevalier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chevalier is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Chevalier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Chevalier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chevalier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chevalier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chevalier clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chevalier lands with a right that hurts Smith. Smith looks to clinch but Chevalier throws a short knee that drops Smith. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Ronald Chevalier!
Ronald Chevalier gave a mention to Kobra Clothing Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug McSwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSwain's entrance music is Jack Thammarat - My Headache Song. A fine choice. Arlovski has chosen Sex, God, Sex by the SWANS as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doug McSwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McSwain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McSwain avoids the body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - McSwain circles away.
Arlovski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSwain manages to avoid it.
Arlovski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arlovski showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McSwain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McSwain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlovski is looking to work some ground and pound but McSwain has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McSwain's head.
McSwain wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McSwain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arlovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlovski throwing strikes from guard but McSwain blocks nicely.
Arlovski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arlovski passes McSwain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McSwain works his way to full guard. Good work.
McSwain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arlovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McSwain is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski postures up in McSwain's guard and throws a big left but McSwain blocks it.
McSwain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arlovski manages to get himself to full guard.
McSwain throws a big right hand that misses.
Arlovski trying to control the position here.
McSwain postures up.
McSwain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSwain stopping the sweep attempt from Arlovski.
McSwain landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSwain with a flurry of punches that miss.
McSwain trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arlovski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McSwain is defending well. Arlovski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McSwain has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Arlovski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landa comes to the cage accompanied by Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein. 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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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Landa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Kao!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landa ducks under a wild hook from Kao.
Kao misses with a body kick.
Landa moves out of range of the body kick from Kao.
Landa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landa throws a head kick that Kao semi-blocks.
Landa drops his hands momentarily and Kao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Landa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Kao both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Hans Landa has been cut.
Kao misses with a looping right.
Kao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kao throws a big shot that misses.
Landa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Landa misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kao, as that shot connected.
Li Kao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kao misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landa loads up on a big right hand but Kao slips the punch.
Kao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landa moves away.
Kao leaves Landa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kao throws out a loose jab but Landa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Kao. No joy for Landa on that attempt.
Landa avoids a kick to the body.
Kao thuds a left hand into Landa's body.
Kao misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao lands with an uppercut that bounces Landa off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Kao.
Kao leaves Landa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Landa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landa misses with the combination.
Kao looks to score with a jab to the body but Landa is just out of range.
Landa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kao misses with a wild body shot.
Landa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kao walks into a stiff left hand from Landa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Landa.
Landa avoids the body shot from Kao.
Landa throws a leg kick but Kao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Landa fails with the takedown.
Landa dives in and grabs Kao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kao pushes down on Landa's head and hops out.
Landa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kao throws a hook but Landa avoids it easily.
Landa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Landa throws a low kick but Kao moves out of range easily.
Landa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kao looks to land a right hand but Landa moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao misses with a straight left.
Landa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kao throws out a powerful jab.
Kao throws a jab but it's blocked by Landa.
Landa staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Landa with that takedown attempt.
Landa finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kao's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Landa falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Kao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borris Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast by Tech N9ne. Cerventes Bison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
215 lbs
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217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Bison slams his shin into Khalidov's torso.
Bison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Khalidov is looking to get to half guard.
Khalidov wants to control but Bison is having none of it.
Bison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khalidov's face.
Khalidov tries to hold on but Bison pushes him away.
Khalidov can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidov is squirming around, avoiding Bison's attempts to control the action.
Khalidov wants to control but Bison is having none of it.
Khalidov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov is in a horrible position here. Bison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bison trying to control but Khalidov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Khalidov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Khalidov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Khalidov is rocked!
Bison prevents Khalidov from getting the reversal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khalidov looks a forlorn figure.
Khalidov is still in real trouble! Can Bison finish him?
Bison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bison tries to control but Khalidov wriggling away.
Khalidov seems to have recovered his senses.
Bison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison drops a big elbow. That's hurt Khalidov! More shots from Bison and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cerventes Bison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Farro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
143 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke is looking to clinch but Farro is avoiding it.
Farro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Farro misses with a looping right.
Farro tries to land a front kick but ORourke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farro misses with a straight right.
Farro misses with a body shot.
ORourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farro.
ORourke slips under a jab from Farro.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke fails with an attempt to clinch.
ORourke wants to clinch but Farro slips to the side
and ORourke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
ORourke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Farro coming out on top.
Farro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ORourke.
Farro throws a hook to the side of ORourke's head but ORourke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farro throws a leg kick but ORourke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farro misses with a looping left.
Farro avoids the head kick by ORourke.
Farro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Farro misses the target.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Farro circles away and keeps his distance.
Farro scores with a decent looking hook.
ORourke is looking to clinch.
Farro looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
ORourke connects with a leg kick. Farro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro connects with a jab.
Farro misses with a straight left.
ORourke wants to clinch.
Farro throws a hook but ORourke avoids it easily.
Farro throws out a loose jab but ORourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Farro lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ORourke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farro tries to free his leg and advance position but ORourke is retaining full guard.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Farro from controlling successfully.
Farro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farro wants to pass the guard but ORourke is keeping the position.
Farro wants to control from the top but ORourke keeps moving.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ORourke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ORourke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farro is looking to work some ground and pound but ORourke has wrist control.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farro throws a strike but ORourke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farro working for a triangle but ORourke defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. ORourke is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
ORourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Farro circles away.
Farro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
ORourke tries to work over Farro's front leg with a kick but Farro checks it.
Farro throws a right hand that ORourke ducks under and follows up with a left that ORourke also avoids with ease.
ORourke misses with a double jab.
Farro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ORourke just misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farro misses with a right hand
and ORourke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ORourke.
Farro is looking to break free of the clinch but ORourke has double underhooks.
Farro blocks an uppercut.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
Farro is trying to pull guard but ORourke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Farro avoiding damage as ORourke throws knees to the body.
ORourke has a couple of punches blocked by Farro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ORourke is looking to control Farro's arms but Farro gets an underhook and turns him. Now ORourke has his back to the cage.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
ORourke pushes Farro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ORourke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivan ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Farro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on ORourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Farro lands with a left to the head.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, ORourke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farro's brow.
Farro gets control of ORourke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Farro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ORourke stays in close to Farro's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ORourke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farro on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro is looking to sweep but instead, ORourke has passed into half guard.
Farro is trying to get back to full guard.
Farro gets back to full guard.
Farro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for ORourke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke working to try and regain half guard.
Farro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Farro throws some wild stikes that ORourke manages to avoid easily.
Farro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Farro misses with some ground and pound and ORourke recovers position to half guard.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ORourke defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke wants to get back to his feet.
Farro with the ground and pound but ORourke uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but ORourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ben Farro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farro passes ORourke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ORourke defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Farro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Farro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
Farro misses with a right hand
letting ORourke counter with a right hand.
Farro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ORourke. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Farro.
ORourke tries to clinch but Farro moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Farro. Those never looked like landing.
ORourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farro dodges the punch combination from ORourke.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farro.
ORourke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke instigates a clinch.
Farro is trying to pull guard but ORourke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Farro taking a breather.
Farro misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORourke.
Farro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Farro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Farro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
ORourke wants to stand but Farro is controlling his posture from full guard.
ORourke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead ORourke passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro tries to bench press ORourke off him but ORourke keeps the position.
Farro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on ORourke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Farro moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ORourke has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro tries to buck ORourke off but ORourke is having none of it.
Farro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Farro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivan ORourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, ORourke seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farro wants to get back to full guard.
Farro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Farro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ORourke defends well.
ORourke preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Farro.
I've got Farro 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Giant Squid - Panthalassa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
146 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ariel Levin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero lands a jab.
Levin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hero tries to avoid it but Levin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hero to the ground. Hero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Levin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levin throws out a loose jab but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Levin has his foot on Hero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hero works his way back into a safe position though.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Levin keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Levin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Levin working for a triangle but Hero defends it easily.
Levin keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Levin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Levin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hero defends it easily.
Levin keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Levin's head.
Levin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Levin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hero has managed to get both his arms back between Levin's legs - danger averted.
Levin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hero stacks Levin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hero!
Hero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here as Hero stalls from top position.
Hero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hero scoring with punches from side control.
Hero working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin is looking for a sweep.
Hero working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Levin keeps working.
Levin is looking for a sweep.
Hero wants to take a breather but Levin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hero.
Hero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero lands a couple of digs.
Levin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Hero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Levin has closed the distance and engaged Hero in a clinch.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hero ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hero no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hero looking to control.
Levin trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Levin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hero manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Levin.
Levin is trying to control. Hero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Levin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Levin stalling away here and it's allowed Hero to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Levin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hero's head.
Hero looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Levin passes into side control.
Hero is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hero wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin is trying to control. Hero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sub Hero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Levin controlling the pace.
Hero is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Levin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero wants to improve his position but Levin is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero has hold of Levin's hands but Levin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Levin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hero is trying to get back to full guard.
Levin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hero trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin stalling away here and it's allowed Hero to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Levin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Levin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Levin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero wants to sweep but no luck.
Levin forces his way into half guard.
Hero is looking for a sweep. Levin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Levin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Levin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hero thows a body shot but no joy.
Hero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hero feints a jab promting Levin to slip. Hero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Levin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Levin moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero avoids the body shot from Levin.
Sub Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Levin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hero's guard.
Levin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Levin's guard.
Hero is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Levin working for a triangle but Hero defends it easily.
Levin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero landing with the ground and pound.
Levin has his foot on Hero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hero works his way back into a safe position though.
Hero lands a couple of elbows.
Hero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Levin wants to stand but Hero is controlling the position.
Hero looking to sit in guard and control but Levin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Levin advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hero works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hero controls Levin momentarily but Levin frees himself.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Levin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin throwing strikes from guard but Hero blocks nicely.
Hero keeping full guard, as Levin tries to pass.
Hero trying to keep a closed guard but Levin is proving a slippery customer.
Levin wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero trying to keep a closed guard but Levin is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sub Hero.
Well Hero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sub Hero!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sub Hero thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Vida Bandida. Wing has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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26
193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Wing!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia connects with an inside leg kick.
Wing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wing tries to clinch up.
Wing throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maia.
Wing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wing scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wing counters by clinching up.
Maia has hold of one of Wing's legs. Wing is fighting the takedown attempt but Maia gets the trip and lands 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 is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Wing keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Wing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
Maia trying to control but Wing is working from the bottom.
Wing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maia wants to control from the top but Wing keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Wing wants to sweep but no luck.
Wing striking off his back but it's not causing Maia any problems.
Wing wants to get back to his feet but Maia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wing has momentary wrist control but Maia slips an elbow through the middle.
Wing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maia wants to control from the top but Wing keeps moving.
Wing looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Wing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wing keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Wing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wing is keeping the position for now.
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wing stops Maia from passing to mount.
Wing is trying to get back to half guard.
Wing is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maia is pressing down on Wing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wing is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wing defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wing sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wing throws a leg kick but Maia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wing working aggressively here.
Maia prevents a body shot from Wing.
Wing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wing fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Demian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia scores with a hook.
Wing checks a leg kick nicely.
Wing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wing tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia scores with the left hand. Wing knows he should have avoided that one.
Wing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wing slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Wing takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wing stuffs the takedown.
Wing takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wing. That's going to slow Maia down.
Nice body kick from Maia.
Maia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maia walks into a stiff left hand from Wing.
Wing tries a low kick but Maia avoids it.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wing slips a jab from Maia.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Wing moved out of range.
Wing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maia's calf.
Maia with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia dips to his left and cracks Wing with an uppercut!
Wing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wing takes one on the button.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wing is looking to slow Maia down with leg kicks.
Maia scores with a shot to the body.
Maia blocks a low kick nicely.
Wing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Wing slips the punch.
Maia tries to bum rush Wing with a series of wild strikes but Wing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wing is trying to improve his position.
Wing struggling a bit here.
Wing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia working the strikes but Wing uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maia.
Wing is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wing is trying to control but can't.
Wing is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Wing defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Wing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wing throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maia.
Maia throws a nice looking combination but Wing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Maia - just one landing.
Wing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maia misses with a hook. Wing ducked under it nicely.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wing.
Maia avoids a kick to the body.
Maia avoids a kick to the body.
Wing uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Wing tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wing lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily.
Maia moves out of range as Wing throws a body kick.
Maia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maia throws a combination that misses
and Wing counters with a head kick.
Wing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia looks to land a left hand but Wing moved out of range nicely.
Maia misses with a looping right.
Wing throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Maia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wing is out of range and Maia settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Wing is predictable there
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
Maia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maia - that will leave a mark!
Maia slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Maia.
Maia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wing did well to prevent Maia getting side control.
Demian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia is looking for a kimura here.
Maia trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing keeping hold of Maia's head, controlling as best he can.
Maia throws a strike but Wing avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chester Wing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia stands up over Wing, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Wing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia is pushing down on Wing's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wing is fighting to maintain full guard but Maia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wing is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wing is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wing is trying to stand up here but Maia is controlling him well.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Wing is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wing is trying to stand up here but Maia is controlling him well.
Maia is keen to just control but Wing is a slippery customer.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wing is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wing slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Maia!
After winning the bout, Demian Maia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (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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30
281 lbs
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30
272 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov misses with a kick to the body.
Demidov tries to clinch but Rykov is having none of it.
Demidov stuffs the takedown attempt from Rykov. Rykov gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demidov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rykov looks to throw the jab but Demidov is out of range.
Demidov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Demidov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rykov doesn't seem bothered though.
Demidov is looking to land body kicks.
Demidov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rykov looks gassed!
Rykov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rykov cracks Demidov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rykov dives in and scores a takedown into Demidov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rykov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demidov keeping full guard, as Rykov tries to pass.
Rykov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rykov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rykov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rykov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rykov throwing strikes but missing.
Rykov trying to control but Demidov is working from the bottom.
Rykov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rykov tries to free his leg and advance position but Demidov is retaining full guard.
Demidov wants to stand and escape but Rykov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov trying to control the position from guard on top but Demidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rykov controlling from the top position.
Rykov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rykov throws a big right hand that misses.
Demidov keeping full guard, as Rykov tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov thows a big elbow that misses.
Rykov wants to pass the guard but Demidov is keeping the position.
Demidov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rykov looks for a takedown but Demidov sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rykov misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexey Rykov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Rykov misses.
Demidov delivers a nice body kick.
Kaban Demidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demidov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rykov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demidov doesn't manage to clinch there - Rykov circles away.
Demidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rykov missing with a left hand there. Demidov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demidov looks to land a body kick but Rykov moved away.
Demidov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demidov wants it to stay on the feet.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Demidov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demidov.
Kaban Demidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Demidov stalks Rykov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rykov's face. Rykov staggers backwards, shaken.
Demidov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Demidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Demidov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demidov moves in looking to clinch but Rykov pushes him off.
Demidov throws a head kick but Rykov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov misses with a wild body shot.
Kaban Demidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demidov misses with a kick to the body.
Rykov throws a poor cross that misses
and Demidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rykov missing with a left hand there. Demidov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rykov throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rykov as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Rykov avoids the head kick by Demidov.
Rykov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demidov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov moves out of range as Demidov throws a body kick.
Demidov tries a head kick but it misses.
Demidov lands with a nice body kick.
Rykov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demidov.
Demidov lands a leg kick that knocks Rykov off balance momentarily.
Rykov looking to score a takedown here. Demidov is defending well but Rykov drives through and ends up in Demidov's guard.
Rykov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rykov is working Demidov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rykov throwing strikes from guard but Demidov blocks nicely.
Rykov trying to control the position from guard on top but Demidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov stands and throws Demidov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Demidov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rykov.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rykov trying to control the action but Demidov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaban Demidov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Demidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rykov was well out of range. Poor timing from Demidov.
Demidov throws a wild body kick that Rykov sees coming a mile off.
Rykov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rykov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rykov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rykov trying to control the position but Demidov is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rykov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Demidov parries the strikes from Rykov easily there. Rykov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Demidov to escape.
Rykov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rykov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kaban Demidov's cut is getting worse.
Rykov tries for a kimura but Demidov is defending well.
Rykov trying to control the position but Demidov is working away.
Rykov working the strikes but Demidov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rykov connects with a nice short shot to Demidov's temple.
Kaban Demidov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaban Demidov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexey Rykov!
After the fight, Alexey Rykov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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