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TD 51: Katchenko - Gabel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal NineThousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masatacu Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oyama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Masutatsu Oyama 10 DAN. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hal NineThousand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masatacu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NineThousand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oyama counters with a head kick.
Oyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from NineThousand.
Oyama fakes the leg kick and cracks NineThousand in the body.
Oyama scores with a head kick.
It looks like Hal NineThousand has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NineThousand misses with a double jab.
Oyama throws a head kick but NineThousand moves out of range.
NineThousand throws out a loose jab but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
NineThousand swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from NineThousand.
Oyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oyama takes one to the chin there.
NineThousand throws a series of punches but Oyama moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oyama.
NineThousand 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.
NineThousand is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Oyama! NineThousand is out on his feet! Oyama rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - NineThousand is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! NineThousand is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masatacu Oyama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konina Ot Overima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vlad Stalin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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289 lbs
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270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konina Ot Overima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Overima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalin looks to land a combination. Overima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Konina Ot Overima has been cut.
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!
A left lands for Overima.
Overima loses concentration momentarily and Stalin pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Overima crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Stalin finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad Stalin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. Goode has chosen . 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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Hades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Goode!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goode fails to land the takedown.
Goode is looking to clinch.
Hades lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goode.
Hades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hades avoids the head kick by Goode.
Hades connects with a body shot that sends Goode's belly button to the back.
Goode takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Hades.
Hades misses with the combination.
Sam Hades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hades with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Goode 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hades looks to land a combination. Goode sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goode is defended easily by Hades.
Goode has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hades does no damage.
Hades tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Hades as he connects with a hook.
Hades lands a body shot.
Goode has closed the distance and engaged Hades in a clinch.
Goode tries to pull guard but Hades forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sam Hades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goode.
Goode is stalling here.
Hades wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goode has him pressed against the cage.
Goode is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hades blocks an elbow strike.
Goode wants a takedown.
Goode lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hades managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hades wants to sweep but no luck.
Goode trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hades's guard.
Hades wants to stand up but Goode is controlling him.
Goode trying to control but Hades is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Hades just wasn't active enough.
Hades connects with a right hand. Goode shakes it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hades lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goode has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goode and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goode throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hades's waist but Hades gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goode off to one side.
Hades misses with a low kick.
Goode takes one on the button.
Hades gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goode trying to control the position from guard on top but Hades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hades controlling the position.
Hades is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goode wants to control from the top but Hades keeps moving.
Hades is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sol Goode wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hades connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goode's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goode looks for a takedown but Hades sprawls well.
Hades is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goode throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Goode blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hades fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goode checks it well.
A left and a right from Hades both land. Nice combination.
Goode fails to land the takedown.
Hades tests Goode's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hades dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hades lands a jab to the nose.
Hades looks to throw the jab but Goode is out of range.
Hades throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hades checks the leg kick.
Hades lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goode shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hades defends it nicely.
Nice shot by Hades.
Hades scores with a one two! Goode had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hades lands with a nice body punch.
Hades misses with a body shot.
Goode takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goode has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goode there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goode is looking to clinch but Hades is avoiding it.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hades swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode looks to land a combination. Hades sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hades is looking to chop away at Goode's legs.
Hades with a hook.
Goode walks into a left hand.
Hades bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goode's head.
Hades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hades feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goodes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goode tries for a takedown but Hades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goode throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hades's waist but Hades gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goode off to one side.
Sam Hades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goode.
Goode is breathing heavily.
Goode takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Hades comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hades looks to land a combination. Goode sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goode is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Hades scores with a four punch combination!
Goode is still on wobbly legs! Can Hades finish him?
Hades lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goode tries to clinch up but Hades circles away and keeps his distance.
Hades feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goodes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sam Hades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hades. Beautiful body shot.
Hades throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goode counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hades seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Goode seems to have recovered his senses.
Hades wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Goode stands up from Hades's guard - Goode perhaps looking for a knockout.
Goode takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goode shoots in looking for a takedown. Hades tries to sprawl out of it but Goode keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hades manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades scores with a decent looking hook.
Hades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hades lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hades uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goode has time to react.
Hades lands a glancing blow to the side of Goode's head.
Goode walks into a left hand.
Hades misses with a double jab.
Hades checks a leg kick.
Goode tries for a takedown but Hades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goode checks the leg kick.
Goode fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Goode 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hades digs a good body shot into Goode's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hades's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hades duly obliges.
Goode has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hades connects with a body shot.
Hades throws a sloppy head kick and Goode moves out of range easily.
Hades displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goode looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hades lands a lovely overhand right.
Hades lands a left and a right that send Goode crashing to the mat, dazed. Hades thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Goode on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goode can do to turn this around?
Goode shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hades pinned against the cage. Hades gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hades scores with a decent looking hook.
Goode shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hades as he jumps to the side.
Hades connects with a right that clearly hurt Goode. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Hades proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Goode collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hades!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosty Badzenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosty Badzenko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
0 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kingsley Nasir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosty Badzenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badzenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nasir is on top in guard.
Badzenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Badzenko, not yet.
Badzenko trying to keep a closed guard but Nasir is proving a slippery customer.
Nasir forces his way into half guard.
Badzenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Badzenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badzenko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nasir jumps into side control!
Nasir is looking to take a break and control but Badzenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nasir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nasir is chipping away with strikes.
Nasir cracks Badzenko with a big right hand but Badzenko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Badzenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nasir. 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.
Nasir is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasir trying to control the position but Badzenko is working away.
Nasir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Badzenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nasir landing a few strikes.
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badzenko keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badzenko is looking for a sweep.
Badzenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nasir in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Badzenko is pushing Nasir's head away, looking to escape. Nasir manages to hold on to the position though.
Badzenko tries to improve position but can't.
Badzenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nasir is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Badzenko's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasir trying to control the position but Badzenko is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badzenko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nasir is controlling him well.
Badzenko is trying to control Nasir's posture but Nasir avoids it.
Nasir wants to control but Badzenko is keeping him busy.
Nasir 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.
Nasir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nasir lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nasir landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Nasir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nasir throws a hook but Badzenko blocks it.
Badzenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nasir is controlling Badzenko's posture.
Badzenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nasir's guard.
Nasir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Badzenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Nasir working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Badzenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nasir puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nasir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nasir is trying to work for a kimura but Badzenko is defending well.
Nasir moves into full mount! Badzenko won't be happy about that!
Badzenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badzenko is bucking up trying to escape but Nasir cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Badzenko is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasir lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Badzenko! Nasir sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Badzenko and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kingsley Nasir!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srichan Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan has chosen Pendulum - Propane Nightmares as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Srichan Dan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo dips to his left and cracks Dan with an uppercut!
It looks like Srichan Dan has been cut.
Dan tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dan is defending well.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Dan pushes him off.
Dan slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Bravo misses the jab.
Dan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Dan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan is pressed up against the cage. Bravo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dan down to the mat. Dan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dan misses with a looping right.
Bravo shoots for a takedown but Dan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bravo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dan.
Bravo shoots in but no luck this time.
Bravo misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Dan avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bravo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dan avoids it really well and circles away.
Bravo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bravo.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bravo.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dan as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bravo to score with a decent uppercut.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan blocks a head kick by Bravo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Dan moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown. Dan tries to sprawl out of it but Bravo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Bravo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Srichan Dan's cut.
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.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dan.
Dan misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Bravo.
Bravo clinches up with Dan and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in and bounces Dan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dan can't keep his opponent in guard - Bravo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bravo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bravo stands up from half guard.
Bravo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dan's waist but Dan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravo off to one side.
Dan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bravo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
Dan moves out of range as Bravo throws a body kick.
Mario Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dan sprawls well. Dan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Bravo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dan which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dan moves forwards but Bravo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bravo has a takedown stuffed.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dan circles away.
Bravo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horrible takedown by Bravo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dan which made him look bad.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dan sprawls well initially but Bravo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bravo passes to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Bravo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Srichan Dan'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. This is the final round!
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Bravo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dan is fending him off so far but Bravo persists. Nope, Dan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo lands with an overhand left.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Dan is avoiding it.
Mario Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo throws a head kick but Dan moves out of range.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dan to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Dan. No joy for Bravo on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo feints a jab promting Dan to slip. Bravo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dan leaves Bravo 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 Mario Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dan counters with a stiff right hand.
Mario Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Bravo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Srichan Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo misses with a straight left.
Dan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Dan avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan is trying to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling him.
Dan lands a nice shot to the body.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo tries to keep at a distance but Dan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Mario Bravo.
Well Bravo 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Bravo!
Mario Bravo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sssssugar!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Oneale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov comes into the arena with Diskoteka avaria-Nebo blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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206 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kvasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Oneale!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Oneale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kvasov, right into the meat.
Kvasov thumps Oneale with a low kick.
Oneale avoids the head kick by Kvasov.
Oneale checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kvasov.
Kvasov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kvasov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kvasov.
Kvasov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Patrick Oneale has been cut.
Kvasov misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kvasov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kvasov throws a sloppy head kick and Oneale moves out of range easily.
Kvasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov scores with a spinning back kick!
Oneale looks gassed!
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses.
Oneale checks a low kick from Kvasov.
Oneale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kvasov throws out the jab.
Oneale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice takedown defense from Kvasov. No joy for Oneale on that attempt.
Roman Kvasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvasov throws a sloppy head kick and Oneale moves out of range easily.
Kvasov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kvasov fakes the leg kick and cracks Oneale in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kvasov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oneale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oneale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kvasov avoids the body shot from Oneale.
Kvasov is looking to slow Oneale down with leg kicks.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses.
Kvasov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oneale.
Kvasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kvasov misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov misses the shot to the body.
Kvasov cracks the inside of Oneale's front leg.
Oneale throws a solid leg kick but Kvasov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oneale.
Kvasov misses with an uppercut. Oneale saw that one coming.
Kvasov misses with a head kick.
Kvasov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roman Kvasov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kvasov misses with a head kick.
Oneale bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kvasov pushes Oneale away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oneale gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oneale lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneale throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oneale is trying to get an arm triangle but Kvasov is defending well.
Oneale lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oneale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kvasov to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvasov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oneale is controlling him well.
Oneale working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oneale throws an elbow but Kvasov slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oneale controls the position.
Kvasov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oneale is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kvasov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Oneale's cut.
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.
Kvasov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oneale thows a body shot but no joy.
Kvasov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oneale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kvasov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kvasov lands a nice shot that snaps Oneale's head back.
Oneale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kvasov feints and then cracks Oneale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oneale down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvasov lands a head kick. Oneale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kvasov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oneale tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Kvasov throws a right and a left that Oneale avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov scores with a head kick. Oneale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roman Kvasov is winning the standup battle so far.
Oneale is breathing heavily.
Kvasov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oneale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses.
Kvasov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kvasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kvasov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kvasov misses with the combination.
Oneale slips under a jab.
Kvasov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneale can do to turn this around?
Kvasov misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oneale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kvasov circles away.
Oneale is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kvasov's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvasov is refusing to be controlled, as Oneale sits in half guard.
Oneale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oneale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kvasov is looking to escape.
Kvasov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kvasov wants to get back to his feet.
Oneale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneale is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kvasov defending well though.
Oneale works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oneale connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patrick Oneale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oneale fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kvasov is rocked!
It looks like Roman Kvasov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneale postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kvasov out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Oneale goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Oneale!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Podogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
180 lbs
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180 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leandro Podogo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Podogo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopylov lands a high kick!
It looks like Leandro Podogo has been cut.
Podogo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kopylov loads up on a big right hand but Podogo slips the punch.
Podogo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Podogo prevents Kopylov from escaping the position.
Podogo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Podogo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kopylov dodges the ground and pound from Podogo.
Podogo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Podogo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Podogo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Podogo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kopylov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopylov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kopylov defending against the ground and pound.
Podogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kopylov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Podogo throws a strike aimed at the side of Kopylov's head but Kopylov avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Podogo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Podogo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Podogo trying to control the action but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
Kopylov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Podogo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kopylov dodges the ground and pound from Podogo.
Podogo in side control, throwing shots but Kopylov defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Podogo.
Kopylov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Podogo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Podogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kopylov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Podogo working the strikes but Kopylov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Podogo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kopylov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Podogo.
Podogo is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kopylov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Podogo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Podogo is looking to advance position but Kopylov won't allow it.
Podogo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Podogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Podogo'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.
Podogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Podogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kopylov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Podogo counters with a big head kick but Kopylov shrugs it off.
Podogo staying out of range there.
Kopylov throws a jab when Podogo was well out of range.
Podogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kopylov throws a lazy head kick
and Podogo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kopylov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Podogo slips under a jab.
Kopylov sizes up Podogo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kopylov throws a head kick but Podogo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo avoids the body shot from Kopylov.
Kopylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Podogo.
Podogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Podogo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kopylov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Podogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Kopylov.
Podogo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Podogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kopylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Podogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopylov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kopylov misses with a wild body shot.
Kopylov scores with a jab. Podogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Podogo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kopylov stuffs the takedown attempt from Podogo. Podogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kopylov ducks under a wild hook from Podogo.
Kopylov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vladimir Kopylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podogo. Kopylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podogo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vladimir Kopylov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Podogo avoids the head kick by Kopylov.
Kopylov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Podogo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Podogo prevents Kopylov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
Podogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Podogo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kopylov dives on top into guard.
Kopylov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Podogo's guard.
Podogo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kopylov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kopylov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Podogo looking for a guillotine here but Kopylov defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kopylov has his hands clasped together but Podogo extends an breaks Kopylov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Podogo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leandro Podogo!
A very excited looking Leandro Podogo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoki Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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183 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bret McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
Tanaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses McKenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as McKenzie tries to avoid it.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as McKenzie blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McKenzie.
Tanaka clinches with his opponent.
Tanaka tries a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks it.
Tanaka is trying to stall.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bret McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie lands a body shot in the clinch.
McKenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Tanaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
Tanaka looks gassed!
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Tanaka's ribcage. Tanaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanaka throws an elbow but misses.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKenzie blocks an elbow strike from Tanaka.
Good body shot from McKenzie.
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!
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
Tanaka blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKenzie lands a body punch.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanaka throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKenzie tries to throw a body punch but Tanaka avoids it by throwing McKenzie back against the cage.
McKenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards McKenzie's brow.
Tanaka slows down the pace here.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie gets through Tanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
McKenzie avoids the elbow strike from Tanaka, against the cage.
McKenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
A short body shot lands from McKenzie as the two fighters clinch.
McKenzie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
McKenzie is leaning against Tanaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, McKenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from McKenzie.
McKenzie digs a right hand underneath Tanaka's ribcage. Tanaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKenzie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tanaka to his knees! McKenzie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret McKenzie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Kasyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baduk comes to the cage accompanied by Leontiev Valera - Sokrovische Chernogo Morya. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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244 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismail Kasyanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasyanov wants to slow Baduk down by chopping away at his legs.
Baduk throws a sloppy head kick and Kasyanov moves out of range easily.
Kasyanov rushes Baduk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baduk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baduk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kasyanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baduk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasyanov is defending well for now.
Kasyanov throws a head punch that misses.
Kasyanov slows down the pace here.
Kasyanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baduk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasyanov scores with a push kick.
Baduk cracks Kasyanov with a good jab.
Baduk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baduk fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasyanov misses with a body kick.
Kasyanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Baduk circles away.
Baduk works the jab nicely.
Kasyanov wants to clinch.
Kasyanov moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasyanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baduk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Baduk.
Kasyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Kasyanov with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sergei Baduk has been cut.
Baduk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baduk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasyanov blocks the body kick.
Sergei Baduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baduk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baduk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasyanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Baduk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasyanov counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Baduk drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasyanov.
Kasyanov slowing the pace effectively.
Kasyanov lands an elbow inside.
Kasyanov is looking to control Baduk's arms but Baduk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kasyanov has his back to the cage.
Baduk fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Baduk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasyanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baduk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baduk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasyanov motions for Baduk to come forward. Kasyanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baduk looks to land a combination but Kasyanov avoids it well.
Kasyanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baduk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baduk is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kasyanov pushes Baduk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasyanov avoiding damage.
Kasyanov looking to throw knees to the head but Baduk is blocking nicely.
Kasyanov manages to break the clinch.
Kasyanov wants to clinch up but Baduk keeps it at a distance.
Kasyanov feints and then cracks Baduk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baduk down.
Kasyanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasyanov has managed to clinch.
Baduk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kasyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baduk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kasyanov.
Kasyanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baduk.
Kasyanov drives through and clinches with Baduk against the cage.
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!
Baduk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasyanov avoids it.
Baduk decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kasyanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kasyanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Baduk is retaining full guard.
Kasyanov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baduk keeping full guard, as Kasyanov tries to pass.
Baduk keeping moving, preventing Kasyanov from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasyanov pushing down on Baduk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasyanov is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismail Kasyanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Baduk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baduk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasyanov.
Kasyanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baduk keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov gets a clinch.
Kasyanov keeps control of Baduk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baduk is trying to pull guard but Kasyanov has him pressed against the cage.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baduk is looking to control Kasyanov's arms but Kasyanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baduk has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baduk working Kasyanov over with knees to the body.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Baduk drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Baduk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasyanov tries a knee to the head but Baduk blocks it.
Kasyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasyanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kasyanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baduk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kasyanov counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kasyanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasyanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baduk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasyanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kasyanov ducks under a wild hook from Baduk.
Kasyanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ismail Kasyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baduk works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baduk misses with a body shot.
Kasyanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Baduk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasyanov.
Baduk with a hook.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasyanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baduk.
Kasyanov lands a nice looking body kick.
Baduk misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasyanov counters with a three punch combo that has Baduk backing up. Baduk nods at Kasyanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kasyanov.
Kasyanov moves in looking to clinch but Baduk pushes him off.
A head kick by Baduk misses
and Kasyanov counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasyanov drives through and clinches with Baduk against the cage.
Baduk is trying to break the clinch but Kasyanov has him pressed against the cage.
Kasyanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasyanov.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov is leaning against Baduk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kasyanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasyanov works on Baduk's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baduk as Kasyanov tries to tie him up.
Kasyanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kasyanov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kasyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baduk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kasyanov is looking to clinch.
Kasyanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasyanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasyanov has Baduk up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasyanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kasyanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baduk lands a jab 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!
Kasyanov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kasyanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baduk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baduk checks a leg kick nicely.
Baduk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sergei Baduk's cut is getting worse.
Baduk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasyanov scores with a nice strike.
Kasyanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Baduk misses.
Kasyanov moves in looking to clinch but Baduk pushes him off.
Kasyanov tries to clinch but Baduk moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Baduk misses.
Kasyanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasyanov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kasyanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismail Kasyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Baduk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasyanov is looking to clinch but Baduk is avoiding it.
Baduk fails to land with a series of punches.
Baduk throws a nice looking combination but Kasyanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasyanov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kasyanov shuts the power down on Baduk. Lights out, game over! Kasyanov is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ismail Kasyanov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Gabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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Great elbows
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Gabel!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katchenko throws a lazy right hand but Gabel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gabel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gabel. Katchenko shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katchenko. Gabel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gabel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrei Katchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gabel. That's going to slow Katchenko down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katchenko avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Katchenko.
Katchenko punishes Gabel's body with a nice straight punch.
Katchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Katchenko finds it's target.
Katchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gabel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katchenko.
Katchenko walks into a left hand.
Katchenko tries to clinch up but Gabel circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabel misses with a head kick.
Gabel looks to land a body kick but Katchenko moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Katchenko.
Katchenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Gabel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gabel connects with a leg kick. Katchenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gabel throws a head kick that misses.
Katchenko throws a leg kick
and Gabel counters with a straight right hand.
Gabel misses with a hook.
Gabel misses with a leg kick.
Gabel connects with a right hand. Katchenko shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabel misses with a low kick.
Katchenko tries to score with a low kick but Gabel moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katchenko misses the jab.
Katchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Gabel off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Katchenko misses the target.
Gabel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katchenko. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gabel.
Gabel works the jab nicely.
Gabel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katchenko is breathing heavily.
Gabel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gabel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katchenko in his tracks.
Gabel tries to clinch up.
Gabel avoids the head kick by Katchenko.
Katchenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gabel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gabel gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Katchenko is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Gabel!
Tom Gabel is the new light heavyweight champion!
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