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GFC 54 - Holy Shit PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mamath Blah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Cappo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamath Blah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Cappo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blah throws a sloppy body shot
and Cappo counters by clinching up.
Cappo misses with the head strike.
Blah being controlled against the cage.
Blah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cappo blocking some punches.
Cappo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cappo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cappo throws a series of punches but Blah avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cappo misses with a hook
and Blah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cappo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cappo clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah has had enough of the clinch but Cappo keeps him there for the moment.
Blah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cappo tries a body shot but Blah blocks it.
Blah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cappo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blah prevents it.
Blah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cappo fails to pull guard.
Cappo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cappo takes one to the chin there.
Cappo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cappo drives through and clinches with Blah against the cage.
Cappo stalls.
Blah wants to get back to striking at distance but Cappo won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blah takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mamath Blah has been cut.
Blah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mamath Blah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Cappo.
Cappo crunches a lovely knee into Blah's ribcage.
Cappo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blah taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappo lands a good knee to the midsection. Blah won't want to take too many of those.
Blah is trying to push Cappo away but Cappo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blah is trying to maintain a safe position but Cappo gets an underhook and turns Blah into the cage.
Cappo lands a good knee to the midsection. Blah won't want to take too many of those.
Blah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cappo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cappo drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cappo trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is looking for a triangle but Blah pushes his legs off easily.
Cappo is trying to keep Blah in close.
Blah won't allow Cappo to sweep him here.
Blah sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blah misses the shot to the body.
Cappo walks into a left hand.
Blah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cappo tries to clinch there but Blah circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cappo wants to clinch up but Blah keeps it at a distance.
Cappo forces Blah back against the cage and clinches.
Cappo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cappo lands an elbow just above Blah 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cappo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cappo manages to pull guard.
Cappo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cappo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blah has managed to get both his arms back between Cappo's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cappo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamath Blah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blah lands a jab-cross combination.
Ray Cappo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cappo wants to clinch up but Blah keeps it at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cappo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blah lands a nice looking body shot.
Cappo misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Blah.
Blah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cappo is out of range.
Blah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cappo.
Cappo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah lands a nice looking body shot.
Blah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cappo.
Cappo clinches up with Blah and pushes him back against the cage.
Blah is trying to break the clinch but Cappo is controlling him.
Cappo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cappo jumps into guard, dragging Blah to the mat.
Blah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blah trying to control the position from guard on top but Cappo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cappo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cappo on the ground.
Blah trying to control the position from guard on top but Cappo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blah wants to pass the guard but Cappo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blah trying to control but Cappo is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Mamath Blah wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blah throws a big shot that misses.
Blah misses with an uppercut. Cappo saw that one coming.
Cappo motions for Blah to come forward. Cappo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cappo avoids the body shot from Blah.
Blah is looking to score with low kicks.
Blah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blah!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappo clinches.
Cappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cappo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cappo sizes up Blah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cappo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cappo leaning against his opponent.
Cappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cappo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cappo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cappo moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo manages to break the clinch.
Cappo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cappo looks to clinch
and Blah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cappo thinking.
Blah throws a body punch but Cappo moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cappo. Those never looked like landing.
Cappo wants to clinch up but Blah keeps it at a distance.
Blah blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blah misses with a hook to the body
and Cappo moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cappo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blah misses with a wild body shot.
Blah dodges the punch combination from Cappo.
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 Mamath Blah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mamath Blah'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cappo looks to clinch
and Blah counters with a stiff right hand.
Blah works the jab nicely.
Blah misses with a straight right.
Blah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cappo moves away.
A cross from Blah lands.
Blah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cappo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cappo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cappo doesn't manage to clinch there - Blah circles away.
Blah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
Blah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah lands a nice shot to the body.
Cappo closes the distance and clinches.
Blah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cappo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blah prevents it.
Blah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cappo has picked Blah up - he's going for a ride! Cappo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cappo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blah defends it well.
Cappo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cappo is looking for a kimura here.
Blah is trying to maintain the position but Cappo is very close to passing his half guard.
Blah is trying to stand back up but Cappo is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cappo wants to stand up but Blah is controlling the position.
Cappo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blah is not content to let Cappo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blah defends it well.
Cappo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blah is looking to control Cappo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blah avoid being mounted?
Blah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blah wants to get back to full guard.
Cappo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blah is trying to stand up here but Cappo is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blah is not content to let Cappo control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cappo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cappo prevents Blah from standing back up.
Cappo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blah to get to his feet.
Cappo staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cappo is looking to clinch but Blah is avoiding it.
Cappo avoids the body shot from Blah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Cappo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cappo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Cappo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ray Cappo thanked Resistance for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diggin Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack comes to the cage accompanied by TUF Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diggin Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Grey!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey looks to throw the jab but Sack is out of range.
Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey misses with a wild body shot.
Sack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
A bone on bone clash there as Sack blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey misses with a head kick.
Sack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grey is defended easily by Sack.
Diggin Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Grey.
Sack shoots in looking for a takedown. Grey tries to sprawl out of it but Sack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey missing with a left hand there. Sack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sack takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Sack misses with a hook.
Grey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grey lands a lovely overhand right.
Grey throws an overhand right that lands on Sack's shoulder, as Sack tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Grey.
Sack tries for a takedown but Grey circles away easily
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grey tried to score with a low kick but Sack checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grey is trying to defend but Sack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Grey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Sack saw that one coming.
Sack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Derrick Grey has been cut.
Grey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sack fails to land the takedown.
Grey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grey takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grey's hands.
Grey throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sack to counter with a crisp jab.
Grey is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Grey.
Grey is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack finish him?
Sack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grey seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Sack misses.
Grey misses with an uppercut
and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sack throws out a loose jab but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a low kick.
Sack lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grey as he avoids it easily.
Grey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack throws a front kick aimed at Grey's knee but Grey avoids it well.
Grey has his takedown stuffed
and Sack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sack.
Sack throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Sack cracks a nice hook into Grey's ribs.
Grey throws a shot from downtown. Sack moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack has his takedown stuffed
and Grey counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diggin Sack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey scores with a shot to the body.
Sack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey.
Sack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diggin Sack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Grey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Sack shoots in and drives through. Grey sprawls well.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Sack saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey slips under a jab from Sack.
Grey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sack.
Sack scores with a decent looking hook.
Grey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sack swings widly with a right hand
and Grey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sack thinking.
Grey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack misses with a hook
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Grey misses
and Sack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sack tries for a takedown but Grey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diggin Sack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sack ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
Sack misses with a left hand
and Grey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggin Sack is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey misses the body punch
and Sack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sack but Sack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sack.
Grey swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Grey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sack drives through with a takedown into Grey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack preventing the sweep.
Sack throws a big elbow that misses.
Sack throwing strikes but missing.
Sack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sack trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sack is in close to Grey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diggin Sack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sack 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 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diggin Sack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holy Orders . 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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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Gaetan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetan misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakurai moves into the clinch.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakurai lands with a light punch inside.
Sakurai is pressed up against the cage. Gaetan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sakurai down to the mat. Sakurai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaetan with a poor takedown
and Sakurai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ditte Gaetan.
Sakurai lands a body punch.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetan misses with a takedown
and Sakurai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaetan goes for a takedown attempt but Sakurai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gaetan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaetan looks gassed!
Gaetan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai cracks Gaetan with an open hand slap.
Gaetan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakurai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a front kick that sends Gaetan stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Sakurai.
Sakurai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Ditte Gaetan has been cut.
Sakurai scores with a body shot.
Gaetan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakurai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaetan scrambles back to his feet.
Gaetan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaetan on the side of the head.
Gaetan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakurai finish him?
Sakurai drives through and clinches with Gaetan against the cage.
Gaetan letting Sakurai take a breather here.
Sakurai scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sakurai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakurai has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gaetan - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sakurai, and another! Gaetan is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hayato Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocki Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsofka comes to the cage accompanied by " Ides Of Light" by Jucifer. 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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245 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocki Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Zsofka.
Zsofka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zsofka wants it to stay on the feet.
Balboa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balboa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zsofka sprawls well initially but Balboa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zsofka is looking to control Balboa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zsofka avoid being mounted?
Zsofka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zsofka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsofka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zsofka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balboa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balboa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balboa preventing the sweep.
Zsofka working for a triangle but Balboa defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throwing strikes from guard but Zsofka blocks nicely.
Zsofka has his foot on Balboa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balboa works his way back into a safe position though.
Zsofka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Balboa!
Zsofka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.
Balboa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Balboa taking shots to the head.
Zsofka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Balboa working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka with shots to the head and body - Balboa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zsofka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zsofka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balboa?
Zsofka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balboa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zsofka lands a nice shot to the head.
Zsofka cracks Balboa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldomir Zsofka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Dos Santos has been cut.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappura.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Tappura thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos checks a low kick from Tappura.
Tappura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a hook.
Tappura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tappura throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Tappura misses with a two punch combination.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappura.
Santos throws a jab when Tappura was well out of range.
Tappura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappura scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Santos misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tappura.
Tappura loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Tappura does no damage.
Tappura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Tappura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
A left lands for Tappura.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Tappura is out of range.
Tappura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Tappura does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappura can pounce on him.
Tappura lands a nice looking body shot.
Tappura lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Tappura works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Tappura cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
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!
Tappura connects with the punch.
Tappura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tappura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Tappura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappura thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tappura lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tappura lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Tappura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tappura scores with a nice right hand.
Santos throws a hook but Tappura blocks it.
Santos moves forwards but Tappura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos is rocked!
Tappura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tappura weaves into range and cracks Santos right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Santos goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tappura is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taisto Tappura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reles comes to the cage accompanied by Bone Thugs N Harmony - Mo' Murda. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 lbs
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197 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Reles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Ant!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ant looking to control.
Ant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reles defends well.
Reles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reles.
Ant working a defensive guard here.
Ant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reles defends well.
Ant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reles controlling from the top position.
Reles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ant trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abe Reles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reles shoots in for a takedown but Ant shows good takedown defense.
Ant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reles swivels and escapes.
Ant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ant!
Reles avoids the attempt from Ant to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reles raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ant sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reles scoring with some ground and pound.
Ant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ant's guard.
Reles is trying to control. Ant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ant wants to control but Reles is keeping busy.
Ant moves into full guard.
Ant pushes a forearm under Reles's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Reles is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory Ant!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Comradi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comradi's entrance music is I fight to survive. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
255 lbs
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264 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Comradi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Comradi counters with a nice body kick.
Foote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Foote fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Comradi gets through Foote's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Foote misses with the head strike.
Foote dodges an elbow strike from Comradi.
Comradi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foote blocks an uppercut.
Comradi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foote misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Comradi misses with a knee to the head.
Comradi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comradi trying to land knees to the body.
Comradi just leaning against Foote, taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Foote.
Comradi lands a good knee to the midsection. Foote won't want to take too many of those.
Foote looks gassed!
Foote jumps guard but Comradi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Comradi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Comradi.
Comradi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foote avoids it.
Foote misses with a body punch.
Comradi landing knees to the body.
Comradi tries to stall but Foote uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foote tries to work over Comradi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Comradi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Foote tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Comradi smiles and moves away.
Peter Comradi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Foote.
Comradi scores with a nice head shot.
Peter Comradi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comradi instigates a clinch.
Foote tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comradi's elbow.
Comradi dodges an elbow strike from Foote.
Foote softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Peter Comradi has been cut.
Foote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Comradi is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foote stalling.
Comradi tries a knee to the head but Foote blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Comradi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Comradi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foote.
Comradi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comradi tries to stall but Foote uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Comradi misses with a knee to the head.
Foote tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comradi's elbow.
A hook to the body from Comradi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foote.
Comradi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Comradi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Comradi blocks an elbow strike.
Comradi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Clint Foote's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Comradi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Foote wants a takedown but no success here.
Foote is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Comradi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comradi trying to control the position but instead, Foote has worked for underhooks and has pushed Comradi into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foote - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foote throws an elbow but it misses.
Foote tries to throw a body punch but Comradi avoids it by throwing Foote back against the cage.
Comradi with a knee to the head.
Foote taking a breather.
Comradi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foote's face.
Foote can't find room to land a body shot as Comradi controls the action.
Comradi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Footes head.
Comradi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foote tries to score a body lock takedown but Comradi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foote tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Foote - that landed with a thud.
Comradi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Comradi dominated that round.
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!
Comradi slips under a jab.
Foote misses the body punch
and Comradi counters with a stiff right hand.
Comradi lands a nice shot that snaps Foote's head back.
Comradi clinches.
Comradi stalling.
Comradi misses with an elbow over the top.
Foote misses with a hook to the ribs.
Comradi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Clint Foote's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Comradi lands a nice uppercut.
Comradi lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Comradi stalling against the cage.
Foote misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Comradi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foote is defending well for now.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
Foote trying to control the position but instead, Comradi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foote into the cage.
Comradi is struggling to control the position.
Comradi trying to control the position but instead, Foote has worked for underhooks and has pushed Comradi into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Foote trying to control the position but instead, Comradi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foote into the cage.
Comradi throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote is looking to control Comradi's arms but Comradi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foote has his back to the cage.
Foote goes for a takedown attempt but Comradi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Foote misses with a hook to the body
letting Comradi counter with a right hand.
Comradi forces Foote back against the cage and clinches.
Comradi is trying to stall.
Foote tries for a takedown but Comradi manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Comradi as Foote tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Comradi.
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!
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Comradi.
Foote tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Comradi smiles and moves away.
Peter Comradi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Foote.
Foote misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Comradi.
Peter Comradi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foote is breathing heavily.
Comradi misses with a few strikes there.
Comradi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foote.
Peter Comradi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comradi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Comradi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foote's head.
Comradi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clint Foote's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foote throws a body punch but Comradi moves out of range.
Comradi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Comradi connects with a nice looking jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clint Foote's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Comradi!
Peter Comradi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Russian Top Team Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yen comes to the cage accompanied by Hitman. van der Vaart has chosen Nah Mean as his entrance music. Soloman van der Vaart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donnie Yen 's chin.
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25
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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25
178 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Soloman van der Vaart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen moves into the clinch.
van der Vaart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yen just misses with a elbow thrown towards van der Vaart's brow.
van der Vaart blocks the elbow strike.
van der Vaart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
van der Vaart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
van der Vaart digs a right hand underneath Yen 's ribcage. Yen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
van der Vaart working aggressively here.
Yen looking to throw knees to the head but van der Vaart is blocking nicely.
Yen lands an elbow just above van der Vaart 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yen .
Yen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
van der Vaart tries to throw a body punch but Yen avoids it by throwing van der Vaart back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from van der Vaart.
Yen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
van der Vaart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through van der Vaart's defenses.
It looks like Soloman van der Vaart has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van der Vaart misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yen just misses with a elbow thrown towards van der Vaart's brow.
van der Vaart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
van der Vaart misses with a short punch on the inside.
van der Vaart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
van der Vaart trying to control the position but instead, Yen has worked for underhooks and has pushed van der Vaart into the cage.
Yen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through van der Vaart's defenses.
van der Vaart is trying to maintain a safe position but Yen gets an underhook and turns van der Vaart into the cage.
Yen lands an elbow inside that van der Vaart shrugs off.
That has opened up Soloman van der Vaart's cut even more.
Yen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
van der Vaart blocks the elbow strike.
Yen lands an elbow just above van der Vaart 's eye.
van der Vaart taking a breather.
van der Vaart continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Yen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but van der Vaart blocks it with crossed arms.
van der Vaart working aggressively here.
van der Vaart misses with a hook from the clinch.
van der Vaart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
van der Vaart gets through Yen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Yen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
van der Vaart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but van der Vaart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
van der Vaart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
van der Vaart dips a shoulder and cracks Yen with a mighty uppercut! Yen falls back against the cage and van der Vaart unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - van der Vaart screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soloman van der Vaart!
In his post fight interview, Soloman van der Vaart gave a big smile as he said 'FUCK YOU REMY'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Lepdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Lepdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepdev scores with a nice right hand.
Velasquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Lepdev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Lepdev.
Lepdev drives through and clinches with Velasquez against the cage.
Lepdev has Velasquez pushed against the cage.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lepdev stops a takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Lepdev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lepdev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velasquez's defenses.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lepdev.
Lepdev stalling in the clinch.
Lepdev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lepdev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lepdev lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lepdev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lepdev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lepdev lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Velasquez is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lepdev.
Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lepdev finish him?
Lepdev creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Velasquez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Velasquez drops to his knees and Lepdev pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Lepdev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pitsenbarger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theban has chosen Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Pitsenbarger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alcaeus Theban!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitsenbarger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Theban blocks the body kick.
Pitsenbarger fakes the leg kick and cracks Theban in the body.
Pitsenbarger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitsenbarger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pitsenbarger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitsenbarger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Theban will feel that in the morning.
Theban looks gassed!
Pitsenbarger thuds his shin into the meat of Theban's side.
Theban takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pitsenbarger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Theban takes a step back to recover.
Pitsenbarger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Theban will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Alcaeus Theban has been cut.
Pitsenbarger cracks the inside of Theban's front leg.
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Theban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pitsenbarger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitsenbarger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pitsenbarger connects with a single shot there.
Pitsenbarger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theban was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitsenbarger.
Theban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pitsenbarger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pitsenbarger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Theban doesn't seem bothered though.
Theban has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pitsenbarger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theban sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pitsenbarger, right into the meat.
Pitsenbarger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pitsenbarger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Theban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Theban steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pitsenbarger. That one must have hurt.
Pitsenbarger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Theban's head.
Pitsenbarger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitsenbarger throws a sloppy head kick and Theban moves out of range easily.
Pitsenbarger scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger lands a high kick!
That has opened up Alcaeus Theban's cut even more.
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick but Theban moves out of range.
Pitsenbarger lands a front kick.
Pitsenbarger lands a big head kick that sends Theban tumbling to the mat! Pitsenbarger takes a step backwards and waves Theban back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Theban is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Pitsenbarger.
Theban is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitsenbarger finish him?
Theban sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Theban has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pitsenbarger.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Pitsenbarger! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Pitsenbarger!
Bill Pitsenbarger retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Bill Pitsenbarger 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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