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GFC 56 - Liljedahl vs. Cat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jigoro Gutz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norbert Schwager's chin.
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Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jigoro Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz slips a jab and a cross from Schwager.
Schwager slips a jab and a cross from Gutz.
Schwager moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schwager!
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schwager smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gutz is rocked!
Gutz misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Gutz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwager throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutz seems to have got his legs back now.
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Gutz tests Schwager's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schwager keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schwager lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gutz backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Schwager scores with a four punch combination!
Schwager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutz.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutz dodges the punch combination from Schwager.
Schwager misses with a wild combination.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Schwager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwager looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
Schwager tries to bum rush Gutz with a series of wild strikes but Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwager swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a nice looking combination but Schwager bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schwager swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Schwager.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz misses with a wild combination.
Gutz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jigoro Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gutz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schwager was covering up waiting for the punch and Gutz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gutz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Schwager is keeping the position.
Gutz 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.
Gutz lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gutz dives into side control.
Gutz working the body and head with strikes.
Schwager is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gutz scoring with punches and elbows.
Gutz working the head and body with strikes.
Schwager is not content to let Gutz control the position.
Schwager taking a bit of punishment here - Gutz scoring with strikes.
Schwager takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gutz landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gutz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schwager to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwager takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Schwager is trying to buck Gutz off.
Schwager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gutz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working the head and body with strikes.
Schwager is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Schwager is not content to let Gutz control the position.
Gutz cracks Schwager with a big elbow.
Schwager is rocked!
Schwager pushes Gutz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gutz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Schwager is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Schwager looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz working the ground and pound.
Schwager is letting Gutz control him for a moment.
Gutz lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Gutz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schwager tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norbert Schwager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutz slips a jab and a cross from Schwager.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Schwager scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gutz throws a series of punches but Schwager avoids them all with ease.
Gutz misses with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gutz.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gutz.
Gutz is putting a hurting on Schwager here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gutz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Schwager some visible discomfort.
Schwager is still in real trouble! Can Gutz finish him?
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!
Gutz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gutz scoring with punches from side control.
Gutz cracks Schwager with a big elbow.
Gutz working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz lands a strong strike to the head of Schwager. That's dazed him! Gutz looking to finish here. Schwager is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gutz lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jigoro Gutz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Pirhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bada kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy Warriors Dance. Bada Bada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
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, Dinsdale Pirhana!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pirhana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bada somewhat.
Pirhana throws a body punch but Bada moves out of range.
Pirhana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pirhana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pirhana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bada.
Pirhana misses with the combination.
Pirhana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Bada Bada has been cut.
Dinsdale Pirhana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirhana cracks the inside of Bada's front leg.
Bada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pirhana as he avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bada blocks the leg kick.
Bada scores with a jab.
Pirhana punishes Bada's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pirhana.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bada shoots for a takedown but Pirhana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bada missing with a left hand there. Pirhana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Bada misses.
Pirhana slips under a jab.
Pirhana tries a head kick but it misses.
Pirhana throws a head kick that Bada semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Bada.
Bada Bada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Pirhana. That snapped Bada's head back.
Bada is rocked!
BAM! Pirhana delivers a spinning backfist that drops Bada like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dinsdale Pirhana!
Dinsdale Pirhana tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murray Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Get out of my way as his entrance music. Patrick Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murray Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Hewitt finds it's target.
Hewitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hewitt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hewitt catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hewitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Hewitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
A left lands for Hewitt.
Nice jab there from Hewitt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hewitt cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hewitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Hewitt avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Nice sprawl there from Hewitt as Diaz shoots in.
Hewitt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz is rocked!
Hewitt throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hewitt finish him?
Hewitt misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Hewitt forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hewitt is defending well for now.
Hewitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hewitt backwards.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hewitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
That's two 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!
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hewitt walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hewitt has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Hewitt is working Diaz over against the cage.
Hewitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hewitt has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Hewitt lands a shot to the body.
Diaz looks gassed!
Hewitt lands with a light punch inside.
Hewitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Hewitt - that landed with a thud.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Hewitt.
Hewitt unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diaz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hewitt is unloading with more strikes now! Diaz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Hewitt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadokowich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Manfred von Richthofen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from von Richthofen. Vadokowich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by von Richthofen.
Nice cross by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
von Richthofen misses with a body shot.
Good work by von Richthofen as he checks the leg kick.
von Richthofen misses with an uppercut.
Vadokowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. von Richthofen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. von Richthofen saw that one coming.
Vadokowich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vadokowich on his heels. He'll look to pass Vadokowich's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Richthofen is pushing down on Vadokowich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vadokowich is fighting to maintain full guard but von Richthofen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Richthofen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vadokowich's head.
von Richthofen seems to be working for a kimura but Vadokowich defends the submission attempt.
Vadokowich regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen is looking to stand up but Vadokowich won't let him.
Vadokowich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Vadokowich keeps moving.
Vadokowich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vadokowich keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
von Richthofen preventing the sweep.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vadokowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Richthofen wants to stand and escape but instead Vadokowich has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vadokowich trying to control the position from guard on top but von Richthofen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Manfred von Richthofen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
von Richthofen tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Vadokowich. Those never looked like landing.
Vadokowich slips a jab from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen walks into a straight right hand from Vadokowich.
A jab from von Richthofen misses.
von Richthofen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
von Richthofen misses with a body punch
and Vadokowich counters with a straight right hand.
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!
von Richthofen lands with a nice combination. Vadokowich backs away looking to recover.
Vadokowich looks to score with a jab to the body but von Richthofen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich lands with a hook. von Richthofen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vadokowich takes one to the chin there.
Vadokowich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
von Richthofen misses with a wild body shot.
Vadokowich looks to land a right hand but von Richthofen moved out of range.
von Richthofen moves away from the strike by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich ducks right into an uppercut from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen dodges the punch combination from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Richthofen.
Vadokowich misses with a left hand
and von Richthofen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for von Richthofen.
Vadokowich blocks a jab.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Vadokowich there.
Nice shot by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vadokowich defending well as von Richthofen loads up on a big left hand.
von Richthofen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Richthofen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vadokowich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen darts in and clinches Vadokowich up against the cage.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Richthofen lands a shot to the body.
von Richthofen blocks a body shot from Vadokowich.
von Richthofen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vadokowich blocks a body shot from von Richthofen.
A short left from von Richthofen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
von Richthofen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vadokowich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
von Richthofen slips a jab and a cross from Vadokowich.
Manfred von Richthofen is winning the standup battle so far.
von Richthofen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
von Richthofen swings away with a body shot that misses
and von Richthofen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
von Richthofen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
von Richthofen misses with an uppercut.
Vadokowich slips a jab from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vadokowich counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
von Richthofen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vadokowich lands a front kick.
Vadokowich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. von Richthofen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
von Richthofen defending well as Vadokowich loads up on a big left hand.
Vadokowich tests von Richthofen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
von Richthofen is rocked!
von Richthofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh von Richthofen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vadokowich lands with a big left! von Richthofen is wobbled badly! Vadokowich comes in with a flurry of punches and drops von Richthofen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vadim Vadokowich!
A determined Vadim Vadokowich didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh has chosen Immortal - Unearthly Kingdom as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pencil is fending him off so far but Chamakh persists. Nope, Pencil circles away and we're back to standing.
Pencil shoots in for a double leg but Chamakh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pencil. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Pencil does no damage.
Pencil misses with a wild combination.
Chamakh checks a low kick from Pencil.
Chamakh misses with a jab to the body
and Pencil counters with a head kick. That will keep Chamakh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pencil takes a swing at Chamakh's ribcage but misses.
Pencil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chamakh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pencil's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pencil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil looking for a guillotine here but Chamakh defends easily.
Pencil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chamakh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pencil has his foot on Chamakh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chamakh works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Pencil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pencil working a defensive guard here.
Pencil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chamakh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Pencil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pencil looking for subs off his back but Chamakh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chamakh is thwarting Pencil's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Chamakh wants to pass to mount but Pencil is defending the position.
Pencil trying to control from the bottom.
Pencil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pencil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil looking for submissions off his back.
Chamakh trying to control the action but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Chamakh works his way into full mount!
Pencil can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hb Pencil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pencil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
Pencil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chamakh's waist but Chamakh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pencil off to one side.
Chamakh slips a jab and a cross from Pencil.
A punch combination from Pencil misses.
Pencil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pencil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pencil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chamakh throws out the jab.
Pencil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chamakh counters with a nice body shot.
Chamakh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil has Chamakh up against the cage in a clinch.
Chamakh tries to score a body lock takedown but Pencil shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pencil is trying to break the clinch but Chamakh is controlling him.
Chamakh wants to take the fight to the mat but Pencil manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pencil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chamakh is defending well for now.
Pencil is pushing Chamakh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chamakh has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pencil is trying to keep an underhook but Chamakh manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pencil is trying to control but can't.
Chamakh controlling the action here.
Pencil trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chamakh content just to control the position here.
Pencil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh landing strikes from the mount and Pencil is in trouble!
Pencil is working to get back to half guard.
Pencil wants to hold on but Chamakh pushes him away.
Chamakh controlling the pace for now.
Chamakh unloading with bombs!
Pencil is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil wants to control but Chamakh is having none of it.
Chamakh looking to finish Pencil with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pencil!
Karim Chamakh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pencil is working to get back to half guard.
Pencil is in a horrible position here. Chamakh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil is looking to improve his position but Chamakh isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh avoids the attempt from Pencil to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pencil tries to keep at a distance but Chamakh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pencil is trying to pull guard but Chamakh has him pressed against the cage.
Pencil gets underhooks to prevent Chamakh's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Pencil fails to land.
Chamakh gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pencil actively working from the bottom here.
Chamakh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pencil wants to control the action here but instead Chamakh manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil is working to get back to half guard.
Pencil tries to hold on but Chamakh pushes him away.
Pencil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chamakh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chamakh prevents Pencil from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Pencil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pencil is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pencil regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil is trying to maintain the position but Chamakh is very close to passing his half guard.
Chamakh stalling.
Chamakh trying to control from half guard but Pencil is working away.
Chamakh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Chamakh slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
Pencil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chamakh is working away from the top position though.
Chamakh trying to control from half guard but Pencil is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pencil moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chamakh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chamakh preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chamakh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pencil's guard.
Pencil is pressing down on Chamakh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pencil working a defensive guard here.
Pencil working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karim Chamakh.
I think Chamakh 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tion's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy 'Omen' . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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24
184 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Ant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dis Tion!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tion looks to score with a jab to the body but Ant is just out of range.
Ant has a takedown stuffed.
Ant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tion scores with a hook to the body. Ant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tion lands a body shot.
Ant is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tion is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ant wants to take the fight to the mat but Tion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tion is leaning against Ant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tion.
Tion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ant prevents it.
Ant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tion taking a breather.
Ant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tion stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ant has Tion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tion has Ant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ant wants a takedown.
Ant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Tion.
Ant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tion after a bit of a struggle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ant gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ant wanted to stand there but Tion had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ant is controlling him.
Tion seems keen to control Ant's posture.
Ant won't allow Tion to sweep him here.
Ant wants to pass the guard but Tion is keeping the position.
Tion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ant's guard.
Tion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tion is looking to work some ground and pound but Ant has wrist control.
Tion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ant is keeping the position for now.
Tion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ant keeping moving, preventing Tion from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dis Tion hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tion forces Ant back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tion lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tion moves into the clinch.
Ant is looking to control Tion's arms but Tion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ant has his back to the cage.
Tion lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tion.
Tion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ant backwards.
Ant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ant.
Ant taking a breather.
Ant wants a takedown but no success here.
Ant is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Ant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tion lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion is working Ant over against the cage.
Tion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ant's efforts to push away.
Tion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tion stalling against the cage.
Tion has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ant clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ant covering up well and avoiding damage.
Ant trying to control but not successfully.
Tion struggling to land strikes to the head as Ant covers up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant trying to control the hands but Tion won't let him.
Ant has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tion.
Tion punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ant just trying to survive but Tion is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tion keeps control of the position as Ant tries to break free.
Tion has Ant flattened out and is raining down punches.
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!
Ant rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ant keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion is taking a breather. Ant says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tion's back!
Ant not allowing Tion to control his hands.
Ant working for a choke but Tion is defending well.
Ant is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tion has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Tion is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion turns into Ant and is now in his guard.
Ant keeping moving, preventing Tion from controlling successfully.
Ant is trying to control the position but Tion postures up.
Ant keeping moving, preventing Tion from controlling successfully.
Tion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Ant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tion finds it's way round the side to connect with Ant's head.
Ant shoots and misses
and Tion counters with a right hand to the body.
Tion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tion lands a nice looking body shot.
Tion punishes Ant's body with a nice straight punch.
Tion lands a glancing blow to the side of Ant's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tion drops Ant with a huge uppercut! Ant drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tion is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dis Tion!
Dis Tion is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Dis Tion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Electro Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Electro Stalin. Stalin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Electro Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin scores with a jab to the body.
Fender throws a body kick that misses.
Fender takes one to the side of the head.
Fender moves out of range of the strikes.
Stalin checks a leg kick.
Stalin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalin blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Stalin tenderised Fender's leg. Fender is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stalin throws a shot from downtown. Fender moves away and avoids it.
Stalin misses with a body shot.
Fender lands with a nice body punch.
Fender throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Fender.
Fender throws a leg kick that misses.
Stalin throws a hook but Fender avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin feints and then cracks Fender's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fender down.
Nice cross by Stalin.
Fender tries a head kick but it misses.
Fender throws a combination that misses
letting Stalin counter with a right hand.
Fender clinches up against the cage.
Fender's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fender lands with a right to the head.
Fender misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fender fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin blocks a body shot from Fender.
Stalin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fender lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalin manages to break the clinch.
Stalin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fender checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stalin moves away.
Stalin throws a hook to the side of Fender's head but Fender sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Fender misses
and Stalin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fender throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stalin connects with a body shot that sends Fender's belly button to the back.
Stalin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fender.
A slow jab from Fender misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Stalin blocks the low kick.
Fender ducks under a wild hook from Stalin.
Stalin swings for the body but Fender moves out of range.
Stalin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fender on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin misses with an uppercut. Fender saw that one coming.
Stalin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fender.
Fender tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stalin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fender moves away.
Stalin thuds a left hand into Fender's body.
Stalin is looking to land body kicks.
Fender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fender tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fender looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fender lands a right hook to the body.
Stalin looks to score with a jab to the body but Fender is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fender misses with a low kick.
Fender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalin was well out of range. Poor timing from Fender.
Stalin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stalin connects with a nice looking jab.
Fender goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stalin catches Fender with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalin throws a body punch but Fender moves out of range.
Fender throws a solid leg kick but Stalin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fender.
Fender lands a leg kick that knocks Stalin off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Stalin misses.
Stalin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stalin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fender's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Electro Stalin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fender throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stalin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fender moves into the clinch.
Fender blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fender tries to land knees in the clinch but Stalin avoids the damage to the body.
Fender is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stalin to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalin.
Fender displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stalin up against the cage.
Fender misses with a body punch.
Stalin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fender backwards.
Fender struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalin controls his hands.
Fender lands a nice knee to the body.
Fender misses with a knee to the head.
Stalin keeps control of Fender as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fender.
Fender misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Fender.
Fender jumps guard but Stalin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stalin avoids it.
Fender breaks from the clinch.
Stalin throws an overhand right that lands on Fender's shoulder, as Fender tries to avoid the shot.
Fender uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stalin.
Fender with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stalin to score with a decent uppercut.
Stalin misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stalin, as that shot connected.
Stalin throws a sloppy head kick and Fender moves out of range easily.
Fender misses the shot to the body.
Stalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fender manages to avoid it.
Cpl. Sam Fender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin blocks the body kick.
Stalin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Stalin misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalin throws out a loose jab but Fender uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fender ducks under a wild hook from Stalin.
Fender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalin was well out of range. Poor timing from Fender.
Fender moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stalin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stalin thuds his right hand into Fender's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Stalin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fender throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Electro Stalin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalin misses the jab.
Fender's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stalin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fender scrambles back to his feet.
Stalin misses with a straight left.
Fender pushes Stalin up against the cage in a clinch.
Fender using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stalin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fender's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalin being controlled against the cage.
Fender blocks an uppercut.
Fender lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fender scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fender.
Stalin tries a body shot but Fender blocks it.
Fender tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalin.
Fender keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stalin's efforts to push away.
Fender tries to pull guard but Stalin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cpl. Sam Fender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fender is trying to pull guard but Stalin has him pressed against the cage.
Fender swings wildly with an uppercut but Stalin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalin lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fender keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stalin's efforts to push away.
Stalin blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Electro Stalin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fender gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stalin.
Fender avoids the body shot from Stalin.
Fender throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stalin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stalin looks to score with a jab to the body but Fender is just out of range.
Stalin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fender.
Stalin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fender uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stalin.
Stalin tries to keep at a distance but Fender has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fender slowing the pace effectively.
Fender seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalin is trying to push Fender away but Fender has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fender tries to work over Stalin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalin.
Fender blocks an uppercut.
Stalin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fender tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fender lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fender misses with some punches.
Stalin looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Fender scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cpl. Sam Fender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender tries to pull guard but Stalin won't allow it.
Cpl. Sam Fender has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fender is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fender tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalin is trying to break the clinch but Fender is controlling him.
Fender is leaning against Stalin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stalin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalin is trying to force a seperation but Fender has the dominant position.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fender moves into range and clinches up with Stalin.
Fender keeps control of Stalin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fender misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fender stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fender lands a shoulder strike.
Stalin struggles to land a body shot inside as Fender controls his hands.
Stalin blocking some punches.
Fender lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalin.
Stalin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fender backwards.
Stalin prevents a body shot from Fender.
Electro Stalin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fender throws a head punch that misses.
Fender swings wildly with an uppercut but Stalin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fender content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fender pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fender is looking to wear down Stalin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fender throws a solid leg kick but Stalin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fender.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fender throws a body punch but Stalin moves out of range.
Stalin lands a jab.
Fender is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fender.
Oh Fender is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fender slips under a jab from Stalin.
Fender slips under a jab from Stalin.
Stalin throws a jab but it's blocked by Fender.
Fender keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stalin.
Fender ducks under a wild hook from Stalin.
Fender defending well as Stalin loads up on a big left hand.
Fender slips a jab from Stalin.
Stalin misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Stalin misses its intended target.
Stalin misses with a straight right.
Stalin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fender seems to have got his legs back now.
Fender is looking to chop away at Stalin's legs.
Fender throws a lazy right hand but Stalin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fender tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stalin is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fender does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stalin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fender. Fender circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fender scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Cpl. Sam Fender.
I think Stalin 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Electro Stalin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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21
142 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rankinstein scores with a nice strike.
Rankinstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rankinstein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rankinstein connects with a crisp jab.
Rankinstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rankinstein tries to bum rush Palavra with a series of wild strikes but Palavra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rankinstein scores with a nice body kick.
Palavra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palavra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rankinstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rankinstein dips to his left and cracks Palavra with an uppercut!
Palavra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rankinstein to score with a decent uppercut.
Rankinstein tries to bum rush Palavra with a series of wild strikes but Palavra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palavra shoots in looking for a takedown but Rankinstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palavra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rankinstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palavra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rankinstein misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Rankinstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palavra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palavra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rankinstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rankinstein as he avoids it easily.
Rankinstein scores with a body shot.
Rankinstein is looking to clinch but Palavra is avoiding it.
Palavra shoots for a takedown but Rankinstein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palavra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rankinstein to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Rankinstein finds it's way through Palavra's defenses.
Rankinstein connects with a leg kick. Palavra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palavra moves out of range of the body kick.
Rankinstein cracks Palavra with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Derrick Rankinstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rankinstein as he avoids it easily.
Rankinstein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palavra's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palavra shoots and misses
and Rankinstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palavra walks into a straight right hand from Rankinstein.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palavra.
Rankinstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palavra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palavra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rankinstein.
Rankinstein stalks Palavra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palavra's face. Palavra staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice takedown defense from Rankinstein. No joy for Palavra on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palavra.
Palavra is breathing heavily.
Rankinstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rankinstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palavra doesn't seem bothered though.
Rankinstein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palavra has time to react.
Palavra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rankinstein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rankinstein.
Palavra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rankinstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Rankinstein scores with a four punch combination!
Palavra is rocked!
Palavra misses with a takedown attempt
and Palavra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Palavra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palavra misses with a takedown attempt
and Rankinstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palavra takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Derrick Rankinstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rankinstein walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Palavra drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rankinstein swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Palavra's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Rankinstein!
As Derrick Rankinstein got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: They call me David Derrick Rankin!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Roastbeef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - Decadance. Roastbeef is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jump Into The Fire. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Roastbeef!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roastbeef throws a solid leg kick but Nakano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roastbeef.
Nakano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roastbeef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roastbeef staying out of range there.
Roastbeef on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck for Nakano with that takedown attempt.
Nakano throws a hook but Roastbeef blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakano. Roastbeef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roastbeef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakano.
Nakano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roastbeef is fending him off so far but Nakano persists. Nope, Roastbeef circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuo Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roastbeef defends it nicely.
Nakano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roastbeef. That one must have hurt.
Nakano shoots in for a double leg but Roastbeef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice body punch from Nakano.
Roastbeef thows a body shot but no joy.
Roastbeef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roastbeef looks to land a body kick but Nakano moved away.
Roastbeef changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nakano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano tries to bench press Roastbeef off him but Roastbeef keeps the position.
Nakano is working hard here to advance position.
Roastbeef controls the position.
Roastbeef scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nakano to see if he's OK.
Nakano is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Roastbeef is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roastbeef with the ground and pound from mount.
Roastbeef with a couple of short strikes.
Nakano can't escape the position.
Roastbeef landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano can't escape the position.
Nakano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roastbeef lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roastbeef with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nakano's face.
Roastbeef landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roastbeef landing punches.
Roastbeef landing shots from mount.
Nakano is rocked!
Roastbeef loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nakano scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Roastbeef land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Roastbeef stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Roastbeef!
Johnny Roastbeef is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Roastbeef waved his t-shirt featuring Resistance's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liljedahl comes to the cage accompanied by Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga. 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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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Liljedahl misses the target.
Liljedahl tries a low kick but Cat avoids it.
Liljedahl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cat will feel that in the morning.
Liljedahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cat tries for a takedown but Liljedahl circles away easily
and Liljedahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liljedahl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cat with a poor takedown
and Liljedahl counters with a body kick.
Cat looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liljedahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Liljedahl. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liljedahl.
Cat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liljedahl counters with a leg kick.
Sven Liljedahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat.
Liljedahl thumps Cat with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liljedahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Cat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Tom Cat has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that misses.
Cat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liljedahl counters with a nice leg kick.
Sven Liljedahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liljedahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liljedahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Cat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liljedahl can pounce on him.
Liljedahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Cat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liljedahl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl connects with a leg kick. Cat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liljedahl counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Cat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liljedahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cat. That did some damage!
Liljedahl connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Liljedahl! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sven Liljedahl!
Sven Liljedahl retains his heavyweight title!
Sven Liljedahl took some time post fight to say the following; 'Too easy. The reason I went so hard on you, "Tom Cat", was your fluke victory over my good friend Eorl Vangandr. Now please get out of my face and change division.'.
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