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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bezj Linnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piter KZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linnell comes to the ring accompanied by Peace Sign Index Down - Gym Class Heroes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bezj Linnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piter KZ!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KZ stuffs the takedown.
Linnell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Bezj Linnell has been cut.
Piter KZ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linnell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh, that's a big right hand from KZ and Linnell goes tumbling to the canvas! KZ follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Linnell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KZ is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Linnell is hurt! He's hurt bad - KZ fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Linnell from any more punishment! Congratulations to KZ! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piter KZ!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cat Kifo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen World's End Rhapsody as his entrance music. Hideo Tokoro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cat Kifo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro clinches with his opponent.
Tokoro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tokoro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tokoro is just content to waste time from the top position. Kifo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tokoro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kifo dives on top into guard.
Tokoro is adopting a defensive guard.
Kifo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tokoro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tokoro is trying to keep Kifo in close.
Kifo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tokoro dives on top into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro wants to control from the top but Kifo keeps moving.
Tokoro tries to free his leg and advance position but Kifo is retaining full guard.
Tokoro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tokoro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kifo dives on top into guard.
Tokoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tokoro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kifo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tokoro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tokoro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tokoro!
Tokoro trying to control the action but Kifo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kifo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tokoro's guard! Nice work there by Kifo!
Tokoro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kifo drops back looking for a leg! Tokoro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tokoro manages to kick Kifo off! Kifo jumps back into Tokoro's guard.
Tokoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kifo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tokoro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kifo has managed to get both his arms back between Tokoro's legs - danger averted.
Kifo drops back looking for a leg! Tokoro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tokoro manages to kick Kifo off! Kifo jumps back into Tokoro's guard.
Kifo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tokoro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tokoro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tokoro!
Tokoro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kifo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kifo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tokoro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kifo is trying to get back to half guard.
Tokoro swings around for an armbar but Kifo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tokoro's guard.
Tokoro wants to sweep here but Kifo controlling him for the moment.
Tokoro looking for a guillotine here but Kifo defends easily.
Kifo is sitting in close to Tokoro's body. Tokoro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kifo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kifo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tokoro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hideo Tokoro!
A relieved looking Hideo Tokoro 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saifullah Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Cintron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cintron has chosen Rampage 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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164 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saifullah Gaziev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bryan Cintron!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cintron misses with a combination
and Gaziev moves into the clinch.
Cintron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gaziev tightens his grip and picks Cintron up, before dumping him to the ground. Cintron manages to land in guard.
Cintron has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gaziev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gaziev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cintron tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gaziev is in Cintron's guard.
Cintron striking from the bottom here.
Gaziev is looking to work some ground and pound but Cintron has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaziev passes Cintron's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cintron pushes Gaziev off looking to stand but Gaziev dives back in and keeps control.
Gaziev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cintron pushes Gaziev off looking to stand but Gaziev dives back in and keeps control.
Gaziev trying to control from half guard but Cintron is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaziev in particular looking to stall.
Gaziev wants to take a breather but Cintron is having none of it.
Cintron is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cintron striking from the bottom.
Gaziev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cintron has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gaziev stalling.
Gaziev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cintron is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Cintron wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Gaziev has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Cintron taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saifullah Gaziev!
Our winner, Saifullah Gaziev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Twilight told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Twilight!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitaskis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Twilight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bitaskis jabs at Twilight's body.
Twilight tried to score with a low kick but Bitaskis checks it.
Bitaskis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Twilight misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Twilight misses
and Bitaskis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bitaskis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Twilight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Twilight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitaskis to score with a decent uppercut.
Twilight throws a series of punches but Bitaskis moves out of range.
Bitaskis scores with the left hand. Twilight knows he should have avoided that one.
Twilight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twilight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot by Bitaskis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twilight misses with a looping left.
Bitaskis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twilight throws a right and a left that Bitaskis avoids nicely.
Bitaskis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Twilight tries to bum rush Bitaskis with a series of wild strikes but Bitaskis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Bitaskis blocks the leg kick.
Twilight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitaskis was well out of range. Poor timing from Twilight.
Bitaskis cracks Twilight with an open hand slap.
Good work by Bitaskis as he checks the leg kick.
Bitaskis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Twilight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bitaskis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Twilight has time to react.
Twilight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bitaskis counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bitaskis catches Twilight right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitaskis digs a good hook to Twilight's body.
Bitaskis looks to land a combination but Twilight avoids it well.
Twilight 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.
Bitaskis is looking to wear down Twilight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitaskis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Twilight's head backwards.
Bitaskis connects with a crisp jab.
Twilight throws a nice looking combination but Bitaskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Twilight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitaskis circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitaskis stalks Twilight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Twilight's face. Twilight staggers backwards, shaken.
Bitaskis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Twilight misses with a shot to the body
and Bitaskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Twilight is rocked!
Bitaskis steps in with a hook that catches Twilight right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bitaskis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Twilight looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Bitaskis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobra comes into the arena with Original Kobra. Fuck Yeah. blaring out of the sound system. Evans comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil jon: Throw it up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! George Kobra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Evans's chin.
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215 lbs
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24
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Evans!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Kobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Kobra ducks straight into an uppercut from Evans and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kobra manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like George Kobra has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kobra has a closed guard, preventing Evans from standing up.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kobra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kobra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans trying to control but Kobra is working from the bottom.
Kobra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Evans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kobra's head.
Kobra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Kobra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Kobra!
Evans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Evans looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kobra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Kobra blocks the strikes from Evans.
Evans tries to roll over but Kobra keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kobra is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evans has his hands clasped together around Kobra's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobra sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Kobra has control of the leg.
Kobra is trying to control the action in half guard but Evans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Kobra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Kobra.
Kobra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kobra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kobra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kobra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans in side control, throwing shots but Kobra defends.
Evans cracks Kobra with a big right hand but Kobra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kobra takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
George Kobra's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans controlling the position from side mount.
Evans throws a strike aimed at the side of Kobra's head but Kobra avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans cracks Kobra with a big elbow.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kobra is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Evans throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Evans is putting a hurting on Kobra here, landing some big shots from side control.
George Kobra's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kobra sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kobra is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jeez, George Kobra's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Kobra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Evans!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anthony Evans thanked TGC WEAR for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
It looks like Ronald Garcia has been cut.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ronald Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia shoots and misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia is rocked!
Sanchez with a strong takedown there and he's ended up in side control.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Garcia looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sanchez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chester Sanchez! Chester Sanchez retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dobroslav Poddubny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Smrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Smrah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobroslav Poddubny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Smrah!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smrah has Poddubny up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smrah has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Poddubny regains guard immediately.
Poddubny had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smrah defends it easily.
Smrah cracks Poddubny with a solid left hand.
Smrah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poddubny is keeping the position for now.
Smrah trying to control the position from guard on top but Poddubny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poddubny pushes a forearm under Smrah's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Smrah is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dobroslav Poddubny!
After the fight, Dobroslav Poddubny 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elbrys Gora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gora comes to the ring accompanied by Cadillac Records - Howlin' Wolf Sings . Girl has chosen You're my heart, You're me soul as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barby Girl has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elbrys Gora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girl slaps away a takedown attempt from Gora, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gora misses with a takedown attempt
so Girl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Girl trying to control but Gora is working from the bottom.
Gora has a closed guard, preventing Girl from standing up.
Gora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Girl's guard.
Gora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gora working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gora trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
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!
Gora stops Girl from standing up.
Gora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gora slips nicely into half guard.
Girl looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gora.
Gora stops Girl from getting back to his feet.
Girl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gora is working away from the top position though.
Girl wants to stand back up but Gora manages to pass into side control.
Girl taking a bit of punishment here - Gora scoring with strikes.
It looks like Barby Girl has been cut.
Girl tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gora wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gora creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Girl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gora in side control, throwing shots but Girl defends.
Girl is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gora off and has taken his back!
Girl controlling well, preventing Gora from escaping the position.
Gora manages to reverse the position and now he's in Girl's guard. Nice work there by Gora.
Gora stands and throws Girl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gora is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Girl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Girl wants to get back to his feet.
Gora has hold of Girl's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Girl tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gora cranks the arm and Girl screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Girl, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Elbrys Gora!
Elbrys Gora is the new heavyweight champion!
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