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WTA 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamiyashi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by In Da Club. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamiyashi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Suzuki connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suzuki lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Freddie Garcia has been cut.
Suzuki lands a head shot.
Suzuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Suzuki tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, if Suzuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands with a punch from half guard.
Suzuki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Garcia's thigh. Garcia counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Suzuki slips nicely into half guard.
Suzuki is taking a breather. Garcia 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.
Garcia trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Suzuki manages to pass to mount!
Suzuki wants to control but Garcia has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki working the head and body with strikes.
Suzuki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Suzuki is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia is controlling Suzuki's trapped leg to prevent Suzuki from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia is looking to control Suzuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Suzuki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Suzuki.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suzuki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Suzuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suzuki lands a right hook to the body.
Suzuki lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki lands a lovely overhand right.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suzuki lands a jab.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamiyashi Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suzuki lands a left and a right that send Garcia crashing to the mat, dazed. Suzuki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Garcia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Suzuki is out of range.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Suzuki as he connects with a hook.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Suzuki misses.
The crowd cheers as Suzuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Suzuki lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suzuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suzuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suzuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Suzuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Garcia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Suzuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia throws the left hand but Suzuki avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suzuki jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suzuki scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freddie Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki lands the left hand.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Suzuki trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Garcia to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Garcia won't allow Suzuki to pass to mount.
Garcia trying to control here.
Suzuki working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Suzuki.
Kamiyashi Suzuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suzuki connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki working Garcia over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Suzuki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suzuki slows the pace down in half guard.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamiyashi Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzuki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia with a poor takedown
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suzuki working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Suzuki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Suzuki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Garcia trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Suzuki manages to pass to mount!
Suzuki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suzuki postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Garcia out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Suzuki goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamiyashi Suzuki!
A very excited looking Kamiyashi Suzuki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darko Zaleski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanos Perdatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perdatov's choice of entrance music: Muhammad Ali Speech. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Zaleski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nanos Perdatov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perdatov misses the shot to the body.
Perdatov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zaleski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perdatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perdatov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zaleski is controlling him.
Zaleski throwing strikes but missing.
Zaleski trying to control the position from guard on top but Perdatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaleski throws a strike but Perdatov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaleski keeping full guard, as Perdatov tries to pass.
Perdatov is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaleski has wrist control.
Zaleski working a defensive guard here.
Perdatov stopping the sweep attempt from Zaleski.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perdatov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaleski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perdatov!
Zaleski throws some wild stikes that Perdatov manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Perdatov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Perdatov tries to hold on but Zaleski pushes him away.
Zaleski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zaleski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Perdatov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zaleski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Perdatov?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaleski has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perdatov's face.
Zaleski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perdatov is looking to escape.
Perdatov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zaleski is pressing down on Perdatov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perdatov is holding on for now.
Zaleski throwing shots but Perdatov is blocking nicely.
Zaleski with the ground and pound but Perdatov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zaleski wants to control from the top but Perdatov keeps moving.
Perdatov wants to stand and escape but Zaleski is having none of it.
Perdatov is trying to keep Zaleski in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaleski trying to control the position from guard on top but Perdatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zaleski looking to sit in guard and control but Perdatov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perdatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaleski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaleski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perdatov manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaleski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perdatov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Zaleski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perdatov slips a jab from Zaleski.
Perdatov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perdatov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaleski.
Horrible takedown by Zaleski or perhaps it was just good defense by Perdatov which made him look bad.
Zaleski shoots in for a double leg but Perdatov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko Zaleski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaleski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perdatov misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Perdatov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perdatov.
Zaleski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perdatov has a takedown stuffed.
Perdatov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Perdatov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaleski is fending him off so far but Perdatov persists. Nope, Zaleski circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaleski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perdatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaleski tries to avoid it but Perdatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaleski to the ground. Zaleski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perdatov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perdatov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perdatov cracks Zaleski with an open hand slap.
Perdatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaleski.
Darko Zaleski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaleski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zaleski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perdatov under the eye.
Zaleski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaleski throws a jab but it's blocked by Perdatov.
Zaleski throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaleski throws a push kick but Perdatov slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski connects with a leg kick. Perdatov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perdatov.
Zaleski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perdatov.
Zaleski takes a swing at Perdatov's ribcage but misses.
Zaleski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaleski wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaleski feints and then cracks Perdatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perdatov down.
Perdatov ducks under a wild hook from Zaleski.
Zaleski thows a body shot but no joy.
Perdatov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaleski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaleski throws a looping overhand right but Perdatov ducks down to avoid it.
Perdatov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaleski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Perdatov blocks the low kick.
Darko Zaleski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zaleski.
Zaleski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perdatov's sensitive parts.
A combination from Perdatov does no damage.
Zaleski walks into a jab.
Perdatov throws a series of punches but Zaleski avoids them all with ease.
Perdatov scores a takedown into full mount!
Zaleski is squirming around, avoiding Perdatov's attempts to control the action.
Zaleski tries to hold on but Perdatov pushes him away.
Perdatov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaleski regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski is trying is best to control the position here.
Zaleski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zaleski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perdatov looking to pass the guard.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaleski working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darko Zaleski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Perdatov connects with a nice looking jab.
Perdatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zaleski tries to land a leg kick but Perdatov saw it coming and moves away.
Perdatov looks for a takedown but Zaleski sprawls well.
Nice body kick from Zaleski.
Perdatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perdatov.
Perdatov leaves Zaleski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaleski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaleski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perdatov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perdatov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaleski's waist but Zaleski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perdatov off to one side.
Darko Zaleski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nanos Perdatov.
Perdatov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaleski misses with a kick to the body.
Zaleski misses the jab.
Perdatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perdatov avoids the body shot from Zaleski.
Perdatov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaleski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaleski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perdatov.
Zaleski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perdatov throws a series of punches but Zaleski moves out of range.
Perdatov slips under a jab from Zaleski.
Nanos Perdatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perdatov connects with a looping right hand.
Perdatov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zaleski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perdatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaleski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perdatov moves away.
Zaleski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaleski connects with an inside leg kick.
Perdatov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaleski sprawls well. Zaleski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perdatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaleski connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perdatov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zaleski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perdatov is in Zaleski's guard.
Perdatov stopping the sweep attempt from Zaleski.
Perdatov wants to pass the guard but Zaleski is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perdatov postures up.
Perdatov passes into half guard.
Perdatov throwing shots but Zaleski is blocking nicely.
Perdatov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perdatov trying to control the action but Zaleski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perdatov prevents Zaleski from improving his position.
Zaleski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perdatov.
Perdatov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zaleski is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko Zaleski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaleski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zaleski.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nanos Perdatov.
Well Zaleski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo Me has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya Mamonov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me closes the distance but Mamonov moves to the side
and Mamonov counters with a head kick that drops Me to the mat! Me scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Me is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mamonov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Me somewhat.
Me darts in and clinches Mamonov up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mamonov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Me looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mamonov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mamonov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Me is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me keeps control of Mamonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sanya Mamonov.
Mamonov keeps Me at a distance using the push kick.
A jab lands there for Mamonov.
Me moves out of range of the body kick.
Mamonov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mamonov counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mamonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Me instigates a clinch.
Mamonov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mamonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamonov has Me pushed against the ropes.
Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mamonov was covering up waiting for the punch and Me finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Me in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov trying to control the position here.
Me advances to half guard.
Me is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Me thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Me is thwarting Mamonov's attempts to control the position.
Me is looking to take a break and control but Mamonov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov gets back to full guard.
Me trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Belo Me wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Me takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanya Mamonov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mamonov scores with a punch to the head.
Me will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me throws a right hand that Mamonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamonov also avoids with ease.
Mamonov misses with a head kick.
Me takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Belo Me has been cut.
Me tries to clinch up but Mamonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Me closes the distance but Mamonov moves to the side
and Mamonov counters with a head kick that drops Me to the mat! Me scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamonov throws a head kick that misses
and Me counters by clinching up.
Me manages to break the clinch.
Me tries to clinch but Mamonov moves away
and Mamonov counters with a body kick that stops Me in his tracks momentarily.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Me shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mamonov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Me shoots in but Mamonov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanya Mamonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Mamonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Me tries to clinch there but Mamonov circles away.
Me throws a lazy body kick
and Mamonov counters with a nice body kick.
Me takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanya Mamonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamonov misses with a head kick.
Belo Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamonov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Me takes a step back to recover.
Mamonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov lands a big head kick that sends Me tumbling to the mat! Mamonov takes a step backwards and waves Me back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Me 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!
Mamonov throws a head kick that misses.
Mamonov throws a head kick that misses.
Me seems to have got his legs back now.
Me tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mamonov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Me really felt that one!
Me will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mamonov lands a big right hand that sends Me crashing to the mat! Mamonov stays standing though and waves Me back to his feet!
Mamonov lands a jab to Me's midsection.
Mamonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mamonov throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Me blocks a head kick by Mamonov.
Me wants to clinch up but Mamonov keeps it at a distance.
Mamonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamonov scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mamonov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me moves to clinch but Mamonov breaks away
and Mamonov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanya Mamonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Me misses with a takedown attempt - Mamonov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Me tries for a takedown but Mamonov circles away easily
and Mamonov counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Mamonov pushes him off.
Me wants to clinch but Mamonov slips to the side
and Mamonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamonov throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mamonov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mamonov scores with a jab. Me acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mamonov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Me's head.
Mamonov connects with a leg kick. Me looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mamonov.
Mamonov throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
Mamonov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Me will feel that in the morning.
Me on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mamonov. Mamonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Mamonov lands a big head kick that sends Me tumbling to the mat! Mamonov takes a step backwards and waves Me back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Belo Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle, before Mamonov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Me's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mamonov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sanya Mamonov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cj Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
260 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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269 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cj Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ivanov ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ivanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pavlik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ivanov is proving hard to escape from.
Ivanov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pavlik doesn't defend quickly enough and Ivanov has managed to lock this one up! Can Pavlik escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ivanov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cj Ivanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Cj Ivanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendricks slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Hendricks moved out of range nicely.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendricks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hendricks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendricks is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Hendricks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hendricks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendricks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hendricks 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendricks gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hendricks lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Hendricks dominates the positioning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is pushing Hendricks's head away, looking to escape. Hendricks manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson is pushing Hendricks's head away, looking to escape. Hendricks manages to hold on to the position though.
Hendricks takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hendricks looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hendricks smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hendricks is chipping away with strikes.
Hendricks in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hendricks working the head with strikes.
Johnson is being controlled here.
Hendricks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hendricks landing a few strikes.
Hendricks lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hendricks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Hendricks landing a few strikes.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson is rocked!
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Hendricks finish him?
A big shot lands for Hendricks! That's hurt Johnson! Will he recover? Hendricks fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Hendricks!
Johny Hendricks retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Johny Hendricks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fierro has chosen Punkrocker as his entrance music. Jonnie Fierro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
205 lbs
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225 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonnie Fierro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fierro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fierro misses with a looping right.
Best rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fierro counters with a three punch combo that has Best backing up. Best nods at Fierro to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Fierro.
Fierro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Best clinches up with Fierro and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fierro takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jonnie Fierro has been cut.
Fierro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fierro tries to circle away but Best has him pinned against the ropes.
Fierro blocks an elbow strike.
Fierro tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the ropes.
Fierro is trying to push Best away but Best has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Best is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fierro is defending well for now.
Best pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fierro takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Best to work.
Best lands an elbow just above Fierro 's eye.
Best is stalling here.
Fierro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Best content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fierro avoids a wild elbow strike from Best.
Best taking a breather.
Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Fierro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fierro tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the ropes.
Fierro is looking to break free of the clinch but Best has double underhooks.
Fierro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fierro wants to break free but Best has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Best takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Best tries to stall but Fierro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Best looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fierro is trying to force a seperation but Best has the dominant position.
Best effectively controlling the action here.
Fierro blocks the elbow strike.
Fierro avoids a wild elbow strike from Best.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fierro's defenses.
That has opened up Jonnie Fierro's cut even more.
Fierro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fierro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Best has him pressed against the ropes.
Best throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Best throws an elbow but misses.
Best slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fierro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fierro blocks an elbow strike.
Best tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fierro avoids it.
Fierro working hard to break the clinch.
Best pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fierro is trying to break the clinch but Best has him pressed against the ropes.
Best misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fierro.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fierro's defenses.
The cut above Jonnie Fierro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fierro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Best throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Best lands an elbow just above Fierro 's eye.
Fierro blocks an elbow strike from Best.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best missing with knees to the body.
Fierro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fierro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Best misses with an elbow strike.
Best lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jonnie Fierro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Best missing with knees to the body.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fierro's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonnie Fierro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grappling Best!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, De la Souls, by POS. Bera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Parasite :D . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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212 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Bera!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bera is looking for a sweep. Alli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bera defends it well.
Alli wants to free his trapped foot but Bera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alli is working for a kimura but Bera is defending it quite comfortably.
Alli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bera is just riding it out for now. Alli eventually gives up the hold.
Alli is trying to control the action in half guard but Bera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bera defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Alli jumps into side control!
Bera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Bera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alli connects with a nice short shot to Bera's temple.
Alli is looking to advance position but Bera won't allow it.
Bera trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alli is looking to work some ground and pound but Bera has wrist control.
Alli trying to control but Bera is working from the bottom.
Alli tries to free his leg and advance position but Bera is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alli defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera working for a triangle but Alli defends it easily.
Alli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alli lands a couple of digs.
Alli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bera looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bera looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bera!
Alli dodges the ground and pound from Bera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli stops Bera from passing to mount.
Alli regains half guard, as Bera was trying to land strikes.
Bera is trying to control the action in half guard but Alli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bera looking for a submission but Alli manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Bera throws an elbow that misses. Alli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bera's guard. Nice move by Alli!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bera keeping moving, preventing Alli from controlling successfully.
Alli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alli wants to improve his position but Bera is controlling well.
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 Muhamad Alli will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bera on his heels. He'll look to pass Bera's guard now, I'm sure.
Alli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bera wants to sweep here but Alli controlling him for the moment.
Bera working a defensive guard here.
Bera is looking for a triangle but Alli pushes his legs off easily.
Alli trying to control the position from guard on top but Bera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alli!
Alli tries to hold on but Bera pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera with a couple of short strikes.
Alli is trying desperately to improve position.
Bera trying to control but Alli is having none of it.
Alli wants to hold on but Bera pushes him away.
Alli is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alli wants to hold on but Bera pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bera.
Bera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alli looks a forlorn figure.
Matt Bera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bera punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Bera there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alli is squirming around, avoiding Bera's attempts to control the action.
Bera cracks Alli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera lands with some strikes.
Bera unloads with some shots from mount but Alli bucks and avoids them well.
Bera trying to control but Alli is having none of it.
Alli is trying desperately to improve position.
Bera unloads with some shots from mount but Alli bucks and avoids them well.
Bera tries to control but Alli wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera punching from mount but Alli doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bera looking to finish with strikes here!
Bera thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bera lands a big elbow - Alli is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Alli is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Bera!
Matt Bera is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Matt Bera rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad ShugaR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ShugaR comes to the ring accompanied by Dagestan. Delon has chosen Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad ShugaR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ShugaR misses with a double jab.
ShugaR looks to score with a jab to the body but Delon is just out of range.
Delon wants to clinch up but ShugaR keeps it at a distance.
Delon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ShugaR misses with a body shot.
ShugaR punishes Delon's body with a nice straight punch.
Delon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
ShugaR misses with a straight left.
ShugaR fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Delon on the side of the head.
It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
ShugaR dances in with a quick combination. Delon is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from ShugaR snaps Delon's head back. Delon stumbles backwards against the ropes. ShugaR steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Delon's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Delon just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akhmad ShugaR!
During a confident post fight interview, Akhmad ShugaR thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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