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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darnell Klutie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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141 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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140 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes a swing at Klutie's ribcage but misses.
Klutie swings widly with a right hand
and Klutie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Klutie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Klutie is working away.
Gonzalez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Klutie's thigh. Klutie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Klutie keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gonzalez trying to control but Klutie is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jesus Gonzalez.
Klutie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Klutie misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Klutie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klutie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez controlling Klutie's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klutie's guard.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Klutie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klutie blocks a low kick nicely.
Klutie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez tried to score with a low kick but Klutie checks it.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klutie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzalez's knee momentarily.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Klutie moves out of range.
Klutie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klutie moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Klutie avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Klutie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Klutie is trying to stall.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Klutie throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to work over Klutie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klutie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klutie lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klutie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Klutie tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Klutie missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez working Klutie over with knees to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Klutie is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Klutie into the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Klutie avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klutie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klutie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Klutie misses.
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 Jesus Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
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.
Klutie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klutie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klutie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Klutie tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Klutie is just out of range.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klutie checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Klutie moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klutie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Klutie moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez wants to slow Klutie down by chopping away at his legs.
Jesus Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klutie moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Klutie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Klutie's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klutie slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Klutie.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Klutie's ribcage but misses.
Klutie defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Klutie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Klutie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Klutie is able to avoid easily.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
A big left from Klutie misses.
Klutie shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Klutie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klutie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klutie.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klutie.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Klutie moves out of range.
Klutie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klutie shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Klutie.
Klutie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Klutie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klutie is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klutie counters with a big head kick but Gonzalez shrugs it off.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klutie doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Klutie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Klutie moves away and avoids it.
Klutie drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Klutie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klutie stalling the fight.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Klutie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Klutie tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Klutie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Klutie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Klutie tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Klutie needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Klutie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Klutie avoids it easily.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klutie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Klutie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klutie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klutie avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Klutie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klutie is defended easily by Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Klutie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to work over Klutie's front leg with a kick but Klutie checks it.
Klutie defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Klutie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez defends it nicely.
Klutie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
so Klutie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
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!
Gonzalez wants to control the position but Klutie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Klutie prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
Klutie seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzalez defends the submission attempt.
Klutie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
Klutie trying to mount his opponent but Gonzalez defends it.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klutie on the ground.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Klutie preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez looking to control.
Darnell Klutie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klutie trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klutie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klutie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Klutie moves out of range.
Klutie checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klutie counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klutie slows the pace down.
Klutie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klutie is chipping away with strikes.
Darnell Klutie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klutie working the head with strikes.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Jesus Gonzalez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slow Fade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fade comes to the cage accompanied by Terror-Stick Tight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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266 lbs
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276 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slow Fade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Brit!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Johnny Brit has been cut.
Brit blocks the body kick.
A big right from Brit misses.
Fade misses with a double jab.
Brit waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Fade. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fade to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Slow Fade has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brit throws a big right hand that misses.
Brit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fade pushes Brit off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fade connects with a leg kick. Brit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Fade misses.
Slow Fade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Fade.
Fade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fade is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fade misses with a few strikes there.
Brit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brit circles away quickly and effectively.
Brit sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fade's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fade's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Brit!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Cushing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana Black!
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, Micheal Cushing!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Cushing.
Cushing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
Cushing gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cushing pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Cushing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Cushing throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Cushing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cushing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
Black is breathing heavily.
Cushing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cushing gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
Cushing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Cushing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cushing misses with a wild combination.
Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cushing's half guard.
Cushing wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black winds up and cracks Cushing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Cushing defends it.
Cushing pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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!
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Cushing tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Black there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow.
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. Black connects with a nice short shot to Cushing's temple.
Black performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cushing is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Cushing has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cushing is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
Black seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cushing is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dana Black!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yushin Okami acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okami lands a nice hook to Alvez's body. Alvez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvez.
Alvez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okami defends it nicely.
Alvez shoots for a takedown but Okami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alvez dodges the punch combination from Okami.
Okami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambo Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okami closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okami throws a series of punches but Alvez moves out of range.
Alvez shoots for a takedown but Okami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Okami.
Okami scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okami moves away from the strike by Alvez.
Alvez shoots in for a double leg but Okami sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Yushin Okami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami stalks Alvez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvez's face. Alvez staggers backwards, shaken.
Yushin Okami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Okami tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvez is in Okami's guard.
Okami wants to stand and escape but Alvez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez trying to control but Okami is working from the bottom.
Alvez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami wants to get back to his feet but Alvez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Okami keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.
Okami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Okami is looking to stand up but Alvez isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvez throwing strikes but missing.
Alvez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez tries to free his leg and advance position but Okami is retaining full guard.
Alvez stops Okami from standing up.
Alvez wants to control from the top but Okami keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvez tries to free his leg and advance position but Okami is retaining full guard.
Alvez won't allow Okami to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alvez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Okami.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Okami 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.
Okami with a nice cross.
Alvez fails with the takedown.
Alvez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okami finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvez's head.
A punch combination from Okami misses.
Okami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Okami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvez throwing strikes from guard but Okami blocks nicely.
Alvez won't allow Okami to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez is in close to Okami's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvez trying to control the position from guard on top but Okami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okami wants to get back to his feet but Alvez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alvez trying to control the position from guard on top but Okami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jambo Alvez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Okami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvez misses with a takedown attempt - Okami sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okami jabs at Alvez's body.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alvez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Okami in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Okami is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alvez punching from mount but Okami doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alvez controlling the position easily from mount.
Alvez 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.
Okami is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alvez wants to control the pace but Okami is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alvez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alvez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Okami is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alvez raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Alvez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alvez shoots for a double leg takedown but Okami sprawls well. He's pushed Alvez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Okami.
Okami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Okami. Those never looked like landing.
Okami throws a right hand that Alvez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvez also avoids with ease.
Alvez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Okami's guard.
Okami wants to stand but Alvez is controlling the position.
Alvez wants to control from the top but Okami keeps moving.
Alvez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami wants to stand and escape but Alvez is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvez prevents Okami from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okami wants to get back to his feet but Alvez passes into half guard.
Alvez prevents Okami from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez stalling.
Jambo Alvez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okami blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvez.
Okami is looking to get back to is feet but Alvez passes into side control.
Okami is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvez cracks Okami with a big right hand but Okami just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Alvez taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alvez tries to score with some ground and pound. Okami controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Okami taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Alvez crashes against the mat.
Alvez wants to control but Okami is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alvez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Okami works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Okami tries to kick Alvez off but Alvez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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 Jambo Alvez.
I think Alvez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambo Alvez!
Jambo Alvez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Hoshi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spider Silva's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spider Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshi scores with a shot to the body.
Hoshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoshi stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoshi lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoshi pinned against the cage. Hoshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spider Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hoshi drops Silva with a left and a right! Oh, Silva is hurt - Hoshi dives into side control looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hoshi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Hoshi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Hoshi knocks Silva out cold with a massive hammerfist! Hoshi Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryu Hoshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Ivanov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
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, Oleg Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Iain Durrant has been cut.
Durrant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt.
Durrant tries for a takedown but Ivanov circles away easily
and Ivanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ivanov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durrant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durrant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ivanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a strike but Durrant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov is pulling down on Durrant's head to control his posture.
Durrant throws a strike but Ivanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Durrant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanov is aware though and is defending well.
Durrant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durrant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durrant's head.
Ivanov throwing strikes from guard but Durrant blocks nicely.
Ivanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov working some strikes from top position.
Durrant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Durrant'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.
Ivanov throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durrant.
Durrant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a takedown into side control.
Ivanov cracks Durrant with a big elbow.
Ivanov with the ground and pound but Durrant regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ivanov throwing shots but Durrant is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Durrant is rocked!
Durrant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oh Durrant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durrant seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivanov looks to land a strike but Durrant avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ivanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ivanov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivanov distracts Durrant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Durrant has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ivanov manages to get his head free but now Durrant has transitioned to an armbar! Ivanov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Durrant! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iain Durrant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes to the cage accompanied by Cuba Anthem. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guerra Salsido feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Guerra Salsido takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guerra Salsido throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a nice body shot.
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guerra Salsido but Guerra Salsido pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Guerra Salsido as Evans shoots in.
Evans gets the takedown into side control.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guerra Salsido is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Guerra Salsido tries to escape but Evans is in control.
Evans controls the position.
Evans trying to control the action but Guerra Salsido is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Evans misses with the ground and pound.
Evans misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guerra Salsido keeps working.
Evans postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guerra Salsido is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Guerra Salsido is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans wants to control but Guerra Salsido is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido is trying to get back to his feet.
Evans lands some shots froms side control.
Guerra Salsido wants to get back to his feet but Evans drags him back down.
Evans tries to move into full mount but can't pass Guerra Salsido's legs.
Evans working the ground and pound but Guerra Salsido is defending the strikes.
Guerra Salsido is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerra Salsido sprawls well. Guerra Salsido wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonid Guerra Salsido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Some wild striking there from Guerra Salsido.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerra Salsido staying out of range there.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Guerra Salsido sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guerra Salsido as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Guerra Salsido.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido connects with a good right hand that stumbles Evans. Evans circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Evans throws a right hand that Guerra Salsido ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerra Salsido also avoids with ease.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerra Salsido sprawls well. Guerra Salsido wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerra Salsido swinging wildly here.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Guerra Salsido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guerra Salsido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Guerra Salsido looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerra Salsido's waist but Guerra Salsido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Guerra Salsido fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evans checks it well.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Guerra Salsido counters with a thumping low kick.
Guerra Salsido dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Guerra Salsido stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans throws a series of punches but Guerra Salsido moves out of range.
Guerra Salsido chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a right hand
and Guerra Salsido counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guerra Salsido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guerra Salsido darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido throws a series of strikes that have Evans backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans walks into a left hand.
Guerra Salsido jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Evans is rocked!
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guerra Salsido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Guerra Salsido sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leonid Guerra Salsido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Guerra Salsido keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Guerra Salsido. Those never looked like landing.
Guerra Salsido lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guerra Salsido is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
and Guerra Salsido makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerra Salsido sprawls well. Guerra Salsido wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guerra Salsido.
Donk. Guerra Salsido catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido stuffs the takedown.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Guerra Salsido finish him?
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Guerra Salsido shows good takedown defense.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Guerra Salsido lands a jab to the head.
Evans is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand
and Guerra Salsido counters with a thumping low kick.
Evans shoots in but Guerra Salsido avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Guerra Salsido lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guerra Salsido. Guerra Salsido obviously looking to wear him down.
Guerra Salsido throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Guerra Salsido.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido throws a one two combo.
Guerra Salsido misses with a double jab.
Evans walks into a straight right hand from Guerra Salsido.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Evans swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guerra Salsido counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido thuds his right hand into Evans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Guerra Salsido dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Guerra Salsido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerra Salsido connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guerra Salsido feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Guerra Salsido throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Evans stumbling backwards into the cage! Evans bounces back off the cage towards Guerra Salsido, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Guerra Salsido lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Guerra Salsido celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
A victorious Leonid Guerra Salsido thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zork Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Bonkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemesis comes to the cage accompanied by Zork Nemesis. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zork Nemesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, General Bonkers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemesis thows a leg kick but Bonkers checks it
and Bonkers counters with a good, hard body kick but Nemesis shrugs it off.
Nemesis throws a push kick but Bonkers slaps the foot to one side.
Nemesis scores with a punch to the head.
Nemesis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nemesis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nemesis lands a nice hook to Bonkers's body. Bonkers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonkers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nemesis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonkers scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonkers checks a leg kick.
Nemesis throws a right hand that misses
and Bonkers counters with a solid body kick.
Bonkers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nemesis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonkers thuds his shin into the meat of Nemesis's side.
Nemesis moves out of range as Bonkers throws a body kick.
Nemesis swings for the body but Bonkers moves out of range.
Bonkers throws a nice head kick!
Bonkers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nemesis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonkers. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemesis scores with a head kick.
Nemesis is breathing heavily.
Bonkers tries to clinch but Nemesis is having none of it.
Bonkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nemesis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonkers.
Nemesis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonkers.
Bonkers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonkers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nemesis takes a step back to recover.
Bonkers thumps Nemesis with a low kick.
Bonkers lands with a hook. Nemesis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nemesis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonkers.
Nemesis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonkers. That one must have hurt.
Bonkers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nemesis avoids the body shot from Bonkers.
Nemesis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Zork Nemesis has been cut.
Nemesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonkers manages to avoid it.
Nemesis misses with a hook
and Bonkers counters with a nice kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonkers.
Bonkers jabs at Nemesis's body.
Bonkers lands with a nice body punch.
Nemesis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonkers can pounce on him.
Zork Nemesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nemesis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonkers throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonkers connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonkers.
Bonkers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bonkers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemesis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonkers throws a leg kick which misses Nemesis's front leg but catches the back leg as Nemesis tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers keeps Nemesis at a distance using the push kick.
Bonkers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nemesis. Bonkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonkers lands a really nice looking cross but Nemesis seems unphased.
Bonkers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nemesis. That did some damage!
Bonkers scores with a spinning back kick!
Nemesis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Bonkers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonkers is looking to slow Nemesis down with leg kicks.
Nemesis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bonkers has managed to clinch.
Bonkers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nemesis gets tackled into the cage by Bonkers. Bonkers maintains the clinch.
Bonkers manages to break the clinch.
Nemesis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nemesis takes a swing at Bonkers's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemesis throws a head kick that misses
and Bonkers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonkers lands a jab to the nose.
Bonkers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonkers scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonkers connects with a high kick.
Bonkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonkers throws a series of punches but Nemesis moves out of range.
Bonkers closes the distance and pushes Nemesis back into the cage.
Bonkers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nemesis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonkers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonkers throws a sloppy head kick and Nemesis moves out of range easily.
Bonkers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nemesis at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Bonkers there.
Nemesis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Bonkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zork Nemesis's cut.
That's time! Nemesis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonkers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonkers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nemesis's efforts to push away.
Bonkers breaks the clinch.
A cross from Bonkers lands.
Bonkers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonkers lands a big head kick that sends Nemesis tumbling to the mat! Bonkers takes a step backwards and waves Nemesis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nemesis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nemesis throws a looping overhand right but Bonkers ducks down to avoid it.
General Bonkers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nemesis walks into a straight right hand from Bonkers.
Oh Nemesis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonkers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonkers stuns Nemesis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonkers thuds his shin into the meat of Nemesis's side.
Nemesis seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemesis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! Bonkers slams his shin into Nemesis's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonkers.
Bonkers lands with a nice body punch.
Bonkers lands a front kick.
Bonkers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonkers.
Nemesis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonkers. Bonkers obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonkers misses with a kick to the body.
Bonkers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemesis.
Bonkers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Bonkers tenderised Nemesis's leg. Nemesis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonkers lands with an uppercut that bounces Nemesis off the cage and back into range.
Bonkers scores with a nice body kick.
Bonkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nemesis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nemesis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonkers lands a nice looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bonkers - that will leave a mark!
Nemesis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonkers.
Bonkers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemesis throws a chopping leg kick but Bonkers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonkers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonkers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nemesis doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonkers misses with a head kick.
Bonkers dodges the punch combination from Nemesis.
Nemesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonkers counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonkers throws a leg kick which misses Nemesis's front leg but catches the back leg as Nemesis tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers lands a big head kick that sends Nemesis tumbling to the mat! Bonkers takes a step backwards and waves Nemesis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonkers.
Bonkers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nemesis if he has to take too many more of those.
Bonkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonkers pushes Nemesis up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonkers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nemesis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bonkers to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonkers throws a front kick that sends Nemesis stumbling back into the cage.
Bonkers scores with a jab to the body.
Bonkers lands a body shot.
Bonkers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonkers drives through and clinches with Nemesis against the cage.
Bonkers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonkers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nemesis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nemesis.
Bonkers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nemesis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonkers drops his hands momentarily and Nemesis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonkers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nemesis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonkers has him pressed against the cage.
Nemesis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemesis is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonkers has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonkers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nemesis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nemesis moves out of range as Bonkers strikes.
Bonkers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonkers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Bonkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zork Nemesis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonkers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Nemesis.
Nemesis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonkers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nemesis scrambles back to his feet.
Nemesis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Bonkers misses its intended target.
A big left from Nemesis misses.
Bonkers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nemesis throws a push kick but Bonkers slaps the foot to one side.
Bonkers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonkers cracks a nice hook into Nemesis's ribs.
Bonkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonkers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonkers lands a head kick. Nemesis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nemesis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nemesis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonkers.
Bonkers rushes Nemesis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonkers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nemesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonkers is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonkers as he connects with a hook.
Bonkers's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonkers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nemesis scores with a jab. Bonkers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonkers lands a jab to Nemesis's midsection.
Bonkers lands a nice shot that snaps Nemesis's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonkers moves out of range as Nemesis strikes.
Bonkers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonkers lands with an overhand left.
Whack! Bonkers lands a heavy head kick that drops Nemesis. The ref tackles Bonkers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Nemesis was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). General Bonkers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Aurelio has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomb.
Aurelio scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelio lands a big right hand that sends Bomb crashing to the mat! Aurelio stays standing though and waves Bomb back to his feet!
Bomb is rocked!
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!
Aurelio lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Bomb up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Aurelio from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Bomb's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Aurelio!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Aurelio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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