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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaanis Zadrots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaanis Zadrots looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Flintstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaanis Zadrots!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadrots tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flintstone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zadrots looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flintstone is defended easily by Zadrots.
Flintstone defending well as Zadrots loads up on a big left hand.
Zadrots rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flintstone counters with a right hand to the body.
Zadrots misses with a few strikes there.
Flintstone clinches.
Flintstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flintstone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flintstone scores a takedown into full mount!
Flintstone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flintstone gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flintstone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zadrots's waist but Zadrots gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flintstone off to one side.
Flintstone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zadrots circles away quickly and effectively.
Flintstone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zadrots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flintstone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Flintstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zadrots darts in trying to clinch
and Flintstone counters by moving into the clinch.
Flintstone wants to break free but Zadrots has control.
Flintstone can't get the takedown.
Flintstone just leaning against Zadrots, taking a breather.
Flintstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Flintstone as Zadrots shoots in.
Flintstone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zadrots swivels and escapes.
Flintstone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadrots can't break the clinch.
Zadrots's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flintstone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zadrots working aggressively here.
Zadrots stops a takedown attempt from Flintstone.
Zadrots is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flintstone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flintstone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flintstone manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flintstone wants to control but Zadrots is keeping him busy.
Zadrots is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Flintstone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone works to advance to full mount. Zadrots defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Zadrots working to try and regain half guard.
Flintstone tries to control but Zadrots wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flintstone lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadrots is trying to escape the mount.
Zadrots really wants to buck Flintstone off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flintstone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zadrots?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flintstone is working for a guillotine from mount but Zadrots frees his head quite easily.
Flintstone lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flintstone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Flintstone has hold of Zadrots's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zadrots manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Flintstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zadrots shoots in for a takedown but Flintstone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flintstone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flintstone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zadrots napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Flintstone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zadrots is looking to reverse the position.
Fred Flintstone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flintstone decides to stand back up. Flintstone steps back and let's Zadrots get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flintstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zadrots.
Flintstone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone throws a head kick but Zadrots moves out of range.
Flintstone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Flintstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zadrots has Flintstone up against the cage in a clinch.
Zadrots tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flintstone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flintstone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flintstone is trying to maintain a safe position but Zadrots gets an underhook and turns Flintstone into the cage.
Zadrots lands a hook that snaps the head of Flintstone backwards.
Zadrots looking to stall.
Flintstone is trying to pull guard but Zadrots turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone tries to pull guard but Zadrots won't allow it.
Flintstone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zadrots pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaanis Zadrots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zadrots tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flintstone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zadrots somewhat.
Zadrots attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flintstone misses with a takedown attempt - Zadrots sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flintstone moves to clinch but Zadrots breaks away
and Zadrots counters with an outside leg kick.
Flintstone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadrots tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flintstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flintstone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zadrots closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flintstone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zadrots landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flintstone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zadrots walks away with a smile on his face. Flintstone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zadrots drives through and clinches with Flintstone against the cage.
Zadrots manages to break the clinch.
Zadrots is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flintstone.
Flintstone thuds a left hand into Zadrots's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flintstone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zadrots managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zadrots is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flintstone wants to control from the top but Zadrots keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zadrots is trying to keep Flintstone in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Flintstone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zadrots stuffs the takedown attempt from Flintstone. Flintstone gets slowly back to his feet.
Flintstone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Flintstone both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jaanis Zadrots has been cut.
Fred Flintstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flintstone shoots in but no luck this time.
Zadrots tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flintstone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zadrots is fending him off so far but Flintstone persists. Nope, Zadrots circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Flintstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zadrots doesn't manage to clinch there - Flintstone circles away.
Zadrots tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flintstone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flintstone gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flintstone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zadrots gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zadrots manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadrots manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zadrots unloads with some shots from mount but Flintstone bucks and avoids them well.
Flintstone throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Flintstone is looking to improve his position but Zadrots isn't that keen on the idea.
Zadrots controlling from the full mount.
Flintstone wants to control but Zadrots is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadrots sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zadrots looking to control but Flintstone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaanis Zadrots.
Zadrots tries for a takedown but Flintstone circles away easily
and Flintstone counters with a nice body shot.
Flintstone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zadrots but Zadrots pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zadrots fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Flintstone. No joy for Zadrots on that attempt.
Flintstone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flintstone is defended easily by Zadrots.
Flintstone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zadrots pinned against the cage. Zadrots gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadrots gets a clinch.
Flintstone gets control of Zadrots's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flintstone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Flintstone is trying to control the position but Zadrots postures up.
Zadrots loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zadrots won't allow Flintstone to sweep him here.
Zadrots is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Zadrots has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zadrots preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaanis Zadrots comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flintstone 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Fred Flintstone!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Fred Flintstone!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Fred Flintstone!
Fred Flintstone wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kisiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kisiel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Kisiel!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisiel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kisiel leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kisiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kisiel regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Kisiel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kisiel sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Kisiel is defending well.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kisiel defends it well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Kisiel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kisiel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kisiel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Kisiel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kisiel is controlling Gracie's posture.
Kisiel wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kisiel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Kisiel!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has his foot on Kisiel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kisiel works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Kisiel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kisiel wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Kisiel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kisiel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kisiel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kisiel stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisiel is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kisiel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kisiel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kisiel in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gracie is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcin Kisiel!
Marcin Kisiel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Chunabongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aidan Xavier looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aidan Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Chunabongo !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chunabongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chunabongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chunabongo is controlling Xavier's posture.
Xavier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chunabongo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xavier looking to pass the guard.
Chunabongo wants to stand up but Xavier is controlling him.
Chunabongo is controlling Xavier's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Chunabongo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chunabongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Xavier circles away.
Chunabongo lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunabongo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chunabongo wants it to stay on the feet.
Chunabongo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xavier circles away.
Chunabongo shoots in looking for a takedown. Xavier tries to sprawl out of it but Chunabongo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xavier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chunabongo stuffs the takedown attempt from Xavier. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
Chunabongo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xavier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aidan Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Chunabongo .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chunabongo .
Xavier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chunabongo circles away.
Xavier avoids the body shot from Chunabongo .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunabongo slaps away a takedown attempt from Xavier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xavier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chunabongo tries to avoid it but Xavier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chunabongo to the ground. Chunabongo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chunabongo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xavier clinches up with Chunabongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Chunabongo tries for a takedown but Xavier manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Xavier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chunabongo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Xavier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Xavier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xavier is nestled in close to Chunabongo , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chunabongo is looking to control Xavier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chunabongo avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunabongo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chunabongo has hold of Xavier's hands but Xavier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xavier lands with a punch from half guard.
Xavier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xavier gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Chunabongo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xavier postures up in Chunabongo 's guard and throws a big left but Chunabongo blocks it.
Chunabongo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chunabongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xavier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Xavier is looking to work some ground and pound but Chunabongo has wrist control.
Xavier working some strikes from top position.
Xavier is working Chunabongo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xavier is looking to work some ground and pound but Chunabongo has wrist control.
Xavier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Xavier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chunabongo closes the distance and clinches up with Xavier, looking for a takedown. Chunabongo pushes Xavier against the cage but Xavier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chunabongo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xavier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chunabongo .
Chunabongo trying to control the action but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Xavier wants to control but Chunabongo is keeping busy.
Chunabongo wants to free his trapped foot but Xavier is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xavier makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chunabongo tries for a takedown but Xavier circles away easily
and Xavier counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Xavier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier is looking to work some ground and pound but Chunabongo has wrist control.
Xavier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chunabongo is pulling down on Xavier's head to control his posture.
Chunabongo wants to sweep here but Xavier controlling him for the moment.
Xavier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xavier chips away with some ground and pound.
Chunabongo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xavier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chunabongo is trying to keep Xavier in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xavier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xavier distracts Chunabongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xavier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Xavier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Xavier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xavier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Xavier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xavier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Xavier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chunabongo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier with a nice head shot there.
Chunabongo is still in real trouble! Can Xavier finish him?
Xavier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chunabongo 's head.
Xavier postures up and lands a big shot to Chunabongo 's brow.
Xavier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xavier stands and steps away. Chunabongo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Xavier is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chunabongo 's half guard.
Chunabongo seems to have recovered his senses.
Aidan Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chunabongo is positioning himself well to prevent Xavier advancing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xavier slips a nice elbow through Chunabongo 's hands, connecting with Chunabongo 's forehead.
Xavier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chunabongo can do to turn this around?
Xavier decides to stand up.
Xavier gets a double leg takedown into Chunabongo 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunabongo has Xavier pulled in close to control his posture.
Xavier landing with the ground and pound.
Xavier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chunabongo 's head.
Xavier cracks Chunabongo with a solid left hand.
Xavier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xavier slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chunabongo is trying to get back to full guard.
Chunabongo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xavier is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Xavier dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Xavier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chunabongo is trying to defend but Xavier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier slips a nice elbow through Chunabongo 's hands, connecting with Chunabongo 's forehead.
Chunabongo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chunabongo trying to hold on to Xavier's head to control him but Xavier postures up.
Xavier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chunabongo defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chunabongo actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier winds up and cracks Chunabongo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Xavier there.
Xavier works his way into side control.
Xavier scores with punches from side control.
Xavier lands a decent elbow from side control.
Xavier connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chunabongo some visible discomfort.
Chunabongo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Xavier asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Xavier landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier lands a strong strike to the head of Chunabongo . That's dazed him! Xavier looking to finish here. Chunabongo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Xavier lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aidan Xavier!
Our winner, Aidan Xavier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Karlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Soza looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Karlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lance Soza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soza avoids it really well and circles away.
Soza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Karlowski drops Soza with a nice combination! Karlowski dives into Soza's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Lance Soza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karlowski throwing strikes but missing.
Soza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karlowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karlowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlowski.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karlowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karlowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karlowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soza as he jumps to the side.
Karlowski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dariusz Karlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soza defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Karlowski. Those never looked like landing.
Soza stuffs the takedown.
Karlowski shoots and misses
and Soza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Soza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karlowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Soza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soza trying to control from half guard but Karlowski is working away.
Soza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karlowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soza working the head and body with strikes.
Soza wants to pass to mount but Karlowski is defending the position.
Soza stops Karlowski from getting back to his feet.
Karlowski is staying active underneath Soza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karlowski is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski kicks Soza off and gets back to his feet.
Soza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karlowski.
Soza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soza moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soza defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soza is defended easily by Karlowski.
Soza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karlowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Soza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlowski tries to buck Soza off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Soza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soza lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlowski is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Karlowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Soza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Karlowski with that takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karlowski enables Soza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karlowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soza prevents Karlowski from getting back to his feet.
Soza slips nicely into half guard.
Karlowski pushes Soza off looking to stand but Soza dives back in and keeps control.
Karlowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soza stops Karlowski from getting back to his feet.
Karlowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Karlowski 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.
Soza working over Karlowski with some ground and pound. Karlowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soza content to control rather than advance.
Karlowski kicks Soza off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlowski.
Karlowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soza.
Dariusz Karlowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soza tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dariusz Karlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karlowski is fending him off so far but Soza persists. Nope, Karlowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Soza swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlowski.
Karlowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soza sprawls well. Soza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karlowski showed some decent athleticism there.
Karlowski with the ground and pound but Soza uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dariusz Karlowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlowski.
Karlowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karlowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Karlowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Karlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karlowski is fighting to break Soza's control of his arms but Soza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karlowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
Karlowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
Soza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karlowski is one step ahead there.
Soza looking to control.
Soza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karlowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karlowski throwing strikes but missing.
Karlowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Karlowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Soza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Karlowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Soza tries to pass to full mount but Karlowski defends it.
Soza working the head and body with strikes.
Karlowski is trying to stand.
Soza stalling.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlowski is in trouble now - Soza has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza landing strikes from the mount and Karlowski is in trouble!
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Soza trying to control but Karlowski is having none of it.
Karlowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soza landing shots from mount.
Karlowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soza raining down hammerfists from mount.
Soza unloading with bombs!
Karlowski tries to buck Soza off but he can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karlowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Soza lands a big elbow.
Karlowski blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soza throws some wild stikes that Karlowski manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Soza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Soza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karlowski looks a forlorn figure.
Soza won't let Karlowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soza is landing with some decent strikes but Karlowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karlowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Soza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soza won't let Karlowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soza controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlowski taking shots to the head.
Soza lands a big elbow.
Soza looking to control but Karlowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karlowski is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soza with shots to the head and body - Karlowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karlowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Soza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karlowski hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Soza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlowski 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 for Dariusz Karlowski!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dariusz Karlowski!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Dariusz Karlowski!
Dariusz Karlowski wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Adogadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Otubro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otubro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smthng 2 Die 4. Vicente Otubro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Adogadoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vicente Otubro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Otubro there.
Otubro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adogadoo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adogadoo stuffs the takedown attempt from Otubro. Otubro gets slowly back to his feet.
Adogadoo slips under a jab.
Adogadoo scores with a takedown into Otubro's guard.
Otubro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adogadoo is aware though and is defending well.
Adogadoo really is a fat lump.
Adogadoo wants to stand but Otubro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Otubro has an active guard here but Adogadoo has managed to pass into half guard.
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!
Otubro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adogadoo wants to pass the guard but Otubro is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otubro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Otubro looking to secure an arm triangle but Adogadoo defends it well.
Otubro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adogadoo wants to control but Otubro is having none of it.
Otubro is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Otubro extends the arm and Adogadoo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vicente Otubro!
After winning the bout, Vicente Otubro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mato Cicak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remco Van Zoetebier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mato Cicak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remco Van Zoetebier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoetebier shoots for a takedown but Cicak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cicak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zoetebier as he jumps to the side.
Zoetebier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cicak misses with a two punch combination.
Cicak dives in and scores a takedown into Zoetebier's guard.
Zoetebier controls Cicak momentarily but Cicak frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cicak trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoetebier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cicak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zoetebier is looking for a triangle but Cicak pushes his legs off easily.
Cicak trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoetebier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zoetebier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cicak defends well.
Cicak trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoetebier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mato Cicak wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cicak throws a head kick but Zoetebier moves out of range.
Cicak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zoetebier but Zoetebier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cicak misses with a takedown attempt
and Zoetebier counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mato Cicak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoetebier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoetebier looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicak is looking for a sweep.
Zoetebier throws a strike aimed at the side of Cicak's head but Cicak avoids it well.
Zoetebier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cicak gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cicak bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zoetebier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cicak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cicak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zoetebier has his foot on Cicak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cicak works his way back into a safe position though.
Cicak trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoetebier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoetebier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cicak defends well.
Cicak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cicak defends well.
Zoetebier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cicak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cicak wants to control from the top but Zoetebier keeps moving.
Zoetebier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cicak is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoetebier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cicak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remco Van Zoetebier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Cicak with that takedown attempt.
Cicak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zoetebier but Zoetebier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zoetebier slips a jab and a cross from Cicak.
Sloppy strikes from Cicak. Those never looked like landing.
Zoetebier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cicak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mato Cicak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoetebier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cicak counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cicak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zoetebier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cicak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zoetebier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cicak.
Cicak avoiding damage as Zoetebier throws knees to the body.
Cicak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoetebier missing with knees to the body.
Cicak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cicak is trying to stall.
Cicak pulls guard effortlessly.
Zoetebier wants to control from the top but Cicak keeps moving.
Zoetebier is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zoetebier advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zoetebier is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cicak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zoetebier tries for a kimura but Cicak is defending well.
Cicak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zoetebier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cicak sees it coming and defends easily.
Cicak is pressing down on Zoetebier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Remco Van Zoetebier has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier trying to control the position from guard on top but Cicak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoetebier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cicak is keeping the position for now.
Cicak trying to keep a closed guard but Zoetebier is proving a slippery customer.
Zoetebier stands and throws Cicak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zoetebier tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zoetebier has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zoetebier is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cicak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoetebier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remco Van Zoetebier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zoetebier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cicak. Those never looked like landing.
Cicak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cicak misses with a takedown
and Zoetebier counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cicak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zoetebier is aware though and is defending well.
Cicak keeping moving, preventing Zoetebier from controlling successfully.
Zoetebier drops back looking for a leg! Cicak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cicak manages to kick Zoetebier off! Zoetebier jumps back into Cicak's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicak keeping moving, preventing Zoetebier from controlling successfully.
Zoetebier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cicak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zoetebier is controlling him.
Cicak controls Zoetebier momentarily but Zoetebier frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoetebier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zoetebier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cicak pulls Zoetebier in close to prevent any damage.
Zoetebier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zoetebier stands up over Cicak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zoetebier is looking to work some ground and pound but Cicak has wrist control.
Cicak keeping moving, preventing Zoetebier from controlling successfully.
Zoetebier tries to free his leg and advance position but Cicak is retaining full guard.
Zoetebier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cicak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zoetebier's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cicak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zoetebier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zoetebier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cicak defends well.
Zoetebier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zoetebier has hold of Cicak's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cicak manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cicak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cicak is squirming around, avoiding Zoetebier's attempts to control the action.
Cicak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zoetebier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zoetebier working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier avoids the attempt from Cicak to control.
Cicak can't escape the position.
Mato Cicak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoetebier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cicak manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zoetebier is looking to take a break and control but Cicak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cicak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoetebier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cicak punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remco Van Zoetebier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zoetebier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Remco Van Zoetebier!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Remco Van Zoetebier!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Remco Van Zoetebier!
Remco Van Zoetebier wins by unanimous decision!
Remco Van Zoetebier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Mustachio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
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, Angelo Mustachio!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustachio avoids the head kick by William.
Mustachio misses with a takedown
and William counters by clinching up.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William has Mustachio pressed against the cage.
Mustachio prevents a body shot from William.
Mustachio manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustachio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in William's guard.
Mustachio wants to pass the guard but William is keeping the position.
William has a closed guard, preventing Mustachio from standing up.
William is looking to stand up but Mustachio isn't so interested in that idea.
Mustachio trying to move into half guard but instead William has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
William wants to pass the guard but Mustachio is keeping the position.
Mustachio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
William looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
William working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mustachio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as William controls the pace.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustachio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mustachio's head.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustachio is keeping the position for now.
Mustachio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. William defends it easily.
William postures up in Mustachio's guard and throws a big left but Mustachio blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mustachio's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mustachio keeping full guard, as William tries to pass.
William knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustachio on the ground.
William distracts Mustachio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
William wants to control from the top but Mustachio keeps moving.
Mustachio is trying to control the position but William postures up.
Mustachio working for a triangle but William defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustachio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
William postures up and lands a big shot to Mustachio's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William wants to control from the top but Mustachio keeps moving.
William got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mustachio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, William has managed to get both his arms back between Mustachio's legs - danger averted.
William not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
William has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
William lands a couple of decent looking shots.
William pushes down on Mustachio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
William looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
William working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mustachio's thigh. Mustachio counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mustachio working for submissions but it's allowed William to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mustachio!
William dominating with strikes here.
Mustachio is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mustachio! More shots from William and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt William!
Walt William retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Walt William thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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