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AFC 19 "Violent Daze" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marty Mcfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzelaludin Smajlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Mcfly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marty Mcfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzelaludin Smajlovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smajlovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcfly, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcfly looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smajlovic drags the fight down to the ground.
Mcfly being controlled here momentarily.
Mcfly looking to sit in guard and control but Smajlovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smajlovic postures up in Mcfly's guard and throws a big left but Mcfly blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic wants to control from the top but Mcfly keeps moving.
Smajlovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smajlovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smajlovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smajlovic clinches with his opponent.
Mcfly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smajlovic goes for a takedown attempt but Mcfly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcfly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smajlovic connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic decides to pull guard.
Smajlovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smajlovic decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcfly wants to get up but he can't break Smajlovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smajlovic has his feet on Mcfly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smajlovic throws a head kick but Mcfly moves out of range.
Mcfly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smajlovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smajlovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Smajlovic closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcfly uses from the top position.
Smajlovic wriggles free and stands up.
Smajlovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcfly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Smajlovic.
Smajlovic clinches with his opponent.
Smajlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smajlovic is trying to break free.
Smajlovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcfly won't want to take too many of those.
Smajlovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smajlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcfly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smajlovic tries to pull guard but Mcfly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smajlovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly is looking for a takedown.
Smajlovic breaks from the clinch.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcfly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smajlovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcfly.
Smajlovic tries to clinch up but Mcfly circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smajlovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smajlovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smajlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smajlovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcfly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smajlovic clinches.
Smajlovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smajlovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcfly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smajlovic wants to clinch up but Mcfly keeps it at a distance.
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smajlovic pushes Mcfly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smajlovic misses with a knee strike.
Smajlovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcfly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smajlovic missing with knees to the body.
Mcfly is looking to break free of the clinch but Smajlovic has double underhooks.
Mcfly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcfly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smajlovic pulls guard successfully.
Mcfly preventing the sweep.
Mcfly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smajlovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcfly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smajlovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smajlovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smajlovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dzelaludin Smajlovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smajlovic lands a head kick!
Smajlovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcfly is trying to maintain a safe position but Smajlovic gets an underhook and turns Mcfly into the cage.
Smajlovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcfly.
Smajlovic breaks the clinch.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcfly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcfly blocks a head kick by Smajlovic.
Marty Mcfly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smajlovic wants to clinch.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but Mcfly is having none of it.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smajlovic misses with a head kick.
Mcfly keeps the fight on the outside.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.
Smajlovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smajlovic breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic wants to clinch.
Smajlovic has Mcfly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smajlovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smajlovic can't get the takedown.
Mcfly avoiding damage as Smajlovic throws knees to the body.
Smajlovic manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smajlovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfly.
Smajlovic rushes Mcfly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcfly wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mcfly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smajlovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcfly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smajlovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smajlovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smajlovic is working Mcfly over against the cage.
Smajlovic working Mcfly over with knees to the body.
Smajlovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smajlovic throws a right and a left that Mcfly avoids nicely.
Smajlovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcfly circles away.
Smajlovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smajlovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smajlovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcfly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic looking to throw knees to the head but Mcfly is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smajlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smajlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Smajlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smajlovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smajlovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mcfly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smajlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Mcfly managing to block the knees to the body from Smajlovic.
Mcfly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smajlovic decides to pull guard.
Mcfly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Smajlovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smajlovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smajlovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smajlovic!
Mcfly is looking to reverse the position.
Smajlovic wants to control but Mcfly is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mcfly is letting Smajlovic control him for a moment.
Mcfly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smajlovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mcfly dodges the ground and pound from Smajlovic.
Smajlovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mcfly to his feet.
Smajlovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcfly circles away.
Smajlovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly is trying to break free.
Smajlovic landing knees to the head.
Mcfly is pressed up against the cage. Smajlovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcfly down to the mat. Mcfly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smajlovic works over Mcfly's head and body with a nice combination.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smajlovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcfly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smajlovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smajlovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcfly misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marty Mcfly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smajlovic clinches with his opponent.
Smajlovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dzelaludin Smajlovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smajlovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dzelaludin Smajlovic!
After the fight, Dzelaludin Smajlovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Kran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
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, Philipp Kran!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gals shoots in and bounces Kran off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kran looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gals keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kran's head.
Kran has momentary wrist control but Gals slips an elbow through the middle.
Gals lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gals trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gals working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gals postures up in Kran's guard and throws a big left but Kran blocks it.
Gals scoring with some ground and pound.
Kran keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
Gals lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gals 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kran is rocked!
Gals lands a couple of elbows.
Kran is still in real trouble! Can Gals finish him?
Gals gets to his feet and stands over Kran, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kran felt that one! Gals unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kran from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Facaloto Gals!
Facaloto Gals very nearly forgot to thank Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Brazini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Boskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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264 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Brazini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergej Boskov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boskov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brazini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boskov.
Boskov is nestled in close to Brazini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boskov prevents Brazini from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boskov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brazini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brazini could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boskov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boskov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brazini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boskov.
Brazini taking some punishment here, with Boskov in his half guard.
Boskov is nestled in close to Brazini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boskov throwing shots but Brazini is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Boskov there.
Boskov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brazini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boskov on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boskov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boskov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boskov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boskov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Boskov seems content to control.
Boskov working Brazini over with strikes.
Brazini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boskov trying to control the action but Brazini is working from the bottom.
Boskov is taking a breather. Brazini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brazini is not content to let Boskov control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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. Boskov connects with a nice short shot to Brazini's temple.
Boskov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brazini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boskov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boskov thows a huge punch but Brazini dodges it nicely.
Brazini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brazini tries to get out of the position.
Boskov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boskov controlling the action here.
Boskov thows a huge punch but Brazini dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boskov lands a nice short elbow.
Boskov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boskov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boskov is trying to control. Brazini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Boskov there.
Brazini tries to get to full guard but Boskov has control of the leg.
Brazini is breathing heavily.
Brazini taking some punishment here, with Boskov in his half guard.
Boskov lands with a punch from half guard.
Brazini wants to control but Boskov is keeping busy.
Boskov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boskov lands strikes from half guard.
Boskov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brazini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boskov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brazini is not content to let Boskov control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergej Boskov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brazini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boskov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Don Brazini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boskov looks to land a body kick but Brazini moved away.
Boskov feints and as Brazini raises his hands in defense, Boskov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boskov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boskov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boskov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boskov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boskov drops an elbow to the side of Brazini's head.
Boskov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boskov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brazini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boskov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brazini keeps working.
Boskov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Boskov 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.
Boskov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Boskov with that takedown attempt.
Boskov 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.
Boskov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boskov is putting a hurting on Brazini here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boskov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Brazini's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boskov wants to control but Brazini is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boskov working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskov lands some shots froms side control.
Boskov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brazini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brazini is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boskov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Brazini is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Boskov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Boskov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev comes to the cage accompanied by Imperium. This should be a great matchup!
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271 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
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, Tyson Prince!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekseev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alekseev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Prince sprawls well initially but Alekseev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alekseev throwing shots but Prince is blocking nicely.
Alekseev trying to control from half guard but Prince is working away.
Alekseev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alekseev 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.
Alekseev thows a huge punch but Prince dodges it nicely.
Alekseev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prince's head.
Alekseev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alekseev is trying to control. Prince wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prince can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alekseev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alekseev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Alekseev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alekseev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alekseev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prince looks gassed!
Alekseev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alekseev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prince blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alekseev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince is not content to let Alekseev control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev tries to pass to full mount but Prince defends it.
Alekseev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alekseev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alekseev thows a huge punch but Prince dodges it nicely.
Alekseev winds up and cracks Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alekseev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alekseev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prince's head.
Prince taking some punishment here, with Alekseev in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Tyson Prince has been cut.
Alekseev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prince blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alekseev.
Prince taking some punishment here, with Alekseev in his half guard.
That has opened up Tyson Prince's cut even more.
Alekseev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alekseev working over Prince with some ground and pound. Prince looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alekseev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev trying to control the action but Prince is working from the bottom.
Prince avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alekseev.
Prince blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alekseev.
Alekseev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Prince does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alekseev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alekseev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alekseev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Prince's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alekseev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Prince's half guard.
Alekseev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alekseev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alekseev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prince avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alekseev.
Prince is breathing heavily.
Alekseev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alekseev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyson Prince's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyson Prince's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oleg Alekseev!
Oleg Alekseev made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuelssen Bulokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Al Capone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emanuelssen Bulokov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulokov gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Capone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Capone tries to kick Bulokov off but Bulokov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Capone is refusing to be controlled, as Bulokov sits in half guard.
Bulokov trying to pass the guard but Capone defending well.
Bulokov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone wants to improve his position but Bulokov is controlling well.
Bulokov is taking a breather. Capone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Emanuelssen Bulokov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bulokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Capone coming out on top.
Bulokov stuffs the takedown.
Bulokov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bulokov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone stuffs the takedown attempt from Bulokov. Bulokov gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Capone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanuelssen Bulokov.
Capone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bulokov as he jumps to the side.
Capone shoots and misses
and Bulokov counters with a single leg into guard. Capone didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bulokov landing some decent shots from guard.
Bulokov won't allow Capone to sweep him here.
Capone can't keep his opponent in guard - Bulokov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bulokov in particular looking to stall.
Bulokov is working for a kimura but Capone is defending it quite comfortably.
Bulokov wants to pass to mount but Capone is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Capone is staying active underneath Bulokov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Capone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Capone wants to control but Bulokov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Capone is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulokov wants to take a breather but Capone is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuelssen Bulokov 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.
Capone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Capone shoots and misses
and Bulokov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Capone's guard now.
Bulokov wants to control from the top but Capone keeps moving.
Capone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bulokov has picked Capone up and slammed him! Capone can't keep hold of the triangle and Bulokov manages to pass to side control!
Bulokov decides to stand back up.
Capone fails with the takedown.
Bulokov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulokov breaks from the clinch.
Bulokov fails to land the takedown.
Capone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulokov sprawls well. Bulokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Capone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulokov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Capone defends it nicely.
Emanuelssen Bulokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Capone with that takedown attempt.
Capone shoots in for a takedown but Bulokov shows good takedown defense.
Capone shoots in looking for a takedown. Bulokov tries to sprawl out of it but Capone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bulokov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulokov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Capone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bulokov is in Capone's guard.
Bulokov trying to control but Capone is working from the bottom.
Bulokov stands up from Capone's guard - Bulokov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bulokov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bulokov leaves Capone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bulokov shoots in for a takedown but Capone shows good takedown defense.
Bulokov has his takedown stuffed
so Capone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Capone prevents Bulokov from getting back to his feet.
Capone wants to pass the guard but Bulokov is keeping the position.
Bulokov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Capone.
Bulokov working a defensive guard here.
Capone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulokov is pulling down on Capone's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Capone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bulokov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulokov is trying to control the position but Capone postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emanuelssen Bulokov.
Bulokov shoots for a takedown but Capone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Capone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Capone wants to slow Bulokov down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone misses with a takedown attempt - Bulokov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bulokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuelssen Bulokov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Capone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Capone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Capone lands a really nice looking cross but Bulokov seems unphased.
Capone blocks a head kick by Bulokov.
Bulokov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulokov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Capone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capone throws a body kick that misses.
Capone has his takedown stuffed
and Bulokov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulokov wants to take a breather but Capone is having none of it.
Bulokov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bulokov is working for a submission of some sort.
Bulokov is trying to control. Capone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Capone trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bulokov stands and steps away. Capone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Al Capone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bulokov checks the leg kick.
Capone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Capone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulokov sprawls well. Bulokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Capone gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulokov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulokov shoots in for a takedown but Capone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Capone with that takedown attempt.
Al Capone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulokov clinches.
Capone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulokov is defending well for now.
Capone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bulokov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capone's elbow.
Bulokov breaks from the clinch.
Bulokov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Capone but Capone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bulokov misses with a body kick.
Capone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulokov misses with a two punch combination.
Bulokov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Capone tries to roll over but Bulokov keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Capone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulokov looking to sit in guard and control but Capone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emanuelssen Bulokov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone throws an elbow that misses. Bulokov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Capone's guard. Nice move by Bulokov!
And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuelssen Bulokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bulokov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuelssen Bulokov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. St Pierre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saturday- Basshunter. Benson Henderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark St Pierre's chin.
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155 lbs
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27
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
St Pierre slips nicely into half guard.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
St Pierre looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Henderson tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson taking shots to the head.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre passes to full mount!
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson taking shots to the head.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson is rocked!
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre landing punches.
Oh Henderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Henderson!
Henderson is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pierre looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Henderson gets back to half guard.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Henderson defends it.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
St Pierre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is working Henderson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Henderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Pierre is controlling him well.
St Pierre moves into full mount!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
St Pierre prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
St Pierre breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.
Mark St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre working Henderson over with strikes here.
St Pierre lands a big shot to the head and Henderson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark St Pierre!
Mark St Pierre got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Private Pile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ship Wreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pile comes to the cage accompanied by Jelly Doughnut. Private Pile has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Private Pile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ship Wreck!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wreck throws a shot to the body.
Pile clinches with his opponent.
Wreck has a couple of punches blocked by Pile.
Pile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pile slips a jab from Wreck.
Pile dodges the punch combination from Wreck.
Wreck clinches up against the cage.
Pile lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ship Wreck has been cut.
Wreck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pile lands an elbow inside.
Pile misses with some punches.
A short left from Wreck.
Pile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wreck tries to clinch but Pile moves out of range.
Pile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wreck.
Pile misses with the combination.
Wreck thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pile misses the target.
Wreck misses with a looping right.
Pile looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wreck keeping moving, preventing Pile from controlling successfully.
Pile stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wreck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pile is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pile trying to control the position from guard on top but Wreck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pile missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pile passes into half guard.
Pile wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wreck keeps working.
Pile content to control rather than advance.
Pile is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wreck!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wreck has given up his back.
Pile working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Wreck is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Pile has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Wreck taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Private Pile!
Private Pile took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BALCO UNIFORM for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between WhaleOil BeefHooked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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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, WhaleOil BeefHooked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into BeefHooked's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dela Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and BeefHooked has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dela Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between BeefHooked's legs - danger averted.
BeefHooked is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dela Cruz defends well.
BeefHooked is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dela Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Dela Cruz won't allow BeefHooked to sweep him here.
BeefHooked is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dela Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
BeefHooked working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
BeefHooked is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dela Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dela Cruz wants to pass the guard but BeefHooked is keeping the position.
BeefHooked looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BeefHooked pulls Dela Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Dela Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dela Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from BeefHooked.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but BeefHooked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BeefHooked fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dela Cruz to the ground. BeefHooked is now in Dela Cruz's guard.
BeefHooked postures up and lands a big shot to Dela Cruz's brow.
BeefHooked with a nice head shot there.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet but BeefHooked is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BeefHooked works over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BeefHooked 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.
BeefHooked pushes down on Dela Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from BeefHooked.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BeefHooked lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from BeefHooked.
Dela Cruz looks gassed!
BeefHooked is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dela Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time BeefHooked.
BeefHooked working over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound. Dela Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BeefHooked winds up and cracks Dela Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz is still in real trouble! Can BeefHooked finish him?
BeefHooked is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dela Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
BeefHooked working Dela Cruz over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BeefHooked lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dela Cruz! More strikes land and this one is all over! BeefHooked jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). WhaleOil BeefHooked!
WhaleOil BeefHooked really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Soloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Soloman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Soloman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soloman gets a takedown into half guard.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Soloman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Steel to regain full guard.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soloman trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Soloman looking to sit in guard and control but Steel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Soloman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soloman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steel is controlling him.
Soloman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Soloman looking to control.
Soloman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Steel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steel throws a big elbow that misses.
Soloman is looking to stand up but Steel isn't so interested in that idea.
Steel drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Steel seems to have locked his on tight now - Soloman screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Steel, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Steel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by drop the world. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickson Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henry is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Henry circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Rua wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Rua has gone for a leg lock! Henry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rua's guard.
Rua looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Henry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rua tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Rua has hold of Henry's hands but Henry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Rua's temple.
Rua moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua looking for a triangle here. Henry is fighting it but it looks tight! Rua pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Henry is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rickson Rua!
Rickson Rua retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rickson Rua waved his t-shirt featuring Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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