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GP 20 Minerals vs Walker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrewt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schnitzer Schnitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
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, Forrewt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schnitz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Schnitz passes into half guard.
Griffin has hold of Schnitz's hands but Schnitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schnitz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schnitz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Griffin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schnitz controlling from the full mount.
Griffin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Schnitz dominating with strikes here.
Schnitz working the ground and pound effectively.
Schnitz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to stand up.
Schnitz 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.
Schnitz controlling from the full mount.
Schnitz has isolated one of Griffin's arms. Griffin looking to fight him off but Schnitz twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Schnitzer Schnitz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hari Krishna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Slobovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krishna comes to the cage accompanied by Flaw - Whole. On his way into the cage it seems that Hari Krishna has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hari Krishna seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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, Hari Krishna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Slobovic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobovic has his takedown stuffed
and Krishna counters with a one-two to the body.
Krishna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slobovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slobovic tries for a takedown but Krishna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Igor Slobovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari Krishna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Slobovic.
A head kick misses from Krishna.
Slobovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krishna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slobovic looking for a takedown.
Krishna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krishna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slobovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slobovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krishna's head.
Krishna is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krishna kicks Slobovic off and gets back to his feet.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krishna as he jumps to the side.
Krishna swinging wildly here.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown but Krishna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krishna misses with a low kick.
Krishna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slobovic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slobovic manages to end up in side control.
Krishna regains half guard.
Slobovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Krishna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slobovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krishna regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobovic looking to pass the guard.
Krishna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slobovic throws an elbow that misses. Krishna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slobovic's guard. Nice move by Krishna!
Slobovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Krishna passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slobovic gets back to half guard.
Krishna wants to get back to his feet.
Slobovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krishna pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobovic trying to hold on to Krishna's head to control him but Krishna postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slobovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slobovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krishna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Krishna stands up from half guard.
Krishna checks a leg kick nicely.
Slobovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slobovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krishna counters with a series of strikes. Slobovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Krishna. That snapped Slobovic's head back.
Krishna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krishna scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krishna shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Krishna stands up and beckons Slobovic to join him on the feet.
Krishna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krishna dives in and scores a takedown into Slobovic's guard.
Slobovic is looking for a triangle but Krishna pushes his legs off easily.
Krishna decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Slobovic, up you get!
Krishna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krishna closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krishna lands in his opponent's guard.
Slobovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slobovic looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krishna trying to control the position from guard on top but Slobovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slobovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hari Krishna dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice combination there by Krishna.
Slobovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krishna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slobovic has his takedown stuffed
letting Krishna counter with a right hand.
Krishna lands a left and a right that send Slobovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Krishna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Slobovic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krishna digs a good body shot into Slobovic's ribs.
Krishna connects with a combination that backs up Slobovic into the cage. Krishna lands a flurry of punches that gets past Slobovic's guard. Slobovic is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Krishna bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hari Krishna!
A relieved looking Hari Krishna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Bordov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mayo Kermode!
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, Sergej Bordov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode tries to clinch there but Bordov circles away.
Bordov closes the distance and clinches.
Bordov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kermode pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kermode presses Bordov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kermode content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kermode looking to throw knees to the head but Bordov is blocking nicely.
Bordov jumps guard but Kermode turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kermode lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermode lands a nice uppercut.
Kermode using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bordov looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sergej Bordov has been cut.
Kermode lands a hook that snaps the head of Bordov backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kermode.
Kermode scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but Bordov blocks with his arms.
Bordov has Kermode pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kermode manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kermode drops Bordov with a big knee straight up the middle! Bordov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bordov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Bordov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Kermode runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mayo Kermode!
A very excited looking Mayo Kermode made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Trendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Medved Volohander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Trendell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Medved Volohander!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trendell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Volohander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trendell on the side of the head.
Volohander misses with a wild combination.
Volohander throws a lazy right hand but Trendell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volohander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volohander throws an off balance right hand
and Trendell counters with a head kick. That will keep Volohander thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trendell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medved Volohander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volohander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trendell ducks under a wild hook from Volohander.
Volohander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trendell throws a sloppy head kick and Volohander moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trendell is looking to land body kicks.
Volohander throws an overhand right that lands on Trendell's shoulder, as Trendell tries to avoid the shot.
Volohander misses with a straight left.
Volohander misses with a lunging right hand
and Trendell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A telegraphed right hand from Volohander misses the target.
Volohander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volohander takes one on the button.
Trendell slips a jab and a cross from Volohander.
Volohander misses the shot to the body.
Trendell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volohander on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trendell throws a hook but Volohander blocks it.
Trendell misses the shot to the body.
Volohander throws a poor cross that misses
and Trendell counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Volohander is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Morgan Trendell!
Our winner, Morgan Trendell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov slaps away a takedown attempt from Putin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sokolov slips a jab from Putin.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokolov finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Sokolov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Sergei Sokolov has been cut.
Sokolov misses with a looping right.
Putin lands a body shot.
Putin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokolov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putin misses with a two punch combination.
Putin takes a swing at Sokolov's ribcage but misses.
Sokolov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vladimir Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Sokolov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Sokolov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throws a leg kick but Sokolov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Putin shoots in but no luck this time.
Sokolov lands with an overhand left.
Putin throws an off balance right hand
and Sokolov counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Putin misses the target.
Sokolov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sokolov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Sokolov misses.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokolov.
Putin walks into a straight right hand from Sokolov.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokolov moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin throws a right hand that Sokolov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokolov also avoids with ease.
Sergei Sokolov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov connects with a solid leg kick.
Sokolov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sokolov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin shoots in but Sokolov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sergei Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokolov was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Sokolov lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
Putin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sokolov rather than just go for the knockout.
Sokolov throws out a leg kick but Putin moves out of range and Sokolov only half commits.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin looks for a takedown but Sokolov sprawls well.
Putin throws a body punch but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov lands a jab-cross combination.
Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov scores with a three punch combo!
Putin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sokolov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Putin shoots for a takedown but Sokolov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Putin looks gassed!
Sokolov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin throws a jab when Sokolov was well out of range.
Sokolov lands with an uppercut that bounces Putin off the cage and back into range.
Putin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sokolov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Putin throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
A cross from Sokolov lands.
Sokolov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throws a series of punches but Putin avoids them all with ease.
Putin has his takedown stuffed
and Sokolov counters with a stiff right hand.
Putin slips a jab and a cross from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Putin throws a hook but Sokolov blocks it.
Sokolov catches Putin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Putin throws a body punch but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokolov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sokolov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sokolov counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Sokolov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sokolov throws a series of strikes that have Putin backpedaling.
Putin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Sokolov counters with a stiff right hand.
Putin drops his hands momentarily and Sokolov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sokolov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Sergei Sokolov is winning the standup battle so far.
Putin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin throws the left hand but Sokolov avoids the punch easily.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
Sokolov scores with a hook.
Putin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sokolov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Putin.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokolov is just out of range.
Sokolov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokolov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov looks to land a combination but Putin avoids it well.
Putin needs to keep his hands up - Sokolov had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin missing with a left hand there. Sokolov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokolov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin swings widly with a right hand
and Sokolov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sokolov scores with a nice head shot.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sokolov.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Putin takes a swing at Sokolov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
Sokolov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov lands with an uppercut that bounces Putin off the cage and back into range.
Putin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sokolov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Putin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sokolov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putin thuds his right hand into Sokolov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sokolov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sokolov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sokolov loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Sokolov lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokolov.
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown but Sokolov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Putin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sergei Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sokolov as he checks the leg kick.
Sokolov lands with a straight right. Putin didn't see that one coming.
Sokolov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Sokolov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
A big left from Putin misses.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokolov lands with a right hand.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Sokolov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sokolov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Sokolov.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Sokolov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sokolov misses.
Sokolov blocks a jab.
Putin takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Sokolov's head but Sokolov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin blocks a jab.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Sokolov's shoulder, as Sokolov tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Sokolov scores with a four punch combination!
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
Sokolov tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sokolov to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sokolov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sokolov.
Sokolov lands with a straight right. Putin didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sokolov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Sokolov's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Putin misses with a few strikes there.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sokolov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Putin.
Sokolov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokolov.
Sokolov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sokolov throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Sokolov throws a right and a left that Putin avoids nicely.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putin moves out of range as Sokolov strikes.
Putin throws a right hand that Sokolov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokolov also avoids with ease.
Sokolov dodges the punch combination from Putin.
Putin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokolov moves away.
Putin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokolov finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Sokolov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Sokolov moves away and avoids it.
Sokolov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sokolov connects with a looping right hand.
Sokolov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Putin misses.
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!
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Putin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokolov was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin swinging wildly here.
Putin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Putin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sokolov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Putin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sokolov tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sokolov ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
A nice combination there by Sokolov.
Putin tests Sokolov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Sokolov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but Sokolov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sokolov connects with a jab.
Sokolov throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Sokolov sizes up Putin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Putin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sokolov has got the better of the exchanges.
Putin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokolov moves away.
Putin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Sokolov counters with a thumping low kick.
Sokolov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokolov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Putin in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sokolov misses.
Sokolov lands with an uppercut that bounces Putin off the cage and back into range.
Putin walks into a left hand.
Sokolov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Putin is defended easily by Sokolov.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vladimir Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin misses with a jab to the body
and Sokolov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Sokolov - just one landing.
Sergei Sokolov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sokolov misses the jab.
Sokolov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Sokolov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sokolov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Sergei Sokolov!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Sergei Sokolov!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Sergei Sokolov!
Sergei Sokolov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Alert to the armory. A fine choice. Pettis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC - Face the Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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28
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis clinches up against the cage.
Cruz gets control of Pettis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cruz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Pettis tries to pass.
Pettis trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis drops back looking for a leg! Cruz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cruz manages to kick Pettis off! Pettis jumps back into Cruz's guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
Pettis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pettis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Pettis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cruz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pettis yanks on the arm and Cruz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pettis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Pettis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayo Anoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anoy comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Teardrop. Silvers has chosen Con te Partiro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ayo Anoy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ayo Anoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anoy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anoy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anoy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silvers controlling from the top position.
Anoy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom.
Silvers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anoy is trying to improve his position.
Anoy throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Silvers trying to control the position but Anoy is working away.
Anoy sneaks back into half guard.
Anoy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silvers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers trying to control the action but Anoy is working from the bottom.
Silvers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anoy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silvers.
Silvers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Silvers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silvers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anoy defending well though.
Anoy gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anoy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anoy striking from his own guard.
Anoy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anoy keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.
Anoy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
Anoy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anoy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silvers throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvers wants to control from the top but Anoy keeps moving.
Anoy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anoy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anoy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silvers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anoy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silvers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anoy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Anoy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvers is trying to control the action in half guard but Anoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Anoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silvers.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Anoy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Anoy is not content to let Silvers control the position.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anoy is defending against the submission attempts here by Silvers.
Anoy striking from half guard on the bottom.
Silvers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silvers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anoy keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anoy strikes from the bottom but Silvers passes into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anoy is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Silvers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvers drives through with a takedown into Anoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
Silvers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anoy wants to sweep here but Silvers controlling him for the moment.
Anoy trying to strike off his back.
Anoy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anoy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silvers trying to control but Anoy is working from the bottom.
Anoy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anoy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anoy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anoy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silvers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anoy has managed to get both his arms back between Silvers's legs - danger averted.
Silvers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silvers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris Silvers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chris Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Anoy.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silvers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anoy throws a strike from the bottom but Silvers uses the opportunity to take his back.
Anoy rolls, trying to escape but Silvers keeps control of the position.
Anoy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silvers's guard. Nice work there by Anoy.
Silvers looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvers, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anoy has passed into half guard!
Anoy wants to stand up but Silvers has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silvers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anoy is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is controlling Anoy's trapped leg to prevent Anoy from advancing to side control.
Silvers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvers is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ayo Anoy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anoy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anoy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silvers controls his leg.
Silvers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anoy decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anoy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anoy trying to strike off his back.
Silvers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anoy is on top in guard.
Silvers tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is trying to keep Anoy in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Silvers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silvers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anoy's guard.
Anoy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anoy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silvers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anoy wriggles free and stands up.
Anoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvers's head.
Anoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anoy controlling the pace for now.
Silvers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anoy is looking to stand but Anoy has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Silvers is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anoy trying to control but Silvers is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ayo Anoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anoy 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Ayo Anoy!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ayo Anoy!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ayo Anoy!
Ayo Anoy wins by unanimous decision!
Ayo Anoy gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whonjon William is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William shoots in but Johnsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnsson throws an off balance right hand
and William counters with a nice double leg into guard.
William pushes down on Johnsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnsson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but William manages to mount him!
Johnsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
William looking to control but Johnsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
William throws some wild stikes that Johnsson manages to avoid easily.
Johnsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
William lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William dominating with strikes here.
William with good strikes from the mount here!
William looking to control but Johnsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnsson can't escape the position.
Johnsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnsson tries to get out of the position.
Johnsson blocking the ground and pound.
William is landing with some decent strikes but Johnsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnsson is trying desperately to improve position.
William putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
William has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William raining down shots from the mount!
William postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnsson looks a forlorn figure.
William is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnsson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
William sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnsson is squirming around, avoiding William's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, William cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
William unloading with bombs!
William lands a heavy elbow.
William working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnsson is rocked!
Johnsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for William on the ground.
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!
William landing shots from mount.
Oh Johnsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnsson seems to have got his legs back now.
William content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by William there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
William controlling the pace for now.
Johnsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William looking to control and managing it successfully.
William with shots to the head and body - Johnsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
William takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnsson takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
William shoots for a takedown but Johnsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
William gets tackled into the cage by Johnsson. Johnsson maintains the clinch.
William jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnsson walks away with a smile on his face. William gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
William fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson has managed to clinch.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
William tries for a takedown. No joy.
John Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whonjon William.
Johnsson lands a shoulder strike.
William has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnsson is trying to keep an underhook but William manages to get the takedown 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!
William seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnsson is not content to let William control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is looking to control William's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnsson avoid being mounted?
William is looking to stall here but Johnsson recovers full guard.
Johnsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.
Johnsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnsson keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William throws a big elbow that misses.
William working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
William stops Johnsson from standing up.
William advances position into side control!
William looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William controls the position.
William working the head and body with strikes.
William throws an elbow but Johnsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
William is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnsson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Johnsson tries to escape but William is in control.
William lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William slows the pace down.
William cracks Johnsson with a big right hand but Johnsson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
William misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnsson is trying to escape the position but William is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but William connects with a decent elbow.
William 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 Johnsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
William working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
William landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
William gets tackled into the cage by Johnsson. Johnsson maintains the clinch.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by William.
William has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William is trying to pull guard but Johnsson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William pulls Johnsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
William wants to sweep but no luck.
William looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnsson wants to stand but William is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now William is on top in guard.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnsson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and William is now in half guard.
William is controlling the pace.
Whonjon William has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnsson is not content to let William control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
William prevents Johnsson from improving his position.
William looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
William wants to take a breather but Johnsson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from William.
William passes to full mount!
William in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
William looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnsson defends it well.
William content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got William 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Whonjon William wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Whonjon William made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rett comes to the cage accompanied by I want you to die.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thunstrom's choice of entrance music: Prodigy - Spitfire. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rett shoots in but Thunstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thunstrom lands a slapping body shot.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rett.
Lars Thunstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Rett fails with a takedown attempt.
Rett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett connects with a single shot there.
Thunstrom gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thunstrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rett defends well.
Thunstrom working for submissions but it's allowed Rett to get to half guard.
Rett 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.
Rett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett thows a huge punch but Thunstrom dodges it nicely.
Thunstrom is looking for a sweep. Rett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thunstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thunstrom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Rett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rett scoring with some ground and pound.
Thunstrom wants to sweep here but Rett controlling him for the moment.
Thunstrom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rett manages to get himself to full guard.
Thunstromis looking to pass into half guard but Rett pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rett is in guard.
Rett trying to control but Thunstrom is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rett defends it easily.
Rett preventing the sweep.
Rett throws a big right hand that misses.
Rett stopping the sweep attempt from Thunstrom.
Rett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunstrom is keeping the position for now.
Thunstrom has his foot on Rett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rett works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rett preventing the sweep.
Thunstrom has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rett has passed into side control.
Rett slows the pace down.
Rett taking a break here but Thunstrom is having none of it and regains half guard.
Thunstrom is pressing down on Rett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rett looking to sit in guard and control but Thunstrom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunstrom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rett's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom is looking to pass Rett's guard but actually Rett recovers to full guard.
Rett keeping full guard, as Thunstrom tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Thunstrom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunstrom.
Thunstrom lands a jab.
Rett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab-cross combination lands for Thunstrom and sends Rett crashing to the mat! Thunstrom follows him down to the mat - Rett regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Rett is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunstrom maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rett could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thunstrom has cracked it and Rett is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thunstrom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lars Thunstrom!
During a confident post fight interview, Lars Thunstrom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitamines Minerals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minerals comes to the cage accompanied by Centrum Silver. Johnnie Walker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitamines Minerals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minerals connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Minerals avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minerals drops Walker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Walker looks back up at him and smiles so Minerals waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Walker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minerals feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Walker collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vitamines Minerals!
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