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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 89 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Worsham (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cal Worsham!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong closes the distance and clinches.
Wukong has clasped his hands together around Worsham's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Worsham manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wukong wants to work for an arm triangle but Worsham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Worsham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Worsham looking for a guillotine here but Wukong defends easily.
Wukong looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worsham looking for a sweep. Not yet Worsham, not yet.
Wukong wants to control from the top but Worsham keeps moving.
Wukong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wukong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wukong throws a big right hand that misses.
Wukong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Worsham wants to sweep here but Wukong controlling him for the moment.
Worsham wants to control but Wukong passes easily into half guard.
Worsham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Worsham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Worsham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wukong 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wukong throwing strikes but missing.
Worsham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wukong lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wukong landing some decent shots from guard.
Wukong landing some decent shots from guard.
Wukong wants to control from the top but Worsham keeps moving.
Worsham is trying to keep Wukong in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throwing strikes but missing.
Wukong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worsham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wukong throws a big right hand that misses.
Wukong throws a big elbow that misses.
Wukong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Worsham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wukong defends it easily.
Wukong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wukong landing some decent shots from guard.
Wukong with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong 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.
Worsham working a defensive guard but Wukong passes into half guard.
Worsham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Worsham wants to get back to full guard.
Wukong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wukong works his foot free and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worsham is squirming around, avoiding Wukong's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wukong dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Wukong 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.
Wukong slaps away a takedown attempt from Worsham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wukong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wukong leaves Worsham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Worsham misses with a takedown
and Wukong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Son Wukong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Worsham.
Wukong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worsham.
Wukong shoots in looking for a takedown. Worsham tries to sprawl out of it but Wukong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Worsham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Worsham decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsham is thwarting Wukong's attempts to control the position.
Worsham is looking for a kimura but Wukong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Worsham to get the leverage.
Wukong is looking for a sweep. Worsham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Worsham is trying to control. Wukong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wukong controlling the position well.
Ground and pound from Worsham.
Worsham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wukong's head.
Wukong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wukong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Worsham.
Wukong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wukong landing strikes from the mount and Worsham is in trouble!
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!
Worsham is looking to improve his position but Wukong isn't that keen on the idea.
Worsham is in a horrible position here. Wukong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Worsham is breathing heavily.
Worsham wants to control but Wukong is having none of it.
Wukong lands a heavy elbow.
A big strike lands for Wukong! That's really hurt Worsham and he's turned his back - Wukong keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Wukong jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Son Wukong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Marks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
209 lbs
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin darts in and clinches Marks up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shishkin throws an elbow but misses.
Marks wants the takedown. Shishkin is fighting it off but Marks persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shishkin's guard against the cage.
Marks drops back looking for a leg! Shishkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shishkin manages to kick Marks off! Marks jumps back into Shishkin's guard.
Shishkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marks drops back looking for a leg! Shishkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shishkin manages to kick Marks off! Marks jumps back into Shishkin's guard.
Marks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shishkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marks has managed to get both his arms back between Shishkin's legs - danger averted.
Marks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shishkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Marks has gone for a leg lock! Shishkin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marks's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shishkin is pushing down on Marks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marks is fighting to maintain full guard but Shishkin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Marks defend it? Shishkin steps over the head and cranks it - Marks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shishkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexey Shishkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Koponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Koponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koponen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Koponen digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koponen counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans jabs at Koponen's body.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans tests Koponen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Koponen moved out of range.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koponen.
Koponen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Koponen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.
Koponen pushing down on Evans's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans trying to control but Koponen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koponen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koponen is looking to advance position but Evans won't allow it.
Koponen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Koponen wants to stand up but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koponen wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koponen is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
Koponen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koponen.
Koponen seems to be looking for submissions.
Koponen seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koponen is working for a submission of some sort.
Koponen tries to pass to full mount but Evans defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koponen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koponen is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Koponen is looking for a kimura here.
Koponen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koponen wants to stand up but Evans is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Koponen dominated that round.
That's time! Koponen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koponen takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans throws a hook but Koponen avoids it easily.
Evans comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evans's corner calls for a 1-2. Evans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koponen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koponen missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koponen misses with a few strikes there.
Koponen drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Koponen's guard.
Koponen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koponen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koponen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans passes into half guard.
Koponen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koponen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans cracks Koponen with a solid left hand.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koponen's head.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koponen's head.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koponen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koponen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koponen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koponen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Koponen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koponen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koponen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koponen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Koponen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koponen wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Koponen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koponen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Evans defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans distracts Koponen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koponen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans gets to his feet and stands over Koponen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Koponen felt that one! Evans unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Koponen from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roma Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mera comes into the arena with The Automatic - Monster blaring out of the sound system. Roma Mano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Mano!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mano scores with a shot to the body.
Mano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mera misses with a double jab
and Mano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mano misses with a hook
and Mera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice combo by Mano! Oh, that's hurt him - Mera falls to the canvas and Mano follows him into side control.
Mera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mano working the ground and pound but Mera is defending the strikes.
Oh Mera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mano throws a strike aimed at the side of Mera's head but Mera avoids it well.
Mano is working Mera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mano happy to just control the position for now.
Mano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mera will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mera seems to have got his legs back now.
Mera tries to improve position but can't.
Mera struggling a bit here.
Mano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mera is trying to get back to half guard.
Mano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mera down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mera is letting Mano control him for a moment.
Mera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mera tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano wants to control but Mera is keeping him busy.
Mano sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mano trying to control the position but Mera is working away.
Mera sneaks back into half guard.
Mano wants to pass the guard but Mera is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mano lands strikes from half guard.
Mera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mano passes to full mount!
Mera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mano content just to control the position here.
Mano wants to control the pace but Mera is squirming around nicely.
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.
Mano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mera wants to hold on but Mano pushes him away.
Mera avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mano.
Mano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mera is looking to improve his position but Mano isn't that keen on the idea.
Mano working Mera over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roma Mano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mano shoots for a double leg takedown but Mera sprawls well. He's pushed Mano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mano misses with a double jab.
Mano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mera stalling in the clinch but Mano improves position.
Mano scores with a shoulder strike.
Mano turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mera pushes Mano away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mano gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mera regains half guard.
Mano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mano moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Mera.
Roma Mano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mano controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano is chipping away with strikes.
Mera trying to remain calm as Mano controls from the top position.
Mano scoring with punches and elbows.
Mera can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mano lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mano landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mano wants to control but Mera is keeping him busy.
Mano working the ground and pound.
Mano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mera manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Mera is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mano fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Mera from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mano! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roma Mano!
A determined Roma Mano didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dotson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanko Velilkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dotson comes to the cage accompanied by Motor Mouth. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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275 lbs
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249 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Dotson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanko Velilkov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velilkov shoots in and gets a takedown into Dotson's guard.
Dotson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velilkov's guard.
Velilkov keeping full guard, as Dotson tries to pass.
Dotson looking to sit in guard and control but Velilkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Velilkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dotson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velilkov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Velilkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velilkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dotson keeping moving, preventing Velilkov from controlling successfully.
Velilkov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stanko Velilkov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Velilkov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dotson is trying to defend but Velilkov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dotson trying to hold on to Velilkov's head to control him but Velilkov postures up.
Dotson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov tries to pass to full mount but Dotson defends it.
Velilkov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stanko Velilkov.
Velilkov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotson throws a head kick but Velilkov moves out of range.
Velilkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dotson sprawls well initially but Velilkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet.
Velilkov trying to control the pace.
Velilkov winds up and cracks Dotson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dotson wants to improve his position but Velilkov is controlling well.
Well, if Velilkov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dotson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velilkov moves into full mount! Dotson won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velilkov tries to control but Dotson wriggling away.
Dotson is desperately trying to improve his position but Velilkov has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanko Velilkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dotson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dotson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velilkov rushes Dotson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velilkov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dotson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velilkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Velilkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dotson after a bit of a struggle.
Dotson tries to land knees in the clinch but Velilkov avoids the damage to the body.
Velilkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dotson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dan Dotson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanko Velilkov.
Velilkov tightens his grip and picks Dotson up, before dumping him to the ground. Dotson manages to land in guard.
Dotson looking to control.
Dotson looking for a sweep. Not yet Dotson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dotson controls Velilkov momentarily but Velilkov frees himself.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Velilkov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Velilkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dotson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dotson missing with a left hand there. Velilkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velilkov fails with the takedown
enabling Dotson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dotson works Velilkov's body with a nice hook.
Dotson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velilkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dotson pinned against the cage. Dotson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dotson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velilkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velilkov dives in and grabs Dotson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dotson pushes down on Velilkov's head and hops out.
Velilkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velilkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dotson.
Velilkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dotson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velilkov somewhat.
Velilkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dotson.
Velilkov dips to his left and cracks Dotson with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dotson. Velilkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velilkov tries for a takedown but Dotson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velilkov lands a jab.
Dotson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velilkov moves away.
Velilkov misses with a takedown attempt - Dotson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velilkov has a takedown stuffed.
Dotson thuds a left hand into Velilkov's body.
Velilkov is breathing heavily.
Dotson lands with a right hand.
Dotson throws a shot from downtown. Velilkov moves away and avoids it.
Dotson misses with a low kick.
Dotson lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dotson throws a poor cross that misses
and Velilkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dotson won't be happy with that.
Dotson is looking for a sweep.
Dotson pushes Velilkov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Velilkov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Velilkov working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dotson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dotson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Velilkov is controlling him well.
Dotson trying to remain calm as Velilkov controls from the top position.
Dotson struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velilkov wants to control but Dotson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dotson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Velilkov throws a right hand that Dotson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dotson also avoids with ease.
Stanko Velilkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velilkov moves away from the strike by Dotson.
Velilkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Dotson counter with a right hand.
Velilkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dotson swivels and escapes.
Dotson gets tackled into the cage by Velilkov. Velilkov maintains the clinch.
Velilkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Stanko Velilkov has been cut.
A short left from Dotson.
Dotson taking a breather.
Velilkov blocks an uppercut.
Dotson has Velilkov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Velilkov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Dotson - that's hurt Velilkov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Velilkov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Velilkov doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dan Dotson!
After winning the bout, Dan Dotson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bull might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Last Shadow Puppets . Terry Bull could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felix Voskresensky's chin.
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34
255 lbs
26 - 22 - 0 |
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281 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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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
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voskresensky closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Voskresensky pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Voskresensky manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bull on his heels. He'll look to pass Bull's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Voskresensky defends it easily.
Voskresensky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voskresensky is sitting in close to Bull's body. Bull has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Voskresensky is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Voskresensky is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bull.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Terry Bull!
An out of breath and clearly excited Terry Bull thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cassius Payne!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenili shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Fenili jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Payne is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Payne and Fenili has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fenili is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Payne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Payne is looking to reverse the position.
Fenili tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Payne is not content to let Fenili control the position.
Payne is looking to regain half guard here but Fenili keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payne as he avoids it easily.
Payne misses with the combination.
Payne forces Fenili back against the cage and clinches.
Payne wants the takedown. Fenili is fighting it off but Payne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fenili's guard against the cage.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Fenili is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili is trying to keep Payne in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.
Payne is stalling in the full guard.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenili is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Payne dives into side control.
Payne trying to control the action but Fenili is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili is looking to reverse the position.
Payne with the ground and pound but Fenili regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Payne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fenili with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fenili manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Payne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Payne swings around for an armbar but Fenili sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Payne's guard.
Payne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fenili defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenili wants to get back to his feet.
Payne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Payne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fenili keeps working.
Payne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fenili doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenili gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Fenili's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Fenili moved out of range.
Fenili staying out of range there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Payne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fenili shoots and misses
and Fenili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fenili misses with a takedown
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fenili wants to clinch.
Payne clinches up against the cage.
Payne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fenili gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Payne.
Fenili taking a breather.
Fenili misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Fenili tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payne swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Fenili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Payne but Payne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fenili fails with the takedown
and Payne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Payne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenili moves away.
Fenili doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Fenili misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Fenili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Payne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fenili shoots and misses
and Payne counters by clinching up.
Fenili is pressed up against the cage. Payne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fenili down to the mat. Fenili avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gabriel Fenili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenili misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fenili closes the distance and clinches.
Payne working hard to break the clinch.
Payne has Fenili pressed against the cage, preventing Fenili from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Fenili.
Payne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fenili on the side of the head.
Payne misses with a hook.
Fenili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fenili will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payne counters with a three punch combo that has Fenili backing up. Fenili nods at Payne to acknowledge the strikes.
Fenili is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Fenili.
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Fenili slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fenili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fenili shoots for a double leg takedown but Payne sprawls well. He's pushed Fenili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fenili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenili looks to clinch
and Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fenili can't fight it off and eventually Payne manages to take the fight to the floor. Fenili looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fenili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fenili can't keep his opponent in guard - Payne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fenili manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Payne 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!
Fenili motions for Payne to come forward. Fenili throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fenili closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Payne to the mat! Payne manages to get full guard.
Payne looking to control.
Payne being controlled here, momentarily.
Payne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fenili!
Fenili tries to reverse the position but Payne maintains control.
Payne looking to control but Fenili is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fenili is looking to get to half guard.
Payne controlling the position easily from mount.
Payne with the ground and pound from mount.
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.
Fenili taking shots to the head.
Fenili prevents Payne from taking his back.
Fenili tries to reverse the position but Payne maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne tries to control but Fenili wriggling away.
Payne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fenili is looking to improve his position but Payne isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne works his way to his opponent's back.
Payne is looking to control Fenili but Fenili is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Payne has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fenili's body.
Payne throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Payne keeps control of the position as Fenili tries to break free.
Fenili just trying to survive but Payne is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Payne is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fenili up.
Fenili is trying to break free.
Fenili is having to fend off submission attempts from Payne, who is looking to sink in the choke. Payne doesn't have the hooks in though and Fenili manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Payne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gabriel Fenili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne working a defensive guard but Fenili manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassius Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassius Payne!
Cassius Payne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manuawillie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. Fjalar Ollongren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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202 lbs
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawillie misses with a body kick.
Ollongren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manuawillie.
The fighters circling - Ollongren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manuawillie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ollongren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuawillie.
Ollongren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuawillie was well out of range. Poor timing from Ollongren.
Ollongren moves out of range as Manuawillie throws a body kick.
Ollongren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manuawillie in his tracks.
Ollongren shoots in looking for a takedown but Manuawillie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ollongren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Ollongren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ollongren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ollongren. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ollongren. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuawillie tries to land a front kick but Ollongren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manuawillie tries to land a front kick but Ollongren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ollongren fails with the takedown.
Manuawillie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manuawillie stuffs the takedown.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
Manuawillie misses with a hook. Ollongren ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manuawillie. Ollongren shrugs it off though.
Ollongren closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manuawillie to the mat! Manuawillie manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollongren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manuawillie is keeping the position for now.
Manuawillie is controlling Ollongren's posture.
Ollongren advances position into side control!
Ollongren working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Ollongren crashes against the mat.
Ollongren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie is looking for a sweep.
Manuawillie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ollongren has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuawillie can't escape the position.
Manuawillie is working hard here to advance position.
Ollongren scoring with strikes but Manuawillie is staying in there.
Ollongren raining down shots from the mount!
Manuawillie is rocked!
Ollongren thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oh Manuawillie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manuawillie wants to control but Ollongren is having none of it.
Manuawillie seems to have got his legs back now.
Manuawillie is in a horrible position here. Ollongren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Manuawillie! Ollongren sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Manuawillie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
An out of breath Fjalar Ollongren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmuckatelli comes to the cage accompanied by Stay Here by SWANS. Stigu has chosen Sabrina-Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Schmuckatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmuckatelli misses with a looping right.
Stigu cracks Schmuckatelli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stigu misses the jab.
Schmuckatelli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stigu counters with a nice leg kick.
Stigu avoids the head kick by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu works over Schmuckatelli's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joe Schmuckatelli has been cut.
Stigu throws a chopping leg kick but Schmuckatelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stigu throws a hook to the side of Schmuckatelli's head but Schmuckatelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stigu throws an overhand right that lands on Schmuckatelli's shoulder, as Schmuckatelli tries to avoid the shot.
Stigu throws a leg kick but Schmuckatelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stigu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stigu slips a jab from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmuckatelli misses with a hook.
Schmuckatelli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stigu throws a solid leg kick but Schmuckatelli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stigu.
Stigu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmuckatelli's calf.
Schmuckatelli takes a swing at Stigu's ribcage but misses.
Joe Schmuckatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmuckatelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmuckatelli staying out of range there.
Schmuckatelli clinches up with Stigu and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schmuckatelli throws an elbow but misses.
Stigu scores with a shoulder strike.
Stigu tries to throw a body punch but Schmuckatelli avoids it by throwing Stigu back against the cage.
Stigu misses with a punch on the inside.
Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmuckatelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stigu's brow.
Stigu lands with a right to the head.
Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli misses with a body punch.
Stigu working hard to break the clinch.
Stigu managing to block the knees to the body from Schmuckatelli.
A head punch on the inside from Stigu fails to land.
Schmuckatelli blocking some punches.
Schmuckatelli lands an elbow inside that Stigu shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu manages to break the clinch.
Stigu dodges the punch combination from Schmuckatelli.
Stigu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmuckatelli throws a leg kick but Stigu moved away.
Stigu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmuckatelli scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmuckatelli misses with a wild combination.
Stigu scores with a leg kick.
Stigu looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmuckatelli is just out of range.
Stigu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Stigu misses.
Stigu misses with a straight left.
Stigu missing with a left hand there. Schmuckatelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stigu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu misses with a straight left.
Stigu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmuckatelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stigu manages to avoid it.
Stigu lands a lovely overhand right.
Schmuckatelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stigu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Schmuckatelli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stigu doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stigu is out of range.
Stigu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schmuckatelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stigu with a hook.
Stigu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schmuckatelli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stigu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stigu lands with an uppercut that bounces Schmuckatelli off the cage and back into range.
Schmuckatelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmuckatelli tries to clinch there but Stigu circles away.
Stigu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stigu feints and then cracks Schmuckatelli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schmuckatelli down.
Schmuckatelli takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stigu lands a body shot.
Stigu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli ducks under a wild hook from Stigu.
Schmuckatelli cracks Stigu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stigu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmuckatelli's head backwards.
Schmuckatelli moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stigu blocks it with crossed arms.
Stigu avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmuckatelli.
Stigu wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmuckatelli won't allow it.
Stigu lands a right hand.
Stigu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stigu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mr Stigu has been cut.
Schmuckatelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stigu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stigu misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Stigu. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmuckatelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stigu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmuckatelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stigu.
Stigu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stigu loads up on a big right hand but Schmuckatelli slips the punch.
Stigu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmuckatelli at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Stigu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmuckatelli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stigu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stigu misses with a series of wild punches.
Stigu misses with a looping right.
Stigu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli throws a combination that misses
and Stigu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmuckatelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stigu.
Stigu lands with a nice combination. Schmuckatelli backs away looking to recover.
Stigu throws a low kick but Schmuckatelli moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmuckatelli. That's going to slow Stigu down.
Schmuckatelli lands an overhand right.
Schmuckatelli tries to work over Stigu's front leg with a kick but Stigu checks it.
Stigu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Stigu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stigu connects with a body shot.
Schmuckatelli throws a body punch but Stigu moves out of range.
Stigu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmuckatelli in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stigu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmuckatelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stigu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmuckatelli misses with a looping left.
Stigu throws a hook to the side of Schmuckatelli's head but Schmuckatelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmuckatelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stigu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schmuckatelli clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu takes an elbow to the temple.
Stigu misses with an elbow over the top.
Stigu misses with an elbow over the top.
Stigu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joe Schmuckatelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stigu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schmuckatelli has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards.
Schmuckatelli trying to land knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmuckatelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmuckatelli working Stigu over with knees to the body.
Stigu working hard to break the clinch.
Schmuckatelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stigu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmuckatelli lands a nice uppercut.
Schmuckatelli prevents a body shot from Stigu.
Stigu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stigu takes an elbow to the temple.
Schmuckatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stigu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmuckatelli takes one to the side of the head.
Stigu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stigu checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Stigu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stigu lands with a cross.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stigu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Stigu.
Schmuckatelli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stigu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmuckatelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Stigu.
Schmuckatelli has closed the distance and engaged Stigu in a clinch.
Schmuckatelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stigu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmuckatelli blocks an uppercut.
Stigu avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
Schmuckatelli blocks an elbow strike from Stigu.
Stigu throws an elbow that misses.
Schmuckatelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stigu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stigu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stigu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stigu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmuckatelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stigu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stigu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stigu misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands an elbow inside that Stigu shrugs off.
That has opened up Mr Stigu's cut even more.
Schmuckatelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmuckatelli.
A short right from Stigu.
Still in the clinch, Schmuckatelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stigu has a couple of punches blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmuckatelli misses with a body punch.
Stigu has had enough of the clinch but Schmuckatelli keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stigu is breathing heavily.
Stigu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmuckatelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmuckatelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stigu backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmuckatelli dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schmuckatelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schmuckatelli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schmuckatelli is keen to just control but Stigu is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Schmuckatelli wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stigu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stigu moves away.
Schmuckatelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Stigu is just out of range.
Stigu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schmuckatelli finds it's way round the side to connect with Stigu's head.
Mr Stigu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmuckatelli stuns Stigu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schmuckatelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Schmuckatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stigu avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
Stigu tries to throw a body punch but Schmuckatelli avoids it by throwing Stigu back against the cage.
Stigu wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmuckatelli won't allow it.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but Stigu blocks with his arms.
Stigu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stigu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Schmuckatelli.
Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards.
Stigu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stigu prevents a body shot from Schmuckatelli.
Stigu is trying to break the clinch but Schmuckatelli is controlling him.
Schmuckatelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schmuckatelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stigu backwards.
Stigu can't find room to land a body shot as Schmuckatelli controls the action.
Schmuckatelli blocks a body shot from Stigu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmuckatelli.
Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stigu blocking some punches.
Stigu working aggressively here.
Schmuckatelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stigu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmuckatelli pushes Stigu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stigu has Schmuckatelli pushed against the cage.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmuckatelli wants a takedown but no success here.
Stigu working hard to break the clinch.
Schmuckatelli lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schmuckatelli throws an elbow but misses.
Schmuckatelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmuckatelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stigu throws a head punch that misses.
Schmuckatelli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stigu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stigu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Stigu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schmuckatelli crunches a lovely knee into Stigu's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stigu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands a knee to the body.
Stigu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmuckatelli crunches a lovely knee into Stigu's ribcage.
Stigu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmuckatelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmuckatelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stigu backwards.
Schmuckatelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stigu is trying to break the clinch but Schmuckatelli has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmuckatelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stigu's defenses.
Stigu takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Mr Stigu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Schmuckatelli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmuckatelli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Schmuckatelli!
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