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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indianapolis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Indianapolis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Jones lands.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.
Jones throws a head kick that Henderson semi-blocks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Henderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones scores with a head kick. Henderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson's head back.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Henderson's head back.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson is rocked!
Jones cracks Henderson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Indianapolis Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Sancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Triton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Sancho!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sancho.
Sancho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Triton as he jumps to the side.
Triton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Triton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Paco Sancho has been cut.
Triton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Triton working hard to break the clinch.
Sancho keeps control of Triton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sancho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sancho slips a jab and a cross from Triton.
Sancho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sancho misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sancho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sancho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sancho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sancho throws a big shot that misses.
Sancho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Triton checks it well.
Triton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sancho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sancho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Triton manages to avoid it.
Sancho misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sancho blocks the leg kick.
Triton misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Triton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sancho tries to keep at a distance but Triton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Triton misses with a punch on the inside.
Triton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Triton has a couple of punches blocked by Sancho.
A head punch on the inside from Sancho fails to land.
Sancho prevents a body shot from Triton.
Triton lands with a light punch inside.
Triton digs a right hand underneath Sancho's ribcage. Sancho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sancho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Triton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sancho blocks a body shot from Triton.
Triton misses with a punch on the inside.
Triton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sancho cracks Triton with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Triton is trying to break the clinch but Sancho is controlling him.
Triton pushes Sancho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Triton misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Triton.
Triton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sancho stalling in the clinch but Triton improves position.
Sancho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Triton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Triton breaks the clinch.
Triton catches Sancho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sancho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Sancho blocks the leg kick.
Triton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Triton misses.
Triton blocks a head kick by Sancho.
Triton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sancho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Triton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sancho was well out of range. Poor timing from Triton.
Sancho lands with a good body shot.
Sancho shoots in and gets a takedown into Triton's guard.
Sancho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Triton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sancho has managed to get both his arms back between Triton's legs - danger averted.
Triton is looking for a triangle but Sancho pushes his legs off easily.
Sancho gets to his feet. Triton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Triton checks the leg kick.
Sancho misses with a low kick.
Sancho misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Triton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sancho swings for the body but Triton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Triton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Steve Triton has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Triton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Triton.
Sancho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sancho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sancho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Triton closes the distance and clinches up with Sancho, looking for a takedown. Triton pushes Sancho against the cage but Sancho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Triton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Triton. Those never looked like landing.
Sancho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Triton.
Triton is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Sancho.
Sancho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Triton is rocked!
Sancho punishes Triton's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Triton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sancho throws a solid leg kick but Triton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sancho.
Triton tries to land a front kick but Sancho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Triton seems to have got his legs back now.
Sancho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steve Triton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Sancho.
Sancho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Triton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sancho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Triton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Triton blocks a head kick by Sancho.
Sancho throws a combination. Triton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sancho misses with a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Triton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paco Sancho will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Triton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Triton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Triton pushes Sancho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Triton is looking to break free of the clinch but Sancho has double underhooks.
Triton scores with a hook to the body.
Sancho manages to break the clinch.
Triton swinging wildly here.
Sancho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Triton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Triton looks for a takedown but Sancho sprawls well.
Triton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Triton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sancho takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sancho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Triton looks to land a right hand but Sancho moved out of range.
Sancho connects with a single shot there.
Triton scores with a hook.
Triton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Triton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Triton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sancho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sancho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Triton needs to keep his hands up - Sancho had a free shot at his head there.
Triton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sancho backs up against the cage.
Sancho is rocked!
Triton misses with a double jab.
Sancho is still on wobbly legs! Can Triton finish him?
Paco Sancho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Triton misses with a series of wild punches.
Sancho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Triton rather than just go for the knockout.
Sancho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Triton.
Triton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve Triton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Triton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Triton throws a head kick that misses.
Sancho misses with a body shot.
Sancho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sancho tried to score with a low kick but Triton checks it.
Sancho misses with a low kick.
Triton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sancho circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Sancho misses.
Sancho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Triton sprawls well. Triton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sancho gets slowly back to his feet.
Paco Sancho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Triton lands a brutal head kick. Sancho looks out on his feet and Triton throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Steve Triton!
Steve Triton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Male!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gals decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gals is working for a kimura but Male is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gals lands a nice short elbow.
Male trying to hold on to Gals's head to control him but Gals postures up.
Gals throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gals wants to take a breather but Male is having none of it.
Male is trying to stand up here but Gals is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gals slips a nice elbow through Male's hands, connecting with Male's forehead.
Male has hold of Gals's hands but Gals slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gals is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Male doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gals.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male wants to improve his position but Gals is controlling well.
Gals working Male over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gals.
Gals 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.
Gals missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gals connects with a nice short shot to Male's temple.
Gals lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gals.
Gals is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gals drops an elbow to the side of Male's head.
Gals prevents Male from improving his position.
Gals throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gals drops an elbow to the side of Male's head.
Male is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male keeping hold of Gals's head, controlling as best he can.
Gals is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Male doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gals.
Male is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gals thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gals throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gals stops Male from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gals is working for a kimura but Male is defending it quite comfortably.
Gals is working for a submission of some sort.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gals.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gals wants to work for an arm triangle but Male is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals dominated that round.
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.
Male lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Male.
Gals closes this distance looking for a takedown but Male circles away.
Gals shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Male has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gals wants to take the fight to the mat but Male manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Facaloto Gals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Male prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Male.
Male misses with a punch to the body.
Male manages to break the clinch.
Male clinches up with Gals and pushes him back against the cage.
Male is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Male.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Male lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gals backwards.
Male lands a body shot in the clinch.
Male pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Male. Those never looked like landing.
Gals shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Male sprawls well. Male wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gals gets slowly back to his feet.
Gals throws a wild hook but Male just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Gals gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Male raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpha Male!
Alpha Male gave a mention to [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Soloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Kolisnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Soloman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergiy Kolisnyk!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soloman dives in and grabs Kolisnyk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kolisnyk pushes down on Soloman's head and hops out.
Kolisnyk throws a right hand that misses
and Soloman counters with a one-two to the body.
Soloman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kolisnyk's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soloman throwing strikes from guard but Kolisnyk blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soloman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soloman wants to stand but Kolisnyk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soloman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kolisnyk looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soloman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soloman postures up.
Soloman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soloman wants to pass the guard but Kolisnyk is keeping the position.
Soloman stopping the sweep attempt from Kolisnyk.
Soloman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Soloman wants to pass the guard but Kolisnyk is keeping the position.
Kolisnyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soloman.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Kolisnyk keeps moving.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soloman is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Soloman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kolisnyk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soloman.
Kolisnyk has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman tries to clinch up but Kolisnyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Soloman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kolisnyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kolisnyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soloman is fending him off so far but Kolisnyk persists. Nope, Soloman circles away and we're back to standing.
Sergiy Kolisnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolisnyk tries to clinch up.
Soloman gets a takedown into half guard.
Kolisnyk pushes Soloman off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soloman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soloman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kolisnyk tries to roll over but Soloman keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but Kolisnyk defending well.
Soloman working Kolisnyk over with strikes.
Kolisnyk taking some punishment here, with Soloman in his half guard.
Soloman is looking for a kimura here.
Soloman is looking to advance position but Kolisnyk won't allow it.
Soloman is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolisnyk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soloman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soloman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soloman wants to control but Kolisnyk is keeping him busy.
Soloman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolisnyk is trying to stand.
Kolisnyk 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!
Soloman working some strikes from top position.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soloman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Soloman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kolisnyk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soloman sprawls well initially but Kolisnyk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kolisnyk is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Soloman manages to get to full guard.
Soloman kicks Kolisnyk off and gets to his feet.
Kolisnyk shoots in but Soloman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kolisnyk is defended easily by Soloman.
Soloman scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soloman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman preventing the sweep.
Kolisnyk is breathing heavily.
Soloman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolisnyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soloman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kolisnyk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Soloman.
Soloman shoots in looking for a takedown. Kolisnyk tries to sprawl out of it but Soloman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kolisnyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soloman stuffs the takedown attempt from Kolisnyk. Kolisnyk gets slowly back to his feet.
James Soloman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Kolisnyk.
Soloman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soloman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kolisnyk defends it well.
Soloman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kolisnyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soloman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soloman controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolisnyk is refusing to be controlled, as Soloman sits in half guard.
Soloman 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.
Soloman 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.
James Soloman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soloman trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because James Soloman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Soloman tries for a takedown but Kolisnyk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kolisnyk wants to clinch.
James Soloman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolisnyk tries to clinch up.
Kolisnyk tries to clinch but Soloman is having none of it.
Soloman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolisnyk can do to turn this around?
Soloman tries for a takedown but Kolisnyk circles away easily
and Kolisnyk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soloman's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk wants to control from the top but Soloman keeps moving.
Soloman has his feet on Kolisnyk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Soloman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kolisnyk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soloman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Soloman lands a big elbow.
Kolisnyk is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Soloman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolisnyk bucks up and throws Soloman to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Soloman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soloman.
Soloman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kolisnyk's waist but Kolisnyk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soloman off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Soloman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Soloman dives in and scores a takedown into Kolisnyk's guard.
Soloman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Soloman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soloman wants to control but Kolisnyk is keeping him busy.
Soloman stalling away here and it's allowed Kolisnyk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kolisnyk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kolisnyk throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Soloman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kolisnyk's head.
Kolisnyk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soloman stops Kolisnyk from standing up.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Kolisnyk keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolisnyk is striking from the bottom but Soloman uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kolisnyk is refusing to be controlled, as Soloman sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kolisnyk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolisnyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soloman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolisnyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kolisnyk wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Kolisnyk keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Soloman.
Soloman shoots in but no luck this time.
Soloman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kolisnyk's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolisnyk wants to sweep but no luck.
Soloman trying to control but Kolisnyk is working from the bottom.
Kolisnyk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soloman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolisnyk is keeping the position for now.
Kolisnyk has momentary wrist control but Soloman slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk keeping moving, preventing Soloman from controlling successfully.
Soloman 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soloman throwing strikes from guard but Kolisnyk blocks nicely.
Soloman trying to move into half guard but instead Kolisnyk has managed to sweep!
Soloman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kolisnyk manages to pass to side control.
Kolisnyk thows a huge punch but Soloman dodges it nicely.
Kolisnyk moves into full mount! Soloman won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soloman gets back to half guard.
Soloman wants to get back to his feet.
Kolisnyk trying to control the action but Soloman is working from the bottom.
Kolisnyk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soloman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soloman trying to control here.
Sergiy Kolisnyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Soloman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soloman pushes Kolisnyk off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Soloman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soloman 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Soloman!
After the big win, James Soloman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Praskaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dabrowski comes to the cage accompanied by TWO STEPS FROM HELL - Protectors of the Earth . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Praskaton!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dabrowski as he connects with a hook.
Dabrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Praskaton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Praskaton wants to clinch.
A big left from Praskaton misses.
Dabrowski misses the jab.
Praskaton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Praskaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Dabrowski is just out of range.
Praskaton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dabrowski.
Praskaton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Nick Praskaton has been cut.
No joy there for Praskaton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praskaton thuds a left hand into Dabrowski's body.
Praskaton scores with a hook to the body. Dabrowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dabrowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Praskaton.
It looks like Rafal Dabrowski has been cut.
Praskaton drops Dabrowski with a big left hand and mounts him. Dabrowski is in big trouble!
Dabrowski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Praskaton controlling from mount.
Oh Dabrowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dabrowski really wants to buck Praskaton off and get back to his feet.
Dabrowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Praskaton controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dabrowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praskaton controlling his opponent.
Dabrowski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Praskaton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dabrowski is trying to stand.
Dabrowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Praskaton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Praskaton wants to finish this one by submission but Dabrowski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Praskaton.
Praskaton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dabrowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praskaton looking to control but Dabrowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Praskaton content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Praskaton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Praskaton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dabrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dabrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dabrowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Praskaton cracks Dabrowski with a good jab.
Praskaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Praskaton connects with a nice looking jab.
Rafal Dabrowski's cut is getting worse.
Praskaton throws a series of punches but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Praskaton to score with a decent uppercut.
Nick Praskaton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Praskaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dabrowski throws out the jab.
Dabrowski misses with a shot to the body
and Praskaton counters with a left and a right... And another left! Dabrowski is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Praskaton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Dubov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev has chosen Imperium as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Dubov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubov slaps away a takedown attempt from Alekseev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Dubov. Those never looked like landing.
Dubov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alekseev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alekseev chips away with some ground and pound.
Alekseev throwing strikes but missing.
Alekseev throws a big elbow that misses.
Alekseev throws a big right hand that misses.
Dubov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alekseev scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alekseev won't allow Dubov to get back to his feet.
Dubov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Alekseev throwing strikes from guard but Dubov blocks nicely.
Alekseev lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dubov is looking to stand up but Alekseev isn't so interested in that idea.
Alekseev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alekseev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dubov is keeping the position for now.
Alekseev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dubov trying to control the position here.
Alekseev lands a couple of elbows.
Alekseev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alekseev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dubov wants to stand up but Alekseev is controlling him.
Alekseev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Alekseev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alekseev throwing strikes from guard but Dubov blocks nicely.
Dubov can't keep his opponent in guard - Alekseev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alekseev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alekseev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alekseev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alekseev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alekseev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alekseev lands strikes from half guard.
Alekseev trying to control from half guard but Dubov is working away.
Dubov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alekseev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dubov's head.
Alekseev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dubov is trying to stand up here but Alekseev is controlling him well.
Alekseev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dubov taking some punishment here, with Alekseev in his half guard.
Dubov is rocked!
Alekseev lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dubov quite badly. Dubov pulls Alekseev in close trying to recover. Alekseev postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dubov on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dubov doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Alekseev!
During a confident post fight interview, Oleg Alekseev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by drop the world. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickson Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Rickson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Dean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dean counters with a thumping low kick.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Rickson Rua has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dean counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dean digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
Dean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean drops Rua with a beautiful combination! Rua stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dean is looking for the KO!
Rua is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Rua crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Herb Dean!
Herb Dean is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Herb Dean, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sybert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Sybert is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Crown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ari Sybert!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sybert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sybert misses with a left hand
and Crown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sybert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crown missing with a left hand there. Sybert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sybert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sybert misses with a hook.
Sybert lands with a nice body kick.
Crown swings for the body but Sybert moves out of range.
Sybert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crown looks to land a left hand but Sybert moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sybert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sybert staying out of range there.
Crown moves out of range as Sybert strikes.
Sybert avoids the body shot from Crown.
Crown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sybert.
Crown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sybert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sybert misses with a looping left.
Crown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sybert to score with a decent uppercut.
Crown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crown just misses with a punch to the body.
Crown connects with the punch.
Crown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sybert defending well as Crown loads up on a big left hand.
Crown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sybert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sybert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Sybert misses.
Crown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sybert manages to avoid it.
Sybert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crown.
Sybert sizes up Crown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crown misses with a body punch
and Sybert counters with an inside leg kick.
Crown avoids the head kick by Sybert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sybert. Sybert obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Sybert catches Crown right on the button with a cross.
Crown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sybert moves away.
Crown thows a body shot but no joy.
Crown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sybert moves away.
Sybert lands a front kick.
Crown is breathing heavily.
Sybert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Sybert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sybert.
Sybert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sybert sizes up Crown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sybert.
Crown just misses with a punch to the body.
Sybert throws a right and a left that Crown avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sybert counter with a right hand.
Crown is looking to wear down Sybert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sybert lands a front kick.
Sybert throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sybert lands a leg kick that knocks Crown off balance momentarily.
Sybert lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown takes a swing at Sybert's ribcage but misses.
Sybert lands a jab to the nose.
Crown is rocked!
Good leg kick by Sybert there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Crown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sybert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crown seems to have got his legs back now.
Sybert scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sybert.
Sybert drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Crown right on the button. Crown goes down! Sybert follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sybert gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Sybert!
Ari Sybert thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC - Face the Pain. Boitsoff has chosen My Domination as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Dmitry Boitsoff has been cut.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Boitsoff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Boitsoff is now in Jones's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boitsoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Boitsoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boitsoff wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boitsoff on the ground.
Boitsoff wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Boitsoff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boitsoff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boitsoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boitsoff drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Boitsoff off! Boitsoff jumps back into Jones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Boitsoff is having none of it.
Boitsoff stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boitsoff tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boitsoff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boitsoff asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Boitsoff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boitsoff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boitsoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boitsoff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boitsoff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boitsoff prevents Jones from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boitsoff is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boitsoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Jones is trying to buck Boitsoff off.
Boitsoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones prevents Boitsoff from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boitsoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boitsoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Boitsoff trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Boitsoff prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Boitsoff trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boitsoff is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boitsoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boitsoff seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Boitsoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Boitsoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boitsoff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Boitsoff's head.
Boitsoff ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Boitsoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a right and a left that Boitsoff avoids nicely.
Boitsoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Boitsoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boitsoff moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Boitsoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones jabs at Boitsoff's body.
Jones slips a jab from Boitsoff.
Boitsoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boitsoff defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Boitsoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boitsoff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Boitsoff is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boitsoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Boitsoff seems to be looking for submissions.
Boitsoff wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boitsoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Boitsoff has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jones defend it? Boitsoff steps over the head and cranks it - Jones is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Boitsoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitry Boitsoff!
Dmitry Boitsoff is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dmitry Boitsoff thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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