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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Bear (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Bear!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins connects with a jab.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but Bear moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Bear's knee but Bear avoids it well.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Bear is looking to clinch but Hopkins is avoiding it.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bear. Bear circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Antonio Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Hopkins jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Antonio Bear has been cut.
Hopkins cracks Bear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Bear tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear is rocked!
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bear wants to clinch.
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Bear's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins pounces like a tiger and cracks Bear with a vicious hook! Bear is down but not out! Hopkins follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Hopkins!
After the fight, Alex Hopkins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Bodrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Bodrov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Bodrov has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Bodrov wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bodrov's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bodrov keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bodrov working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bodrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodrov is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez stands up over Bodrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Bodrov had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez gets to his feet. Bodrov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bodrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bodrov misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bodrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Bodrov in a clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bodrov gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bodrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Bodrov tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bodrov is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bodrov wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bodrov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sanchez prevents Bodrov from standing back up.
Bodrov wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodrov is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Bodrov is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bodrov avoid being mounted?
Bodrov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
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.
Bodrov trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Sanchez 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bodrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez is thwarting Bodrov's attempts to control the position.
Bodrov wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bodrov to get to his feet.
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bodrov quickly recovers to half guard.
Bodrov wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez working Bodrov over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez prevents Bodrov from improving his position.
Sanchez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanchez working for a submission but Bodrov is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bodrov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bodrov!
Bodrov trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Bodrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez has Bodrov pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Scott Sanchez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bodrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Bodrov throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Bodrov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bodrov fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bodrov's guard now.
Bodrov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Bodrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bodrov on the ground.
Bodrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodrov trying to control the position.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bodrov's head.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Bodrov had control of the position.
Bodrov keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bodrov is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bodrov.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bodrov can do to turn this around?
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bodrov.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Bodrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Bodrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bodrov gets caught napping as Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown. Bodrov manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Bodrov working a defensive guard here.
Bodrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bodrov is retaining full guard.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bodrov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Bodrov's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bodrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is pushing down on Bodrov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bodrov is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bodrov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Bodrov to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bodrov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bodrov!
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with F**k Food by Tech N9ne blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Jackson!
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, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lombard misses with a hook.
Lombard misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Lombard as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Lombard cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lombard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jackson to stand back up!
Jackson is rocked!
Lombard misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lombard tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lombard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Lombard misses its intended target.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lombard sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Jackson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Jackson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hector Lombard!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Lombard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juno Rodrigues told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Ha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juno Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigues on the ground.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Ha from controlling successfully.
Ha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodrigues is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ha frees his head nicely. Oh but Rodrigues has switched to an armbar! Ha is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Juno Rodrigues!
A very excited looking Juno Rodrigues made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juergen Blin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juergen Blin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Blin moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sharp.
Andi Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp walks into a jab.
Blin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sharp controlling from the top position.
Blin 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.
Blin managing to control the position.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Blin is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Blin keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andi Sharp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sharp throws a low kick, looking for Blin's leg but Blin calmly moves out of range.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Blin.
Blin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blin defends it nicely.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blin.
Sharp needs to keep his hands up - Blin had a free shot at his head there.
Sharp throws a body kick that misses.
Blin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Blin.
Blin blocks a leg kick.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Blin moved out of range.
Blin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Blin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Blin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks.
Sharp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Blin.
Nice shot by Blin.
Sharp is rocked!
Blin throws a big shot that misses.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Blin finish him?
Blin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blin staying out of range there.
Sharp seems to have recovered his senses.
Blin sends Sharp crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blin is motioning to the referee to let Sharp up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Blin dodges the punch combination from Sharp.
Blin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blin.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp throws a body punch but Blin moves out of range.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sharp duly obliges.
Blin lands with a nice combination. Sharp backs away looking to recover.
Blin sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sharp gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Blin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sharp is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juergen Blin!
An out of breath Juergen Blin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hester's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prayer - KiD CuDi. King Jah will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Jah!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester looks to land a combination. Jah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hester shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jah is trying to defend but Hester finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hester with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hester passes to full mount!
Hester controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester looking to control but Jah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hester looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jah is looking to escape.
Hester working for a guillotine from mount but Jah is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester trying to control but Jah is having none of it.
Hester controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Hester connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester has hold of Jah's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jah manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hester looking to ground and pound but Jah is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Hester there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hester working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hester wants to finish this one by submission but Jah is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jah misses with a two punch combination.
Hester changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jah tries to avoid it but Hester manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jah to the ground. Jah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jah slaps away a takedown attempt from Hester, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hester fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hester shoots in for a double leg but Jah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hester takes a swing at Jah's ribcage but misses.
Hester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jah's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester pulls guard.
Hester pulls Jah in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mike Hester has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hester trying to control the position from guard on top but Jah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester passes Jah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hester is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hester.
Hester is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jah!
Hester throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jah because Hester loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hester connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hester throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hester controlling from the full mount.
Hester has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jah is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Hester!
An intense looking Mike Hester took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just want to fight, nothing fancy. If you take it to the ground ill submit you, if you wanna stand up I'm game. In the end a fight is a fight and I wanna make it a good one.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sarnavskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona comes to the cage accompanied by Erge-Sholee Biste Turda. Jigfu Cambrona could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Sarnavskiy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sarnavskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambrona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Sarnavskiy as Cambrona shoots in.
Cambrona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cambrona fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jigfu Cambrona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarnavskiy stalks Cambrona and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cambrona's face. Cambrona staggers backwards, shaken.
Cambrona shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sarnavskiy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambrona trying to control but Sarnavskiy is working from the bottom.
Cambrona throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarnavskiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cambrona wants to control from the top but Sarnavskiy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona throws a big elbow that misses.
Cambrona throwing strikes from guard but Sarnavskiy blocks nicely.
Sarnavskiy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cambrona is looking to advance position but Sarnavskiy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sarnavskiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cambrona is looking to escape.
Cambrona is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cambrona 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.
Cambrona bucks up and throws Sarnavskiy to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Cambrona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarnavskiy sprawls well. Sarnavskiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cambrona gets slowly back to his feet.
Cambrona misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cambrona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Sarnavskiy circles away.
Cambrona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarnavskiy is fending him off so far but Cambrona persists. Nope, Sarnavskiy circles away and we're back to standing.
Cambrona tries to clinch up.
Cambrona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cambrona throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cambrona throws a big elbow that misses.
Cambrona trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarnavskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cambrona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cambrona gets to his feet. Sarnavskiy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cambrona has a takedown stuffed.
Cambrona looks for a takedown but Sarnavskiy sprawls well.
Cambrona tries to clinch but Sarnavskiy moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarnavskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigfu Cambrona dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cambrona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarnavskiy.
Cambrona shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarnavskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarnavskiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cambrona.
Cambrona tries to bum rush Sarnavskiy with a series of wild strikes but Sarnavskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cambrona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cambrona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cambrona has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jigfu Cambrona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cambrona circles away quickly and effectively.
Cambrona closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sarnavskiy quickly recovers to half guard.
Cambrona looks to land a strike but Sarnavskiy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambrona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cambrona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarnavskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cambrona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cambrona passes into half guard.
Sarnavskiy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarnavskiy defending well though.
Cambrona looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cambrona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cambrona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cambrona trying to control the action but Sarnavskiy is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambrona stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona is looking for a kimura but Sarnavskiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cambrona to get the leverage.
Sarnavskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cambrona thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sarnavskiy is defending against the submission attempts here by Cambrona.
Cambrona is trying to control. Sarnavskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarnavskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Cambrona is just content to waste time from the top position. Sarnavskiy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cambrona trying to control but Sarnavskiy is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cambrona is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigfu Cambrona dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cambrona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cambrona lands strikes from half guard.
Cambrona slips a nice elbow through Sarnavskiy's hands, connecting with Sarnavskiy's forehead.
Cambrona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarnavskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Cambrona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cambrona content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarnavskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarnavskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cambrona scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sarnavskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cambrona seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sarnavskiy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cambrona is pressing down on Sarnavskiy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sarnavskiy is holding on for now.
Cambrona throwing shots but Sarnavskiy is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cambrona seems to be looking for submissions.
Sarnavskiy is refusing to be controlled, as Cambrona sits in half guard.
Cambrona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sarnavskiy sees it coming and defends easily.
Cambrona seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cambrona has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cambrona.
Cambrona seems to be looking for submissions.
Cambrona throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jigfu Cambrona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cambrona drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexander Sarnavskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarnavskiy is looking to stand up but Cambrona isn't so interested in that idea.
Cambrona sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cambrona works over Sarnavskiy with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jigfu Cambrona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cambrona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigfu Cambrona!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jigfu Cambrona thanked [GTI] Divine Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Barnettov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgi Barnettov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnettov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thomas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnettov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnettov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomas controls the pace.
Barnettov working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Barnettov looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Barnettov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnettov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Barnettov working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Barnettov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thomas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnettov has an active guard here but Thomas has managed to pass into half guard.
Thomas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barnettov looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Barnettov looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas trying to mount his opponent but Barnettov defends it.
Thomas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Barnettov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brandon Thomas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Barnettov back into the cage.
Barnettov can't get the takedown.
Barnettov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barnettov can't fight it off and eventually Thomas manages to take the fight to the floor. Barnettov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas trying to control but Barnettov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnettov is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
Thomas trying to control but Barnettov is working from the bottom.
Barnettov looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Barnettov blocks nicely.
Barnettov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnettov tries to get out of the position.
Barnettov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Barnettov keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnettov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnettov pushes a forearm under Thomas's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thomas is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Georgi Barnettov!
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