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SPFT 23: Jim vs. Ferrall PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bleezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Shlemenko had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Bleezy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shlemenko misses with the combination.
Bleezy dodges the punch combination from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bleezy circles away quickly and effectively.
Shlemenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bleezy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Alexander Shlemenko has been cut.
Bleezy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shlemenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bleezy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shlemenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bleezy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Shlemenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bleezy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shlemenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shlemenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexander Shlemenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Bleezy.
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!
Shlemenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Bleezy.
Bleezy dodges the punch combination from Shlemenko.
Bleezy scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Bleezy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko avoids the head kick by Bleezy.
Bleezy throws out a powerful jab.
Shlemenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shlemenko gets caught napping as Bleezy dives in and scores a takedown. Shlemenko manages to retain guard.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
Bleezy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Bleezy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bleezy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleezy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shlemenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bleezy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleezy is looking for a kimura but Shlemenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bleezy to get the leverage.
Bleezy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleezy content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleezy.
Shlemenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bleezy on the ground.
Shlemenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Bleezy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bleezy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bleezy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bleezy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shlemenko sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleezy seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shlemenko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jay Bleezy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tokill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Lauzon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Joe Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tokill!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon tries to clinch up.
Lauzon misses the jab.
Tokill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lauzon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lauzon regains half guard.
Tokill wants to pass the guard but Lauzon is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tokill 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.
Tokill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lauzon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tokill.
Tokill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lauzon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lauzon has momentary wrist control but Tokill slips an elbow through the middle.
Lauzon is looking for a triangle but Tokill pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokill works over Lauzon with some ground and pound from guard.
Tokill trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tokill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tokill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tokill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tokill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Tokill from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lauzon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokill scoring with some ground and pound.
Tokill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Joe Lauzon has been cut.
Tokill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lauzon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tokill connects with a couple of short punches.
Tokill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lauzon looking for a guillotine here but Tokill defends easily.
Tokill trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lauzon is keeping the position for now.
Lauzon controls Tokill momentarily but Tokill frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tokill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tokill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lauzon's head.
Lauzon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lauzon is looking for a triangle but Tokill pushes his legs off easily.
Tokill wants to control from the top but Lauzon keeps moving.
Tokill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tokill pushing down on Lauzon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon wants to control but Tokill is keeping busy.
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!
Tokill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tokill is trying to work for a kimura but Lauzon is defending well.
Tokill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lauzon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tokill 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.
Tokill seems to be working for a kimura but Lauzon defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Tokill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lauzon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lauzon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokill.
Lauzon darts in trying to clinch
and Tokill counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lauzon!
Tokill looking to secure an arm triangle but Lauzon defends it well.
Tokill connects with a bit shot that sees Lauzon covering up! More strikes from Tokill and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tokill is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Tokill!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Tokill made sure he mentioned Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Egor Komarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mean Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mean Gene has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Komarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mean Gene!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gene cracks Komarov with a right hand to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Komarov.
Gene takes a swing at Komarov's ribcage but misses.
Gene lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gene.
Gene connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gene connects with a body shot that sends Komarov's belly button to the back.
Komarov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gene shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Komarov eats them both and turns towards Gene to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gene stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Komarov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Komarov looks to land a combination but Gene avoids it well.
Komarov closes the distance and clinches.
Gene scores with a shot to the side of Komarov's head.
Gene lands with a right to the head.
Gene lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Komarov to his knees! Gene keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mean Gene!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Karlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gareth Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gareth Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Karlowski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karlowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Karlowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
Karlowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karlowski swinging wildly here.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karlowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karlowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Lewis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karlowski keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Karlowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karlowski manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Karlowski's guard.
Karlowski wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis stands up from Karlowski's guard - Lewis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis has Karlowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karlowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Karlowski has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Karlowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Karlowski keeps it at a distance.
Karlowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karlowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlowski keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Karlowski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lewis manages to pass to side control.
Karlowski looks gassed!
Lewis winds up and cracks Karlowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karlowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karlowski is looking to escape.
Lewis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karlowski is trying to stand.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlowski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis drags the fight down to the ground.
Lewis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lewis rushes Karlowski and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karlowski after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Karlowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karlowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis 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.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Karlowski has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Lewis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlowski. That did some damage!
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Karlowski's guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karlowski's guard.
Karlowski is trying to stand back up but Lewis is controlling him
Gareth Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlowski is looking to get back to is feet but Lewis passes into side control.
Lewis stands up and beckons Karlowski to his feet.
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dariusz Karlowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlowski is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Lewis.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karlowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lewis is looking to improve his position but Karlowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Karlowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karlowski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karlowski working Lewis over with strikes here.
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Karlowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Lewis is squirming around, avoiding Karlowski's attempts to control the action.
Lewis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karlowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karlowski misses with a head shot.
Karlowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis regains half guard.
Karlowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karlowski throwing strikes but Lewis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karlowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karlowski's back!
Karlowski trying to get back to his feet but Lewis is in full control for now.
Lewis controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to keep control of the position but Karlowski is staying busy.
Karlowski is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will Lewis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lewis scores with punches and elbows.
Lewis is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Karlowski won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Lewis off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gareth Lewis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderley Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderley Souza!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosa gets control of Souza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa pushes Souza off and gets back to his feet.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sosa throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Sosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Sosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sosa tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wanderley Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza lands with a good body shot.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Souza looks gassed!
Sosa throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza lands a nice hook to Sosa's body. Sosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sosa shoots in and bounces Souza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sosa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza working for a triangle but Sosa defends it easily.
Sosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sosa!
BOOM! Souza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Souza prevents Sosa from getting the reversal.
Souza avoids the attempt from Sosa to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza prevents Sosa from getting the reversal.
Souza with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza dominating with strikes here.
Sosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sosa defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza prevents Sosa from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderley Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa looks for the body kick but Souza saw that one coming.
Souza scores with a hook to the body. Sosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sosa pulls guard successfully.
Souza wants to stand but Sosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sosa, not yet.
Souza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sosa 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.
Wanderley Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sosa is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sosa's guard.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Sosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sosa manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Sosa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Sosa kicks Souza off and gets to his feet.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Souza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sosa pinned against the cage. Sosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Sosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Sosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Souza tries to clinch but Sosa is having none of it.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Sosa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Souza is trying to keep an underhook but Sosa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Sosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Souza is just riding it out for now. Sosa eventually gives up the hold.
Sosa is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Sosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Souza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Souza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sosa tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza looks to clinch
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Sosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Souza's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is defending against the submission attempts here by Sosa.
Souza is trying to stand.
Sosa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Souza is staying active underneath Sosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa seems to be working for a kimura but Souza defends the submission attempt.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosa.
Sosa is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rico Sosa just wasn't active enough.
Souza lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wanderley Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sosa pinned against the cage. Sosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sosa gets a clinch.
Sosa tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza is pressed up against the cage. Sosa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Souza down to the mat. Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Souza.
Sosa looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Souza avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza tries to score with a low kick but Sosa moves his leg out of the way.
Sosa moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza gets underhooks to prevent Sosa's takedown attempt.
Sosa prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Sosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Rico Sosa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Mihalysh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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26
288 lbs
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290 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karlsson!
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, Roman Mihalysh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mihalysh is trying to defend but Karlsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mihalysh looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karlsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karlsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karlsson is nestled in close to Mihalysh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Roman Mihalysh has been cut.
Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mihalysh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Mihalysh is rocked!
Karlsson scores with a big shot! Mihalysh's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mihalysh! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karlsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim comes to the cage accompanied by Any. Ferrall has chosen Pantera's Domination as his entrance music. Scott Ferrall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Slim Jim's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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, Slim Jim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrall swinging wildly here.
Ferrall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slim Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jim.
Good work by Jim as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ferrall - just one landing.
Ferrall scores with a head kick. Jim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrall throws a head kick that misses.
Jim throws a sloppy head kick and Ferrall moves out of range easily.
Ferrall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferrall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jim won't be happy with that.
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!
Jim dodges the ground and pound from Ferrall.
Ferrall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ferrall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferrall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jim wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ferrall slips under a jab from Jim.
Jim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferrall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferrall has managed to clinch.
Ferrall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferrall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jim stopping the sweep attempt from Ferrall.
Jim gets to his feet. Ferrall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slim Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrall moves to clinch but Jim breaks away
enabling Jim to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim lands with a nice body punch.
Ferrall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferrall scores with a three punch combo!
Jim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jim works the jab nicely.
Ferrall throws a hook but Jim avoids it easily.
Ferrall takes one to the side of the head.
Jim staying out of range there.
Jim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrall misses with a straight left.
Jim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferrall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferrall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jim throws a nice looking combination but Ferrall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jim. That snapped Ferrall's head back.
Nice shot lands for Ferrall.
Jim cracks Ferrall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferrall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jim's waist but Jim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferrall off to one side.
Ferrall throws a series of punches but Jim moves out of range.
Ferrall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jim throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jim manages to avoid it.
Jim scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferrall should have avoided that one.
Ferrall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Ferrall misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jim. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrall jabs Jim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jim misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferrall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferrall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jim.
Ferrall misses with a looping left.
Ferrall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jim gets in close and tags Ferrall with a short punch that almost sends Ferrall to the mat! Oh Ferrall is in big trouble! He turns his back on Jim, trying to create some distance but Jim rushes him, striking wildly and Ferrall goes down! The referee tackles Jim into the cage to end the fight! Jim is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Jim!
Slim Jim retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Maoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis's entrance music is UFC - Face the Pain. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Maoki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maoki tries to clinch but Pettis moves away
and Pettis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pettis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pettis wants to control but Maoki is keeping him busy.
Pettis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maoki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maoki.
Pettis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pettis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis is trying to get an arm triangle but Maoki is defending well.
Maoki tries to buck Pettis off but Pettis is having none of it.
Pettis is trying to get an arm triangle but Maoki is defending well.
Maoki tries to buck Pettis off but Pettis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis working away.
Maoki tries to improve position but can't.
Pettis is working to tighten is grip on Maoki's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Maoki has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pettis is really squeezing tight and eventually Maoki passes out! Pettis breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anthony Pettis!
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