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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibesi Aymeric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Traktor Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gibesi Aymeric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Traktor Chain!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aymeric shoots in looking for a takedown. Chain tries to sprawl out of it but Aymeric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aymeric shoots in for a double leg but Chain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chain tries to clinch up but Aymeric circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aymeric is defended easily by Chain.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibesi Aymeric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chain looks to land a combination but Aymeric avoids it well.
Aymeric swats away the attempt to clinch by Chain.
Aymeric shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aymeric showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aymeric is working for a submission of some sort.
Chain is looking to escape.
Aymeric 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.
Aymeric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chain sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aymeric is working for a kimura but Chain is defending it quite comfortably.
Aymeric is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aymeric tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aymeric forces Chain back against the cage and clinches.
Chain lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gibesi Aymeric has been cut.
Aymeric has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chain breaks from the clinch.
Aymeric shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chain defends it nicely.
Aymeric is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain closes the distance and clinches up with Aymeric, looking for a takedown. Chain pushes Aymeric against the cage but Aymeric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aymeric fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aymeric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chain misses the shot to the body.
Chain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aymeric.
Chain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chain missing with a left hand there. Aymeric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chain moves into the clinch.
Chain tries a knee to the head but Aymeric blocks it.
Chain is struggling to control the position.
Chain looking to slow down the pace here.
Aymeric takes an elbow to the temple.
Aymeric wants a takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aymeric's defenses.
Chain tries to land knees in the clinch but Aymeric avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chain seems keen to control Aymeric's posture.
Chain wants to sweep here but Aymeric controlling him for the moment.
Aymeric thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aymeric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aymeric is trying to get an arm triangle but Chain is defending well.
Chain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aymeric is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chain wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Chain is trying to escape and Aymeric transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Chain is forced to tap! Nice work there by Aymeric! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gibesi Aymeric!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Xande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edu Xande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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, Pavel Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edu Xande!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov takes a swing at Xande's ribcage but misses.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xande counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Petrov's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Xande thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Xande trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petrov is trying to keep Xande in close.
Petrov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Xande!
Xande tries to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Petrov unloads with some shots from mount but Xande bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control but Xande is having none of it.
Xande is looking to get to half guard.
Petrov wants to control the pace but Xande is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov looking to finish with strikes here!
Petrov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Petrov unloads with some shots from mount but Xande bucks and avoids them well.
Petrov misses with a head shot.
Xande tries to hold on but Petrov postures up.
Petrov looking to ground and pound but Xande is blocking nicely.
Xande is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xande is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov landing strikes from the mount.
Petrov looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xande is trying desperately to improve position.
Petrov looking to ground and pound but Xande is blocking nicely.
Xande avoids a series of strikes thrown by Petrov.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Xande is wriggling around trying to escape.
Xande wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Petrov.
Xande is working to get back to half guard.
Xande blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xande is looking to improve his position but Petrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petrov throws some wild stikes that Xande manages to avoid easily.
Petrov tries to control but Xande wriggling away.
Petrov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Petrov scoring with strikes but Xande is staying in there.
Xande sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Petrov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Petrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xande defending well though.
Petrov thows a huge punch but Xande dodges it nicely.
Petrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Xande works his way to full guard. Good work.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xande is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xande looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xande is looking for a triangle but Petrov pushes his legs off easily.
Xande looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Petrov is defending well. Xande quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Petrov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Xande celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edu Xande!
Edu Xande gave a mention to Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bla has chosen I'm gonna live forever as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
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264 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Rasputin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bla Bla!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rasputin defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bla is defended easily by Rasputin .
Rasputin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rasputin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bla works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rasputin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bla defending well though.
Rasputin trying to control from half guard but Bla is working away.
Bla trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rasputin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Still in half guard, Rasputin seems content to control.
Bla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bla pulls Rasputin in close to his closed guard and prevents Rasputin from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bla keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
Rasputin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bla 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bla keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Rasputin won't allow Bla to sweep him here.
Rasputin pushing down on Bla's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rasputin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rasputin is looking to take a break and control but Bla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Rasputin .
Bla is positioning himself well to prevent Rasputin advancing to mount.
Rasputin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rasputin is stalling here. Bla is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rasputin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bla has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rasputin manages to get back to half guard.
Bla lands with a punch from half guard.
Bla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bla is looking to take a break and control but Rasputin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rasputin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rasputin is on top in guard.
Rasputin trying to control but Bla is working from the bottom.
Rasputin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rasputin is working Bla over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bla trying to keep a closed guard but Rasputin is proving a slippery customer.
Rasputin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bla is retaining full guard.
Rasputin throwing strikes from guard but Bla blocks nicely.
Rasputin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bla seems keen to control Rasputin 's posture.
Rasputin connects with a couple of short punches.
Bla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin postures up.
Rasputin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rasputin wants to pass the guard but Bla is keeping the position.
Rasputin trying to control but Bla is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin postures up in Bla's guard and throws a big left but Bla blocks it.
Rasputin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rasputin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bla circles away.
Bla misses with a takedown attempt - Rasputin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bla fails with a takedown attempt.
Rasputin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bla was covering up waiting for the punch and Rasputin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bla is pulling down on Rasputin 's head. It's preventing any offense from Rasputin , at least for the moment.
Bla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasputin wants to control from the top but Bla keeps moving.
Rasputin stopping the sweep attempt from Bla.
Rasputin looking to sit in guard and control but Bla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bla stops Rasputin from standing up.
Rasputin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rasputin tries to get out of the position.
Rasputin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bla is now in half guard.
Rasputin wants to control but Bla is keeping busy.
Rasputin is looking for a sweep. Bla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin pushes Bla off looking to stand but Bla dives back in and keeps control.
Bla lands strikes from half guard.
Bla controlling the action here.
Bla 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.
Rasputin is trying to get back to full guard.
Rasputin tries to kick Bla off but Bla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin tries to roll over but Bla keeps him under control.
Rasputin is trying to maintain the position but Bla is very close to passing his half guard.
Piotr Rasputin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rasputin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bla.
Rasputin is looking to improve his position.
Bla wants to control but Rasputin is keeping him busy.
Bla scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rasputin tries to kick Bla off but Bla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bla tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rasputin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rasputin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bla is working away from the top position though.
Bla tries to pass to full mount but Rasputin defends it.
Bla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rasputin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bla uses his free foot to push down on Rasputin 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rasputin .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Bla.
Bla has hold of Rasputin 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rasputin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The referee warns Rasputin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rasputin is rocked!
Bla loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rasputin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bla land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bla stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bla Bla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Klaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo De Noteboom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Klaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Noteboom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klaster looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Noteboom stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Klaster to get to his feet.
De Noteboom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Noteboom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Klaster is working an open guard so De Noteboom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klaster with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Klaster!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaster wants to hold on but De Noteboom pushes him away.
De Noteboom controlling the position easily from mount.
Klaster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom content just to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Noteboom feints and as Klaster raises his hands in defense, De Noteboom changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Klaster working for a triangle but De Noteboom defends it easily.
De Noteboom wants to pass the guard but Klaster is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodrigo De Noteboom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Noteboom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Klaster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Noteboom controls the pace.
De Noteboom gets to his feet. Klaster looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Noteboom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Noteboom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Klaster wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that De Noteboom has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo De Noteboom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Noteboom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klaster. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom content to control rather than advance.
De Noteboom winds up and cracks Klaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Noteboom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Noteboom lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like George Klaster has been cut.
De Noteboom scores a takedown into full mount!
De Noteboom controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rodrigo De Noteboom has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Noteboom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klaster to the mat! Klaster manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom gets to his feet. Klaster looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Noteboom tries a head kick but it misses.
Klaster has his takedown stuffed
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Klaster!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Noteboom controlling the pace for now.
Klaster tries to reverse the position but De Noteboom maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Klaster is looking to get to half guard.
Rodrigo De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klaster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Noteboom controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodrigo De Noteboom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The crowd cheers as De Noteboom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klaster doesn't seem phased though.
George Klaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than De Noteboom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Noteboom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Klaster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Noteboom throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klaster was covering up waiting for the punch and De Noteboom finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Noteboom is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodrigo De Noteboom.
De Noteboom 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.
Klaster has an active guard here but De Noteboom has managed to pass into half guard.
De Noteboom is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom stands up out of the half guard.
De Noteboom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than De Noteboom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klaster tries to hold on but De Noteboom pushes him away.
De Noteboom controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaster wants to hold on but De Noteboom pushes him away.
De Noteboom looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo De Noteboom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Noteboom with a jab.
Rodrigo De Noteboom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Noteboom.
George Klaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Noteboom connects with a single shot there.
De Noteboom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Noteboom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo De Noteboom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Noteboom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo De Noteboom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boy Dahlia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dahlia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Everything A Reason by Carina Round. Dom DeLuise is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boy Dahlia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlia just misses with a punch to the body.
DeLuise throws a chopping leg kick but Dahlia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeLuise tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dahlia is able to avoid easily.
Dahlia checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeLuise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dahlia.
A head kick misses from DeLuise.
Dahlia avoids the head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlia throws a jab when DeLuise was well out of range.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dahlia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeLuise at a distance.
DeLuise moves away from the strike by Dahlia.
DeLuise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dahlia misses with a body kick.
Dahlia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeLuise can pounce on him.
Dahlia throws a leg kick but DeLuise checks it.
DeLuise thows a leg kick but Dahlia checks it
and Dahlia counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlia tries to clinch up.
Dahlia misses with a few strikes there.
Dahlia cracks the inside of DeLuise's front leg.
DeLuise takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dahlia misses with an uppercut.
DeLuise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dahlia.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for DeLuise.
Dahlia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeLuise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dahlia avoids the head kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
Dahlia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dahlia moves into the clinch.
Dahlia tries for a takedown but DeLuise manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia lands a nice uppercut.
Dahlia tries to throw a body punch but DeLuise avoids it by throwing Dahlia back against the cage.
Dahlia lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeLuise backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeLuise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dahlia misses with a punch to the body.
DeLuise is trying to maintain a safe position but Dahlia gets an underhook and turns DeLuise into the cage.
Dahlia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dahlia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dahlia doesn't manage to clinch there - DeLuise circles away.
DeLuise lands with a kick to the temple. Dahlia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DeLuise walks into a jab.
DeLuise is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from DeLuise misses
and Dahlia counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeLuise's knee momentarily.
DeLuise takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeLuise.
Nice cross by DeLuise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise misses with a body kick.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick and Dahlia moves out of range easily.
DeLuise shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DeLuise throws a head kick but Dahlia moves out of range.
Dahlia rushes DeLuise and presses him up against the cage.
Dahlia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dahlia misses with a body punch.
Dahlia scores with a shot to the side of DeLuise's head.
Dahlia swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahlia tries to work over DeLuise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeLuise stops a takedown attempt from Dahlia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Dahlia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dahlia working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeLuise.
Dahlia throws an elbow that misses.
DeLuise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeLuise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia managing to block the knees to the body from DeLuise.
Dahlia wants a takedown.
Dahlia blocks the elbow strike.
DeLuise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dahlia avoids it.
DeLuise managing to block the knees to the body from Dahlia.
DeLuise tries a knee to the head but Dahlia blocks it.
Dahlia is stalling here.
DeLuise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dahlia blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeLuise blocks a body shot from Dahlia.
Dahlia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeLuise's defenses.
Dahlia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeLuises head.
Dahlia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dahlia avoids the elbow strike from DeLuise, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dahlia struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLuise controls his hands.
Dahlia can't find room to land a body shot as DeLuise controls the action.
DeLuise looking to throw knees to the head but Dahlia is blocking nicely.
Dahlia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boy Dahlia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dahlia lands an overhand right.
DeLuise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeLuise lands a head shot.
Dahlia drives through and clinches with DeLuise against the cage.
Dahlia connects with a knee to the head.
DeLuise tries to land a knee to the head but Dahlia blocks with his arms.
Dahlia scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as DeLuise takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
DeLuise tries to stall but Dahlia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
DeLuise tries to land knees in the clinch but Dahlia avoids the damage to the body.
DeLuise tries to land knees in the clinch but Dahlia avoids the damage to the body.
DeLuise prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dahlia tries to work over DeLuise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeLuise throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahlia struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLuise controls his hands.
Dahlia blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlia has DeLuise pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeLuise manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DeLuise lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dahlia or not.
DeLuise creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
DeLuise throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dahlia blocks the elbow strike.
DeLuise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dahlia has dropped down and is working for a takedown. DeLuise is trying to keep an underhook but Dahlia manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dahlia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dahlia throwing shots but DeLuise is blocking nicely.
Dahlia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and DeLuise reverses the position - he's now on top in Dahlia's guard.
Dahlia is controlling DeLuise's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boy Dahlia.
DeLuise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlia doesn't manage to clinch there - DeLuise circles away.
DeLuise takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dahlia moves out of range of the leg kick from DeLuise.
DeLuise avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeLuise.
DeLuise scoring well with a low kick there.
DeLuise thows a leg kick but Dahlia checks it
and Dahlia counters with a nice uppercut.
Dom DeLuise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Dahlia does it's job there.
Dahlia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeLuise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeLuise blocks a jab.
Dahlia avoids the head kick by DeLuise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeLuise cracks the inside of Dahlia's front leg.
Dahlia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
DeLuise misses with a low kick as Dahlia jumps back.
DeLuise misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise lands a big head kick that sends Dahlia tumbling to the mat! DeLuise takes a step backwards and waves Dahlia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dahlia is rocked!
Dom DeLuise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeLuise looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oh Dahlia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeLuise doesn't manage to clinch there - Dahlia circles away.
Dahlia gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dom DeLuise!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Dunkerton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Moltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sugar Dunkerton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Moltov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moltov throws a right hand that Dunkerton ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunkerton also avoids with ease.
Moltov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moltov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moltov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moltov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moltov works Dunkerton's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunkerton checks the leg kick.
Moltov throws a right and a left that Dunkerton avoids nicely.
Dunkerton thows a body shot but no joy.
Moltov lands with a nice combination. Dunkerton backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Sugar Dunkerton has been cut.
Moltov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunkerton backs up against the cage.
Moltov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dunkerton back to the cage. Moltov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moltov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moltov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dunkerton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moltov scores with a three punch combo!
Sugar Dunkerton's cut is getting worse.
Ivan Moltov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunkerton is breathing heavily.
A combination from Moltov does no damage.
Moltov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moltov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunkerton missing with a left hand there. Moltov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moltov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moltov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunkerton.
Moltov throws a right and a left that Dunkerton avoids nicely.
Dunkerton tries to close the distance and clinch but Moltov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivan Moltov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moltov scores with a body shot.
Moltov tries to bum rush Dunkerton with a series of wild strikes but Dunkerton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moltov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moltov duly obliges.
Moltov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moltov throws a nice looking combination but Dunkerton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moltov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moltov keeps the fight on the outside.
Moltov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunkerton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moltov as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moltov throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moltov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dunkerton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moltov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Dunkerton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moltov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moltov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sugar Dunkerton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moltov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moltov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moltov stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunkerton. Dunkerton gets slowly back to his feet.
Moltov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dunkerton blocks a head kick by Moltov.
Moltov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dunkerton rather than just go for the knockout.
Moltov lands with a nice combination. Dunkerton backs away looking to recover.
Moltov misses with a two punch combination.
Moltov swinging wildly here.
Moltov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltov working a defensive guard here.
Moltov 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moltov has control of Dunkerton's left arm, preventing Dunkerton from doing any damage.
Dunkerton is pushing down on Moltov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moltov is fighting to maintain full guard but Dunkerton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dunkerton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moltov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dunkerton is working for a submission of some sort.
Dunkerton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moltov kicks Dunkerton off and gets back to his feet.
Moltov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moltov.
Jeez, Sugar Dunkerton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sugar Dunkerton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Moltov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ushenin's entrance music is The Godfather. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Beach's choice of entrance music: Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. August Beach will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushenin wants to clinch.
Ushenin shoots in and gets a takedown into Beach's guard.
Beach is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ushenin is controlling him.
Ushenin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alex Ushenin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ushenin takes a step back to recover.
Ushenin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ushenin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ushenin doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
Beach throws a lazy body kick
and Ushenin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beach won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin just content to control the position.
Ushenin tries to advance to mount but Beach denies him.
Ushenin taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to escape but Ushenin is in control.
Alex Ushenin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ushenin will feel that in the morning.
August Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beach tries to sprawl but Ushenin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ushenin in particular looking to stall.
Ushenin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex Ushenin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beach throws a solid leg kick but Ushenin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beach.
Beach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ushenin's calf.
Beach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ushenin moves into the clinch.
Ushenin has Beach pushed against the cage.
Beach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
Ushenin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to break the clinch but Ushenin is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Ushenin - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ushenin misses with a knee strike.
Beach is trying to break the clinch but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
Ushenin throws a head punch that misses.
Ushenin digs a right hand underneath Beach's ribcage. Beach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ushenin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ushenin misses with a double jab.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ushenin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beach misses with a series of wild punches.
August Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ushenin tries to clinch up but Beach circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ushenin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ushenin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beach can pounce on him.
Beach throws a front kick that sends Ushenin stumbling back into the cage.
Ushenin blocks a low kick nicely.
Beach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beach lands a head kick!
Beach dodges the punch combination from Ushenin.
Ushenin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beach counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach throws a wild body kick that Ushenin sees coming a mile off.
Beach throws a push kick but Ushenin slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
August Beach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ushenin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ushenin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Beach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ushenin instigates a clinch.
Ushenin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beach gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Ushenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ushenin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach letting Ushenin take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin throws a head punch that misses.
Ushenin gets control of Beach's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ushenin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ushenin trying to control the position.
Ushenin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ushenin pulls Beach in close to prevent any damage.
Beach trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ushenin's guard.
Ushenin pulls Beach in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Ushenin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beach throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ushenin counters with a shoot takedown. Beach fights it but they end up in guard.
Ushenin is fighting to break Beach's control of his arms but Beach is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. August Beach hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beach.
Ushenin checks the leg kick.
Ushenin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ushenin shoots in for a double leg but Beach sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex Ushenin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beach misses with a body kick.
Ushenin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ushenin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beach sprawls well. Beach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ushenin gets slowly back to his feet.
Beach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ushenin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ushenin will feel that in the morning.
Beach gets caught flat footed, as Ushenin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ushenin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alex Ushenin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ushenin blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Beach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushenin shoots in looking for a takedown. Beach tries to sprawl out of it but Ushenin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beach manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but August Beach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ushenin tries to clinch but Beach moves out of range.
Ushenin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beach misses with a low kick as Ushenin jumps back.
Beach tries to sprawl but Ushenin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ushenin works his way into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beach can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beach is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Beach is trying to stand but he's just given Ushenin his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ushenin controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alex Ushenin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ushenin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beach misses with a leg kick.
Ushenin misses with a looping right.
Beach tries to sprawl but Ushenin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ushenin stops Beach from getting back to his feet.
Ushenin trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Ushenin.
Ushenin doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
Ushenin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach swivels and escapes.
Beach feints and then cracks Ushenin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ushenin down.
Ushenin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Beach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach tries a head kick but it misses.
Ushenin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beach looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ushenin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Ushenin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ushenin 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Ushenin!
A victorious Alex Ushenin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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