 |
SPFT 30: Turk vs. Govna II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Mihalysh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Dolbakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
26
290 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
|
193 cm
25
289 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Mihalysh!
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, Ivan Dolbakov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolbakov darts in and clinches Mihalysh up against the cage.
Mihalysh looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mihalysh stalling in the clinch but Dolbakov improves position.
Mihalysh pushes Dolbakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dolbakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihalysh backwards.
Mihalysh takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Roman Mihalysh has been cut.
Dolbakov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mihalysh or not.
Mihalysh misses with a punch on the inside.
Mihalysh takes a shot to the head.
Dolbakov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Dolbakov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dolbakov.
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!
A short right from Dolbakov on the inside.
Dolbakov lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolbakov.
Mihalysh is rocked!
Dolbakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Mihalysh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dolbakov breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Mihalysh. No joy for Dolbakov on that attempt.
Dolbakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Mihalysh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dolbakov lands a big right hand that drops Mihalysh! The killer instinct kicks in and Dolbakov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dolbakov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dolbakov!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Second Edition Murder Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye comes to the cage accompanied by Smash You To Pieces by Mower. Don Frye is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
200 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Frye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Second Edition Murder Case !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case throws a series of punches but Frye avoids them all with ease.
Case rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frye counters by moving into the clinch.
Frye tries to throw a body punch but Case avoids it by throwing Frye back against the cage.
Frye lands a left hand.
Frye swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frye misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Frye.
Frye struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Case blocking some punches.
Frye lands with a light punch inside.
Frye misses with some punches.
Case stalling in the clinch but Frye improves position.
Frye working aggressively here.
Case 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frye swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Case looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Case .
Stalling in the clinch from Frye.
Frye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Case blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frye misses with a body punch.
Frye swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Case .
Come on Frye - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Frye misses with a body punch.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Case .
Case manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Frye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Case looking to stall.
Case blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye blocking some punches.
Frye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Case trying to stall but Frye improves his position.
Frye lands a shoulder strike.
Case looking to slow down the pace here.
Case blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Case tries to stall but Frye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frye lands with a left to the head.
Frye dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frye lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Case is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Frye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Case trying to control the position but instead, Frye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Case into the cage.
Frye working aggressively here.
Case trying to stall but Frye improves his position.
Frye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frye lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Frye misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Case digs a right hand underneath Frye's ribcage. Frye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frye.
Frye throws a punch but it's blocked by Case .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Frye dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frye swings widly with a right hand
and Frye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frye clinches with his opponent.
Case blocking some punches.
Frye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Frye fails to land.
Frye lands with a light punch inside.
Case is rocked!
Case blocks an uppercut.
Case is still on wobbly legs! Can Frye finish him?
Don Frye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frye lands a hook that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Case blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frye working aggressively here.
Frye lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Case to his knees! Frye keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Frye!
A victorious Don Frye thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Deuce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Deuce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 218 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
26
275 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Deuce!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Deuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deuce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deuce dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Rua shoots in and bounces Deuce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Deuce is retaining full guard.
Rua won't allow Deuce to sweep him here.
Deuce is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Deuce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deuce trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deuce sizes up Rua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deuce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Deuce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua 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.
Rua looks gassed!
Deuce looking to control.
Deuce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deuce wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rua wants to stand but Deuce is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rua won't allow Deuce to sweep him here.
Deuce has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Deuce looking for a triangle here. Rua is fighting it but it looks tight! Deuce pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rua is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Big Deuce!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iury Sinistrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sinistrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock you like a hurricane. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
196 cm
27
288 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iury Sinistrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sinistrov tries to bench press Karlsson off him but Karlsson keeps the position.
Sinistrov is working hard here to advance position.
Sinistrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karlsson thows a huge punch but Sinistrov dodges it nicely.
Karlsson trying to control the pace.
Sinistrov wants to get back to full guard.
Sinistrov trying to control from the bottom.
Karlsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinistrov tries to roll over but Karlsson keeps him under control.
Karlsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson thows a huge punch but Sinistrov dodges it nicely.
Sinistrov pushes Karlsson off looking to stand but Karlsson dives back in and keeps control.
Sinistrov tries to get to full guard but Karlsson has control of the leg.
Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karlsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinistrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karlsson is thwarting Sinistrov's attempts to control the position.
Karlsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sinistrov's head.
Sinistrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karlsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Karlsson.
Sinistrov trying to control here.
Sinistrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlsson.
Karlsson working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Sinistrov's head.
Karlsson slips a nice elbow through Sinistrov's hands, connecting with Sinistrov's forehead.
Sinistrov is trying to stand.
Karlsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sinistrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlsson.
Karlsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinistrov wants to get back to his feet.
Karlsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sinistrov reverses the position - he's now on top in Karlsson's guard.
Sinistrov being controlled here momentarily.
Sinistrov stopping the sweep attempt from Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Sinistrov from controlling successfully.
Karlsson 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.
Karlsson keeping full guard, as Sinistrov tries to pass.
Sinistrov stopping the sweep attempt from Karlsson.
Sinistrov wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karlsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Iury Sinistrov just wasn't active enough.
Sinistrov throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Nice combo by Sinistrov! Oh, that's hurt him - Karlsson falls to the canvas and Sinistrov follows him into side control.
It looks like Alexander Karlsson has been cut.
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!
Karlsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Karlsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karlsson wants to get back to full guard.
Sinistrov moves nicely into side control.
Karlsson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sinistrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karlsson is trying to control. Sinistrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karlsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karlsson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karlsson's cut.
That's time! Sinistrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sinistrov throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Sinistrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Sinistrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinistrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sinistrov is trying to stand up here but Karlsson is controlling him well.
Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sinistrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karlsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karlsson works his way into side control.
Sinistrov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alexander Karlsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sinistrov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Karlsson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karlsson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baum comes to the cage accompanied by The largest nuclear explosion. Bo has chosen Дамат - Новый & as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 201 cm
23
282 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
192 cm
22
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Baum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thai Bo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baum slips a jab from Bo.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo tried to score with a low kick but Baum checks it.
Bo cracks Baum with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Adam Baum has been cut.
Bo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bo tries to land a front kick but Baum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bo scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bo counters with a nice body kick.
Bo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Baum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo throws a head kick that Baum semi-blocks.
Baum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adam Baum's cut is getting worse.
Bo lands a big head kick that sends Baum to the canvas! Bo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thai Bo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Vlad the Impaler. A fine choice. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
27
218 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
|
197 cm
34
214 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to land a body kick but Tilthammer moved away.
Tilthammer avoids the head kick by Silva.
Tilthammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva prevents Tilthammer from improving his position.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tilthammer moves into full guard.
Tilthammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tilthammer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tilthammer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tilthammer pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tilthammer is trying to keep Silva in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felix Tilthammer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tilthammer blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Tilthammer slips the punch.
A head kick by Tilthammer misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Tilthammer in his tracks momentarily.
Silva scores with a jab. Tilthammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felix Tilthammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tilthammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Tilthammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tilthammer tries to avoid it.
Tilthammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tilthammer. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Tilthammer. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva is looking to slow Tilthammer down with leg kicks.
Silva digs a good hook to Tilthammer's body.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Tilthammer avoids it well.
Tilthammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Tilthammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tilthammer wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tilthammer blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a hook. Tilthammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva 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.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tilthammer moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva 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.
Tilthammer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tilthammer sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Tilthammer defends it.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Tilthammer is working away.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tilthammer defending well though.
Tilthammer moves into full guard.
Silva trying to control but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tilthammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tilthammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Tilthammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Tilthammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tilthammer needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Tilthammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Tilthammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Tilthammer.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Tilthammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tilthammer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tilthammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tilthammer.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Tilthammer counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Tilthammer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Tilthammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva lands a head kick. Tilthammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tilthammer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tilthammer misses with a head kick.
Tilthammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tilthammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tilthammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a right hand that Tilthammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tilthammer also avoids with ease.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Tilthammer with an uppercut!
Tilthammer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Tilthammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tilthammer stuffs the takedown.
Tilthammer misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tilthammer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tilthammer. That did some damage!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tilthammer tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Felix Tilthammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tilthammer's sensitive parts.
Tilthammer lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tilthammer blocks a head kick by Silva.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tilthammer's calf.
Tilthammer avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Tilthammer slips the punch.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tilthammer is out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tilthammer.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Tilthammer checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tilthammer moves out of range easily.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tilthammer.
Silva is looking to chop away at Tilthammer's legs.
Silva throws a leg kick but Tilthammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tilthammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Tilthammer blocks the low kick.
Tilthammer avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tilthammer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tilthammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a low kick as Tilthammer jumps back.
Silva cracks the inside of Tilthammer's front leg.
Tilthammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Felix Tilthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tilthammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries a low kick but Tilthammer avoids it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tilthammer moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thor Silva.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
Thor Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Jay Lakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakay comes to the cage accompanied by LOSER!! It was you!!. Marc Jay Lakay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Zorich's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
26
255 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
|
188 cm
25
268 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Jay Lakay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakay 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.
Marc Jay Lakay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakay throws a leg kick
enabling Zorich to counter with a crisp jab.
Lakay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lakay misses with a body kick.
Zorich avoids the body shot from Lakay.
Lakay jabs Zorich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lakay thows a leg kick but Zorich checks it
and Zorich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lakay drops Zorich with a left right combo! Lakay follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakay wants to stand but Zorich has his arm trapped.
Zorich is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorich pushes Lakay off looking to stand but Lakay dives back in and keeps control.
Zorich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lakay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lakay trying to control from half guard but Zorich is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marc Jay Lakay.
Lakay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lakay throws a leg kick
and Zorich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lakay throws a combination that misses
and Zorich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lakay misses the shot to the body.
Zorich throws a series of strikes that have Lakay backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lakay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lakay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakay. Zorich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zorich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lakay counters with a left to the body.
Zorich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lakay misses.
Zorich blocks a low kick nicely.
Lakay misses with a wild body shot.
Lakay misses with a two punch combination.
Lakay scores with a jab to the body.
Lakay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Lakay misses.
Lakay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lakay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zorich is able to avoid easily.
Lakay misses with a leg kick
and Zorich counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lakay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zorich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lakay quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lakay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zorich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lakay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zorich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lakay's head.
Zorich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakay is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zorich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Jay Lakay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
That's time! Lakay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lakay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zorich.
Lakay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zorich is able to avoid easily.
Lakay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zorich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marc Jay Lakay is winning the standup battle so far.
Lakay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zorich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lakay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Lakay.
Lakay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lakay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorich manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Zorich.
Lakay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zorich was well out of range. Poor timing from Lakay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay misses with a body shot
so Zorich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zorich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lakay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zorich postures up and lands a big shot to Lakay's brow.
Zorich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zorich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zorich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zorich throws a big elbow that misses.
Zorich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lakay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zorich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zorich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zorich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zorich trying to control but Lakay is working from the bottom.
Zorich with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich throws a big right hand that misses.
Lakay seems keen to control Zorich's posture.
Zorich throws a big right hand that misses.
Zorich advances to half guard.
Zorich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zorich is looking to advance position but Lakay won't allow it.
Zorich wants to control but Lakay is keeping him busy.
Chris Zorich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zorich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lakay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lakay is trying to control but can't.
Zorich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zorich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zorich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zorich trying to control the action but Lakay is working from the bottom.
Lakay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zorich scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lakay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Zorich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lakay throws a leg kick but Zorich checks it.
Lakay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zorich counters with a stiff right hand.
Zorich gets the takedown into side control.
Lakay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lakay is rocked!
Lakay struggling a bit here.
Zorich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Zorich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zorich working the ground and pound.
Oh Lakay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zorich controls the position from side control.
Zorich lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Lakay! Zorich senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Lakay out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Zorich!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Zorich thanked RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee has chosen beat kim like a little girl as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
29
164 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
|
200 cm
31
155 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga misses with a straight right.
Buarga misses with a lunging right hand
and Kumtomanee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch.
Kumtomanee slips under a jab from Buarga.
Buarga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buarga looks to score with a jab to the body but Kumtomanee is just out of range.
Buarga misses with a hook. Kumtomanee ducked under it nicely.
Kumtomanee feints and as Buarga raises his hands in defense, Kumtomanee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Buarga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.
Buarga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kumtomanee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buarga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kumtomanee has managed to get both his arms back between Buarga's legs - danger averted.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kumtomanee is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumtomanee preventing the sweep.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee postures up in Buarga's guard and throws a big left but Buarga blocks it.
Buarga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kumtomanee's guard.
Buarga wants to pass the guard but Kumtomanee is keeping the position.
Buarga pushing down on Kumtomanee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kumtomanee is staying active underneath Buarga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buarga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kumtomanee blocking the ground and pound.
Buarga tries to control but Kumtomanee wriggling away.
Buarga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kumtomanee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga punching from mount but Kumtomanee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumtomanee is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kumtomanee is bucking up trying to escape but Buarga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga with shots to the head and body - Kumtomanee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kumtomanee is trying to stand up.
Buarga trying to control but Kumtomanee is having none of it.
Buarga thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee tries to lock up and control but Buarga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumtomanee is looking to escape.
Kumtomanee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumtomanee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Buarga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Buarga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Buarga looking to control but Kumtomanee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Buarga looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Buarga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kumtomanee is in a horrible position here. Buarga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Buarga is landing with some decent strikes but Kumtomanee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga lands a heavy elbow.
Kumtomanee is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kumtomanee slips under a jab from Buarga.
Sloppy strikes from Kumtomanee. Those never looked like landing.
Buarga thuds a left hand into Kumtomanee's body.
Buarga closes the distance and clinches.
Buarga is trying to push Kumtomanee away but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumtomanee's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Buarga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buarga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buarga jumps guard but Kumtomanee stands there with Buarga around his waist. Buarga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buarga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buarga or not.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buarga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Buarga is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kumtomanee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buarga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buarga tries to pull guard but Kumtomanee holds him up against the cage and eventually Buarga drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumtomanee has double underhooks.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Buarga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
Buarga avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buarga is trying to break the clinch but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Buarga gets through Kumtomanee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Buarga jumps guard but Kumtomanee stands there with Buarga around his waist. Buarga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands a nice shot to the body.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumtomanee.
Buarga tries a body shot but Kumtomanee blocks it.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it misses.
Kumtomanee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buarga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
Buarga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Kumtomanee lands a good knee to the midsection. Buarga won't want to take too many of those.
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body.
Buarga tries to break free but Kumtomanee pushes him back against the cage.
Buarga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buarga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumtomanee blocking some punches.
Buarga avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buarga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumtomanee's elbow.
Buarga dodges an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buarga lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Buarga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buarga successfully pulls guard.
Kumtomanee postures up.
Buarga is really struggling to control Kumtomanee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kumtomanee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kumtomanee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.
Kumtomanee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buarga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumtomanee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buarga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buarga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kumtomanee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khali Kumtomanee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kumtomanee cracks Buarga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kumtomanee lands a leg kick that knocks Buarga off balance momentarily.
A big left from Buarga misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Buarga misses the target.
Kumtomanee has Buarga up against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buarga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Buarga has had enough of the clinch but Kumtomanee keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Buarga avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kumtomanee smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumtomanee clinches up against the cage.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Kumtomanee controls the action.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee crunches a lovely knee into Buarga's ribcage.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Buarga shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buarga takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buarga takes an elbow to the temple.
Buarga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
Buarga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga has Kumtomanee up against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buarga's face.
Kumtomanee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buarga misses with some punches.
Kumtomanee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga breaks from the clinch.
Buarga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kumtomanee's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kumtomanee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buarga trying to control but Kumtomanee is working from the bottom.
Buarga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buarga looking to sit in guard and control but Kumtomanee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Buarga wants to sweep here but Kumtomanee controlling him for the moment.
Buarga is working hard here to advance position.
Buarga has his foot on Kumtomanee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumtomanee works his way back into a safe position though.
Buarga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee is stalling in the full guard.
Buarga trying to keep a closed guard but Kumtomanee is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumtomanee trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khali Kumtomanee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kumtomanee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'kimmy, im sorry i took your belt, but you have a girls name so ihad to beat you or allah would have denied me entry to paradise...'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kusok Govna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Govna's choice of entrance music: Morbid Angel - Day of Suffering. Kusok Govna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
26
265 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
250 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kusok Govna!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk throws a jab when Govna was well out of range.
Turk throws a right and a left that Govna avoids nicely.
Turk slips under a jab.
Govna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Govna misses with a wild combination.
Turk throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
Turk misses with a double jab
and Govna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turk won't be happy with that.
Turk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Govna is looking to take a break and control but Turk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turk is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Govna has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Govna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kusok Govna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Govna throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.
Govna fails to land with a series of punches.
Turk jabs at Govna's body.
Govna throws a lazy body kick
and Turk counters with a solid body kick.
Govna throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.
Johnny Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Govna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Govna misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Govna looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Govna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turk connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Govna to the floor! Turk dives in looking for the finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turk slips a nice elbow through Govna's hands, connecting with Govna's forehead.
Turk escapes and gets back to his feet.
Turk goes for a small jab and connects. Now Turk goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Govna stumbles back but Turk runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Govna to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Govna will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Turk!
Johnny Turk retains his heavyweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
