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SPFT 38: Tycoon Doubles 1A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tycoon Doubles Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tycoon Doubles Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kunta Kente!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kente keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kente has closed the distance and engaged Jobber in a clinch.
Kente tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jobber's elbow.
Jobber trying to stall but Kente improves his position.
Kente breaks from the clinch.
Kente closes the distance and pushes Jobber back into the cage.
Kente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kente has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jobber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kente's elbow.
Kente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jobber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kente's hands.
Jobber looks to land a combination. Kente sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kunta Kente has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber swats away the attempt to clinch by Kente.
Kente drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kente is rocked!
Jobber just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kente looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jobber actively working from the bottom here.
Jobber wants to control but Kente is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jobber looking for submissions off his back.
Jobber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kente is trying to control. Jobber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kente is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jobber is looking for a sweep. Kente is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jobber is refusing to be controlled, as Kente sits in half guard.
Jobber is looking for a sweep. Kente is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kunta Kente wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kente instigates a clinch.
Jobber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jobber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kentes head.
Kente lands with a light punch inside.
Jobber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jobber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kente needs to keep his hands up - Jobber had a free shot at his head there.
Jobber tries to sprawl but Kente drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jobber trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kente manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jobber can't escape the position.
Kente controlling from mount.
Jobber is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jobber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycoon Doubles Jobber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kente'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.
Jobber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kente fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jobber, pushing him back against the cage.
Kente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jobber's defenses.
Kente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kente gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jobber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jobber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jobber lands a really nice looking cross but Kente seems unphased.
Jobber misses with a straight right.
Kente closes the distance and clinches.
Kente manages to break the clinch.
Tycoon Doubles Jobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobber tests Kente's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kente drives through and clinches with Jobber against the cage.
Kente breaks the clinch.
Kente has Jobber up against the cage in a clinch.
Kente utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kente moves into the clinch successfully.
Kente tries a body shot but Jobber blocks it.
Kente manages to break the clinch.
Kente throws a series of punches but Jobber avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber connects with a looping right hand.
Kente tries to clinch but Jobber moves out of range.
Kente wants to clinch up but Jobber keeps it at a distance.
Kente fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jobber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kente tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jobber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kente takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jobber jabs Kente to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jobber scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Kunta Kente's cut even more.
Kente gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jobber wants to break free but Kente has control.
Kente missing with knees to the body.
Jobber wants to get back to striking at distance but Kente won't allow it.
Kente lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kente manages to break the clinch.
Jobber lunges at Kente with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kente's hand.
Jobber misses with a double jab.
Jobber lands a left and a right that send Kente crashing to the mat, dazed. Jobber thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kente is still on wobbly legs! Can Jobber finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jobber pounces like a tiger and cracks Kente with a vicious hook! Kente is down but not out! Jobber follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tycoon Doubles Jobber!
After the big win, Tycoon Doubles Jobber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Niinisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauli Niinisto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sauli Niinisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedito Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga is looking to slow Niinisto down with leg kicks.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Niinisto moves out of range easily.
Braga throws a right and a left that Niinisto avoids nicely.
Braga lands a body shot.
Braga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Braga. Those never looked like landing.
Niinisto throws a low kick but Braga moves out of range easily.
Niinisto lands a nice hook to Braga's body. Braga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niinisto tries to clinch up.
Braga scores with a nice head shot.
Braga throws a leg kick but Niinisto moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinisto tries to clinch but Braga moves out of range.
Niinisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Braga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Braga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Niinisto tries a low kick but Braga avoids it.
Niinisto blocks a head kick by Braga.
Niinisto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braga blocks an elbow strike.
Braga is stalling here.
Braga gets through Niinisto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braga scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga lands a good knee to the midsection. Niinisto won't want to take too many of those.
Braga trying to control the position but instead, Niinisto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braga into the cage.
Niinisto trying to land knees to the body.
Niinisto throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niinisto.
Niinisto missing with knees to the body.
Braga scores with a shot to the side of Niinisto's head.
Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Niinisto.
Braga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga stalling in the clinch but Niinisto improves position.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niinisto avoids it.
Niinisto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braga's defenses.
It looks like Benedito Braga has been cut.
Niinisto blocks the elbow strike.
Niinisto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Niinisto blocks with his arms.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niinisto avoids it.
Braga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is looking to control Niinisto's arms but Niinisto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braga has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niinisto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braga's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braga.
Niinisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braga managing to block the knees to the body from Niinisto.
With the fighters up against the cage, Niinisto throws an elbow but misses.
Braga lands an elbow that stopped Niinisto in his tracks for a moment.
Braga lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Braga.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Braga tries a knee to the head but Niinisto blocks it.
Niinisto throws an elbow that misses.
Braga blocks an elbow strike.
Niinisto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Braga tries to stall but Niinisto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Niinisto blocks an elbow strike.
Niinisto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Niinisto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Niinisto.
Braga avoids the elbow strike from Niinisto, against the cage.
Niinisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Braga avoids the damage to the body.
Niinisto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga swings wildly with an uppercut but Niinisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niinisto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niinisto misses with an elbow over the top.
Niinisto trying to land knees to the body.
Braga with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niinisto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braga.
Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Niinisto.
Braga avoiding damage as Niinisto throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benedito Braga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benedito Braga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Braga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niinisto throws a body kick that misses.
Niinisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braga throws a right hand that Niinisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Niinisto also avoids with ease.
Braga forces Niinisto back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Niinisto as Braga tries to tie him up.
Braga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niinisto obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Braga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Braga throws an elbow that misses.
Niinisto throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Niinisto throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braga stalls.
Braga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niinisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braga.
Niinisto throws an elbow but it misses.
Braga avoids the elbow strike from Niinisto, against the cage.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niinisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braga's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Braga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braga stalling the fight.
Braga misses with a knee to the head.
Braga stalling in the clinch but Niinisto improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Niinisto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niinisto pushes off an throws an elbow but Braga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braga.
Niinisto throws an elbow that misses.
Braga avoids the elbow strike from Niinisto, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niinisto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braga's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niinisto trying to stall but Braga improves his position.
Niinisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niinisto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braga's brow.
Braga is working Niinisto over against the cage.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niinisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niinisto prevents a body shot from Braga.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Braga.
Braga scores with a shot to the side of Niinisto's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Braga 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niinisto.
Braga lands a damaging elbow.
Braga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niinisto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Braga pushes Niinisto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Braga takes an elbow to the temple.
Braga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niinisto blocks it with crossed arms.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Niinisto is pushing Braga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Braga.
Niinisto pushes off an throws an elbow but Braga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niinisto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braga's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Braga scores with a shot to the side of Niinisto's head.
Braga blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braga lands an elbow inside that Niinisto shrugs off.
Braga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niinisto blocks a head kick by Braga.
Niinisto lands a leg kick that knocks Braga off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braga checks a leg kick.
Braga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niinisto clinches up with Braga and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Niinisto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Braga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benedito Braga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benedito Braga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Niinisto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Braga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braga moves out of range as Niinisto throws a body kick.
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niinisto but Niinisto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braga looks to land a body kick but Niinisto moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Niinisto.
Braga scores with a push kick.
Niinisto throws a low kick but Braga moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga fakes the leg kick and cracks Niinisto in the body.
Braga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Niinisto.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niinisto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niinisto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niinisto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niinisto trying to land knees to the body.
Braga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niinisto prevents a body shot from Braga.
Niinisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Braga.
Braga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Braga avoiding damage as Niinisto throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Niinisto trying to control the position but instead, Braga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niinisto into the cage.
Niinisto scores a nice knee to the body.
Braga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niinisto looking to slow down the pace here.
Braga slows down the pace here.
A short right from Braga.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Niinisto taking a breather.
Braga lands a nice knee to the body.
Niinisto takes a shot to the head.
Niinisto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niinisto misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Braga fails to land.
Sauli Niinisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niinisto keeps control of Braga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niinisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Niinisto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Braga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Braga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Braga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sauli Niinisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Braga.
Nice body kick from Braga.
A head kick misses from Niinisto.
Braga moves out of range of the leg kick from Niinisto.
Niinisto stuffs the takedown attempt from Braga. Braga gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Braga.
Benedito Braga 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.
Braga lands a nice looking body shot.
Niinisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Braga - that will leave a mark!
Braga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niinisto wants to land a leg kick but Braga is out of range.
Niinisto throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niinisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niinisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedito Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braga 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benedito Braga!
A victorious Benedito Braga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Schwarz Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multi Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Schwarz Bruder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Schwarz Bruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Multi Punch!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch looks for a takedown but Bruder sprawls well.
Bruder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruder lands a jab-cross combination.
Punch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Punch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruder sprawls well. Bruder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punch gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Punch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Punch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Multi Punch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Punch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruder.
Punch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bruder's guard.
Bruder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Punch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Punch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Multi Punch.
Bruder throws a series of strikes that have Punch backpedaling.
Punch misses with a takedown attempt - Bruder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schwarz Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Multi Punch.
Bruder lands with a nice combination. Punch backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice takedown defense from Bruder. No joy for Punch on that attempt.
Bruder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruder connects with the punch.
Punch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruder but Bruder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Punch shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Punch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Punch with that takedown attempt.
Punch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bruder's guard.
Punch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Punch throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Punch forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bruder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Punch is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bruder is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Multi Punch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Funk McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
150 lbs
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18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Funk McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish takes one to the chin there.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
McTavish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McTavish gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McTavish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McTavish instigates a clinch.
McTavish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but McTavish uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTavish manages to pull guard.
McTavish trying to control the position here.
McTavish looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. McTavish quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! McTavish celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Funk McTavish!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Early Grayce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce with a hook.
Grayce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grayce.
Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grayce did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grayce is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayce wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Grayce is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilson is looking for submissions but instead, Grayce has regained full guard.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grayce has wrist control.
Wilson won't allow Grayce to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops back looking for a leg! Grayce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grayce manages to kick Wilson off! Wilson jumps back into Grayce's guard.
Wilson trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grayce has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson pushes down on Grayce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson looks to land a strike but Grayce avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grayce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilson postures up in Grayce's guard and throws a big left but Grayce blocks it.
Wilson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Russ Wilson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grayce.
Grayce scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grayce connects with a nice looking jab.
Grayce defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grayce!
Grayce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson throws a push kick but Grayce slaps the foot to one side.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grayce is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russ Wilson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grayce to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grayce pinned against the cage. Grayce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grayce connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayce. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Russ Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Grayce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson is rocked!
Early Grayce is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Grayce finish him?
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayce sprawls well. Grayce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Grayce avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Grayce.
Wilson moves forwards but Grayce connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grayce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce throws a good cross that connects.
Grayce lands a right hook to the body.
Grayce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilson is able to avoid easily.
Grayce cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Grayce lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Early Grayce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Grayce throws a shot to the body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Grayce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Grayce.
Grayce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grayce lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Early Grayce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russ Wilson.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grayce to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grayce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grayce scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grayce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Grayce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Grayce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grayce misses with a low kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grayce is out of range and Wilson settles back down.
Grayce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayce manages to avoid it.
Grayce sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grayce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Grayce saw that one coming.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Grayce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grayce lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grayce.
Grayce scores with a body shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayce sprawls well. Grayce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Grayce connects with a looping right hand.
Grayce cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wilson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grayce finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayce thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Grayce lands a big right hand that sends Wilson crashing to the mat! Grayce stays standing though and waves Wilson back to his feet!
Grayce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce 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.
Grayce lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Grayce gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
275 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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25
268 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt
and Zorich counters with a solid body kick.
Harlamov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zorich did well to prevent Harlamov getting side control.
Zorich is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlamov.
Harlamov is working for a kimura but Zorich is defending it quite comfortably.
Harlamov is working for a kimura but Zorich is defending it quite comfortably.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura but Zorich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harlamov to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harlamov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zorich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harlamov has Zorich in his guard.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zorich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zorich distracts Harlamov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zorich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harlamov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zorich controls the pace.
Harlamov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zorich defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlamov looking for a sweep. Not yet Harlamov, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zorich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zorich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harlamov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zorich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harlamov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorich landing with the ground and pound.
Harlamov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zorich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zorich trying to control but Harlamov is working from the bottom.
Zorich with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Zorich has picked Harlamov up and slammed him! Harlamov can't keep hold of the triangle and Zorich manages to pass to side control!
Zorich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harlamov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zorich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harlamov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Zorich wants to control but Harlamov is keeping him busy.
Zorich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zorich working Harlamov over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zorich moves nicely into side control.
Harlamov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zorich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harlamov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zorich's best efforts.
Harlamov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorich uses his free foot to push down on Harlamov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harlamov.
Zorich looking to finish Harlamov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harlamov!
Harlamov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zorich landing punches.
Harlamov is desperately trying to improve his position but Zorich has a good base and remains in mount.
Zorich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harlamov's face.
Harlamov wants to control but Zorich is having none of it.
Zorich is landing with some decent strikes but Harlamov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich lands a nice shot to the head.
Harlamov is rocked!
Harlamov is breathing heavily.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Zorich! Harlamov is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Zorich!
Chris Zorich very nearly forgot to thank RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim comes into the arena with Any blaring out of the sound system. Surov has chosen Amphetamines as his entrance music. Alexei Surov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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28
182 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slim Jim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jim thows a body shot but no joy.
Jim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slim Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jim throws a sloppy head kick
and Surov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Surov.
Surov digs a right hand into Jim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jim's gas tank.
Jim tries to circle away but Surov has him pinned against the cage.
Jim is working Surov over against the cage.
Surov tries to pull guard but Jim won't allow it.
Jim has had enough of the clinch but Surov keeps him there for the moment.
Jim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surov backwards.
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Jim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Surov is working for a kimura but Jim is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim is looking to escape.
Surov seems to be looking for submissions.
Surov drops an elbow to the side of Jim's head.
Surov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Surov cracks Jim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Surov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jim is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Surov with a couple of short strikes.
Jim is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a big shot lands for Surov! Jim is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov is the new welterweight champion!
Alexei Surov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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