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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into the arena with Bis das Blut gefriert blaring out of the sound system. Clayton has chosen Jungle War Drums! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clayton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Clayton blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Clayton - that landed with a thud.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Clayton pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clayton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Clayton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clayton has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clayton.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Clayton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clayton.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clayton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clayton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Clayton.
A short right from Clayton.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clayton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miller wants to stand up but Clayton is controlling him.
Clayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Clayton is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clayton defends it easily.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping full guard, as Clayton tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller looking for a guillotine here but Clayton defends easily.
Clayton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clayton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
Clayton winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Clayton.
Clayton wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Clayton in his half guard.
Clayton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Clayton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Clayton lands with a good body shot.
Jacob Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton lands a slapping body shot.
Clayton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clayton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clayton throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clayton blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clayton throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Clayton lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller wants to clinch up but Clayton keeps it at a distance.
Clayton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jacob Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clayton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller moves to clinch but Clayton breaks away
enabling Clayton to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller tries to clinch but Clayton is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clayton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clayton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Clayton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Clayton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clayton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
Clayton avoids the head kick by Miller.
Clayton avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Clayton pushes him off.
Clayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Clayton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller is rocked!
Clayton throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Miller colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Clayton as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Miller is left battered and dazed whilst Clayton and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Clayton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Galustyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Galustyan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Galustyan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galustyan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Galustyan is working Kozlov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kozlov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kozlov tries to get out of the position.
Kozlov taking a bit of punishment here - Galustyan scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galustyan prevents Kozlov from escaping the position.
Kozlov seems a little lost for a moment, as Galustyan dominates the positioning.
Kozlov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Galustyan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Galustyan lands a strong strike to the head of Kozlov. That's dazed him! Galustyan looking to finish here. Kozlov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Galustyan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Galustyan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Kozelkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Zarubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Kozelkov!
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, Pavel Zarubin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarubin has Kozelkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Zarubin has Kozelkov pressed against the cage, preventing Kozelkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zarubin breaks the clinch.
Valeriy Kozelkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarubin moves into the clinch.
Zarubin manages to break the clinch.
Kozelkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zarubin delivers a nice body kick.
Kozelkov is breathing heavily.
Zarubin punishes Kozelkov's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Zarubin moves into the clinch.
Zarubin manages to break the clinch.
Kozelkov gets tackled into the cage by Zarubin. Zarubin maintains the clinch.
Zarubin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zarubin manages to break the clinch.
Kozelkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zarubin misses with a two punch combination.
Zarubin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kozelkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zarubin rushes Kozelkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zarubin breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubin cracks Kozelkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zarubin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kozelkov is rocked!
Zarubin rushes Kozelkov and presses him up against the cage.
Zarubin breaks the clinch.
Kozelkov takes a swing at Zarubin's ribcage but misses.
Zarubin sends Kozelkov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zarubin is motioning to the referee to let Kozelkov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Kozelkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarubin closes the distance and clinches.
Zarubin manages to break the clinch.
Zarubin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kozelkov's jaw. Kozelkov's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Zarubin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pavel Zarubin!
A very excited looking Pavel Zarubin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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142 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Frost.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Frost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Thomas Dos Santos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frost cracks Dos Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Frost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Frost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Frost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dos Santos. Dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frost lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
Frost lands with a nice body punch.
Frost cracks Dos Santos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dos Santos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frost finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos walks straight into a right hand from Frost - that's dropped him! Frost jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dos Santos from any more punishment! Dos Santos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Frost!
Tony Frost managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Mozgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Mozgov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jax Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozgov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands with a cross.
Mayhem drops Mozgov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mozgov! Mayhem dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Mayhem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milan Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fraiser Matta (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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201 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milan Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fraiser Matta!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matta takes one on the button.
Matta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savic checks a low kick from Matta.
Matta throws a low kick, looking for Savic's leg but Savic calmly moves out of range.
Savic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savic rushes Matta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savic working aggressively here.
Matta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Savic misses with a punch on the inside.
Savic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matta backwards.
Matta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savic avoids it.
Savic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matta tries to land knees in the clinch but Savic avoids the damage to the body.
Savic managing to block the knees to the body from Matta.
Savic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savic managing to block the knees to the body from Matta.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Savic pulls Matta into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic keeping moving, preventing Matta from controlling successfully.
Savic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matta manages to get himself to full guard.
Savic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Savic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matta is looking to stand up but Savic isn't so interested in that idea.
Savic drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Savic as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Matta screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Savic! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Milan Savic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Milan Savic thanked Torment Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones Jr - Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Thompson misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Thompson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Jones is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Thompson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Thompson!! Thompson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Jones throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Michal Materla has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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206 lbs
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26
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla misses with an uppercut
and Zhukov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zhukov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zhukov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Materla.
Materla throws an overhand right that lands on Zhukov's shoulder, as Zhukov tries to avoid the shot.
Materla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhukov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materla.
Zhukov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materla.
Ivan Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhukov misses with the combination.
Zhukov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Materla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhukov as he jumps to the side.
Zhukov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Materla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Materla jabs Zhukov right on the nose. Zhukov blinks but takes it well.
Materla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Materla dodges the punch combination from Zhukov.
Materla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Materla looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhukov is just out of range.
Materla lands a lovely overhand right.
Materla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhukov was well out of range. Poor timing from Materla.
A cross from Materla lands.
Materla throws a jab when Zhukov was well out of range.
Zhukov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Materla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhukov on the side of the head.
Materla throws out a loose jab but Zhukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Materla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhukov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Materla throws a body punch but Zhukov moves out of range.
Materla throws a big shot that misses.
Materla throws a lazy right hand but Zhukov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Materla looks to land a right hand but Zhukov moved out of range.
Zhukov throws the left hand but Materla avoids the punch easily.
Materla misses with an uppercut
and Zhukov counters with a one-two to the body.
Zhukov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materla.
Zhukov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Materla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Materla dives in and grabs Zhukov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zhukov pushes down on Materla's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla tests Zhukov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Materla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Materla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Materla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Materla in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Materla 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.
Materla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zhukov hang on?
Materla looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Materla with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Materla wants to control the pace but Zhukov is squirming around nicely.
Materla cracks Zhukov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Materla cracks Zhukov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zhukov is rocked!
Zhukov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zhukov is still in real trouble! Can Materla finish him?
Materla lands a big elbow - Zhukov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Zhukov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michal Materla!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yauch's choice of entrance music: Fight For Your Right To Party. Adam Yauch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Costas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yauch but Yauch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Yauch as Costas shoots in.
Yauch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Miguel Costas has been cut.
Yauch lands with an uppercut that bounces Costas off the cage and back into range.
Yauch walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Costas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Yauch swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Costas's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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