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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dos Santos works over Fedor's head and body with a nice combination.
Fedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Fedor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fedor scrambles back to his feet.
Fedor is rocked!
Fedor get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Fedor stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Dos Santos runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
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, Black Man!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Sieler.
Sieler missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sieler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man shoots for a takedown but Sieler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Sieler.
Nice body punch from Sieler.
Sieler throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sieler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Man to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sieler controlling Man's posture.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Man prevents Sieler from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler 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.
Man is fighting to break Sieler's control of his arms but Sieler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sieler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sieler keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ron Sieler wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sieler missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sieler throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Sieler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sieler catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Sieler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ron Sieler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieler connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Man tumbling to the canvas! Sieler pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Man was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Sieler!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Sieler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Skinnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Meier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lenard Skinnard's chin.
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lenard Skinnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Meier!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skinnard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skinnard misses with a wild body shot.
Lenard Skinnard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meier tried to score with a low kick but Skinnard checks it.
Meier dives in and grabs Skinnard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skinnard pushes down on Meier's head and hops out.
Skinnard forces Meier back against the cage and clinches.
Skinnard lands a right hand.
Skinnard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skinnard scores with a shoulder strike.
Skinnard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skinnard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meier's efforts to push away.
Skinnard has Meier pressed against the cage, preventing Meier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skinnard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meier backwards.
A knee to the head by Skinnard.
Still in the clinch, Skinnard scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skinnard.
A right hand to the body from Skinnard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier is trying to break free.
Skinnard lands an elbow that stopped Meier in his tracks for a moment.
Skinnard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meier takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Skinnard.
Meier is trying to pull guard but Skinnard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meier pulls guard successfully.
Meier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meier looks gassed!
Meier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Skinnard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Lenard Skinnard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meier closes the distance and clinches up with Skinnard, looking for a takedown. Meier pushes Skinnard against the cage but Skinnard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lenard Skinnard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Meier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Skinnard has knocked Meier down with a huge combo! Skinnard steps away and waves a wobbly Meier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Meier is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skinnard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meier is still on wobbly legs! Can Skinnard finish him?
Lenard Skinnard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skinnard dances in with a quick combination. Meier is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Skinnard snaps Meier's head back. Meier stumbles backwards against the cage. Skinnard steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Meier's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Meier just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lenard Skinnard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricky Vaughn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Blake!
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, Ricky Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Vaughn misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake with a poor takedown
and Vaughn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blake shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaughn thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Ricky Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Vaughn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vaughn cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vaughn scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Vaughn sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
Vaughn lands with a cross.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricky Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaughn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Vaughn closes the distance and clinches.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vaughn after a bit of a struggle.
Vaughn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vaughn cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vaughn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vaughn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaughn tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn scores with a nice right hand.
Vaughn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Vaughn counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Vaughn.
Vaughn looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Vaughn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Vaughn sprawls well.
Vaughn clobbers Blake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Vaughn misses with a looping right.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Vaughn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Vaughn both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Vaughn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vaughn misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vaughn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blake moves away from the strike by Vaughn.
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vaughn works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ricky Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vaughn missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaughn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaughn.
Vaughn connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaughn lands with an overhand left.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vaughn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vaughn misses with a straight left.
Blake avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Vaughn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughn throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vaughn throws out a powerful jab.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Vaughn stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vaughn misses its intended target.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
Vaughn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaughn looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Vaughn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vaughn digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Vaughn throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vaughn tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaughn tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vaughn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Vaughn.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaughn tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaughn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaughn connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Vaughn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vaughn lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
Vaughn wants to clinch but Blake slips to the side
so Blake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vaughn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vaughn's guard.
Vaughn is doing well to control the position and prevent Blake from advancing to side control.
Blake is looking for a kimura but Vaughn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blake to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake is looking for a kimura here.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is defending well.
Blake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vaughn defends it well.
Blake wants to pass to mount but Vaughn is defending the position.
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.
Vaughn is in trouble now - Blake has advanced to mount!
Vaughn tries to buck Blake off but he can't manage it.
Vaughn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blake.
Blake goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vaughn turns into him and now he's in Blake's guard.
Blake has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Vaughn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vaughn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake looks for a takedown but Vaughn sprawls well.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vaughn avoids it really well and circles away.
Ricky Vaughn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaughn throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vaughn 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Vaughn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Frost (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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Koreshkov!
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, Tony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost motions for Koreshkov to come forward. Frost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koreshkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frost scrambles back to his feet.
Frost scores with a body shot.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koreshkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koreshkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frost looks for the body kick but Koreshkov saw that one coming.
Koreshkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koreshkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frost lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koreshkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koreshkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koreshkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koreshkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frost scores with a nice strike.
Frost pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koreshkov back to the cage. Frost follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koreshkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Koreshkov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frost scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koreshkov is rocked!
Frost lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Koreshkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrey Koreshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost lands a glancing blow to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Frost lands a nice looking body shot.
Frost drops Koreshkov with a big left hand! Koreshkov is injured, injured bad! Frost jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Frost!
Tony Frost gave a mention to Ultimate Fighting Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Maloshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Maloshin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
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, Aleksandr Maloshin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloshin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cascara has Maloshin up against the cage in a clinch.
Cascara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cascara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maloshin's defenses.
Cascara tightens his grip and picks Maloshin up, before dumping him to the ground. Maloshin manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maloshin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cascara content to stall in guard here.
Cascara pushes down on Maloshin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cascara wants to pass to mount but Maloshin is defending the position.
Cascara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maloshin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cascara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cascara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cascara is pressing down on Maloshin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maloshin is holding on for now.
Cascara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cascara is looking for a kimura but Maloshin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cascara to get the leverage.
Cascara is taking a breather. Maloshin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maloshin wants to improve his position but Cascara is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cascara wants to free his trapped foot but Maloshin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cascara frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cascara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cascara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cascara is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Maloshin is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lionel Cascara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Resnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Resnov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Resnov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Resnov closes the distance and clinches.
Resnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Resnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalidov connects with a crisp jab.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Resnov shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnov needs to keep his hands up - Khalidov had a free shot at his head there.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Khalidov.
Khalidov thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabriel Resnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Resnov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Resnov tries to clinch up
and Khalidov counters with a nice uppercut.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Khalidov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov clinches.
Khalidov tries to break free but Resnov pushes him back against the cage.
Resnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resnov is trying to break the clinch but Khalidov is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Resnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khalidov's efforts to push away.
Resnov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khalidov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khalidov fails to pull guard.
Khalidov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Resnov smiles and moves away.
Khalidov misses with a body kick.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidov connects with an inside leg kick.
Resnov looks to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Resnov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalidov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Resnov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Resnov looks to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Khalidov.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves out of range.
Resnov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khalidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resnov wants to clinch.
Resnov is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov dips to his left and cracks Resnov with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Khalidov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov is having none of it.
Khalidov with a jab.
Resnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resnov looks to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a good low kick that Resnov was not able to check.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Resnov tries to clinch up
and Khalidov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khalidov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Resnov tries to clinch
enabling Khalidov to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Khalidov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Resnov slips a jab from Khalidov.
Resnov tries to clinch up
and Khalidov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Resnov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Resnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khalidov's defenses.
Resnov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel Resnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Khalidov with that takedown attempt.
Khalidov throws out a loose jab but Resnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Resnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Resnov wants to clinch.
Resnov tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalidov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamed Khalidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Resnov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khalidov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Resnov is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resnov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Khalidov catches Resnov right on the button with a cross.
Resnov tries to clinch up.
Resnov darts in trying to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a head kick.
Resnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidov punishes Resnov's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Resnov darts in and clinches Khalidov up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khalidov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Resnov if he has to take too many more of those.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves out of range.
Khalidov connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Resnov avoids it really well and circles away.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
Resnov tries to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a solid body kick.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.
Resnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resnov wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Resnov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khalidov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Resnov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khalidov scores with a push kick.
Resnov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Khalidov.
Resnov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khalidov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Resnov if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resnov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a nice leg kick.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. Resnov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnov doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidov circles away.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Khalidov misses.
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Khalidov lands a head kick. Resnov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Resnov tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Resnov wants to clinch but Khalidov slips to the side
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Resnov shrugs it off.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov throws a push kick but Resnov slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Resnov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khalidov connects with a solid leg kick.
Resnov tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Resnov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gabriel Resnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Resnov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidov jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Resnov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khalidov.
Resnov wants to get up but he can't break Khalidov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mamed Khalidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov has his feet on Resnov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalidov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between PO Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burn comes to the cage accompanied by Animal i have become. Silerto has chosen Imperial march as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PO Burn!
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, Joey Silerto!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silerto throws a lazy uppercut
and Burn counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Burn.
Silerto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burn 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.
Silerto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silerto keeping moving, preventing Burn from controlling successfully.
Silerto has his foot on Burn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burn works his way back into a safe position though.
Burn trying to control the position from guard on top but Silerto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silerto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burn is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn looking to pass the guard.
Silerto is trying to keep Burn in close.
Silerto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burn wants to pass the guard but Silerto is keeping the position.
Burn stopping the sweep attempt from Silerto.
Burn stands up and waves to Silerto to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Silerto misses
and Burn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burn moves into range and clinches up with Silerto.
A hook to the body from Burn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burn scores with a shoulder strike.
Silerto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burn is defending well.
Silerto trying to stall but Burn improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burn.
Burn digs a right hand underneath Silerto's ribcage. Silerto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Burn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn has picked Silerto up - he's going for a ride! Burn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Burn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burn has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silerto defend it? Burn steps over the head and cranks it - Silerto is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Burn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). PO Burn!
As PO Burn got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Buuuuuuuuuuuuurn !'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Mercuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francesco Mercuri!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez misses with a looping right.
Mercuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercuri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvez throws out a loose jab but Mercuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvez.
Alvez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercuri's head.
Alvez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvez misses with a hook.
Alvez misses the shot to the body.
Alvez throws a lazy right hand but Mercuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercuri misses with a hook to the body
and Mercuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercuri moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Mercuri misses.
Mercuri tries to clinch but Alvez is having none of it.
Mercuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvez throws out a loose jab but Mercuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Alvez.
Alvez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mercuri slips a jab from Alvez.
Alvez closes the distance and pushes Mercuri back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercuri looking to stall.
Mercuri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvez is defending well for now.
Alvez avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercuri.
Alvez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercuri missing with knees to the body.
Mercuri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvez.
Mercuri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvez stalling against the cage.
Mercuri wants a takedown.
Alvez managing to block the knees to the body from Mercuri.
Alvez stalls.
Mercuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercuri tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvez jabs at Mercuri's body.
Mercuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvez.
Alvez throws a right hand that Mercuri ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercuri also avoids with ease.
Alvez misses with a straight right.
Alvez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercuri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercuri slips a jab and a cross from Alvez.
Alvez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercuri slips under a jab from Alvez.
The fighters circling - Alvez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercuri moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvez.
Alvez misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercuri swings widly with a right hand
and Alvez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercuri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Mercuri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Alvez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mercuri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mercuri to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mercuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvez.
Jambo Alvez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvez misses with a wild combination.
Mercuri blocks a jab.
Mercuri shoots for a takedown but Alvez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alvez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvez showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez stalling.
Mercuri is looking for a sweep. Alvez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mercuri is trying to control but can't.
Mercuri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvez pulls his head out easily.
Mercuri tries to get to full guard but Alvez has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mercuri moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mercuri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvez is one step ahead there.
Mercuri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvez.
Mercuri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercuri is looking for a triangle but Alvez pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercuri wants to hit a switch here but Alvez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mercuri there!
Alvez wants to control the pace but Mercuri is squirming around nicely.
Mercuri can't escape the position.
Alvez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mercuri is looking to improve his position but Alvez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercuri taking shots to the head.
Alvez controlling from mount.
Alvez wants to control the pace but Mercuri is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercuri is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jambo Alvez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alvez throws out a powerful jab.
Alvez throws a jab when Mercuri was well out of range.
Alvez misses with a looping left.
Alvez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercuri throws out the jab.
Mercuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvez.
Alvez jabs Mercuri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercuri moves away.
Alvez thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Alvez misses.
Alvez throws a hook to the side of Mercuri's head but Mercuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercuri on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvez. Mercuri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercuri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvez throws a series of punches but Mercuri moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Alvez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercuri doesn't seem phased though.
Alvez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercuri staying out of range there.
Alvez misses with a looping left.
Alvez throws an off balance right hand
and Mercuri counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alvez missing with a left hand there. Mercuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvez misses with a looping right.
Mercuri 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.
Alvez swings for the body but Mercuri moves out of range.
Mercuri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvez throws a looping overhand right but Mercuri ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercuri shoots in for a double leg but Alvez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mercuri wants to clinch.
Mercuri ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Francesco Mercuri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercuri moves out of range as Alvez strikes.
Alvez stalks Mercuri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercuri's face. Mercuri staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambo Alvez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvez 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambo Alvez!
Jambo Alvez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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