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SPFT 51: Tycoon Doubles 7A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf Mastadon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wolf Mastadon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastadon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Porunov quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Porunov is trying to control but can't.
Mastadon thows a huge punch but Porunov dodges it nicely.
Porunov is looking for a sweep. Mastadon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mastadon trying to mount his opponent but Porunov defends it.
Mastadon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Porunov keeps working.
Mastadon looks to land a strike but Porunov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mastadon throws a strike but Porunov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Porunov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov won't allow Mastadon to sweep him here.
Porunov wants to control from the top but Mastadon keeps moving.
Porunov is really struggling to control Mastadon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Porunov has gone for a leg lock! Mastadon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Porunov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porunov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porunov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mastadon trying to control the position from guard on top but Porunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ilya Porunov.
Mastadon shoots for a takedown but Porunov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mastadon is defended easily by Porunov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mastadon is defended easily by Porunov.
Ilya Porunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolf Mastadon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon misses with a takedown attempt - Porunov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porunov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mastadon swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Mastadon. No joy for Porunov on that attempt.
Porunov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Mastadon or perhaps it was just good defense by Porunov which made him look bad.
Porunov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Porunov showed some decent athleticism there.
Porunov seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porunov seems to be working for a kimura but Mastadon defends the submission attempt.
Mastadon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mastadon is defending against the submission attempts here by Porunov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ilya Porunov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
Mastadon dives in and grabs Porunov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Porunov pushes down on Mastadon's head and hops out.
Mastadon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Porunov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mastadon off and has taken his back!
Will Porunov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mastadon trying to control the hands but Porunov won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mastadon has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Porunov is looking for the choke from the back position but Mastadon is controlling his hands well.
Mastadon is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Porunov's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Mastadon showing good submission defense here.
Porunov working for a choke but Mastadon is defending well.
Mastadon showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mastadon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mastadon for a finish.
Porunov working for a choke but Mastadon reverses nicely into Porunov 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon wants to control from the top but Porunov keeps moving.
Porunov is trying to control the position but Mastadon postures up.
Porunov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mastadon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ilya Porunov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porunov has Mastadon pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mastadon wants to pass the guard but Porunov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Porunov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Porunov gets caught napping as Mastadon dives in and scores a takedown. Porunov manages to retain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porunov is on top in guard.
Porunov trying to control but Mastadon is working from the bottom.
Porunov is looking to stand up but Mastadon won't let him.
Mastadon keeping full guard, as Porunov tries to pass.
Mastadon is trying to control the position but Porunov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mastadon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Ilya Porunov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mastadon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Porunov but Porunov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mastadon shoots in looking for a takedown but Porunov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mastadon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mastadon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porunov is fending him off so far but Mastadon persists. Nope, Porunov circles away and we're back to standing.
Ilya Porunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolf Mastadon.
Nice sprawl there from Porunov as Mastadon shoots in.
Mastadon misses with a takedown
and Porunov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mastadon's guard.
Mastadon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porunov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mastadon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porunov is looking to stand up but Mastadon won't let him.
Mastadon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porunov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mastadon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Porunov has Mastadon in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastadon trying to control the position from guard on top but Porunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mastadon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mastadon manages to get himself to full guard.
Mastadon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porunov.
Porunov wants to control from the top but Mastadon keeps moving.
Mastadon seems keen to control Porunov's posture.
Porunov trying to control but Mastadon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ilya Porunov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mastadon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mastadon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porunov swivels and escapes.
Mastadon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Porunov quickly recovers to half guard.
Porunov is trying to get back to full guard.
Porunov missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mastadon is keen to just control but Porunov is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Porunov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Porunov, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Porunov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Funk McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycoon Doubles Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tycoon Doubles Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber scores with a sloppy right hand. McTavish should have avoided that one.
McTavish misses with a body shot.
McTavish shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McTavish looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McTavish passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber tries to hold on but McTavish pushes him away.
McTavish goes for an armbar but Jobber turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jobber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber wants to stand and escape but instead McTavish has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McTavish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jobber is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jobber has escaped and now he's on top!
McTavish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McTavish is trying to control the position but Jobber postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jobber!
McTavish trying to control but Jobber is having none of it.
McTavish looking to secure an arm triangle but Jobber defends it well.
Jobber tries to hold on but McTavish pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber is squirming around, avoiding McTavish's attempts to control the action.
McTavish controlling the position easily from mount.
Jobber is looking to improve his position but McTavish isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McTavish looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McTavish prevents Jobber from getting the reversal.
Jobber sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTavish is thwarting Jobber's attempts to control the position.
Jobber is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funk McTavish dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McTavish 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.
McTavish showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McTavish slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McTavish controls the position from side control.
McTavish tries to move to full mount but Jobber actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish trying to mount his opponent but Jobber defends it.
McTavish is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McTavish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jobber actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish not doing much here.
Jobber trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
McTavish looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McTavish is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jobber is surviving well by controlling McTavish's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish prevents Jobber from getting the reversal.
Funk McTavish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jobber wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
McTavish is persistently looking for the submission but Jobber is defending it well.
McTavish looking to break Jobber's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jobber remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise McTavish will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jobber's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jobber trying to control the action but McTavish just sinks the hooks in.
Jobber turns into McTavish and is now in his guard.
McTavish working for a triangle but Jobber defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTavish has his foot on Jobber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jobber works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funk McTavish dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jobber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jobber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTavish takes one on the button.
A big right from Jobber misses.
McTavish dives in and scores a takedown into Jobber's guard.
McTavish tries to free his leg and advance position but Jobber is retaining full guard.
McTavish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jobber is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jobber has escaped and now he's on top!
Jobber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McTavish working for a triangle but Jobber defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber trying to stand up but can't free himself from McTavish's guard.
Jobber won't allow McTavish to sweep him here.
McTavish keeping moving, preventing Jobber from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jobber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McTavish pulls Jobber in close to his closed guard and prevents Jobber from doing any damage or advancing position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McTavish looking for a guillotine here but Jobber defends easily.
Jobber looking to sit in guard and control but McTavish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish slips nicely into half guard.
McTavish is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jobber sees it coming and defends easily.
Jobber pushes McTavish off looking to stand but McTavish dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish trying to control the action but Jobber is working from the bottom.
McTavish is working for a submission of some sort.
McTavish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McTavish is thwarting Jobber's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Funk McTavish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McTavish, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Funk McTavish!
A relieved looking Funk McTavish thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Kunta Kente had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kunta Kente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kente counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones looks gassed!
Kente with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kente tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Kente.
Kente lands a nice knee to the body.
Kente landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kente trying to land knees to the body.
Kente lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones misses with some punches.
Kente landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kente unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Kente lands a damaging elbow.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kente is keeping busy.
Kente landing knees to the body.
Kente lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Kente.
Kente working Jones over with knees to the body.
Kente is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kente lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Kente.
Kente landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Kente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kente tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kente lands a damaging elbow.
Kente missing with knees to the body.
Kente tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kente landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kente is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Kente lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kente.
Kente trying to land knees to the body.
Kente lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Kente lands a left hand.
Kente working Jones over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kente with a knee to the head.
Kente lands a damaging elbow.
Kente scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Kente unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kente finish him?
Kente trying to land knees to the body.
Kente gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kente lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Kente lands a nice elbow.
Kente is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Jones's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Jones! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kunta Kente!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Schwarz Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wilson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bruder because Wilson loaded up on that one.
Wilson landing shots from mount.
Bruder is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Wilson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bruder is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russ Wilson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guth has chosen Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Burt Guth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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164 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth defending well as Buarga loads up on a big left hand.
Buarga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guth as he jumps to the side.
Nice cross by Buarga.
Buarga throws a lazy right hand but Guth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Buarga misses.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and Guth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Buarga.
Guth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buarga throws a sloppy body shot
and Guth counters by clinching up.
Buarga has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Buarga throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buarga blocks it with crossed arms.
Buarga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buarga avoids the head kick by Guth.
Buarga has Guth up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Guth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buarga.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Guth has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buarga cracks Guth with a nice body shot.
Guth tries a knee to the head but Buarga blocks it.
Guth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Guth turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buarga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buarga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buarga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Guth uses from the top position.
Guth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buarga is on top in guard.
Guth seems keen to control Buarga's posture.
Guth keeping full guard, as Buarga tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guth is trying to keep Buarga in close.
Guth is adopting a defensive guard.
Guth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga looking to sit in guard and control but Guth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buarga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Guth has passed into half guard!
Buarga is looking for a sweep. Guth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth is keen to just control but Buarga is a slippery customer.
Buarga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guth trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Buarga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guth counters with a head kick. That will keep Buarga thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Burt Guth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buarga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guth counters with an outside leg kick.
Guth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buarga.
Guth defending well as Buarga loads up on a big left hand.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga misses with a looping left.
Guth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Buarga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Buarga misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga cracks Guth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guth needs to keep his hands up - Buarga had a free shot at his head there.
Buarga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guth.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Guth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buarga throws a series of punches but Guth avoids them all with ease.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guth counters with a one-two to the body.
Buarga swings widly with a right hand
and Guth counters with a low kick, right behind Buarga 's knee.
Guth misses with a few strikes there.
Buarga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buarga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands a slapping body shot.
Guth blocks a jab.
Burt Guth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buarga to score with a decent uppercut.
Buarga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buarga closes the distance and clinches.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buarga blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth blocking some punches.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buarga throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Buarga jumps guard but Guth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buarga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Buarga is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Buarga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buarga tries a body shot but Guth blocks it.
Guth prevents Buarga from breaking the clinch.
Buarga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buarga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buarga is defending well for now.
Guth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guth walks away with a smile on his face. Buarga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Buarga shoots for a takedown but Guth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buarga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buarga connects with a nice looking jab.
Buarga lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buarga throws a hook but Guth blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Guth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that second round.
That's time! Buarga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buarga finds it's way round the side to connect with Guth's head.
Buarga looks to throw the jab but Guth is out of range.
Guth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buarga throws out the jab.
Buarga lands with an uppercut that bounces Guth off the cage and back into range.
Buarga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guth. Guth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buarga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guth manages to avoid it.
Guth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buarga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guth counters with an inside leg kick.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Buarga misses.
Guth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guth swats away the attempt to clinch by Buarga.
Guth throws a series of punches but Buarga avoids them all with ease.
Guth takes one to the side of the head.
Guth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buarga darts in trying to clinch
and Guth counters with a big head kick but Buarga shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga sizes up Guth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buarga takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Buarga cracks a nice hook into Guth's ribs.
Guth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burt Guth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guth connects with an inside leg kick.
Buarga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Guth from controlling successfully.
Guth preventing the sweep.
Guth decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Buarga, up you get!
Arga Buarga is winning the standup battle so far.
Buarga looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Buarga darts in and clinches Guth up against the cage.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Guth looking to throw knees to the head but Buarga is blocking nicely.
Guth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buarga throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buarga blocks it with crossed arms.
Buarga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guth connects with a knee to the head.
Guth tries a knee to the head but Buarga blocks it.
Arga Buarga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guth prevents a body shot from Buarga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buarga is defending well for now.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buarga blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arga Buarga.
Well Buarga 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arga Buarga!
Arga Buarga took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Pitbull has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Zorich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zorich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pitbull at a distance.
Pitbull drops Zorich with a big left hand and mounts him. Zorich is in big trouble!
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pitbull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zorich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pitbull will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pitbull thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pitbull throwing strikes here but Zorich is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throwing strikes here but Zorich is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zorich tries to hold on but Pitbull pushes him away.
Pitbull misses with some ground and pound and Zorich recovers position to half guard.
Pitbull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pitbull misses with a head shot. Zorich uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zorich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws an elbow that misses. Zorich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pitbull's guard. Nice move by Zorich!
Zorich throwing strikes from guard but Pitbull blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Zorich from controlling successfully.
Zorich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pitbull pushes Zorich off looking to stand but Zorich dives back in and keeps control.
Zorich throws a strike but Pitbull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zorich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zorich throws a strike but Pitbull rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zorich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorich prevents Pitbull from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zorich throws a strike but Pitbull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zorich landing some decent shots from guard.
Pitbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zorich.
Zorich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitbull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zorich stands up over Pitbull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zorich won't allow Pitbull to get back to his feet.
Pitbull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zorich trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zorich is working Pitbull over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorich trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Pitbull keeping full guard, as Zorich tries to pass.
Zorich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zorich trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Pitbull wants to stand up but Zorich is controlling him.
Zorich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pitbull's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zorich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pitbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zorich.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorich trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Zorich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Zorich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pitbull takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pitbull misses with a hook.
Pitbull lands a big head kick that sends Zorich to the canvas! Pitbull follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pitbull!
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