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SPFC-S 4: The End of The Quest PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vladimir vokitichikonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nastula comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton 40-1. vladimir vokitichikonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pawel Nastula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vladimir vokitichikonov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula tries to close the distance and clinch but vokitichikonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from vokitichikonov. No joy for Nastula on that attempt.
Nastula tries to land a leg kick but vokitichikonov saw it coming and moves away.
vokitichikonov scores a takedown into full mount!
vokitichikonov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nastula on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nastula tries to get out of the position.
Nastula is in a horrible position here. vokitichikonov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nastula is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
vokitichikonov tries to control but Nastula wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Nastula really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
vokitichikonov rushes Nastula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
vokitichikonov wants a takedown but no success here.
vokitichikonov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nastula can't fight it off and eventually vokitichikonov manages to take the fight to the floor. Nastula looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nastula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nastula keeping moving, preventing vokitichikonov from controlling successfully.
Nastula is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vokitichikonov trying to control but Nastula is working from the bottom.
Nastula manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nastula wants to clinch up but vokitichikonov keeps it at a distance.
vokitichikonov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nastula is breathing heavily.
vokitichikonov is trying to control the action in half guard but Nastula is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
vokitichikonov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vokitichikonov is keen to just control but Nastula is a slippery customer.
vokitichikonov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nastula sees it coming and defends easily.
Nastula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for vokitichikonov on the ground.
Nastula is trying to stand back up but vokitichikonov is controlling him
vokitichikonov tries to pass to full mount but Nastula defends it.
vokitichikonov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nastula's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
vokitichikonov is controlling the pace.
vokitichikonov passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, vokitichikonov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
vokitichikonov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vladimir vokitichikonov 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.
vokitichikonov fails with the takedown
and Nastula counters with a nice double leg into side control. vokitichikonov won't be happy with that.
vokitichikonov gets back to half guard.
vokitichikonov is trying to control but can't.
vokitichikonov moves into full guard.
Nastula scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nastula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
vokitichikonov controls Nastula momentarily but Nastula frees himself.
vokitichikonov is looking to sinch up a triangle. Nastula throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to vokitichikonov's body to avoid the submission. vokitichikonov has instead reached around Nastula's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! vokitichikonov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). vladimir vokitichikonov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Kokelschell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Prokhorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kasper Kokelschell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Prokhorov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prokhorov is defended easily by Kokelschell.
Kokelschell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kokelschell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prokhorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kokelschell gets a clinch.
Kokelschell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prokhorov's face.
It looks like Viktor Prokhorov has been cut.
Prokhorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kokelschell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prokhorov avoids it.
Kokelschell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prokhorov.
Prokhorov lands a left hand.
It looks like Kasper Kokelschell has been cut.
Kokelschell tries to land knees in the clinch but Prokhorov avoids the damage to the body.
Kokelschell trying to land knees to the body.
Prokhorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kokelschell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prokhorov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prokhorov.
A short right from Prokhorov on the inside.
Kokelschell is breathing heavily.
Kokelschell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prokhorov avoids it.
Prokhorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Prokhorov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokelschell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prokhorov.
Prokhorov scores with a shoulder strike.
Prokhorov tightens his grip and picks Kokelschell up, before dumping him to the ground. Kokelschell manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kokelschell keeping moving, preventing Prokhorov from controlling successfully.
Prokhorov lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokhorov connects with a couple of short punches.
Prokhorov landing with the ground and pound.
Prokhorov is working Kokelschell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prokhorov landing some decent shots from guard.
Prokhorov lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prokhorov wants to control from the top but Kokelschell keeps moving.
Prokhorov stopping the sweep attempt from Kokelschell.
Prokhorov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Prokhorov with a nice head shot there.
Prokhorov cracks Kokelschell with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prokhorov cracks Kokelschell with a solid left hand.
Kasper Kokelschell's cut is getting worse.
Prokhorov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kokelschell working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokelschell has momentary wrist control but Prokhorov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasper Kokelschell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prokhorov advances position into side control!
Prokhorov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jeez, Kasper Kokelschell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kasper Kokelschell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Prokhorov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Eenmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eenmaa has chosen Heaven Shall Burn - Endzeit as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Eenmaa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eenmaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones takes a swing at Eenmaa's ribcage but misses.
Eenmaa throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A shot to de liver by Eenmaa. Beautiful body shot.
Eenmaa fails with the takedown.
Eenmaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Eenmaa lands a with a good body shot.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Eenmaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Eenmaa shows good takedown defense.
Eenmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Eenmaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eenmaa misses with a wild combination.
Eenmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones avoids the body shot from Eenmaa.
Eenmaa stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eenmaa scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Eenmaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Eenmaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eenmaa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
No joy there for Eenmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eenmaa scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eenmaa scores with a shot to the body.
Eenmaa thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Eenmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eenmaa misses with a wild combination.
Eenmaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones tries to move into range but Eenmaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eenmaa misses with a few strikes there.
Eenmaa with a poor takedown
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eenmaa's guard.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Eenmaa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Eenmaa gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Eenmaa.
Eenmaa lands the left hand.
Eenmaa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eenmaa duly obliges.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eenmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Eenmaa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Jon Jones's cut is getting worse.
Eenmaa lands with a nice body punch.
Eenmaa throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Eenmaa dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Eenmaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eenmaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Eenmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eenmaa drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eenmaa is looking for the KO!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eenmaa throws an overhand right that has Jones reeling! Eenmaa follows up with more punches and Jones is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandr Eenmaa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Mortem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kline is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock'n me . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forrest Mortem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Kline!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kline tries to clinch but Mortem moves out of range.
Mortem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kline backs up against the cage.
It looks like Kenny Kline has been cut.
Kline misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Kline does it's job there.
Mortem tries to clinch up
and Kline counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mortem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mortem keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Mortem is looking for a triangle but Kline pushes his legs off easily.
Mortem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mortem working for a triangle but Kline defends it easily.
Kline is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortem working a defensive guard here.
Kline keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mortem's head.
Kline chips away with some ground and pound.
Kline is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kline's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kline passes into half guard.
Mortem trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kline manages to pass to mount!
Kline controlling from mount.
Kline with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kline looking to control but Mortem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortem is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mortem is breathing heavily.
Kline working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Forrest Mortem has been cut.
Mortem working to try and regain half guard.
Kline postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mortem in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mortem to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Kline!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Zedowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Zedowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buzz Jodoin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Zedowski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodoin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zedowski.
Zedowski is looking to clinch.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Jodoin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zedowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Jodoin.
Zedowski is looking to clinch but Jodoin is avoiding it.
Zedowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jodoin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jodoin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zedowski pinned against the cage. Zedowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zedowski wants to clinch up but Jodoin keeps it at a distance.
Jodoin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zedowski is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zedowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodoin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Zedowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jodoin lands with an uppercut that bounces Zedowski off the cage and back into rage.
Zedowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zedowski darts in and clinches Jodoin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin trying to control the position but instead, Zedowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jodoin into the cage.
Jodoin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zedowski avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zedowski.
Zedowski lands a body shot.
Jodoin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zedowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zedowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jodoin misses with a punch to the body.
Jodoin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Jodoin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jodoin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zedowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Zedowski.
Jodoin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zedowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jodoin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zedowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jodoin.
Zedowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zedowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jodoin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zedowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zedowski is working Jodoin over against the cage.
Zedowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zedowski is looking to control Jodoin's arms but Jodoin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zedowski has his back to the cage.
Jodoin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Zedowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin blocking some punches.
Jodoin jumps into guard, dragging Zedowski to the mat.
Zedowski wants to get up but he can't break Jodoin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jodoin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jodoin is breathing heavily.
Jodoin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zedowski!
Zedowski is trying to stand.
Jodoin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zedowski is looking to improve his position but Jodoin isn't that keen on the idea.
Jodoin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zedowski is surviving well by controlling Jodoin's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin looking for a guillotine from mount but Zedowski is having none of it.
Zedowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jodoin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zedowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jodoin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zedowski has worked his arm free - good work by Zedowski!
Jodoin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zedowski keeps working.
Zedowski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zedowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski wants to get back to his feet.
Jodoin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zedowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zedowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jodoin pulls his head out easily.
Jodoin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zedowski defends it well.
Zedowski is looking to escape.
Jodoin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jodoin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Zedowski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zedowski pushes Jodoin up against the cage in a clinch.
Zedowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jodoin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zedowski lands a nice uppercut.
Jodoin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zedowski walks away with a smile on his face. Jodoin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zedowski is looking to clinch.
Zedowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steven Zedowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zedowski blocks a leg kick.
Jodoin shoots in but Zedowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Jodoin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jodoin fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jodoin misses.
Jodoin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jodoin is looking to score with low kicks.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodoin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin lands a lovely overhand right.
Zedowski moves in looking to clinch but Jodoin pushes him off.
Jodoin misses with a straight left.
Jodoin fails with a takedown attempt.
Jodoin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Jodoin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zedowski moves out of range as Jodoin throws a body kick.
Zedowski is looking to clinch.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodoin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steven Zedowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zedowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jodoin misses with a wild combination.
Jodoin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jodoin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zedowski tries to clinch up but Jodoin circles away and keeps his distance.
Zedowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Jodoin misses.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodoin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zedowski!
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Jodoin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jodoin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zedowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jodoin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zedowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jodoin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zedowski, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zedowski is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski is trying to buck Jodoin off.
Jodoin tries for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zedowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Zedowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jodoin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zedowski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jodoin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jodoin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jodoin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zedowski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Zedowski tries to clinch but Jodoin moves out of range.
Zedowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zedowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Jodoin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jodoin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jodoin tries to clinch
and Zedowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Jodoin is looking to control Zedowski's arms but Zedowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jodoin has his back to the cage.
Zedowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jodoin can't find room to land a body shot as Zedowski controls the action.
Jodoin tries to pull guard but Zedowski won't allow it.
Jodoin blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Zedowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jodoin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zedowski.
Zedowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jodoin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zedowski won't be happy with that.
Zedowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jodoin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zedowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jodoin is working for a submission of some sort.
Zedowski is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jodoin is trying to work for a kimura but Zedowski is defending well.
Zedowski is looking for a sweep. Jodoin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zedowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Jodoin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jodoin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin seems to be looking for submissions.
Jodoin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zedowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Jodoin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zedowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jodoin prevents Zedowski from improving his position.
Zedowski is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zedowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jodoin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zedowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zedowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zedowski clinches but Jodoin breaks the clinch
and Jodoin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zedowski pushes Jodoin off looking to stand but Jodoin dives back in and keeps control.
Jodoin trying to mount his opponent but Zedowski defends it.
Zedowski is looking to improve his position.
Jodoin is keen to just control but Zedowski is a slippery customer.
Jodoin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zedowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jodoin.
Jodoin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin wants to work for an arm triangle but Zedowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jodoin stops Zedowski from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jodoin throws a big shot that misses.
Zedowski darts in trying to clinch
and Jodoin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jodoin wants to work for an arm triangle but Zedowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zedowski pushes Jodoin off looking to stand but Jodoin dives back in and keeps control.
Jodoin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedowski tries to kick Jodoin off but Jodoin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zedowski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jodoin manages to move to mount!
Jodoin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jodoin goes for an armbar but Zedowski turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Zedowski.
Zedowski stands up from Jodoin's guard - Zedowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zedowski wants to clinch
and Jodoin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zedowski clinches but Jodoin breaks the clinch
and Jodoin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jodoin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Zedowski is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buzz Jodoin!
Buzz Jodoin is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikac Komitata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikac Komitata has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikac Komitata!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Ross!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross lands a head kick!
Komitata closes the distance and clinches.
Komitata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Komitata lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricky Ross has been cut.
Komitata has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Komitata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Komitata has double underhooks.
Komitata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Komitata.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Komitata keeps him there for the moment.
Komitata keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Komitata is controlling him.
Komitata keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Komitata has him pressed against the cage.
Komitata lands a good knee to the midsection. Ross won't want to take too many of those.
Ross looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komitata stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Komitata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komitata lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komitata connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ross's face.
Ross is rocked!
Komitata taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Komitata finish him?
Komitata is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Komitata jerks Ross's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ross drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Komitata goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Komitata because Ross was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Nikac Komitata!
Nikac Komitata is the new super heavyweight champion!
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