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The Cream of the Crop PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Graiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Graiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Knight!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a right hand that Graiter ducks under and follows up with a left that Graiter also avoids with ease.
Graiter slips under a jab.
Black Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight throws a right hand that Graiter ducks under and follows up with a left that Graiter also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight cracks Graiter with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Graiter falls to his knees and Knight doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between abby austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, abby austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
austin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
austin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
austin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but austin is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing austin from standing up.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. austin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. austin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controls austin momentarily but austin frees himself.
austin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
austin postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
austin clinches up against the cage.
austin gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
abby austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodion Gracie.
austin misses with a looping right.
austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
No joy there for austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and austin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Gracie looks gassed!
austin wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
austin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
abby austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from austin.
austin throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie moves out of range as austin strikes.
No joy there for austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
austin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie shoots in but austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
austin scores with a jab to the jaw.
austin throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
austin misses with a double jab.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
austin throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and austin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
austin misses with a double jab.
austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but austin circles away.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
austin clinches.
austin lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. austin sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
austin moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. austin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
abby austin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
austin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
austin closes the distance and clinches.
austin breaks from the clinch.
austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
austin lands a jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as austin sprawls well. austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with austin, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes austin against the cage but austin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
abby austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodion Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots in but austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
austin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
austin throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
austin misses with a series of wild punches.
austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
austin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
austin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
austin prevents Gracie from improving his position.
austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie controls austin momentarily but austin frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and austin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
austin gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
austin manages to break the clinch.
Gracie staying out of range there.
austin fails with an attempt to clinch.
austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by austin.
austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from austin.
austin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - austin lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie 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.
austin wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
austin is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but austin sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, austin has managed to free his arm - good work.
austin is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can austin avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
abby austin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by austin as he connects with a hook.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots and misses
and austin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
austin digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
austin 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.
Gracie is rocked!
austin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can austin finish him?
austin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gracie right on the button. Gracie goes down! austin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! austin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). abby austin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Tudorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preved Medvedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medvedov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Вечно молод
. Preved Medvedov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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243 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Tudorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Preved Medvedov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Medvedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tudorov is looking to clinch.
Tudorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Medvedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tudorov wants to clinch.
Tudorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Medvedov circles away.
Tudorov throws a leg kick that misses.
Tudorov throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tudorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Medvedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tudorov tries to break the clinch but Medvedov is controlling the position.
Tudorov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Medvedov stops a takedown attempt from Tudorov.
Tudorov is working for takedown but Medvedov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Medvedov gets underhooks to prevent Tudorov's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Tudorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Medvedov is trying to break the clinch but Tudorov has him pressed against the cage.
Medvedov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tudorov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Medvedov as Tudorov tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Medvedov.
Tudorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tudorov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medvedov is defending well for now.
Medvedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tudorov jumps guard.
Medvedov postures up.
Tudorov looking to control but Medvedov passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tudorov trying to hold on to Medvedov's head to control him but Medvedov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tudorov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedov prevents Tudorov from improving his position.
Tudorov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Medvedov throws a series of punches but Tudorov avoids them all with ease.
Tudorov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Preved Medvedov has been cut.
Medvedov looks gassed!
Tudorov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tudorov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tudorov tries to clinch there but Medvedov circles away.
Medvedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tudorov connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Medvedov to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tudorov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxim Tudorov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rui Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Karamazov.
Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karamazov avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Karamazov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karamazov. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira scores with a head kick.
Karamazov shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferreira has Karamazov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira drags the fight down to the ground.
Ferreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karamazov wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karamazov is aware though and is defending well.
Karamazov controlling from the top position.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karamazov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karamazov is one step ahead there.
Karamazov wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karamazov counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferreira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karamazov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that stops Karamazov in his tracks momentarily.
Karamazov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Karamazov.
Ferreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karamazov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rui Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Karamazov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferreira fails to land the takedown.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karamazov fails to land the takedown.
Karamazov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karamazov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ferreira is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Karamazov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov controlling from the full mount.
Karamazov breaks from Ferreira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ferreira is rocked!
Karamazov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ferreira badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Karamazov around the waist but Karamazov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Karamazov is the winner by TKO! Karamazov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Karamazov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry White (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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265 lbs
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274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
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, Kerry White!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a sloppy head kick and Giel moves out of range easily.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
White throws out a loose jab but Giel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White misses with a head kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Giel moves out of range easily.
White lands a head kick!
It looks like Paul Giel has been cut.
Giel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Giel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White misses with a body shot.
Giel lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Giel moves out of range easily.
Giel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giel lands with a right hand.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
Kerry White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White looks gassed!
A head kick misses from White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Giel's shoulder, as Giel tries to avoid the shot.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Giel lands a nice shot to the body.
Giel tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Giel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Giel blocks the low kick.
Giel looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Giel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White lands a high kick to the side of Giel's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! White dives into guard, looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White won't allow Giel to get back to his feet.
White wants to pass the guard but Giel is keeping the position.
White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White prevents Giel from getting back to his feet.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Giel is retaining full guard.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White misses with a kick to the body.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Giel moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
White tried to score with a low kick but Giel checks it.
Giel stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giel checks a leg kick.
Giel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Giel throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
White tries to work over Giel's front leg with a kick but Giel checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Giel blocks the leg kick.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White throws a wild body kick that Giel sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Giel 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.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Giel's cut.
That's time! Giel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giel scores with a three punch combo!
Paul Giel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giel throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Giel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Giel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from White.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Giel moves out of range easily.
Giel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from White.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kerry White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Giel moves out of range easily.
Giel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giel works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giel is able to avoid easily.
White misses with a head kick.
Giel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Giel moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from White.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from White.
White tries to land a leg kick but Giel saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White tries to land a front kick but Giel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Giel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giel throws a one two combo.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
Giel looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giel is working the combinations to good effect here.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White motions for Giel to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick as Giel jumps back.
White tries to land a front kick but Giel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Paul Giel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Giel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White misses with a leg kick.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White 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.
Giel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a leg kick but Giel sees it coming and moves out of range.
White tries to land a leg kick but Giel saw it coming and moves away.
Giel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
White misses with a head kick.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
White misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White tried to score with a low kick but Giel checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Giel as he connects with a hook.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
Giel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giel throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White misses with a head kick.
White moves forwards but Giel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giel throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Giel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
Giel avoids the head kick by White.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Giel finds it's way through White's defenses.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giel throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Giel looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tried to score with a low kick but Giel checks it.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White is looking to chop away at Giel's legs.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White is looking to chop away at Giel's legs.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four 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.
White throws out a leg kick but Giel moves out of range and White only half commits.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White throws a low kick, looking for Giel's leg but Giel calmly moves out of range.
White walks into a left hand.
White throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
White misses with a leg kick.
Giel tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Giel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Giel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delquanavant Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Ridin' Dirty as his entrance music. Delquanavant Washington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Delquanavant Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delquanavant Washington!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington 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.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Horton seems keen to control Washington's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horton misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton is breathing heavily.
Horton looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Washington shoots in and drives through. Horton sprawls well.
Washington avoids the head kick by Horton.
Horton misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horton.
Washington shoots in and bounces Horton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Washington drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Horton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Washington has Horton in his guard.
Horton wants to stand but Washington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delquanavant Washington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horton tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Washington avoids the head kick by Horton.
Sid Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington fails with the takedown.
Horton tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Washington.
Horton throws a head kick that misses.
Horton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horton throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington avoids the body shot from Horton.
Horton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington controlling the action here.
Washington uses his free foot to push down on Horton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Horton.
Horton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Washington.
Washington goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Horton turns into him and now he's in Washington's guard.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horton stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Washington trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delquanavant Washington 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!
Washington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Delquanavant Washington has been cut.
A head kick misses from Horton.
Horton stuffs the takedown attempt from Washington. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Horton misses with a series of wild punches.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Horton.
Horton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Horton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Horton seems a little lost for a moment, as Washington dominates the positioning.
Washington trying to control the position but Horton is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Horton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Horton being controlled for a moment.
Horton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Washington off and has taken his back!
Sid Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Washington rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Horton is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton wants to work for an arm triangle but Washington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Horton is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Washington might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Horton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Horton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Washington controls his leg.
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 Sid Horton.
I think Washington 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delquanavant Washington!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Luffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Giel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Giel!
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, Monkey Luffy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luffy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giel is not content to let Luffy control the position.
Luffy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Giel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Luffy tries to pass to full mount but Giel defends it.
Luffy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Giel sees it coming and defends easily.
Luffy is pressing down on Giel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Giel is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luffy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Giel sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luffy is looking to advance position but Giel won't allow it.
Luffy is looking to take a break and control but Giel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luffy on the ground.
Luffy works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luffy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Luffy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Giel, who protects the arm well.
Giel is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luffy tries for a kimura but Giel is defending well.
Luffy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Giel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luffy but great work by Giel.
Luffy wants to control but Giel postures up.
Luffy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Giel off and has taken his back!
Luffy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Luffy.
Luffy working for a choke but Giel is defending well.
Giel trying to get back to his feet but Luffy is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monkey Luffy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giel looks to land a combination but Luffy avoids it well.
Luffy slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Luffy slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Giel as Luffy shoots in.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Luffy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luffy loads up on a big right hand but Giel slips the punch.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luffy misses with a low kick.
Luffy throws a low kick, looking for Giel's leg but Giel calmly moves out of range.
Luffy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giel as he jumps to the side.
Mark Giel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey Luffy.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luffy misses with a low kick.
Luffy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luffy somewhat.
Giel tries to bum rush Luffy with a series of wild strikes but Luffy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel swinging wildly here.
Luffy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giel circles away.
Mark Giel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Giel as Luffy shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luffy throws a looping overhand right but Giel ducks down to avoid it.
Luffy tries to land a leg kick but Giel saw it coming and moves away.
Luffy tries to land a front kick but Giel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luffy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giel swivels and escapes.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Luffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giel ducks under a wild hook from Luffy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Luffy throws a push kick but Giel slaps the foot to one side.
Mark Giel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giel ducks under a wild hook from Luffy.
Giel throws a series of punches but Luffy moves out of range.
Giel moves out of range of the body kick.
Luffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luffy thows a body shot but no joy.
Luffy slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luffy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Giel. No joy for Luffy on that attempt.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Giel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Luffy swings for the body but Giel moves out of range.
Luffy 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.
Luffy 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.
Luffy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luffy won't allow Giel to get back to his feet.
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.
Giel keeping full guard, as Luffy tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luffy passes Giel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Luffy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Luffy.
Luffy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luffy in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Giel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Luffy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monkey Luffy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslav Demidoff (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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261 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslav Demidoff!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitelaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demidoff blocks a head kick by Whitelaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demidoff is defended easily by Whitelaw.
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Demidoff looking to finish with strikes here!
Whitelaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demidoff prevents Whitelaw from getting the reversal.
Demidoff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Joey Whitelaw has been cut.
Whitelaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Demidoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Demidoff misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Whitelaw 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw is looking for a sweep. Demidoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Demidoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Whitelaw missing with punches from the bottom.
Whitelaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demidoff is keen to just control but Whitelaw is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whitelaw is trying to get back to full guard.
Demidoff thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Whitelaw to regain full guard.
Demidoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Demidoff misses the target.
A head kick misses from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demidoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitelaw connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Whitelaw misses.
Demidoff misses with a straight right.
Whitelaw scores with a kick to the midsection.
Demidoff jabs Whitelaw right on the nose. Whitelaw blinks but takes it well.
Demidoff's corner calls for a 1-2. Demidoff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joey Whitelaw's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demidoff misses with an uppercut.
Demidoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitelaw.
Demidoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitelaw counters with a nice body shot.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Whitelaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Demidoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitelaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that Demidoff semi-blocks.
Whitelaw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws a series of punches but Demidoff avoids them all with ease.
Demidoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitelaw but Whitelaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joey Whitelaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boleslav Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws the kick towards the body but Demidoff avoids it.
Whitelaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Demidoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Demidoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitelaw keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff taking a break here but Whitelaw is having none of it and regains half guard.
Demidoff is thwarting Whitelaw's attempts to control the position.
Whitelaw pushes Demidoff off looking to stand but Demidoff dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demidoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Demidoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitelaw's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boleslav Demidoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Whitelaw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitelaw lands a high kick!
Whitelaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitelaw darts in and clinches Demidoff up against the cage.
Whitelaw manages to break the clinch.
Whitelaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whitelaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitelaw tries to bum rush Demidoff with a series of wild strikes but Demidoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demidoff lands a jab to the head.
Whitelaw misses with a head kick.
Demidoff lands a right hook to the body.
Demidoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Demidoff misses.
Whitelaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitelaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joey Whitelaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitelaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Demidoff.
Joey Whitelaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demidoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whitelaw circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitelaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demidoff.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demidoff.
Whitelaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demidoff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demidoff avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
Nice shot by Demidoff.
Demidoff scores with a jab.
Demidoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Whitelaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demidoff avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
Demidoff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitelaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Joey Whitelaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Demidoff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demidoff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Demidoff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whitelaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Demidoff throws some wild stikes that Whitelaw manages to avoid easily.
Demidoff looking to land elbow strikes but Whitelaw uses the position to regain half guard.
Demidoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitelaw's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demidoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Demidoff is taking a breather. Whitelaw 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.
Whitelaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Whitelaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demidoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitelaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Whitelaw.
Demidoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitelaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demidoff finds it's way round the side to connect with Whitelaw's head.
Joey Whitelaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Demidoff 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whitelaw's guard.
Whitelaw wants to stand up but Demidoff is controlling him.
Whitelaw keeping moving, preventing Demidoff from controlling successfully.
Whitelaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Demidoff wants to control from the top but Whitelaw keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boleslav Demidoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Whitelaw's cut.
That's time! Whitelaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Whitelaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Whitelaw.
Demidoff scores a takedown into full mount!
Demidoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demidoff lands a big shot there that rocks Whitelaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Demidoff thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whitelaw tries to hold on but Demidoff pushes him away.
Boleslav Demidoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demidoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Whitelaw looks a forlorn figure.
Jeez, Joey Whitelaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Whitelaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boleslav Demidoff!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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19
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
278 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dragonov misses.
Dragonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huxtable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragonov throws a head kick that misses
and Huxtable counters with an outside leg kick.
Huxtable avoids the head kick by Dragonov.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Huxtable moves out of range.
A head kick from Huxtable lands but Dragonov takes it in his stride.
Huxtable looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dragonov looks gassed!
Huxtable throws a good cross that connects.
Huxtable connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dragonov momentarily.
Dragonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huxtable goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxtable lands a head kick!
Dragonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huxtable counters with a left to the body.
Huxtable wants to clinch up but Dragonov keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huxtable.
Dragonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huxtable can pounce on him.
Huxtable tries a head kick but it misses.
Huxtable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huxtable thuds his shin into the meat of Dragonov's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable throws a head kick that Dragonov semi-blocks.
Huxtable scores with a leg kick.
Huxtable cracks the inside of Dragonov's front leg.
Huxtable throws a leg kick which misses Dragonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dragonov tries to avoid it.
Huxtable digs a good body shot into Dragonov's ribs.
Dragonov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huxtable scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Huxtable lands with a kick to the temple. Dragonov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dragonov is rocked!
Huxtable feints a jab and as Dragonov dips his head, Huxtable unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dragonov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dragonov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Huxtable smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cliff Huxtable!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Parslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Gangsta's Paradise blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Gomez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Parslow!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parslow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomez lands with a punch from half guard.
Parslow is looking for a sweep. Gomez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gomez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Parslow is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Parslow and Gomez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gomez in side control, throwing shots but Parslow defends.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Parslow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Parslow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gomez tries for a kimura but Parslow is defending well.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Parslow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez laying and praying for a moment but Parslow takes advantage and regains half guard.
Parslow is looking for a sweep. Gomez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parslow tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Parslow wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parslow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parslow pulls his head out easily.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Parslow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parslow working over Gomez with some ground and pound. Gomez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomez is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parslow pulls his head out easily.
Gomez missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parslow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomez shoots and misses
and Parslow counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez fails with the takedown
and Parslow counters with a shoot takedown. Gomez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parslow wanted to stand there but Gomez had control of the position.
Parslow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parslow stands and steps away. Gomez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Parslow darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Parslow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parslow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parslow defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parslow postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parslow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gomez clinches but Parslow breaks the clinch
and Parslow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parslow is looking to stand up but Gomez won't let him.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parslow is one step ahead there.
Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Parslow pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Parslow dominated that 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.
Parslow lands a right hook to the body.
Parslow misses the jab.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gomez throwing shots but Parslow is blocking nicely.
Gomez wants to control but Parslow is keeping him busy.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Parslow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parslow trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Parslow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Parslow moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parslow strikes from his own guard.
Gomez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parslow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parslow keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Parslow tries to buck Gomez off but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Parslow down.
Parslow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomez's best efforts.
Parslow tries to roll over but Gomez keeps him under control.
Gomez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Parslow could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gomez has cracked it and Parslow is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Gomez!
Antonio Gomez retains his middleweight title!
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