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SBFC 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Pressnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dalton Pressnell enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cesar Sampaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalton Pressnell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sampaio.
Horrible takedown by Sampaio or perhaps it was just good defense by Pressnell which made him look bad.
Pressnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Sampaio connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sampaio.
Sampaio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sampaio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pressnell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Sampaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampaio looks for a takedown but Pressnell sprawls well.
Pressnell throws a push kick but Sampaio slaps the foot to one side.
Pressnell stuffs the takedown attempt from Sampaio. Sampaio gets slowly back to his feet.
Sampaio shoots in looking for a takedown. Pressnell tries to sprawl out of it but Sampaio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pressnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sampaio.
Sampaio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampaio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Sampaio with that takedown attempt.
Pressnell shoots in for a takedown but Sampaio shows good takedown defense.
Pressnell moves into the clinch.
Sampaio is looking to break free of the clinch but Pressnell has double underhooks.
Pressnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pressnell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sampaio taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sampaio is defending well.
Sampaio is trying to force a seperation but Pressnell has the dominant position.
Sampaio looking for a takedown.
Pressnell fails to pull guard.
Pressnell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sampaio's efforts to push away.
Pressnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampaio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pressnell is pushing Sampaio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pressnell prevents the takedown attempt.
Pressnell is looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pressnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio fails with a takedown attempt.
Pressnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Sampaio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampaio fails with a takedown attempt.
Sampaio connects with a solid leg kick.
Sampaio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pressnell.
Pressnell fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Sampaio.
Pressnell darts in and clinches Sampaio up against the cage.
Sampaio is leaning against Pressnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pressnell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sampaio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sampaio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sampaio goes for a takedown attempt but Pressnell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sampaio wants to clinch.
Sampaio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressnell scores with a takedown into Sampaio's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton Pressnell 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.
Sampaio fails with a takedown attempt.
Sampaio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pressnell is able to avoid easily.
Pressnell throws a head kick but Sampaio moves out of range.
Pressnell moves out of range of the body kick from Sampaio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sampaio.
Pressnell pushes Sampaio up against the cage in a clinch.
Sampaio tries a knee to the head but Pressnell blocks it.
Pressnell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pressnell is trying to pull guard but Sampaio has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sampaio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pressnell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampaio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pressnell moves into range and clinches up with Sampaio.
Sampaio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pressnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Sampaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampaio wants to stall.
Maybe Sampaio would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Pressnell gets control of Sampaio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pressnell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pressnell keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pressnell is looking to stand up but Sampaio isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pressnell wants to sweep here but Sampaio controlling him for the moment.
Pressnell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sampaio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sampaio trying to control but Pressnell is working from the bottom.
Pressnell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pressnell is refusing to be controlled, as Sampaio sits in half guard.
Pressnell is in trouble now - Sampaio has advanced to mount!
Pressnell tries to reverse the position but Sampaio maintains control.
Sampaio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Pressnell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sampaio controlling from the full mount.
Sampaio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pressnell is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressnell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sampaio is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pressnell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pressnell shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sampaio doesn't manage to clinch there - Pressnell circles away.
Cesar Sampaio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sampaio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pressnell momentarily.
Pressnell fails to land the takedown.
Sampaio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pressnell's waist but Pressnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sampaio off to one side.
Pressnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Sampaio throws out a leg kick but Pressnell moves out of range and Sampaio only half commits.
Pressnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampaio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pressnell.
Sampaio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pressnell's waist but Pressnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sampaio off to one side.
Sampaio tries for a takedown but Pressnell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Sampaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressnell is looking to clinch but Sampaio is avoiding it.
Sampaio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pressnell.
Sampaio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pressnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pressnell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sampaio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sampaio misses with a takedown attempt - Pressnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampaio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sampaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pressnell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sampaio avoids it really well and circles away.
Sampaio looks for a takedown but Pressnell sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pressnell moves away.
Sampaio shoots in but no luck this time.
Sampaio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pressnell.
Pressnell tries for a takedown but Sampaio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Sampaio misses.
Sampaio slaps away a takedown attempt from Pressnell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sampaio moves into range and clinches up with Pressnell.
Pressnell manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell tries to clinch but Sampaio moves out of range.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sampaio is looking to land body kicks.
Sampaio moves out of range of the strikes.
Sampaio keeps the fight on the outside.
Pressnell moves in looking to clinch but Sampaio pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Pressnell. No joy for Sampaio on that attempt.
Pressnell lands with a straight right. Sampaio didn't see that one coming.
Pressnell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sampaio is defended easily by Pressnell.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sampaio misses.
Pressnell tries to clinch but Sampaio moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sampaio.
Pressnell tries to clinch but Sampaio moves out of range.
Sampaio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pressnell tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampaio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pressnell tries to clinch up.
Pressnell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 Cesar Sampaio.
I think Sampaio 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Sampaio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Balls Deep. On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Brock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Brock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Aaron Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beattie!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beattie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beattie wants to control but Brock is having none of it.
Brock wants to control the pace but Beattie is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beattie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beattie is desperately trying to improve his position but Brock has a good base and remains in mount.
Brock avoids the attempt from Beattie to control.
Beattie is trying to escape the mount.
Beattie is squirming around, avoiding Brock's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie tries to lock up and control but Brock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beattie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brock prevents Beattie from getting the reversal.
Beattie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beattie is trying to get back to full guard.
Beattie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beattie is looking to control Brock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beattie avoid being mounted?
Brock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Beattie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is thwarting Beattie's attempts to control the position.
Beattie pushes Brock off looking to stand but Brock dives back in and keeps control.
Brock wants to get back to his feet.
Beattie wants to improve his position but Brock is controlling well.
Beattie looking for submissions off his back.
Beattie wants to improve his position but Brock is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brock is working away from the top position though.
Beattie looking for submissions off his back.
Brock trying to control the action but Beattie is working from the bottom.
Beattie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beattie keeps working.
Brock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie trying to control but Brock postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Brock just wasn't active enough.
Brock moves in looking to clinch but Beattie pushes him off.
Brock throws a head kick but Beattie moves out of range.
Brock stuffs the takedown.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch but Beattie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aaron Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock lands a head kick!
Brock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beattie works over Brock with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brock working for a triangle but Beattie defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Beattie dominated that round.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brock throws a wild body kick that Beattie sees coming a mile off.
Beattie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brock throws a push kick but Beattie slaps the foot to one side.
Beattie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brock sprawls well initially but Beattie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beattie stalling away here and it's allowed Brock to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Beattie with a nice head shot there.
Brock manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Beattie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brock can pounce on him.
Beattie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brock's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beattie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beattie wants to take a breather but Brock is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie is nestled in close to Brock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beattie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beattie slips a nice elbow through Brock's hands, connecting with Brock's forehead.
Beattie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brock keeps working.
Brock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beattie stands up over Brock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beattie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beattie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beattie with a nice head shot there.
Beattie advances to half guard.
Brock has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Beattie escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Beattie!
Beattie is working Brock over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beattie looks up at the clock and then as Brock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Beattie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brock is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Beattie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Beattie working the ground and pound.
Beattie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beattie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beattie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beattie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beattie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beattie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beattie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beattie trying to control the action but Brock is working from the bottom.
Beattie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beattie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brock is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beattie is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brock tries to bench press Beattie off him but Beattie keeps the position.
Brock pushes Beattie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beattie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beattie working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Beattie scoring with punches and elbows.
Beattie working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Beattie working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Beattie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Beattie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beattie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beattie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brock is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Beattie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brock down.
Brock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beattie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brock is not content to let Beattie control the position.
Beattie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beattie connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beattie wants to control but Brock is keeping him busy.
Brock tries to bench press Beattie off him but Beattie keeps the position.
Beattie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beattie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brock throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Beattie stalks Brock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brock's face. Brock staggers backwards, shaken.
Brock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brock scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jason Beattie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beattie shoots in but Brock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beattie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brock finds it's way round the side to connect with Beattie's head.
Brock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beattie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beattie somewhat.
Aaron Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Beattie.
Beattie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beattie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brock is looking for a sweep.
Brock is not content to let Beattie control the position.
Beattie working the ground and pound.
Aaron Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie prevents Brock from escaping the position.
Jason Beattie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beattie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beattie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beattie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beattie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie gets to mount! Brock was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Beattie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beattie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beattie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beattie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brock is rocked!
Beattie cracks Brock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jason Beattie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Brock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beattie wants to finish this one by submission but Brock is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Beattie.
Beattie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brock hang on?
Beattie lands a big shot to the head and Brock winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Beattie!
Jason Beattie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denis Domian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volkrav Kusmetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WTC. Denis Domian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Domian!
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, Volkrav Kusmetov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusmetov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Domian quickly recovers to half guard.
Kusmetov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kusmetov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Domian tries to get to full guard but Kusmetov has control of the leg.
Domian is defending against the submission attempts here by Kusmetov.
Kusmetov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kusmetov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Domian trying to hold on to Kusmetov's head to control him but Kusmetov postures up.
Domian tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kusmetov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kusmetov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Domian is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusmetov controlling from mount.
Domian defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kusmetov.
Kusmetov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kusmetov working for a guillotine from mount but Domian is in no mood to give up.
Domian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kusmetov controlling the pace for now.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kusmetov has eaten all the pies!
It looks like Kusmetov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Domian wants to hold on but Kusmetov pushes him away.
Domian is just holding on here. Kusmetov manages to take his back.
Kusmetov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kusmetov working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Domian tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kusmetov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kusmetov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusmetov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Domian is desperately trying to improve his position but Kusmetov has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov controlling the pace for now.
Domian is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kusmetov has taken his back.
Domian rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kusmetov thows a huge punch but Domian dodges it nicely.
Domian wants to control but Kusmetov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kusmetov slips a nice elbow through Domian's hands, connecting with Domian's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Domian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kusmetov is looking for a kimura here.
Kusmetov stalling.
Domian works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kusmetov passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusmetov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volkrav Kusmetov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Domian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kusmetov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kusmetov.
Domian can't keep his opponent in guard - Kusmetov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Domian wants to get back to his feet.
Kusmetov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Domian defending well though.
Domian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kusmetov is trying to work for a kimura but Domian is defending well.
Kusmetov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Domian!
Kusmetov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusmetov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Volkrav Kusmetov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kusmetov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Domian can't escape the position.
Domian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kusmetov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Domian looks a forlorn figure.
Kusmetov misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domian is desperately trying to improve his position but Kusmetov has a good base and remains in mount.
Domian is working hard here to advance position.
Kusmetov with good strikes from the mount here!
Domian can't escape the position.
Kusmetov controlling his opponent.
Domian is looking to get to half guard.
Domian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusmetov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kusmetov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kusmetov is working for a guillotine from mount but Domian frees his head quite easily.
Kusmetov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Domian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kusmetov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kusmetov landing shots from mount.
Kusmetov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kusmetov is landing with some decent strikes but Domian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domian is looking to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domian tries to hold on but Kusmetov pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volkrav Kusmetov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kusmetov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kusmetov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Domian has his takedown stuffed
and Kusmetov counters with a shoot takedown. Domian fights it but they end up in guard.
Kusmetov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Domian is pushing Kusmetov's head away, looking to escape. Kusmetov manages to hold on to the position though.
Domian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kusmetov off and has taken his back!
Domian is looking for a choke. Kusmetov gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Kusmetov manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusmetov stays in close to Domian's body and controls the position.
Kusmetov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Domian or perhaps it was just good defense by Kusmetov which made him look bad.
Domian lands a nice looking body shot.
Kusmetov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Kusmetov seems content to control.
Domian wants to control but Kusmetov is keeping busy.
Domian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kusmetov pulls his head out easily.
Domian wants to control but Kusmetov is keeping busy.
Kusmetov prevents Domian from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kusmetov stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Volkrav Kusmetov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kusmetov clinches up with Domian and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusmetov manages to pull guard.
Domian looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kusmetov is on top in guard.
Domian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Domian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kusmetov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Domian keeping full guard, as Kusmetov tries to pass.
Kusmetov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kusmetov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Domian trying to keep a closed guard but Kusmetov is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Denis Domian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kusmetov controlling from the top position.
Kusmetov drops back looking for a leg! Domian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Domian manages to kick Kusmetov off! Kusmetov jumps back into Domian's guard.
Kusmetov tries to free his leg and advance position but Domian is retaining full guard.
Domian is trying to control the position but Kusmetov postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kusmetov defends it easily.
Domian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volkrav Kusmetov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kusmetov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volkrav Kusmetov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Its Raining Men. Kolpakov has chosen Alisa - Aerobica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenny Hill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Kolpakov's chin.
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135 lbs
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24
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Hill!
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, Nikolai Kolpakov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill shoots in but Kolpakov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kolpakov delivers a nice body kick.
Kolpakov is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
Hill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kolpakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov throws a big shot that misses.
Kolpakov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
Kolpakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Kolpakov misses with a leg kick.
Kolpakov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kolpakov at a distance.
Kolpakov misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Kolpakov misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Kolpakov takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolpakov lands a big head kick that sends Hill tumbling to the mat! Kolpakov takes a step backwards and waves Hill back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hill is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolpakov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kolpakov connects with a body shot.
Hill gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kolpakov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hill is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kolpakov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Straps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Straps comes to the cage accompanied by Oldies Rap. Ty Ming will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perry Straps!
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, Ty Ming!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming slaps away a takedown attempt from Straps, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ming throws a one two combo.
It looks like Perry Straps has been cut.
Ming clinches with his opponent.
Straps tries to pull guard but Ming forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Straps drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ming gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perry Straps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Straps has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ming after a bit of a struggle.
Straps is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ming is defending well.
Ming wants to take the fight to the mat but Straps manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ming creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Straps's defenses.
Ming lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Straps is trying to drag Ming to the mat but Ming just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ming is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Straps is keeping busy.
Straps drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straps jumps guard but Ming turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Straps has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ming after a bit of a struggle.
Ming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Straps is breathing heavily.
Ming breaks from the clinch.
Ming tries to clinch but Straps moves out of range.
Straps avoids the head kick by Ming.
Ming misses with a head kick.
Ming gets a clinch.
Ming working Straps over with knees to the body.
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!
Ming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ming is trying to maintain a safe position but Straps gets an underhook and turns Ming into the cage.
Ming with a knee to the head.
Ming landing knees to the head.
Ming connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straps takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ming has Straps pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Straps manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Ming.
Ming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Straps drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ming obliges.
Ming breaks the clinch.
Ming lands a slapping body shot.
Straps is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ming.
Ming tries to clinch but Straps moves out of range.
Ming lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straps on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Straps is rocked!
Ming throws a head kick but Straps moves out of range.
Ming lands a big head kick that sends Straps tumbling to the mat! Ming takes a step backwards and waves Straps back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Straps is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming thuds a left hand into Straps's body.
Ming lands a big head kick that sends Straps tumbling to the mat! Ming takes a step backwards and waves Straps back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ming tries to clinch up.
Ming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Straps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ming tries to clinch there but Straps circles away.
Straps seems to have got his legs back now.
Ming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Straps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ming tries to close the distance and clinch but Straps swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straps avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ming lands a nice shot that snaps Straps's head back.
Straps looks for a takedown but Ming sprawls well.
Ming lands a front kick.
Ming throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Straps's head.
Ming throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ming lands a big head kick that sends Straps tumbling to the mat! Ming takes a step backwards and waves Straps back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ming tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Ming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Straps's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Straps looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ty Ming seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ming scores with a decent looking hook.
Ming with a nice cross.
Ming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ming doesn't manage to clinch there - Straps circles away.
Ming tries to close the distance and clinch up but Straps swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Straps gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perry Straps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ming tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Straps counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straps passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ming!
Straps pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Straps dominating with strikes here.
Straps working the ground and pound effectively.
Straps throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ming has his hands clasped together but Straps breaks the hold and Ming is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Straps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Perry Straps!
A victorious Perry Straps thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ripkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilan Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Never Surrender by Lion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bruno Ripkin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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19
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Ripkin!
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, Dilan Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ripkin.
Rossi stalks Ripkin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ripkin's face. Ripkin staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Ripkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ripkin moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Rossi stuffs the takedown.
Ripkin wants to clinch up but Rossi keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Ripkin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rossi was covering up waiting for the punch and Ripkin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ripkin is fighting to break Rossi's control of his arms but Rossi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rossi wants to sweep here but Ripkin controlling him for the moment.
Ripkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ripkin content to stall in guard here.
Ripkin is working Rossi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rossi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ripkin wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Ripkin prevents Rossi from getting back to his feet.
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ripkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rossi pulls Ripkin in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dilan Rossi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ripkin shoots for a takedown but Rossi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi has managed to clinch.
Ripkin tries for a takedown but Rossi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Ripkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripkin goes for a takedown attempt but Rossi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rossi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ripkin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi wants to sweep here but Ripkin controlling him for the moment.
Ripkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ripkin wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Rossi wants to sweep here but Ripkin controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rossi can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ripkin looking to pass the guard.
Ripkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ripkin throwing strikes but missing.
Ripkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ripkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ripkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Ripkin from controlling successfully.
Ripkin pushes down on Rossi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi controlling the position for now.
Rossi is trying to control but can't.
Ripkin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ripkin drops an elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Rossi is staying active underneath Ripkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rossi keeping hold of Ripkin's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dilan Rossi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ripkin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rossi is fending him off so far but Ripkin persists. Nope, Rossi circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Ripkin with that takedown attempt.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Rossi throws a body punch but Ripkin moves out of range.
Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripkin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Ripkin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ripkin.
Bruno Ripkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ripkin's head backwards.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
Rossi has closed the distance and engaged Ripkin in a clinch.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body.
Ripkin is trying to trip Rossi. He has hold of a leg but Rossi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ripkin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rossi wants to sweep here but Ripkin controlling him for the moment.
Ripkin won't allow Rossi to get back to his feet.
Ripkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ripkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ripkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rossi wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi managing to control the position.
Bruno Ripkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ripkin stopping the sweep attempt from Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ripkin postures up in Rossi's guard and throws a big left but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi wants to sweep here but Ripkin controlling him for the moment.
Rossi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ripkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rossi controls Ripkin momentarily but Ripkin frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dilan Rossi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ripkin.
Ripkin shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Ripkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Ripkin has a takedown stuffed.
Rossi misses with a two punch combination.
Rossi takes a swing at Ripkin's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripkin shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense.
Bruno Ripkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ripkin shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rossi instigates a clinch.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripkin controls his hands.
Rossi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi lands with a right to the head.
Ripkin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rossi after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossi tries to work over Ripkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripkin tries to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling the position.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rossi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Rossi.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rossi gets through Ripkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Rossi.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rossi.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Ripkin controls the action.
A short left from Rossi.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripkin backwards.
Rossi lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossi.
Rossi tries to work over Ripkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi is working Ripkin over against the cage.
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!
Rossi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ripkin or not.
Ripkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rossi.
Rossi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ripkin is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossi.
Oh Ripkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ripkin takes a shot to the head.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi throws a big uppercut that drops Ripkin! More strikes from Rossi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ripkin lies dazed against the cage as Rossi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dilan Rossi!
Post fight, an emotional Dilan Rossi said 'And I'll NEEEEVVVERRRR SURRRREEENDERRR! Thanks to everyone for supporting me through this tournament. I can't believe I'm a finalist!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Zaitsef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaitsef comes to the cage accompanied by Mother Puncher - Mastodon. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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292 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Zaitsef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uster Best!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsef connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Uster Best has been cut.
Best has his takedown stuffed
letting Zaitsef counter with a right hand.
Zaitsef misses with a looping left.
Best shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaitsef moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitsef moves into range and clinches up with Best.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Zaitsef.
Best jumps guard but Zaitsef turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vitali Zaitsef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uster Best.
Zaitsef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Best tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaitsef just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaitsef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaitsef.
Zaitsef lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Best looks winded!
Zaitsef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Best backwards.
Zaitsef pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zaitsef tries to land knees in the clinch but Best avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsef lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitsef.
A right hand to the body from Zaitsef.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaitsef lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zaitsef.
A short body shot lands from Zaitsef as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Zaitsef.
Zaitsef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaitsef has clasped his hands together around Best's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Zaitsef lands a decent elbow from side control.
That has opened up Uster Best's cut even more.
Zaitsef lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Best down.
Zaitsef lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zaitsef is putting a hurting on Best here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zaitsef is chipping away with strikes.
The cut above Uster Best's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zaitsef is chipping away with strikes.
Uster Best's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uster Best's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vitali Zaitsef!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Imman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bezimienni - Walka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Dunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Frank Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Imman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Imman.
Dunn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Some wild striking there from Imman.
Imman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Imman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Imman. Those never looked like landing.
Imman connects with a high kick.
Dunn avoids the head kick by Imman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Imman lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circle, before Imman throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Dunn's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Imman lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kris Imman!
An out of breath Kris Imman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naga Moriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Dravinski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naga Moriz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dravinski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moriz cracks Dravinski with a good jab.
A combination from Moriz does no damage.
Moriz looks to land a left hand but Dravinski moved out of range nicely.
Dravinski rushes Moriz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moriz tries to stall but Dravinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dravinski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moriz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moriz throws out a loose jab but Dravinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski loads up on a big right hand but Moriz slips the punch.
Moriz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dravinski.
Dravinski forces Moriz back against the cage and clinches.
Dravinski has Moriz pressed against the cage, preventing Moriz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dravinski leaning against his opponent.
Dravinski goes for a takedown attempt but Moriz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriz throws out a loose jab but Dravinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moriz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moriz throws a right and a left that Dravinski avoids nicely.
Dravinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Naga Moriz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dravinski.
Dravinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Moriz misses with a straight left.
Moriz misses with the combination.
That's four 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.
Dravinski drops his hands momentarily and Moriz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dravinski moves in looking to clinch but Moriz pushes him off.
Dravinski closes the distance and clinches up with Moriz, looking for a takedown. Dravinski pushes Moriz against the cage but Moriz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dravinski moves out of range as Moriz strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naga Moriz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dravinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dravinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moriz.
A slow jab from Moriz misses its intended target.
Moriz misses with a hook. Dravinski ducked under it nicely.
Paul Dravinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moriz avoids the head kick by Dravinski.
Dravinski slips a straight right by Moriz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski looks to land a combination but Moriz avoids it well.
Dravinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moriz misses with the combination.
Naga Moriz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moriz.
Dravinski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Moriz. No joy for Dravinski on that attempt.
Dravinski misses with a straight right.
Dravinski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moriz scores with a counter punch that sends Dravinski to the canvas! Moriz smells blood - he's punishing Dravinski with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Dravinski has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naga Moriz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frans Hougard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frans Hougard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hougard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hougard circles away.
Hougard just misses with a punch to the body.
Hougard wants to clinch up but Suarez keeps it at a distance.
Hougard lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Trinidad Suarez has been cut.
Suarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hougard tries to clinch but Suarez is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hougard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hougard wants to clinch but Suarez slips to the side
so Suarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hougard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Hougard is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Suarez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hougard is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Hougard keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hougard keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Hougard has his foot on Suarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hougard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trinidad Suarez wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard breaks from the clinch.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hougard sprawls well. Hougard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Hougard slips the punch.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Hougard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hougard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Suarez jumps guard but Hougard stands there with Suarez around his waist. Suarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frans Hougard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trinidad Suarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hougard keeps control of Suarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hougard is pressed up against the cage. Suarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hougard down to the mat. Hougard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suarez has his takedown stuffed
and Hougard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hougard gets a clinch.
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.
Suarez jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hougard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hougard throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hougard is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hougard avoid being mounted?
Suarez wants to take a breather but Hougard is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hougard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hougard trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hougard defending well though.
Hougard is trying to maintain the position but Suarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Hougard wants to get back to full guard but Suarez has passed into side control.
Hougard is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Suarez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hougard wants to hold on but Suarez pushes him away.
Hougard is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hougard?
Hougard wants to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Hougard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trinidad Suarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trinidad Suarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hougard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hougard tries to buck Suarez off but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez in the domination position with Hougard hanging on.
Hougard tries to improve position but can't.
Trinidad Suarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hougard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Hougard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez wants to control but Hougard is keeping him busy.
Suarez working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hougard keeps working.
Hougard wants to control but Suarez postures up.
Hougard regains half guard.
Suarez is just content to waste time from the top position. Hougard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez trying to control but Hougard is working from the bottom.
Hougard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suarez is stalling in the full guard.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suarez lands a couple of digs.
Hougard is trying to keep Suarez in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hougard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suarez trying to control but Hougard is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hougard is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hougard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Suarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hougard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hougard trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
Hougard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hougard tries to avoid it but Suarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hougard to the ground. Hougard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Hougard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frans Hougard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trinidad Suarez.
Suarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hougard eats them both and turns towards Suarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hougard leaves Suarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hougard tries to clinch
and Suarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Hougard.
Suarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hougard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
Hougard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hougard scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hougard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hougard doesn't manage to clinch there - Suarez circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hougard tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trinidad Suarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hougard doesn't manage to clinch there - Suarez circles away.
Hougard wants to clinch
and Suarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hougard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez lands a couple of elbows.
Hougard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Suarez preventing the sweep.
Suarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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!
Suarez distracts Hougard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hougard controls Suarez momentarily but Suarez frees himself.
Suarez is working Hougard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing.
Suarez postures up.
Hougard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hougard is retaining full guard.
Hougard pulls Suarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Suarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hougard working a defensive guard here.
Suarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Hougard keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hougard wants to clinch up but Suarez keeps it at a distance.
Suarez looks to throw the jab but Hougard is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Suarez there.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hougard as he avoids it easily.
Hougard moves in looking to clinch but Suarez pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hougard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hougard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Frans Hougard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trinidad Suarez.
Suarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hougard landing knees to the head.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hougard is defending well.
Hougard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hougard lands a knee to the head.
Suarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hougard is defending well.
Suarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Suarez avoids the damage to the body.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard lands a good knee to the midsection. Suarez won't want to take too many of those.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hougard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working for takedown but Hougard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Hougard manages to get underhooks.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Trinidad Suarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suarez manages to pull guard.
Hougard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hougard.
Hougard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suarez managing to control the position.
Suarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hougard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frans Hougard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hougard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trinidad Suarez.
I've got Suarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinidad Suarez!
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