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VVT-32 Costa vs Soderberg II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaky Cinderblocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Liber/ N. Szroeder - Wszystkiego Na Raz. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotrek Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaky Cinderblocks!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nowak, as that shot connected.
Cinderblocks clinches with his opponent.
Cinderblocks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nowak misses with a wild body shot.
Cinderblocks needs to keep his hands up - Nowak had a free shot at his head there.
Nowak ducks under a wild hook from Cinderblocks.
Cinderblocks doesn't manage to clinch there - Nowak circles away.
Nowak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cinderblocks takes a swing at Nowak's ribcage but misses.
Nowak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cinderblocks.
Nowak shoots in and drives through. Cinderblocks sprawls well.
Cinderblocks lands with a nice combination. Nowak backs away looking to recover.
Nowak is looking to chop away at Cinderblocks's legs.
Cinderblocks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowak.
Cinderblocks blocks a low kick nicely.
Nowak cracks the inside of Cinderblocks's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nowak lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nowak won't allow Cinderblocks to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cinderblocks is keeping the position for now.
Cinderblocks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cinderblocks is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nowak is looking to work some ground and pound but Cinderblocks has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cinderblocks keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
Nowak throwing strikes but missing.
Nowak won't allow Cinderblocks to get back to his feet.
Nowak 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.
Nowak is looking to work some ground and pound but Cinderblocks has wrist control.
Cinderblocks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nowak is controlling him.
Nowak tries to free his leg and advance position but Cinderblocks is retaining full guard.
Cinderblocks working a defensive guard but Nowak passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinderblocks looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Nowak.
Cinderblocks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
Cinderblocks is trying to stand up here but Nowak is controlling him well.
Cinderblocks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cinderblocks tries to kick Nowak off but Nowak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nowak thows a huge punch but Cinderblocks dodges it nicely.
Cinderblocks gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cinderblocks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cinderblocks trying to control the position.
Cinderblocks wants to sweep here but Nowak controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nowak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak passes into half guard.
Cinderblocks is trying to stand.
Cinderblocks is looking to improve his position.
Nowak decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nowak throws a nice looking combination but Cinderblocks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nowak is looking to score with low kicks.
Cinderblocks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nowak tries to avoid it but Cinderblocks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nowak to the ground. Nowak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cinderblocks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cinderblocks thows a body shot but no joy.
Cinderblocks looks to land a left hand but Nowak moved out of range nicely.
Nowak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cinderblocks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nowak somewhat.
Nowak takes a swing at Cinderblocks's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinderblocks scores with a nice head shot.
Cinderblocks misses with a series of wild punches.
Nowak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cinderblocks to the ground. Nowak is now in Cinderblocks's guard.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Cinderblocks keeps moving.
Cinderblocks wants to stand but Nowak is controlling the position.
Nowak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nowak working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cinderblocks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nowak shoots for a double leg takedown but Cinderblocks sprawls well. He's pushed Nowak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotrek Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak dives in and grabs Cinderblocks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cinderblocks pushes down on Nowak's head and hops out.
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 Piotrek Nowak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nowak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nowak cracks a nice hook into Cinderblocks's ribs.
Cinderblocks is looking to clinch.
Cinderblocks darts in and clinches Nowak up against the ropes.
Cinderblocks trying to stall but Nowak improves his position.
Nowak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cinderblocks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cinderblocks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cinderblocks looks to clinch
and Nowak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nowak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nowak tries to land knees in the clinch but Cinderblocks avoids the damage to the body.
Nowak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cinderblocks blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinderblocks trying to control the position but instead, Nowak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cinderblocks into the ropes.
Nowak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cinderblocks tries to break the clinch but Nowak is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak successfully pulls guard.
Cinderblocks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cinderblocks wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cinderblocks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nowak looking for a guillotine here but Cinderblocks defends easily.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet but Cinderblocks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cinderblocks wants to stand but Nowak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nowak is trying to keep Cinderblocks in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinderblocks wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
Piotrek Nowak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nowak looking for a sweep. Not yet Nowak, not yet.
Nowak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cinderblocks stands up from Nowak's guard - Cinderblocks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nowak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cinderblocks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cinderblocks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nowak, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cinderblocks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nowak misses with an elbow strike.
Cinderblocks looking to slow down the pace here.
Nowak jumps guard but Cinderblocks turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Cinderblocks taking a breather.
Cinderblocks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cinderblocks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cinderblocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nowak shoots in looking for a takedown. Cinderblocks tries to sprawl out of it but Nowak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cinderblocks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nowak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cinderblocks counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Nowak!
Nowak is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotrek Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cinderblocks seems to be working for a kimura but Nowak defends the submission attempt.
Oh Nowak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cinderblocks is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinderblocks passes to full mount!
Nowak seems to have got his legs back now.
Cinderblocks throwing strikes here but Nowak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cinderblocks unloading with bombs!
Cinderblocks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nowak looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cinderblocks wants to control the pace but Nowak is squirming around nicely.
Cinderblocks postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nowak in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nowak to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaky Cinderblocks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedi Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabollaro comes to the ring accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Knight has chosen Why Can't We be Friends as his entrance music. The key to victory for Javier Cabollaro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
18 - 33 - 0 |
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259 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
18 - 33 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jedi Knight!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabollaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Cabollaro is breathing heavily.
Knight lands a big right hand that sends Cabollaro crashing to the mat! Knight stays standing though and waves Cabollaro back to his feet!
It looks like Javier Cabollaro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabollaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight rushes Cabollaro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cabollaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Knight.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabollaro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabollaro as Knight tries to tie him up.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Cabollaro, against the ropes.
Knight tries to work over Cabollaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knight.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knight lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cabollaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Cabollaro is rocked!
Knight looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Cabollaro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabollaro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cabollaro tries to get out of the position.
Knight is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Cabollaro is hurt! He's hurt bad - Knight fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Cabollaro from any more punishment! Congratulations to Knight! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jedi Knight!
An out of breath Jedi Knight 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagkero Batdori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojar Naffank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Batdori might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Huun Hurr Ti-Chira Khoor. Naffank has chosen Uzbek as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jagkero Batdori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kojar Naffank!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naffank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batdori moves into the clinch successfully.
Naffank is fighting off a takedown attempt but Batdori is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Naffank to the mat. Naffank regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Batdori throwing strikes but missing.
Naffank is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Batdori wants to control from the top but Naffank keeps moving.
Batdori throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batdori loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batdori throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batdori lands a couple of elbows.
Batdori is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Batdori makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Batdori throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batdori loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batdori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batdori stands up over Naffank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Batdori slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Batdori landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Batdori working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Batdori stalls from top position.
Batdori tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batdori has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batdori working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batdori working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Batdori is putting a hurting on Naffank here, landing some big shots from side control.
Batdori scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Naffank is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Batdori can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jagkero Batdori!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jagkero Batdori waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Crown!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Crown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crown scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crown pinned against the ropes. Crown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaa.
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!
Crown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crown looks for the body kick but Jaa saw that one coming.
Jaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crown missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crown.
Jaa misses with a takedown attempt - Crown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jaa slips under a jab from Crown.
Some bone on bone action there as Jaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crown tries a low kick but Jaa avoids it.
Jaa fails with the takedown
and Crown counters with a nice leg kick.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa walks into a left hand.
Jaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crown leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jaa goes for a takedown attempt but Crown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown lands a nice hook to Jaa's body. Jaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Crown. Beautiful body shot.
Crown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
An inside leg kick from Crown misses.
Crown lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Crown. No joy for Jaa on that attempt.
Thomas Crown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crown throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crown lands a head kick!
Jaa throws a series of punches but Crown moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Crown misses.
Crown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crown misses with a double jab.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Crown circles away.
Crown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crown scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Crown circles away and keeps his distance.
Crown throws a good cross that connects.
Crown tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crown but Crown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crown.
Crown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaa momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crown connects with the punch.
Thomas Crown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crown tries to work over Jaa's front leg with a kick but Jaa checks it.
Crown misses with a double jab.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jaa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Crown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crown swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crown!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jaa pushes Crown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jaa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Crown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Crown lands with a nice combination. Jaa backs away looking to recover.
Crown lands a jab to the nose.
Jaa is rocked!
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Crown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Jaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaa.
Crown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Crown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaa throws a front kick aimed at Crown's knee but Crown avoids it well.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Crown. Beautiful body shot.
Jaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crown tries to avoid it but Jaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crown to the ground. Crown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Crown pushes him off.
Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but Crown moves out of range.
Crown swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Crown throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaa checks a leg kick.
Jaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crown's waist but Crown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jaa off to one side.
Crown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
Crown lands with a nice combination. Jaa backs away looking to recover.
Crown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas Crown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Crown circles away easily
and Crown counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crown lands a jab-cross combination.
Crown lands a nice shot to the body.
Crown scores with a shot to the body.
Crown looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crown as he avoids it easily.
Jaa takes one to the chin there.
Crown throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jaa crashing down! Jaa tries to stagger back to his feet but Crown just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jaa asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Crown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beach might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. Steele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne-Drop the World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steele is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach throws a front kick that sends Steele stumbling back into the ropes.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Beach is predictable there
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beach counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Beach is controlling the position.
Beach throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Beach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steele's brow.
Steele blocks a body shot from Beach.
Beach lands with a short shot to the head.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Beach keeps him there for the moment.
Steele is trying to break free.
Beach has Steele pressed against the ropes, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beach has Steele pressed against the ropes, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beach keeps control of Steele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to force a seperation but Beach has the dominant position.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Steele tries to circle away but Beach has him pinned against the ropes.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Beach is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Beach manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Steele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beach rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Beach.
Beach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Beach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach has Steele pressed against the ropes, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele wants to break free but Beach has control.
Steele is looking to break free of the clinch but Beach has double underhooks.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Beach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beach.
Nice elbow from Beach.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the ropes.
Steele blocks the elbow strike.
Beach effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beach.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Beach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steele's brow.
Beach is looking to control Steele's arms but Steele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beach has his back to the ropes.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Beach pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Beach digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steele looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach trying to control the position but instead, Steele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beach into the ropes.
Beach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Beach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
That has opened up Ben Steele's cut even more.
Beach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Beach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Beach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Beach.
The cut above Ben Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beach has him pressed against the ropes.
Beach keeps control of Steele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele is trying to push Beach away but Beach has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Steele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Beach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steele misses with a combination
and Beach counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Steele out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Beach is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). August Beach!
A very excited looking August Beach made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is keep running up that hill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 30 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yawoka's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yawoka controlling Schwarzeneg's posture.
Schwarzeneg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yawoka is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
Schwarzeneg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yawoka keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Yawoka wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzeneg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yawoka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schwarzeneg's guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schwarzeneg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yawoka is controlling him.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yawoka wants to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg is keeping the position.
Yawoka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yawoka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yawoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzeneg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yawoka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yawoka trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position.
Schwarzeneg is looking to sweep but instead, Yawoka has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka trying to advance position but Schwarzeneg counters by regaining guard.
Yawoka is standing up over Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg looks to escape but Yawoka dives into side control.
Yawoka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yawoka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schwarzeneg prevents Yawoka from improving position.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yawoka scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Yawoka control the position.
Schwarzeneg can't do much from the bottom here.
Schwarzeneg tries to escape back to his feet but Yawoka has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Schwarzeneg's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Schwarzeneg is tapping! Yawoka saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Berik Yawoka!
Berik Yawoka retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Berik Yawoka took to the microphone: 'I take you down I tap you out I help you up and send you home '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quentin Costa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hjalmar Soderberg's chin.
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26
215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Soderberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Soderberg shoots and misses
and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soderberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Costa!
Soderberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Soderberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soderberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Costa is bucking up trying to escape but Soderberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Costa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soderberg.
Soderberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Costa is rocked!
Soderberg connects with a bit shot that sees Costa covering up! More strikes from Soderberg and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Soderberg is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hjalmar Soderberg made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'No more fluky wins for you, dipshit!'.
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